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When I was reading my 2021 spread for myself, I suddenly thought of Tarot cards of the year and went to calculate them for myself.

Personal Card of the Year

You will be able to find these instructions elsewhere on the Internet, but for convenience, here they are.

17 (Day) + 11 (Month) + 2021 (This year) = 2049
2 + 0 + 4 + 9 = 15
So my Tarot card of the year for 2021 is XV Devil.

I calculated my card of the year for 2019 and 2020 as well.

17 (Day) + 11 (Month) + 2020 = 2048
2 + 0 + 4 + 8 = 14, my 2020 card of the year is XIV Temperance

17 (Day) + 11 (Month) + 2019 = 2047
2 + 0 + 4 + 7 = 13, my 2019 card of the year is XIII Death

As I was recounting events in the past year, I realised that the personal card of the year took effect on my birthday of that year, until my next birthday, and not from 1 Jan to 31 Dec like I originally thought it would. So I hope this clears it up for all of you folks, that your personal Tarot card of the year is in effect from your birthday this year until your birthday next year. And if your birthday has not come to pass, you should refer to your card of the year for the previous year.

17 Nov 2019 to 16 Nov 2020 – XIII Death

Death is a card of letting go of something old to make way for something new, transformation and rebirth. I felt this energy the most at work.

After my birthday in 2019, I had to hand over a portion of my responsibilities at work to someone else. And then there was a fair bit of discussion on what my responsibilities should now be, and finally I was asked to work on a large scale project which was very different from my usual job scope. It was a lot of work, and I ended up not being able to work with my original team mates as often, but I enjoyed the experience I got on the project. However, it came to a point where I physically could not continue working those hours anymore and left my job a couple of weeks before my birthday in 2020.

17 Nov 2020 to date – XIV Temperance

Ever since I left my job, I have been focussing on achieving balance to bring my mind and body to where I want them to be. I am living the energies of the Temperance card of balance, everything in moderation, to be patient and go with the flow. A reminder that at end of 2020, I had not reviewed my Tarot cards of the year yet, but I was naturally exhibiting these energies in my lifestyle.

Now that I know better, I’ve been consciously going with the flow. Letting go of situations when they didn’t happen the way they were originally planned for. For example, I was scheduled to give a talk tomorrow at a client’s office, but it’s now rescheduled to the week after. Took it in my stride and I will be using the opened up schedule to help a friend with a timeline plan. My car battery went kaput earlier in the week, I just made sure I allocated ample time to order a Grab to travel to my appointment. And so on. I am looking forward to be the ultimate alchemist, and live a balanced and healthier lifestyle until my birthday in Nov.

Deck in the cover image is Ethereal Visions Illuminated Tarot Deck by Matt Hughes. You can get it through my Amazon affiliate link.

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This is a review for the Queen of the Moon Oracle deck, my perspective on the packaging, card stock and how it reads, together with a sample reading I did for myself, for your reference. If you like the content I create, please support me by purchasing through affiliate links on this blog.

Official Product Description

For countless millennia, humans have connected to the mystical power of the moon and the energy of the seasons. For our ancient ancestors, the earliest veneration and sacred honouring was of the Moon, the seasons, the cycles of light and dark, hot and cold and fertility and rest, and this beautifully illustrated Queen of the Moon Oracle allows you, the modern seeker, to plug into these, the most primal energies of all.

Consult this oracle, based in ancient wisdom and receive the answers to your modern problems.

• Features a full moon cycle of lunar images, each beautifully illustrated and able to be used as stunning circular altar displays.
• Experience the seasonal moons and the power they can provide.
• Learn which moons are best timings for ritual, spell craft and making talismans for prosperity, love, health and more.

This is the perfect companion to the author’s bestselling annual Lunar and Seasonal Diary and is for anyone who loves to sit or dance under a big silvery moon.

From Rockpool Publishing

First Look at the Queen of the Moon Oracle

The Queen of the Moon Oracle deck comes in a cardboard box measuring 4 inches wide, 5.5 inches tall and 1.5 inches deep. The box has a matt finish.

