Libra the Scales (Peacemaker) 1. Base–Issues influencing you 2. Fulcrum–Advice for decision 3&4. Scales–2 choices
Scorpio the Scorpion (Witch) 1. Tail–Where your power lies 2. Head–How to confront issues 3. Pincer–Past 4. Pincer–Future
Sagittarius the Archer (Explorer) 1. Arrow–Destination 2. Bow–Discovery 3. Man–Where to find strength 4. Horse–How to stay grounded
Capricorn the Water Goat (Father) 1. Tail–Past influences 2. Body–Current issue 3. Head–Advice from the spirit 4. Horns–How to address the issue
Aquarius the Water Bearer (Rebel) 1. Vessel–What you hold back 2. Woman–How you are viewed 3. Water–What to express 4. Snake–Temptations
Pisces the Fish (Dreamer) 1. Head–First option for path following 2. Tail–Outcome if followed 3. Head–Second option for path following 4. Tail–Outcome if followed
Made this monthly tarot spread! Preferred time to do this reading would be either the last day of the month before the new month, or the first day of the new month you are reading for!
I am both a witch and a diviner, and I love to combine the two whenever possible! Here’s a short list of a few ways you could include tarot (or oracle or affirmation or lenormand) cards into your magical rituals.
✨ Add power to your spell with the card’s symbolism. For example, if you are performing a spell to draw wealth into your life, you could lay out the Nine of Pentacles or the Wheel of Fortune.
✨ To check in on a spell’s progress or results. Doing a post-spell reading will offer some needed insight. For example, some cards may warn you that you’ll get your desired outcome eventually, but you’ll need to be patient or some cards may suggest that the spell will manifest in unexpected ways.
✨ As a focus for meditation. Grab a card that feels right to you and lose yourself staring into its details, colors, shapes, and symbols.
✨ Add in a tarot card to your crystal grids. If you utilize crystals in your craft, place a card relevant to your intentions underneath the center stone of a crystal grid. This will reinforce your intentions.
✨ Use tarot cards for sympathetic magic or as an alternative to poppets. Do you have a card that you feel really represents you as a person, or represents the target of a spell? Instead of making a poppet, you can use the card representation. Many poppet spells require destroying the poppet once the effect has taken place, but you can always break the link magically instead to preserve your cards.
✨ Use the ace of each suit as representation of the four elements on your altar. This is a great option for witches who need something that is easy to take apart, transport, or hide.
I’m not sure if anyone else has written about this before, but there must be infinite possibilities for incorporating tarot cards into your spells! Do what feels right to you. If you’d like additional information, I would recommend: Tarot Spells by Janina Renee (it’s a Llewellyn publication so take with a grain of salt, but it’s a good place to start), Sarena’s Tarot Spells, and this video tutorial by Neopagan Priestess.
I get asked a lot about where to start when you’re learning to read tarot! Over on my blog, I’m sharing the resources I personally used to learn to read the cards, as well as a few great ones I wish I’d found sooner in my tarot journey ♥ Check it out, and feel free to share any resources you love, too! 😀
The Fool: Now what?
The Magician: You should really do the Thing
The High Priestess: You should think about what happens when you do the Thing
The Empress: Here are the means for you to do the Thing
The Emperor: Here are the rules you need to follow to do the Thing
The Hierophant: You probably shouldn’t do the Thing
The Lovers: I’m going to decide for myself if I should do the Thing or not
The Chariot: I’m gOING TO DO THE THING
Strength: Whoa there friend have some self-control while you try to do the thing
The Hermit: Observe how other people do the Thing and learn from this
Wheel of Fortune: HAAAHAAHA THIS SETBACK IS KEEPING YOU FROM DOING THE THING HA HAAAA
Justice: Maybe I deserved that for trying to do the Thing
The Hanged Man: Trying to do the Thing has fucked my life over what the shit
Death: Trying to do the Thing has changed me beyond all comprehension. I DON’T LIKE CHANGE
Temperance: I’m trying to get back how I used to be before I tried to do the Thing
The Devil: I DON’T WANNA DO THE THING I WANNA STAY HOME AND DRINK AND EAT TEN CHEESEBURGER WAAAH
The Tower: Everything I knew before I tried to do the Thing was a lie. I am completely changed
The Star: Maybe there’s hope for me to actually do the Thing
The Moon: I’M NOT SURE IF I’M MAKING PROGRESS WITH DOING THE THING YET????
