12-card spread
Year wheel
Twelve cards in a circle, one for each month, starting at the top with January and moving clockwise. It is a spread for the turn of the year or a birthday: a card to carry into each month, read together as the shape of the year ahead.
Hover a card to see what its position means.
The positions
- 1JanThe theme for January.
- 2FebThe theme for February.
- 3MarThe theme for March.
- 4AprThe theme for April.
- 5MayThe theme for May.
- 6JunThe theme for June.
- 7JulThe theme for July.
- 8AugThe theme for August.
- 9SepThe theme for September.
- 10OctThe theme for October.
- 11NovThe theme for November.
- 12DecThe theme for December.
Reading it well
Start where you are
Lay January at the top and read clockwise — or begin at the current month and walk the year from here.
Look for the thread
Count the suits: a year heavy in Cups reads very differently from one full of Swords. Majors mark the months that matter.
An example reading
“What will the year ahead bring?”
A practical opening in January, a February for rest, and a rush of energy in March. Spring brings a partnership in April and good teamwork in May, and June's Sun is the high point of the year. July moves fast; August asks for patience with something still growing. September is for study, October closes a chapter, November is quiet and inward, and December's Ten of Cups ends the year at home, happy.
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