Zodiac Signs and Witchcraft: Discover Your Magical Inclinations

Do you feel a mystical pull towards the unknown or find yourself captivated by moonlit nights and ancient rituals? Astrology reveals that certain zodiac signs have a natural inclination towards the magical and mystical. These signs are often the ones who would thrive as modern witches, wielding their intuition, wisdom, and connection to nature. Let’s explore the zodiac signs most likely to embrace their inner witchcraft, and how the stars align with spellwork.

Top Zodiac Signs Inclined to Witchcraft

1. Scorpio (October 23 - November 21): The Shadow Witch

   Scorpios are the quintessential witches of the zodiac. Known for their mysterious and intense personalities, they have a natural connection to the darker, hidden aspects of life. Their intuition and ability to transform make them powerful spellcasters who thrive in shadowy realms.

2. Pisces (February 19 - March 20): The Mystic Dreamer

   Dreamy and intuitive, Pisces often feels a deep connection to otherworldly realms. With their strong imagination and psychic abilities, they are natural empaths who can channel spiritual energy effortlessly. Pisces witches excel in divination, dream work, and healing rituals.

3. Cancer (June 21 - July 22): The Moon Witch

   Ruled by the Moon, Cancer is deeply connected to cycles and emotions. These nurturing individuals often find magic in their homes, using rituals to protect their loved ones. Cancer witches excel in lunar magic, using the Moon’s energy to manifest and heal.

4. Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): The Practical Alchemist

   While Capricorn may seem like an unlikely witch, their methodical nature and deep respect for ancient traditions make them skilled alchemists. They work magic with patience and precision, often excelling in herbalism and crafting powerful talismans.

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5. Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): The Cosmic Witch

   Aquarius is the visionary of the zodiac, drawn to unconventional and futuristic practices. Their fascination with the stars and celestial energy makes them excellent astrologers and cosmic witches who thrive on innovation and experimentation.

6. Virgo (August 23 - September 22): The Green Witch

   Grounded and practical, Virgo has a deep connection to the Earth. These witches excel in herbal magic, creating remedies and spells from natural elements. Their meticulous nature ensures that every ritual is performed with precision.

Whether it’s their connection to the Moon, their intuitive powers, or their respect for tradition, these zodiac signs embody the spirit of witchcraft in unique ways. So, do you resonate with the traits of a modern witch?

Zodiac Correspondences

Using correspondences in spell work is part of every magical practitioner’s tool box. Incorporate their various correspondences into your spell work. When Aries rules the skies is an ideal time for new beginnings. The first of the zodiac signs, this bold and ambitious sign is a go-getter. Represented by the ram Aries isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty.

Aries Cardinal nature means that this sign isn’t afraid to try new things. Use Aries energy when you are looking to accomplish spell work that has to do with new beginnings.

Read also: The Meaning of Aries Zodiac Flowers

Represented by the bull, Taurus is a sensual energy that pursues pleasure, security, and all things nice. This sign isn’t afraid of hard work. It’s bull like nature makes for a dedicated sign that plans to play the long game. Tauruses fixed nature gives it strength. These powerhouses have the endurance to take ideas and make them reach completion. Use Taurus energy when you need to break through obstacles to get what you want.

Geminis are on the pursuit of happiness. They are represented by the celestial twins. How this manifests in their nature is with intellectual curiosity. Have you ever been so busy that you wanted to make a clone of yourself? This sign is constantly trying new hobbies, chasing new opportunities and having a good time. Geminis mutable nature has an innate ability to be flexible and adaptable where other signs are not. They recognize that change is inevitable, so it is better to flow with it rather than fight it. Use Gemini energy when you are feeling stuck and need to trigger change in your life.

Represented by the crab, these signs have balanced lives in both water and on land. Meaning their strengths lie with balancing their emotional lives with heir physical space. Cancers can be seen as over emotional, but like their crab counterparts this sign is nearly impossible to break. Welcome summer as we enter Cancer season. This sign is all about new ideas of what family is to you. Use Cancer energy when dealing with difficult relationship dynamics.

Represented by the Lion, Leo’s are fierce and passionate leaders. Leo energy is all about ruling their tribe. This sign is fiercely loyal to those they love. Leo’s love the spotlight and will do what they can do remain in it. They chase their hearts desire with the fiery passion that this sign lives in. Use Leo energy when you need to make a splash. This is a good sign to harness when you need to stand out of the crowd or use your leadership qualities. When you are looking to stand in your pride unashamed and claim your space.

When you need to get shit done is when to harness Virgos energy. This meticulous sign is all about planning the steps you need to take in order to reach their accomplishments. Virgos are practical and know how to achieve their goals. If Virgos can avoid perfectionism and stick with “good enough” this sign is unstoppable when it comes to harnessing the life they want. Virgo energy is beneficial for those moments when you have to calculate your steps. It is excellent for harnessing when you have to do the grunt work. It can help you focus on tasks that you don’t find enjoyable but is necessary.

