Venus and Mars tarot quiz: the Empress and the Tower
The Empress and the Tower, Taurus and Scorpio, the Two and Ten of Cups: test which cards the Golden Dawn gave to Venus and Mars and how to read them together.
- 5 questions
- ≈ 2 min
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Which tarot cards belong to Venus and Mars?
This quiz tests how two opposite planets sound in tarot under the Golden Dawn system. Venus gets the Empress: abundance, care, creativity and plain enjoyment of life. Mars gets the Tower: a sudden change that knocks down whatever was built on sand. Astrology often frames the pair as attraction and drive, soft power and direct action.
Each planet rules two signs. Venus rules Taurus and Libra, whose trumps are the Hierophant and Justice. Mars rules Aries and Scorpio, whose trumps are the Emperor and Death. So Venus in tarot is not only about romance: through Taurus she speaks of values and the body, through Libra of balance and fair choices. And Mars is not only conflict; it is also the nerve to begin and the nerve to end.
Why does Mars get more decans than Venus?
The thirty-six number cards from Two to Ten each cover a decan, and the planets move through them in the Chaldean order. The count opens with Mars in the first decan of Aries and closes with Mars again in the last decan of Pisces. That leaves Mars with six decans, while every other planet, Venus included, gets five.
Venus colours the Four of Wands, Two of Cups, Nine of Pentacles, Seven of Cups and Five of Swords. Mars drives the Two of Wands, Nine of Swords, Seven of Wands, Five of Cups, Three of Pentacles and Ten of Cups. The hint changes how cards read: the Five of Swords with Venus is a win that brings no pleasure, and the Three of Pentacles with Mars is energy poured into craft.
How the quiz works
Each round draws five of twelve questions with shuffled options: card picks, true-or-myth claims and short reading scenarios. Tayna keys go to a flawless round, and you can replay as often as you like.
Planets in tarot hint at which energy is loudest right now; they are not a verdict. The Tower next to the Empress does not promise a breakup, and the Empress does not promise a wedding. Together they remind you that anything alive needs both tenderness and resolve.
All questions and answers
Open after you play: the full question set with right answers and explanations.
1. Which trump did the Golden Dawn give to Venus?
Right answer: The Empress
Venus gets the Empress: abundance, care and creativity. It is the planet of attraction and the pleasure of living.
2. The Tower is the Mars card, so a quarrel is bound to follow in the reading.
Right answer: Myth
Mars is the energy of action. The Tower speaks of clearing the old; what shape that takes depends on the question.
3. How many decans, that is number cards, does Mars receive?
Right answer: Six
Mars gets six decans and every other planet five: 36 cards shared among 7 planets leave one over.
4. Venus rules Libra. Which of these cards is the trump of Libra?
Right answer: Justice
Libra gets Justice: fair balance and the results of choices. Here Venus is about harmony and measure.
5. In a love reading the Empress sits beside the Tower. How do you read the pair?
Right answer: Tenderness meets a shake-up
Venus and Mars together: attraction and drive. The pair speaks of strong feelings that shake up the usual routine.
6. Mars rules Scorpio. Which of these cards is the trump of Scorpio?
Right answer: Death
Scorpio gets Death: a chapter ends so a new one can begin. Here Mars works deep and quiet, not with a blast.
7. Why does Mars get more decans than any other planet in the Golden Dawn?
Right answer: It opens and closes the wheel
The Chaldean count starts with Mars in the first decan of Aries and ends with Mars in the last decan of Pisces.
8. Which Two is Venus in Cancer in the Golden Dawn?
Right answer: Two of Cups
The Two of Cups is Cancer's first decan under Venus: mutual attraction and a bond where both feel warm.
9. What does Venus add to a number card whose decan she rules?
Right answer: Attraction and pleasure
Venus is the planet of attraction, beauty and joy. Even a hard card under her asks where the pleasure is.
10. Which Ten is Mars in Pisces, the last decan of the wheel?
Right answer: Ten of Cups
The Ten of Cups closes the wheel of decans. Mars adds action to it: a happy home is built, not waited for.
11. Venus in tarot speaks only of love and romance.
Right answer: Myth
The Empress is also creativity, fertility and plenty. Through Taurus, Venus speaks of values and the body.
12. Which Pentacles card is Mars in Capricorn in the Golden Dawn?
Right answer: Three of Pentacles
The Three of Pentacles is Capricorn's second decan under Mars: drive poured into craft and teamwork.