I use tarot every single day. It’s my way of communicating with my ancestral lineage, connecting with my spiritual guides, and checking in with my Higher Self to ensure I’m moving in alignment with my path.
Most commonly, I use tarot as a tool to plot out and understand the path forward based on my past actions, current decisions, and the probable outcomes they may lead to.
While tarot can’t predict everything with perfect accuracy, it’s a wonderful tool for gaining insight into your current situation, helping you plan or pivot as needed to make your week flow more smoothly.
In this short blog, we’ll explore how to use tarot to plan your week ahead. I’ll share my favorite go-to spread, along with practical tips and tricks to make deciphering the tarot easier. Additionally, I’ll show you how to document your readings so you can review your messages and insights at any time. So let’s jump right in and discover how tarot can empower you to navigate your week with confidence!
Tarot for Daily Guidance and Weekly Planning
Every morning, I start my day with a tarot card reading to get a sense of how the day will unfold. In addition to my daily readings, I perform a weekly reading, usually on Sundays.
I find that Sunday, as a threshold or liminal space between the old week and the new one, is the perfect time for a general overview of what’s to come. By doing this, I enter Monday with a strong understanding of what to expect in areas such as mood, mindset, and potential challenges that may arise during the week.
The Power of Weekly Check-ins
Doing these simple little check-ins, whether you're asking about your day or week ahead, puts you in the driver’s seat of your life and gives you the opportunity to see the choices you have available.
This spread isn’t complicated and only requires shuffling and drawing three cards. However, feel free to pull as many cards as you need, especially if the initial message from the first three cards isn’t as clear as you’d like. In such cases, I often shuffle again, asking for clarification or elaboration on the specific cards that came out.
My Go-To Week Ahead 3-card Tarot Spread
🃁 Card 1: General Holistic Overview
This card represents a general, holistic overview of the week. It highlights the main ongoing theme that will shape your experiences.🃁 Card 2: Possible Challenges
This card identifies potential challenges you may encounter during the week. These are the things you might find difficult or unexpected, providing you with a heads-up on what to watch out for.
🃁 Card 3: Guidance and Advice
This card offers guidance and advice to help you navigate the week. It encourages you to reflect on how you can support yourself and make the most of the upcoming days.
This simple spread is a quick and easy way to gain a comprehensive overview of the week ahead while providing invaluable insights into actions you can take to ensure your week flows as smoothly as possible. What's great about this spread is its versatility; you can use it for daily or even monthly guidance, making it a flexible tool for consistent support and insight.
How to Make Card Interpretations Easier
Reading tarot isn’t always easy, especially for beginners. With nearly a decade of experience in divination and tarot reading, I’ve had countless moments where I pull a card and think, “What the heck does this mean?” It’s very easy to get stuck staring at a spread in confusion.
Part of this challenge is because tarot requires us to actively work and strengthen our intuitive muscle to extract the information and guidance shown through the cards. Like any strength-building exercise, developing your intuition takes time and patience. However, there are a few tricks that can make readings easier to interpret:
🃁 Start with the Keywords of the Cards
For example, if we pull the Death card as our week’s overall theme, start by recalling the keywords associated with it. Death’s keywords are change, transformation, and endings. Do this with each card, breaking them down to their simplest keywords.
🃁 Write Down Your Initial Thoughts and Feelings
Once you have your keywords, jot down any initial thoughts, feelings, or messages that come to you. The imagery on the cards might evoke certain emotions, or perhaps you feel a rush of excitement staring at the Magician, or maybe you hear the quiet yet wise voice of your intuition. These are all messages and clues—listen to them and write them down.
🃁 Treat It Like a Story Problem
Reading tarot is an intuitive practice that connects you to your inner knowing, but it also requires a few practical and logical skills. Hence, I’ve learned to treat tarot like an overarching story problem. First, read each card individually and understand its message. Then, link the cards together like an equation, seeing where messages may overlap, coincide, or connect.
Imagine each card as a chapter in a story. As you interpret each card, think about how its message contributes to the overall narrative of your reading. Look for patterns and themes that emerge as you connect the cards. This could be seeing a lot of Major Arcana cards indicating big shifts, or maybe you pull two cards from the Suit of Wands signifying the potential of a creative venture. This approach can reveal a coherent storyline that provides clearer insights into the situation you’re exploring.
By using these techniques, you can make your tarot readings clearer and more insightful.
Additional Tools and Integration
🃁 Astrological Insights:
Combining tarot with astrology can provide even greater understanding. For instance, knowing the moon phases or major astrological transits can add another layer of comprehension to your readings. This partnership between tarot and astrology can enhance your ability to interpret the cards and connect with the energies influencing your life.
🃁 Journaling Tips:
Keeping a tarot journal to track readings, reflections, and outcomes can be incredibly beneficial. I have a journal dedicated solely to recording everything from daily to weekly and even monthly readings. This practice helps keep everything organized and allows you to review your progress and insights over time.
🃁 Practical Tips and Rituals:
- Preparation Rituals: Before a reading, create a peaceful environment by lighting candles and setting an intention. This practice helps you to center yourself and connect more deeply with the cards. The ritual of preparing your space can make your readings feel more sacred and focused.
- Action Steps: After the reading, jot down key insights in your tarot journal and make a list of actionable steps based on the guidance received. This not only helps you remember the reading but also empowers you to take practical steps in your daily life based on the tarot’s wisdom.
Final Thoughts
Tarot is an amazing tool that can provide clarity or insights into just about anything, and it truly shines in the realm of self-exploration and discovery. By asking questions through tarot, we actively place ourselves in a mindset of growth and expansion.
These simple check-ins, whether you’re inquiring about your day or week ahead, put you in the driver’s seat of your life. They offer you the opportunity to see the choices available to you. It's also crucial to remind ourselves through these daily rituals that practices like spellwork and divination are gifts that help us navigate life more easily, reminding us that we have the power to make decisions and create the desired outcomes that are in alignment with our soul's calling.
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