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Libra launches Autumn and harvest season. This energy is all about balance and with the season comes the time to enjoy the fruits of your labour. Libras seek balance in all aspects of their lives. This social creature has the ability to de-escalate any social conflict with their good natured charm. If Libras work hard, they know how to play hard. Use Libras energy when you need to seek Justice, balance and harmony.

Scorpio’s have a tremendous amount of emotional courage. They are known for their blunt honesty that can often lead to wounded feelings. Life is a game of chess for these calculating water signs, who are constantly plotting several steps ahead in order to orchestrate an eventual checkmate. This doesn't mean their intentions are necessarily nefarious. In spell work Scorpio is a tremendous sign to harness when you are looking to conceive new life since their body area is the reproductive organs.

Sagittarius knows no bounds. This adventurous sign goes where the heart wants to. Represented by the archer, Sagittarians are always on a quest for knowledge. Ruled but the planet Jupiter, this sign is expansive, always looking for more. The grass is truly greener on the other side when it comes to Sagittarius. For spell work, harnessing Sag energy is particularly ideal if you are looking to manifest. Money, adventure, relationships, work, home, family.

Represented by the sea-goat, Capricorns have mastered navigating both he material and emotional realms. The one resource that Capricorn has dominated is time. This sign knows what it wants and is willing to put in the work and time to climb that mountain. Capricorns have an overabundance of fearless ambition, limitless resilience and the ability to keep pushing forward, even in the face of challenging adversity and painful strife. Capricorn brings winter into our Northern hemisphere. It acts with strong practical skills, a high level of authority, wisdom, and maturity. Use capricorns energy in your spell work when you need to heal. Capricorn has all the patience, all the determination and all the resilience one needs in order to make BIG changes.

Innovative, progressive, and shamelessly revolutionary, Aquarius is represented by the water bearer, the mystical healer who bestows water, or life, upon the land. Accordingly, Aquarius is the most humanitarian astrological sign. Aquarius has a deep rooted connection to the community. It is the water-bearer, bringing life force to those surrounding it. Since Aquarius is an air sign it governs the mind. In spell work harness Aquarius energy when you need to enact social justice.

Pisces is the most intuitive, sensitive, and empathetic sign of the entire zodiac - and that’s because it’s the last of the last. As the final sign, Pisces has absorbed every lesson - the joys and the pain, the hopes and the fears - learned by all of the other signs. Pisces is represented by two fish swimming side by side. This symbolizes the constant division between reality and fantasy Pisces experiences. This sign enjoys exploring its boundless imagination and creativity. In spell work harness Pisces unique zodiac energy when you need to heal your emotional body.

When you live your magical life according to the year of the wheel you are in harmony with nature. Patience and time is the most underrated ingredient in every spell, but it is also the most powerful. Look at the Wheel of fortune card in the tarot deck. You can plant seeds in the winter, but it doesn’t mean they’ll grow.

But as it turns out, astrology, moon phases, the wheel of the year (and, yes, even herbalism) are all interconnected in a way that actually makes a ton of sense!

My friend and colleague, Tenae Stewart (The Witch Of Lupine Hollow) is a practicing cottage witch, certified astrologer, coach and author of the book The Modern Witch’s Guide To Natural Magick. It’s her mission to help make witchcraft and self care easy, effective and accessible to as many people as possible.

Do you already include any of these modalities practice? Or is this brand new to you and blowing your mind right now?

In earlier articles, we provided correspondences between the Zodiac and some of the Major Arcana cards. But this isn’t the whole picture, it’s only a simplified version of a larger topic.

If you’ve had experience working with the Golden Dawn, or have ever worked with a Thoth tradition deck, you’ll likely also be wondering about the astrological symbols that you see imprinted on the cards.

If you take a closer examination of all this, you’ll see that the entire Minor Arcana of the tarot is arranged in a way so that they are connected beautifully with astrological concepts.

This article is meant to briefly cover the connection between astrology and tarot in the Minor Arcana only.

A fair word of warning, we’re trying very hard to cover this complex topic in a single article alongside diagrams. Much like our previous series on the Tree of Life and Tarot, there are just some depth that we won’t be able to do.

We’re going to assume here that you have an intermediate understanding of both astrology and tarot. If you don’t, you can read a bit more about both astrology and tarot on our free resources section.

We’ll start with looking at some concepts that are more likely to be familiar to those that have prior knowledge of astrology.

One key concept used in determining correspondences between tarot and astrology is how each zodiac sign has their own quality (cardinal, fixed, mutable) and their own element.

