Tarot, just like your zodiac sign, can help you gain personal insight into your annual lessons, tests and experiences you will go through by establishing your tarot year card.
Add the month and day of your birth to the current year, e.g.:
18th July in 2006 = 18 + 7 + 2006 = 2031 = 6 (The Lovers)
Only the Major Arcana cards are used, so you need to keep the final number under 23 (22 = The Fool).
There are two options regarding the time period for the year card to be valid:
from birthday to birthday (in this case from 18th July 2006 until 17th July 2007)
Calendar year (1st Jan—31 Dec)
You can use either or combine both. When combining them, The Lovers and The Hierophant (from 18th July 2005 onwards) would be both valid from 1st January 2006 until 17th July 2006 and in that period would interact with each other.
If you are a Tarot student, an interesting exercise would be to calculate your year cards from your birth year onwards and note all key experiences you had in each year (as far as your memory allows).
The result may surprise you, especially when you find out about your personal rhythm.
For example, you may notice that some cards do not appear in your chart at all even though your age might be well above 22. Other cards will appear on a regular basis.
It is up to you to determine the relevance of the absent cards and those that turn up in regular intervals with regards to your life lessons.
| Suggestions for the year lessons of each card: | |
| 1. The Magician |
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| 2. The High Priestess |
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| 3. The Empress |
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| 4. The Emperor |
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| 5. The Hierophant |
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| 6. The Lovers |
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| 7. The Chariot |
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| 8. Strength |
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| 9. The Hermit |
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| 10. The Wheel of Fortune |
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| 11. Justice |
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| 12. The Hanged Man |
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| 13. Death |
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| 14. Temperance |
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| 15. The Devil |
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| 16. The Tower |
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| 17. The Star |
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| 18. The Moon |
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| 19. The Sun |
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| 20. Judgement |
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| 21. The World |
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| 22. The Fool |
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What is your year card this year? What guidance does it offer you?
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Interesting! I’m in year 6, the Lovers, an that rings very true to me. I have been going through a lot of interesting changes in my relationships (love, friends and family). It’s been difficult at times but sooo neccessary : ). Thank you for this great post! Big hugs, Karina
Hi Karina, glad to know the Lovers resonate with you this year. Thanks for stopping by..lovely to see you here 😉
How do I know when to go to single digit sum or sat at double digit? 12 or 3. Thank you.
The number that comes first is your number. So when you add up your date of birth, and the first number below 23 (22 = Fool) comes up as 12, then that’s your year card number. You could also use the no. 3 card as a hidden teacher or underlying issues card in addition to the 12. Lots of exploring to do 🙂 Hope that helps. If there is anything else unclear, just pop in your question.