Tarotscope For Today: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

ARIES

Your Card: Five of Pentacles, reversed

You can breathe a fresh sigh of relief, Aries. Good change is coming your way. Take this as your sign to renew your sense of hope. Allowing yourself to believe that things are going to take a turn for the better is going to require a shift of both mindset and circumstance on your part. This means choosing to remain optimistic that new possibilities await you after this period of struggle. It means remaining vigilant in where you direct your attention and efforts to be able to grasp those opportunities. It means choosing to transmute your hardship into personal growth. Today, reflect on the lessons this loss, disappointment, or challenge has taught you. Move forward applying all you have learned. 

TAURUS

Your Card: Ten of Swords, reversed

The Ten of Swords in reverse asks you to stop fighting to stay where you are. You struggle with embracing change, Taurus, even when it’s in your best interest. There’s an area in your life where you’re reluctant to see the truth, to improve, or to pick yourself up. You’re clinging to what no longer serves you out of fear of the unknown. The familiar might feel safer, but it’s hindering your growth. Open your eyes to the difference between stability and stagnation. Don’t let yourself get more comfortable in the past, in your suffering, in what prevents you from growing beyond your current limitations. Carve out a quiet moment alone today. Journal about the inevitable changes you’ve been resisting, where you’re having trouble letting go, and the endings you know must come to pass.

GEMINI

Your Card: Two of Swords

The choice you’re facing isn’t an easy one, Gemini. You don’t have to rush or put pressure on yourself, but at some point you are going to have to come to a decision. Stop avoiding the situation, it’s only going to cause you more stress.When faced with such a challenge as you are now, the best thing you can do is take a moment of pause and serious consideration. Gather as much insight and information as you can to well inform your next move. Weigh out the possibilities. If this is something you believe you can’t rely on logic for, then go inward and let your intuition and heart guide you. Meditate, journal it out, make a pros and cons list. Do what you have to do, but stop running away from it. 

CANCER

Your Card: The Star

The Star is a magical card full of hope and possibility. It’s a reminder that as long as you’re looking out for yourself, the Universe is on your side and conspiring in your favor, even when it hasn’t yet shown its cards. Its appearance also grants wishes, so use the next few days to seriously consider what you want to breathe into life. Start today by naming your dream or desire. Visualize it clearly, as if it’s already yours. Have fun creating a vision board and infusing it with your intentions. Reflect on the overt steps you’ll take to manifest what you want to turn into a reality. Anything is possible, Cancer. You just have to want it enough to work for it. 

LEO

Your Card: Six of Pentacles, reversed

Today calls for an examination in the giving and receiving in your life. Are you giving as much to yourself as you give to others? Are you overcommitting in different areas of your life but not giving as much attention to your mental and emotional well-being? Is a relationship in your life a one-way street you could do without? What people in your life leave you feeling drained? Does someone’s generosity come with strings attached? Does yours? Are you overextending yourself for others to feel good or because you truly want to help? Are you coming from a place of compassion or from a desire to control the situation?

VIRGO

Your Card: Two of Pentacles, reversed

There’s a major imbalance in your present that needs addressing. Slow down today and turn your attention to the area of your life that you’ve been neglecting. If you’ve been too focused on school or work, it would be a good idea to carve out time for self-care, or even to have a little fun. Perhaps you’ve been placing your relationship on the back burner. Do or plan something special to remind your significant other of how much they mean to you. Make them feel like a priority. Catch up with your friends over a dinner or a phone call if you’ve been too lost in the daily grind lately. Make a list of any changes you need to make moving forward for more balance and harmony.

LIBRA

Your Card: Nine of Wands, reversed

Feeling burnt-out, defeated, or absolutely heartbroken? Remain gentle with yourself, Libra. With your spirit crushed, it might not feel like it, but you carry such awe-inspiring strength within you. Don’t let whatever challenges you face today overshadow how far you’ve come and how hard you’ve worked. Take a much needed break. Tomorrow, keep moving towards your goal. If you’ve been dealing with a hardship for some time, trust that you have it in you to alchemize it into success and abundance. Maybe all you need is a little time figuring out how. Embrace today, tomorrow, next week as an opportunity to take control. Instead of becoming consumed by them, turn your personal struggles into the wisdom needed to move forward.

SCORPIO

Your Card: King of Pentacles, reversed

The King of Pentacles greets you in reverse as an invitation to reassess your priorities. This is your wake-up call to the fact that wealth, personal ambition, and professional success aren’t the only components of a solid, stable foundation. You’ve been neglecting your spiritual needs as of late, Scorpio. In your quest to achieve certain goals, you’ve lost sight of other things that are important, like your inner harmony, your relationships, your passions, your interests. Start making an effort today to reconnect with what spiritually sustains you. Dedicate some time to your favorite hobby. Tap into your creativity. Bond with those who mean the most to you. Relax and recharge. Promise yourself that moving forward, you’ll live a more balanced life. 

SAGITTARIUS

Your Card: Ace of Wands

These coming days are marked with possibility, Sag. If an opportunity presents itself to you, grasp it. You might have had a new project or venture on your mind for a while now. This is your sign to get the ball rolling. It’s a time for being bold and taking risks. The Ace of Wands encourages you to take a leap of faith. Quiet your fears and doubts. Trust your instincts and move forward with confidence and self-assuredness. The Universe is telling you to take action. Don’t say no if life reveals an unexpected, pleasant surprise. Stop talking yourself out chasing that desire of yours. Turn those daydreams into a reality.

CAPRICORN 

Your Card: Eight of Swords

Despite what your fears and anxieties may be telling you, there is a way out, Capricorn. You can leave this place, whether you’re trapped in a metaphorical pit of despair, restricted by your circumstances, or stuck in a hell of your own making. The road out might not be easy, but it starts with a simple shift in perspective: Realizing your own power and capacity for change. Once you do this, you’ll free yourself from the self-imposed bindings that confine you and the steps to move forward will reveal themselves to you. Believe that you can work your way out of immense debt. Believe that you can find a way to leave a toxic relationship behind. Believe that there’s more than a stifling job waiting for you. Believe that you can heal your heart and love again. 

AQUARIUS

Your Card: Queen of Pentacles, reversed

Slow down if you’re feeling unmoored, Aquarius. The Queen of Pentacles shows up in reverse as a sign that you need to prioritize yourself at this moment. Whether it’s tonight or over the upcoming weekend, allot a time for self-care, relaxation, and grounding. Melt away all your anxieties about the future and what you still have left to cross off from your long to-do list. Don’t let yourself think ahead. Be present in the now. Pour love and care into yourself. Focus on the things that bring you peace and make you happy. Turn your attention to your favorite hobbies. Reconnect with your inner world. 

PISCES

Your Card: Justice, reversed

Pisces, you’re the kindest, gentlest, and most empathetic person. But sometimes you struggle with extending yourself the same compassion that you give others. Whatever current situation or past transgression is weighing on you today, unburden yourself from it. Stop being so hard on yourself for whatever sits heavy on your conscience. The important thing is that you’ve realized the error of your ways. If you were the bad person you’re currently painting yourself out to be in your head, it wouldn’t be eating away at you the way it is. You’re human. You’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to hurt others sometimes. As long as you learn from it and take accountability, you’re on the right road. Be proud of yourself for making the amends you have. If you haven’t, it’s never too late.