• Cards 2, 3, 4 - Correlated to cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn).
• Cards 5, 6, 7 - Correlated to fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius). Fixed signs are reliable and stable; they are dedicated with strong follow through.
• Card 8, 9, 10 - Correlated to mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces). Mutable signs are adaptable and versatile.

By looking at these correlations, we can start getting a vague picture of which numbered cards are assigned to which zodiac signs. For example, we know that Aries is a cardinal, fire element sign. That means that the zodiac sign Aries corresponds to the 2, 3 and 4 of Wands.

You may also notice that the aces are not present in this chart. That is because the aces are the source of power for each of the elements, meaning that aces instead represent the entire element itself, and therefore 3 entire zodiac signs.

So that should take care of the zodiac correspondences within the Minor Arcana. But if you examine a minor arcana pip card from a Thoth tradition tarot deck, you’ll see two astrological symbols each; a zodiac sign and a planet.

Before we get into understanding the planet symbol on each of your cards, we’ll need to make a distinction about is the difference between Classical Astrology and Modern Astrology.

Classical Astrology flourished during the Renaissance, before many of the concepts that we’re now so used to talking about in astrology were even discovered. One of the main differences was the number of planets used in astrological calculations; instead of our usual 10 familiar planetary bodies, there were only 7 back then. The outer planets (Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) were not visible with the naked eye.

A key concept when working with the tarot will be something called the Chaldean Order, where each of these 7 planetary bodies are arranged based on their relative geocentric orbital period, or in other words, their speed of movement based on our perspective from earth.

Let’s start by looking at the Zodiac Wheel. You may recognize this wheel if you draw your own natal charts or your transits. You’re probably already used to seeing the zodiac signs along the circumference of the wheel, dividing this wheel into 12 sections.

Each zodiac sign controls 30 degrees of the wheel. The 12 signs of the zodiac can be further divided into 3 decans each, for a total of 36 decans. Each decan takes up 10 degrees on the zodiac wheel, which is just about equivalent to 10 days.

Now, remember the Chaldean Order? In Classical astrology, each of these decans are ruled by the 7 planets of the Chaldean Order. The first decan of Aries is ruled by Mars, the second by the Sun, and the third by Venus.

The order does from slower relative geocentric orbit, to faster. After Aries, we find Taurus, symbolizing the middle of spring. If we continue the Chaldean Order, that means that the next planet and the first decan of Taurus is Mercury.

The second decan of Taurus is the Moon, and then we begin the Chaldean Order over, with the third decan of Taurus being ruled by Saturn.

Finally, at the end of it all, the third decan of Pisces is ruled by Mars again. Now with all the planetary rulers of each decan in place, you can look at your tarot cards again. The planetary symbol corresponds to the decan on the zodiac wheel, giving you its exact location.

Zodiac Sign Correspondences Table

Zodiac Sign	Dates	Element	Quality	Celestial Body/Domicile	Crystals	Herbs
Aries ♈	March 21st-April 19th	Fire	Cardinal	Mars	Bloodstone & Garnet	Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves, & Sage
Taurus ♉	April 19th-May 21st	Earth	Fixed	Venus	Emerald, Jade, & Malachite	Honeysuckle, Patchouli, & Thyme
Gemini ♊	May 21st-June 19th	Air	Mutable	Mercury	Agate, Alexandrite, & Citrine	Lavender & Lily of the Valley
Cancer ♋	June 19th-July 21st	Water	Cardinal	Moon	Moonstone & Pearl	Eucalyptus, Milkweed, & Lemon
Leo ♌	July 21st-August 19th	Fire	Fixed	Sun	Amber, Sunstone, & Tiger’s Eye	Heliotrope, Marigold, & Nutmeg
Virgo ♍	August 19th-September 21st	Earth	Mutable	Mercury	Amazonite, Amethyst, & Chariote	Cypress, Moss, & Peppermint
Libra ♎	September 21st-October 19th	Air	Cardinal	Venus	Ametrine, Topaz, & Watermelon Tourmaline	Majoram & Sweet Pea
Scorpio ♏	October 19th-November 21st	Water	Fixed	Pluto	Apache’s Tear, Obsidian, & Serpentine	Cumin, Ginger Root, & Myrrh
Sagittarius ♐	November 21st-December 19th	Fire	Mutable	Jupiter	Labradorite & Smokey Quartz	Anise, Juniper, & Sage
Capricorn ♑	December 19th-January 21st	Earth	Cardinal	Saturn	Black Diamond & Onyx	Cypress & Vervain
Aquarius ♒	January 21st-February 19th	Air	Fixed	Uranus	Amethyst & Lapis Lazuli	Almond, Lavender, & Peppermint
Pisces ♓	February 19th-March 21st	Water	Mutable	Neptune	Pearl & Aquamarine	Catnip, Gardenia, Iris, & Jasmine

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