The Star Tarot Card: Finding Hope, Renewal, and Power in the Darkness
When I was contemplating the progression of this series, I thought about doing the Sun, but as I reflected, I realized that the Star would be more appropriate. The typical depiction of this card is with 8 stars - 8 being about balance, resilience and infinity. Additionally, our ancient foremothers have always looked to the stars for help, just as I have, in a much more metaphorical sense. The Star in tarot often represents hope, renewal, and faith.
“But MIA! I’m not there yet!”
No, but you certainly aren’t ready for the message of the Sun, either. Baby steps.
Last week, we spoke about candle holders and light bearers on our path. What those people really symbolized more than anything was:
Hope that things weren’t as broken as they seemed
An offer of a new perspective, a renewal of sorts
Faith in myself. Because if they can do it, so can we.
If you aren’t feeling very hopeful right now, I understand.
Truth is, Bernie Sanders was supposed to be our Sun moment back in 2016, but the Moon obscured him. Sanders has been fighting the same fucking fight for civil rights and the working class since he was a young man. Now, as an elder in this struggle, he sounds the alarms on an Anti-Oligarchy tour, urging us to listen before it's too late. And while the Sun moment he could have been was eclipsed, another star burns bright—one that refuses to be drowned out.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is for the people. She has a spine. Since taking office in 2018, she’s fought for her constituents—educating them about their rights, advocating for justice, and refusing to back down. And for that, she has been met with resistance, threats, and smear campaigns. They call her radical for reminding people they have power. They undermine her while wrapping themselves in “law and order”—a phrase that only seems to apply when it protects the powerful.
Turns out, “law and order” isn’t about justice. It’s about control. As long as the enforcer is a straight white man who hates the people you do, anything goes.
But AOC isn’t the only one proving that power doesn’t belong solely to the privileged. Another star rises, equally fearless, equally relentless. Enter Jasmine Crockett.
Crockett isn’t here to play nice. She’s here to fight. A freshman congresswoman from Texas, she’s made it clear that she has no patience for hypocrisy, no tolerance for those who weaponize the law while ignoring justice. Whether it’s calling out corruption, holding the line on voting rights, or refusing to let bad-faith actors rewrite history, she shows up ready for battle. And of course, that means she’s been met with the same resistance, the same attempts to silence her, the same tired outrage from those who fear a Black woman with power and a microphone.
And history tells us exactly why.
This country has always had a problem with women who refuse to be silent. With Black leaders who refuse to be controlled. With anyone who dares to challenge the system instead of upholding it. The attacks on Crockett echo those faced by Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, who was dismissed, undermined, and ridiculed for daring to demand a seat at the table. They echo Barbara Jordan, another Texas powerhouse, who stood before Congress in 1974 and laid out, in deliberate, unwavering tones, why Richard Nixon had to be impeached—only to be met with the same patronizing condescension that Crockett faces now.
And just like them, Crockett isn’t backing down.
It’s fully a shame that we, the people, are still fighting the same battles our grandparents and their parents fought—racism, sexism, classism, and the ever-looming threat of authoritarian regimes. But if history has taught us anything, it’s that the fight has never truly ended. Each generation picks up where the last left off, adding new voices, new tactics, and new resistance.
Shirley Chisholm fought, so Jasmine Crockett could take the mic. Barbara Jordan fought, so Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could hold the line. And we fight, so those who come after us don’t have to start from scratch.
The stars in the sky may be ancient, but they still burn. And as long as we refuse to let the darkness swallow them, the fight isn’t over.
Spotlight:
This week I want you to tell me about the people you are looking to for hope right now. Who is leading? Who is offering perspectives worth hearing? You can email me @ andnowmau@gmail.com, leave a comment here or on any platform that brought you here.
With my eyes on the stars,
Mia Marie
