In love
In a couple, Passions speaks of a strong, sincere drive; it calls for listening and a sustainable rhythm, so the bond holds.
Belline oracle
Passions: meaning of the Belline oracle card
Passions is the card of intensity: an enthusiasm that sweeps you along, with its power and its need for measure.
- intensity
- enthusiasm
- desire
The essentials
Passions at a glance
For you, Passions invites you to recognize what drives you and to give it a frame that makes it last.
A strength
An energy that gives life its relief and draws others along through its sincerity.
Something to watch
Read more Letting yourself be swept away without safeguards, until you exhaust what drove you at the start.
Meaning of Passions
Passions speaks of what carries you away. The card evokes the intensity of a desire, an attachment, or an enthusiasm that takes up all the room. It concerns love, but also a vocation, an art, a cause, a sport, anything that lights up the eyes.
In the Venus series, it represents the ardent side of attraction. It reminds you that drive is precious and gains from being guided: a flame lasts longer when fed in stages than when launched at full speed.
Its reverse side is excess: catching fire to the point of no longer seeing the rest, or letting intensity silence lucidity.
Passions in your life
At work
In your work, the card evokes wholehearted commitment to a project you believe in, with the challenge of preserving your energy.
Draw the Belline cards
One, three, or seven cards, and the dominant planet: the interpretation starts with what the reading means for you.
Free, no account · nothing is sent · no predictions
Passions in a reading
In its position
Passions brings intensity to the question: a strong drive is present, which needs a frame to last.
Venus series
Bonds: affection, pleasure, harmony, family life.
Pleasures, Peace, Union, Family, Love, The Table
The Belline cards help you look at a situation from another angle: they predict nothing, and the choice remains yours.
Its place in the deck
With the number 31, Passions closes the Venus series. It shares this series with Pleasures, Peace, Love, and the Table, cards devoted to attachments and the drives of the heart. Versana reads it as an intensity to measure.
Reflecting on Passions
A question
What truly drives you, and how could you make room for it over the long term?
A gesture
Set aside an hour for what you are passionate about, then note how you feel when you leave it.
How is it built?
- Place in the deck
- Card 31 of the 52 numbered cards
- Series
- Venus (cards 25 to 31)
- French name
- Passions
- Tone
- Neutral (the site’s reading convention)
- Pictogram
- Drawing by Versana: a heart and a flame
Where the sources disagree
- Tone of the cards: A ranking set by the site from the name of each card, with no old source: 21 supportive cards, 14 demanding, 18 neutral. It gives the tone of a reading, never an answer or a yes or no.
- Dominant series: When one planet comes up more often than the others in a reading (at least two cards), its series colors the interpretation. A modern reading rule, described by several guides; cards outside the series are not part of the count.
- Images of the cards: The drawings attributed to the mage Edmond (died 1881) are old, but the cards published since 1961 and the Mucem photographs are not under a free license. The site draws its own pictograms and reproduces no card.
Sources
- belline.fr, “The 53 cards of the Belline Oracle,” and lavoiedeloracle.fr, “Belline oracle: guide to the 53 cards,” read on October 15, 2026: blue card without a number; Destiny (1), the Star of Man (2), and the Star of Woman (3) outside the series; seven series of seven: Sun 4-10, Moon 11-17, Mercury 18-24, Venus 25-31, Mars 32-38, Jupiter 39-45, Saturn 46-52. Names and numbers only, no text taken.
- Wikipedia (French), “Oracle Belline,” read on October 15, 2026: deck of 53 cards published in 1961 by Grimaud; a first edition seems to date from 1960 (La Ducale); drawings made between 1845 and 1865 according to Belline; mage Edmond 1829-1881.
- Wikipedia (French), “Marcel Belline,” read on October 15, 2026: Marcel Forget, known as Belline, born June 12, 1924, in Paris, died February 9, 2001, in Colombes (one source gives 1994); published the oracle in 1961 and attributed it to the mage Edmond (around 1845); in 1977, donated his fortune-telling office to the state (national museum of Arts and Popular Traditions, now the Mucem).
Frequently asked questions about Passions
What does Passions mean in the Oracle de Belline?
Passions means the intensity and enthusiasm that carry you away: a desire, an attachment, a vocation. It invites you to give this drive a frame so it lasts without burning out.
Is Passions a dangerous card?
No: it describes a strong energy, useful when guided. Its reverse side only reminds you that intensity without measure can make you lose sight of the rest.
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