The Sun: Wow I may actually be able to do the Thing
Judgment: Looks back fondly on the Journey that I took in order to do the Thing
The World: I did the Thing
The Fool: Now what?
Shuffle your deck and think about a goal or desire. When you feel ready, split the deck in your hands and then hold the exposed card face up on either side. The card revealed in your left hand is what will hinder you, in your right what will help you.
It’s important to look at the meanings of tarot cards, but it’s very possible to pull even more out of a reading that individual card meanings. Here’s some other stuff you might consider bringing into your interpretation when it feels right:
🍄The position of the cards. This is why spread design can be so important! I’ve had instances where all the cards, in their positions, had the subjects looking or pointing towards one specific card. It was wild. What did it mean? Maybe nothing, but maybe something very significant, depending on the question!
🍄The visual element of the cards. Sometimes what’s depicted on the card can give more specific insight than the actual book meanings. The pictures were done that way for a reason, so don’t be afraid to give them their own weight! Also, sometimes the spread as a whole will have a flow of design (like when one half is much brighter than the other) or a specific card is WAY more colorful than the other cards on the table. Any of these could potentially carry meaning.
🍄Jumper cards. This is when a card pops out while you’re shuffling! I usually just put them back… UNLESS the question has already been presented, and I’m shuffling with that question in mind. Then, I keep them as extra advice, bonus cards.
🍄Reoccurring numbers. Maybe you do a four card spread for a friend, and you get the four of cups, four of swords, four of wands, and the Emperor! (IV.) What does that mean? What does the number four symbolize? Well, a lot of things, potentially, depending on what you study. Some tarot designs incorporate the Kabbalah’s numbered paths in the tree of life, others go with numerology. Maybe, the number four just means something special to you or the querent in particular.
🍄A bunch of cards in order. I’m not talking about when you forget to shuffle. I’m talking about when you give it a really good shuffle and you still get the ace, two, and three of Pentacles all in a row. This can be seen as a sign of progression, or that the events are all much more closely connected than anticipated. It can also mean it happens over a shorter period of time than normal. It’s up to you, your cards, and the contexts.
🍄Proportions of different features. Maybe you’re doing an obstacle spread, and your obstacle is something like the nine of swords. That’s pretty nasty, but if all the other cards in the spread are Major Arcana, then it’s probably not going to be that difficult to surmount. The reverse can also be true. Additionally, a high number of reversed cards in a spread typically signifies a lot of confusion, conflict, and turmoil.
🍄Reoccurring symbols. Beyond just the four suits, because that’s a given! But maybe your spread shows a lot of cards with images of fire, people dancing, or birds. Do these mean anything to you or the querent? What do they typically symbolize?
🍄Any hiccups or unusual events during the reading. Once I had a querent pick up a card to examine it, drop it, then pick it up and put it back reversed. Since it was the overall outcome card, I interpreted that as a heightened ability to change her own fate in this given situation, since she had turned the card from quite a bad omen to a good one. Sometimes little accidents like dropping cards, accidentally shifting them, or laying out the spread wrong are meant to be there and add to the meaning!
I hope this gives you some ideas! Feel free to add more. What do you interpret alongside the cards in a reading?
@thepisceanwitch I ended up doing your tarot spread but got 2 cars for #1 (there was a jumper card) the same thing happened with #3 and then #4 was just like “ok take all three of these” so in the end it was
1. The Chariot and The Hermit
2. Ten of Swords
3. Two of Cups and Ace of Wands
4. The Star, Three of Wands, and Two of Swords
In honor of the amazing reflective power of the Super Moon, I’ve decided to create my first ever spread.
A full moon is a time for reflection, and one as special as this one is said to bare parts of the soul that don’t usually come to light. Use this opportunity to dig deep within yourself and let go of hurt and pain you might have buried deep.
I would love to see this spread in use! Please post a picture and tag me in it, and let me know what you think.
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