Each card is 3.5 inches wide and 5 inches tall, typical of Oracle card sizes, and come in a glossy finish. I’ve already used the cards for a few readings now, and I am happy to share that the edges of the cards have not peeled off, and I hope they don’t for a long time. But I also want to share that I like my cards in pristine condition, so I do shuffle them carefully. Personally, I am not a fan of glossy cards, as they’re slightly stickier than cards with a matt finish.

The guide book that comes with is 3.5 inches wide and 5 inches tall as well, and has a glossy finish on the book cover. I really like self contained decks where the guide book is the same size as the cards, and fit snugly into the box without moving around within. So this is a plus point for me.

Card Spreads

The card spreads described in the guide book has the typical single-card Oracle and three-card Oracle spreads that you can find in a lot of Oracle decks. I found the following two spreads to be more unique to this deck.

Full Lunar Cycle Spread

The full lunar cycle spread involves laying out cards 1-28 in a circle, then using the remaining cards 29-44 to pull a three-card reading in the middle, depicted by A, B and C in the image. Cards 1-28 describes all the moon phases that happens in a lunar cycle (Dark Moon to Waning Crescent 5), so the time period this reading is effective for, is assumed to be for one lunar cycle. The reading is drawn the usual way, with an uncluttered mind focused on the question. Card A depicts the most important thing you need to know about the question posed. Card B depicts the most important action you need to take. Card C depicts the positive outcome of taking the recommended action.

Seasonal Spread

The seasonal spread only uses cards 29-40 for the reading as these cards are seasonal moon cards (Wolf Moon to Long Night Moon). This is the spread to use if you have a time sensitive question. i.e. When is the right time for you to move house/change jobs? When will you find a new partner? The reading is drawn the usual way, with an uncluttered mind focused on the question. Card 1 represents the positive aspect of the question posed. Card 2 represents the difficulty / barrier inherent in the situation. Card 3 answers the timing aspect of your question. Each seasonal card is meant to represent one lunar cycle / month in time, starting from card 29 Wolf Moon representing January, to card 40 Long Night Moon representing December, depending on which card you drew, you will know which month the card represents.

How Does it Read?

I tried my hand at the Seasonal Spread as I was wondering when a situation would look up for me. And these were the cards I drew.

The positive aspect of the situation is that what’s happening right now is not worth ruffling my feathers over. The Hot Moon card advises I build my resilience and develop grace under pressure, as even extreme situations will pass.

The barrier for this situation is taking action, as shown by the Beaver Moon card, a card about Creation. My interpretation of this is that even if I am taking action, there is a barrier to how much positive impact I can make towards achieving my end goal.

From a timing perspective, this situation will improve itself by October (Cards 29-40 represents January to December, and I drew card 38), which has been a consistent prediction provided to me by various other readers on this same situation I was thinking about.

Summary

It’s a typical sized Oracle deck with the guide book in the same size, so everything is conveniently self contained in the box for easy transportation. Card stock is glossy, so don’t get it if that’s your pet peeve. I had no problems connecting with the deck to get accurate readings (accuracy verified by enquirers, not my own biased opinion) since I got it.

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I’m not sure when it all started…

Was it when I bought my first tarot deck way back when? Or was it when I could feel stress levels from other people in a work meeting? Maybe it was when I found my tarot deck again from my dad’s spring cleaning exercise, or after I picked up a copy of Modern Magick and tried out the exercises?

I believe I was born with abilities, but had very little awareness of them. I mean, I could feel stress levels in meetings way before I could read cards. And I had a negative feeling when my husband (then boyfriend) left for a business trip and got into a traffic accident during the trip.

The most obvious moment for me was when I started to practise card reading for complete strangers on the Internet, and all the feedback came back really positive. If there ever was a stronger message from the universe, I’ve not seen it. I started doing one reading a day since October 2018, and have never looked back since.