Tarot Spreads: A New Year And Tools For Looking Ahead

Happy New Year everyone and I thought I would share some of my rituals for ending the year. I have two spreads which I usually do for the upcoming year and one for January and every month.


The first spread is a Horoscope Spread with three cards drawn for each house 1 to 12 and one overall category. This is drawn for each quarter of the year ahead: January to March, April to June, July to September, October to December. 


Method:
I shuffle the deck and cut twice and put the piles back together. I draw one card for each house. I then shuffle again and do the same for a second card for each house and then a third. This allows specific cards to come up more than once in each house and this adds to the emphasis.


The meanings of each house are taken from the astrological associations. See the following link for detailed explanations of each one.


House 1: Physical body, Self, beginnings
House 2: Money, income, finances
House 3: Siblings, neighbours, short trips, communications
House 4: Home, family
House 5: Children, games, romance
House 6: Illness, work, duty, daily routine, pets
House 7: Spouse, committed relationships, law suits, open enemies,
House 8: Sex, death, taxes, other people’s money
House 9: Long distance travel, religion, the law, higher education, philosophy
House 10: Mother, career, profession, public standing
House 11: Friends, groups,  social activities, societies
House 12: Solitude, hospitalization, sacrifice, hidden matters, secret liaisons, secrets
Overall:


The second spread is a three card reading for each month of the year ahead: January, February, March and on to December. 

Method:

I shuffle the deck and cut twice and put the piles back together. I draw one card for each month. I then shuffle again and do the same for a second card for each month and then a third. This allows specific cards to come up more than once and this adds to the emphasis.

I give my three card readings the following positions - 1 - current situation; 2 - base of the matter; 3 - atmosphere or feel of the situation.


January: 
February: 
March: 
April: 
May: 
June: 
July: 
August: 
September:
October:
November:
December:


I will save the monthly spread for the future. Good luck everyone and I wish you the most wonderful 2011.

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Books: Eight of Swords by David Skibbins

Tarot Talk does its best to feature all things tarot related and this post is part of our Tarot Book series.


Eight of Swords by David Skibbins won the 2004 Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press contest for Best First Traditional Mystery and was recently republished in 2006 by Minotaur Books.


As with all the books featured on our blog, there is a tarot connection. See what you think of the plot:

Warren Ritter, a former leader in the Weather Underground, changed his identity 30 years ago; but now he's on the run, both from the Feds and from some of his former associates. Working as a tarot reader in Berkeley, Ritter finds nothing good in teenager Heather Wellington's cards, and she is promptly kidnapped. Soon Warren is being framed for the murder of Heather's mother. With the help of a computer expert, he sets out to solve the murder and escape the frame. (His future on the lam is also in jeopardy after his sister recognizes him.) Ritter's past gives his character some depth, as does his bipolar condition. The first-person narration draws the reader into this likable hero's underground life, and the well-drawn Berkeley setting effectively sets the counterculture tone. Winner of the St. Martin's Minotaur/Malice Domestic Contest for Best First Traditional Mystery. Sue O'Brien
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Books: Solange by Rodric Cascio

This is an intricate suspense novel that flits between 1932 and the present day. This is a time-travelling, tarot card-reading thriller with the evil Solange doing readings in New Orleans and somehow finding her salvation lies in the story between the main characters.

Solange by Dr. Rodric Cascio is the first in a series of novels featuring Madam Solange Deshotel.

Resource: #5 Cafe Astrology Website

You will find interpretations for transits, progressions and natal aspects plus resources for free charts and solar returns on one of the most useful astrology sites on the web. Cafe Astrology has collection of information that is coherent, well written and consistent.


The site provides a series of articles and information on a range of astrologically relevant topics such as different types of Astrology Reports, Birth Chart Interpretations, all types of Astrology Articles and 
relevant work with a romantic focus such as love and relationships. These include interpretations 
on Synastry/Relationships and the Relationships Blog.


This recommendation is not specific to Tarot but I was reminded of how well the two arts - tarot / astrology - worked together recently. I have a Pluto opposition Jupiter transit coming exact on 29 December and once I added some notes about the houses affected I also drew some cards for any more detailed information. This could also work the way around. You may have a reading that you can't quite grasp and find that a glance at which transits are currently activated may let you focus on any potential solution.