All In The Cards
Back in January, I had my first impromptu tarot reading with someone—who knew nothing about me other than the few things I’d shared over appetizers. Now to preface this encounter, I pull from my own tarot deck, but to say that I’m an expert would be a stretch of the imagination. So having someone who understands the deck and how to read it, I wanted to ask a multi-faceted question and the planned in med thought “what will this year look like for me” almost immediately. Knowing that I had spent the entire first month of this year dropping into my body, focusing on my breath, seeking clarity and grounding down, I was thinking about how to carry that forward and how it could be the starting point of everything that I’m manifesting and calling in. More importantly asking, what am I attracting in this moment specifically? how will it show up in the universe? what does that tell me about this next year as a whole? Then came the question of getting from one point to the next, what signs will there be to let me know that I’m on the right path? Little did I know how much of those questions would be answered.
I started by pulling just two tarot cards. The Wheel of Fortune and The World. Both of these major arcana cards are said to be positive omens, representing cycles and the respective elements that contribute to those beginnings and endings. It immediately revealed that there would be a lot of shifts on the horizon, and many things on my plate, and in time, some aspects fading away while others rise to the surface.
The Wheel of Fortune specifically represents going with the flow—which came up a lot in this reading. It displays a lot of different water elements. It is uplifting and abundant.
The World simply represents things coming full circle. The end of a cycle or cycles this year. Gaining more wisdom and expertise. Connecting with nature at home and through travel.
Then I pulled The Justice card to explain how I go from cyclical change to having everything I’ve ever wanted—abundance, growth, love, power. How does the wheel of fortune lead me full circle? The Justice, in its own right, represents the head and the heart working in synchronicity to seek answers. It’s important for me to connect the two and follow my intuition where the universe is leading me—and being okay moving through these cycles—to achieve my goals and attain the abundance that I desire.
Then the Strength card, that urges me to be courageous in facing my fears and encourages me to step out of my comfort zone and have patience as I begin and end each cycle. Not only are there smaller cycles, but the cycle of a new year at large. Thinking of it like changing seasons. But things don’t always happen as instantaneously as we think. It’s also just as important to take time to reflect.
And the The Moon. Calling me to pay more attention to my feelings. Easier said than done for a Gemini moon. Showing myself grace and love every step of the way. Sitting with myself and solving inner conflict will require you to dig deep. I’ve been wanting to get into shadow work and this card alone validated that I am already on the right path.
And finally, The Devil. Having the strength to dive within to break old patterns, old behaviors and old cycles. That will bring healing, another cycle. In this way, the reading itself came full circle to putting in all of that work in January—meditation, breath work, journaling, being vulnerable and honest with myself is already showing me how much it will pay off.
Heading into my birthday this week, as well as into the last quarter of 2022, I am in awe of how spot on this reading was for me. So many things that have tested me. So much that I have learned. So many blessings to have gratitude for. And so much more to look forward to. I feel so aligned and so ready to step into my next rotation around the sun. Cheers to this year of growth and making the last year of my twenties a good one.