You don't need to know the difference between a three-card and a Celtic cross spread to get the most out of a tarot card reading. All you need: your Sun sign! Here's what I do: Shuffle my tarot deck and pull out the cards in order from Aries to Pisces, plus one general card for everyone so that you can get specific advice around your personality. Let’s go!
A GENERAL CARD FOR EVERYONE: THE CHARIOT
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This is a powerful card about purpose and progress. Do you know where you’re heading? Are you following through on your decisions and priorities? Do you feel aligned with a purpose in life? This is a great week to start thinking about these questions. The Chariot asks us to be purposeful about how we live every day, to set goals and see them through. Time to get focused!
ARIES: FIVE OF PENTACLES
Sharing experiences is how we build intimacy, understanding, and trust. Bonds are formed from shared knowledge of grief, struggle, or hardship. Think about a difficult element of your own life and find someone to share it with—maybe someone who has gone through omething similar. The Five of Pentacles asks us not to isolate ourselves. Draw closer to the people you think can empathize with you.
TAURUS: SEVEN OF SWORDS
Vulnerability is valuable currency in relationships, and you don’t owe anyone anything. Don’t feel you have to share all of yourself. You don't have to expose a raw or tender spot that you’d rather protect. Trust your instincts about what to share with whom, because the Seven of Swords points to a risky situation. This isn’t the week to open up to stranger or someone yet to prove their integrity or trustworthiness. Stick to the people you know and trust. Protect your vulnerabilities.
GEMINI: THE FOOL
The Fool is a delightful card to see in any reading. It represents new beginnings, clean slates, and fresh starts. It's aligned with Uranus, the planet of surprises. This is your week for unexpected, bold, and radical leaps of faith. Take a risk, Gem! Don’t worry about what other people think or how this might work out in the long-term. Simply focus on the first step. Let your enthusiasm and excitement propel you, and then work out what the second step is. Have fun!
CANCER: KNIGHT OF SWORDS
Sometimes you can be too passive. You put up with others’ sh*t and lt things unfold without your influence, hoping to be rescued. Not this week! The Knight of Swords has you adopting a new persona of assertiveness and discipline. You want stuff done, and you realize it’s not going to get done unless you do it. This is a welcome shift, and you feel so confident and empowered by the results that you resolve to stay being bossy!
LEO: SIX OF PENTACLES
What goes around comes around! Karma is always watching, biding her time to make sure everyone gets just what they deserve in the end. Build up your karma credit by doing good deeds and acts of kindness. None of this effort will be wasted. For a start, you’ll feel great because you’re doing good things. Then, you will receive the gratitude and appreciation of others (bonus). Finally, karma might reward you with a pleasant surprise.
VIRGO: KING OF WANDS
You love the idea of finding your pupose, discovering your niche, and chasing your goals. The King of Wands has you feeling really inspired and creative, passionate and motivated. You can see just what it is you want to achieve, and you understand how much it would enrich your life. You can visualize the end result and it makes you feel confident about the plan you’re going to put in place to manifest this goal.
LIBRA: THE HANGED MAN
It's a dead end. You've come to a stop, which feels frustrating and irritating. The Hanged Man shows up to tell you to surrender to this block. It's happening for a reason. You were about to take the wrong step, and this pause gives you a chance to review, re-assess, and recalibrate your route. Think outside the box, ask for a second opinion, and look at your situation from a new perspective. Something needs adjustment. Once you find it, momentum will be unlocked and you’ll move forward again.
SCORPIO: PAGE OF CUPS
The Page of Cups reminds me of your inner child, patiently waiting for your attention. Your inner child never leaves you. They can be a wonderful life companion, eager to reminisce, play, create, invent, and seek wonder in everyday life. Let them out to play! See things through your inner child's eyes. Do things you used to love doing. Watch an old movie, play your favorite old songs, talk to family members about your favorite memories. There is solace, insight, and joy to be discovered.
SAGITTARIUS: NINE OF WANDS
Nothing is as bad as you fear. The obstacle you’ve been avoiding is actually pretty easy to deal with, but the longer you wait to start, the harder it’s going to seem. It's time to tackle this issue and kick it out of your path before the dread gets too much. The Nine of Wands is a reassurance that you have all the knowledge, energy, and support you need. This will go much better than you anticipate. The sooner you start, the sooner you'll finish. Get to it!
CAPRICORN: TWO OF CUPS
Focus on your relationships this week, Cap! The people you love and like are ready to make memories, support your hopes and dreams, collaborate on new ideas, manifest shared ambitions, and simply celebrate how much love you share. Be a "relationship person" this week—make it your whole identity, even in the workplace or community. Focus on the connections, chemistry, mutual respect, and creative potential that you possess with everyone in your life. Great things can happen!
AQUARIUS: FIVE OF CUPS
Not everything can work out as you want it to, Aquarius. The Five of Cups reveals a surge of sadness or regret about something you feel like you didn’t achieve or follow through on. It’s over now. You can't change the choices you made in the past. Remember, you’ve got your whole life ahead of you to make new choices. Get busy being happy.
PISCES: EIGHT OF WANDS
Communication is your priority this week. The Eight of Wands is a reminder that it’s often who you know, not what you know, that's most important. Remember, networking can be social and feel natural—don’t overthink it. Simply make an effort to have more conversations, update your social media, reach out to people, and see what happens.
Kerry Ward
Tarot Reader
Kerry Ward has been reading and teaching tarot for over 25 years, and alongside her work as Horoscope contributor for Cosmopolitan UK, has worked for Cosmopolitan US, too. You can book a personal, written tarot reading with her, which comes as a beautifully illustrated brochure, while she is also the published author of Power Purpose Practice, Card of the Day Tarot and The Good Karma Tarot. She also created the Crystal Magic Tarot deck. Follow her on Instagram @mytarotbella for weekly forecasts, insights, and tarot teachings, or find her on LinkedIn.
