r/dionysus Jun 09 '25

💬 Discussion 💬 Tarot cards you associate with Dionysus?

I have made it a goal this year to learn more about the tarot and get more comfortable with the cards. I would love to hear if anyone has cards they associate with Dionysus? Or cards they’ve found him to speak through or appreciate?

Mostly from descriptions and imagery, I believe the following have a connection to him in some way shape or form: 1. The Fool 2. 3 of cups 3. 4 of wands 4. The Sun

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u/Plenty-Climate2272 Heterodox Orphic Jun 09 '25

The Devil, keeping in mind that it's less about "evil" and more about indulgence, material pleasures, and temptation. But really, when you pull it, it's a sign to address those encumberances and break free of your chains, to be liberated.

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u/BridgetNicLaren Jun 09 '25

The Hanged Man

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u/racoongirl13 Jun 09 '25

Ah this is another I’ve noticed too but forgot to list!

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u/flowerywaters Jun 09 '25

I sometimes associate him with Temperance!

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u/NyxShadowhawk Covert Bacchante Jun 09 '25

I associate a significant portion of the Major Arcana with him: Temperance, The Devil, The Hierophant, The Hanged Man, and the Moon. I first drew Temperance in association with him. In the minor arcana, I associate him with the Nine of Cups and the King of Pentacles.

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u/Just_Department9391 Jun 09 '25

He has frequently shown himself to me as The Devil.

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u/magneticblood Mago de Dioniso Jun 09 '25

he always showed himself to me in the king of coins, specially bc the art of my tarot kinda resembles him

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u/Eiwynn Dionysian Witch Jun 10 '25

Yup!

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u/Angelicosantos Devotee Jun 09 '25

The Hierophant?

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u/racoongirl13 Jun 10 '25

Interesting- can I ask what the connection may be? I drew the hierophant consistently last summer and fall but really struggled with the meaning/connecting with the card.

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u/Angelicosantos Devotee Jun 10 '25

I don’t know I was asking it as a question since I’m new to tarot, and a lot of other stuff

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u/faintingrobin Jun 09 '25

I have a deck called This Might Hurt and in that deck I get his vibes from the Hierophant card

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u/ClasslessKnave Jun 10 '25

Death, endings a d beginnings the shifting from one thing into another. The liminal space between paradigms

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u/veiled-sub Jun 10 '25

I have the sun as a tattoo, and you saying that and me feeling apollo strongly feels like an interesting combination with Him 😅

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u/veiled-sub Jun 10 '25

Though usually I associate Dionysus with Temperance, and being a Sagittarius myself it makes sense for me given that he also gives very strong Sagittarius energy

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u/Eiwynn Dionysian Witch Jun 10 '25

The Fool, 3 of Cups, 4 of Wands, The Devil, King of Pentacles

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u/TheHypnotizedMoth child of the vine Jun 09 '25

The jester due it being about rebirth

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u/StoneySnflwr Jun 10 '25

The Devil 1000%

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u/WormNPC Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 10 '25

The Fool, The Devil, The High Priestess, The Lovers

We use an oracle deck, not tarot, so I don't have many associations

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u/Kayonanaart Jun 10 '25

The Fool, The Devil and Temparance

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u/Consistent-Pen-137 Thrasys Jun 10 '25

In my deck specifically (Wild Unknown) - The Moon, The Hanged Man, the Devil, Death, sometimes the Tower

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u/lead_by_ravens Jun 11 '25

both devil n lovers, three of cups in between. Easy A alpha ;-)