Welcome to Season 11 of Every Day Tarot! This season, we’re exploring the fascinating connections between Tarot and plant allies.
In today’s episode, I’m introducing you to borage—a beautiful, star-shaped blue flower known for bringing courage and gentle strength. I’ll share how this soothing, heart-centered plant helps us move through transitions, calm fiery energy, and reconnect with our inner resilience. You’ll also hear about the tarot archetypes borage aligns with and learn practical, magical ways to work with this garden ally in your daily life.
What we explore in this episode:
What borage is and why it’s known as a plant of courage
Which tarot cards and astrological energies borage resonate with
Practical ways to work with borage in ritual, gardening, and daily life
💐 Meet the Plant Ally: Borage
Borage (also known as starflower) is a striking, bee-loved plant with bright blue, star-shaped blossoms and prickly green leaves.
Traditionally celebrated for its ability to bring courage and lift spirits, borage offers steady, heart-centered support during big life transitions or times of burnout. There’s an old folk saying — "I, Borage, bring always courage" — that reflects its grounding and reassuring energy.
🔮 Borage & Tarot
Borage resonates with tarot archetypes that honor courage, resilience, and heart-centered strength:
Strength — embodying inner fortitude, bravery, and the power of gentle self-compassion.
The Hermit — inviting introspection, grounded clarity, and the courage to listen to your inner wisdom.
Astrologically, borage is connected to Jupiter, the planet of expansion and optimism, and to Leo season, encouraging us to lead with heart, embrace boldness, and stay cool-headed even during fiery times.
🌿 Plant Magic & Energetics
Edible Uses: The flowers are edible (they taste like cucumber! 🥒) and can be added to salads, candied, or even frozen into ice cubes for summer drinks.
Ritual Use:
Carry dried borage flowers close to your heart to invite courage and calm.
Add fresh flowers to salads or freeze them in ice cubes to infuse meals and drinks with supportive energy.
Incorporate borage into your altar or use it in charm bags for strength during big decisions.
Gardening & Offerings:
Borage is easy to grow and self-seeds generously, symbolizing abundance and ongoing support.
Plant borage to attract pollinators and invite gentle, expansive energy into your space.
Harvest the flowers mindfully and offer thanks, recognizing the plant as an ally rather than just a resource.
Energetic Properties:
Cooling and calming, borage soothes emotional “solar burn-out” and brings balance to fiery energies.
Strengthens heart-centered decision-making, helping you act from a place of deep self-trust rather than panic or fear.
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Today's Tarot Pull:
From Anima Mundi Tarot Deck by Megan Wyreweden, I pulled The World (upright).
The World card brings a message of completion, wholeness, and seeing the big picture. Just as borage teaches us to stay steady and embrace the long view, The World invites us to celebrate cycles, integrate lessons, and step confidently into the next phase of life.
Reflective prompts on this card:
Where in your life do you feel a sense of completion or wholeness right now?
How can you honor and celebrate this moment?
What wisdom are you carrying forward?
Ways to Connect & Support
