Card #44 — Joy
“Dance like you spilled the wine.”
The Joy card bursts with laughter, lightness, and celebration. It reminds you that joy is not something to earn—it’s something to embody right now, exactly as you are.
Message
This card calls you to shake off the heaviness and remember what it feels like to be alive in your body. Joy doesn’t wait for everything to be perfect—it bubbles up in the middle of the mess, when you allow yourself to laugh, play, and celebrate the moment.
If life has felt serious or heavy, Joy arrives to remind you that your spirit needs play. Dance. Sing. Let yourself be silly. Spilled wine, dirty feet, loud laughter—it’s all sacred when it comes from the heart.
Joy isn’t fleeting when you make it a practice. Choose it daily, even in small ways, and it will expand in your life like sunlight breaking through the clouds.
Affirmation
I let joy move through me. My laughter and play are sacred acts of celebration.
Astrology & Symbolism
Element: Fire (celebration, vitality). Planetary ties: Sun (radiance, life-force) and Jupiter (expansion, abundance). Sign affinities: Leo (joyful expression), Sagittarius (playful spirit), and Gemini (lighthearted connection).