The Stork

The card

A stork with wings spread, caught between taking off and landing. The bird is traditionally tied to migration and to bringing babies.

Traditional meaning

Traditionally the Stork is change and relocation, and is connected with birth and pregnancy.

How to read it

The Stork is "changing position": moving house, changing role, changing the way you do something. The change it brings is usually upward and wanted, unlike the Scythe’s forced cut. It is also one of the deck’s pregnancy cards.

In context

Love

The status of the relationship changes, or the two of you rearrange how you live.

Work

A transfer, a pivot, a change of company, a new way of working.

Timing

A change already under way; within weeks.

Common combinations

• The Stork + The House · Moving house, a change of address
• The Stork + The Child · Pregnancy, or a change involving a child
• The Stork + The Mountain · Change blocked; the move will not happen yet
• The Stork + The Fox · A transfer, a pivot, a change of employer
• The Stork + The Ship · Moving far away, emigrating
• The Stork + The Heart · The status of the relationship changes
• The Stork + The Fish · A change in how income is structured
• The Stork + The Rider · News about the change
• The Stork + The Sun · The change brings a marked improvement
• The Stork + The Anchor · Settling down after the change