General concepts

Esoteric symbolism

Esoteric symbolism is the system of signs, images, and concepts (planets, cards, numbers) to which astrology, tarot, and numerology assign shared, repeatable meanings, building their interpretations from them.

It's precisely because of this shared, established vocabulary of symbols that different readings of the same card or the same aspect, done by different practitioners, largely stay consistent with each other — even if the finer details of interpretation can vary.