New Year or Birthday Tarot Reading

The New Year and Birthday Tarot Reading offers insight into the year that has passed and the year that is ahead. It looks at the lessons to be learned, the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead and where to focus for your best outcomes.

This is the perfect spread for a birthday or for the beginning of the new year. And it makes for a wonderful Tarot reading gift for a friend or a loved one on their birthday.

The New Year and Birthday Tarot Reading is $49.

The New Year and Birthday Tarot Reading Layout

• The previous year in summary
• What have you learned from the past year
• What you ultimately aspire to in the next twelve months
• What empowers you in reaching your aspirations
• What may stand in the way of reaching your aspirations
• Your relationships and emotions in the coming year
• Your career, work and finances
• Your health and well-being
• Your spiritual energy and inner fulfilment
• What you most need to focus on for the year ahead
• What will be your most important lesson in the coming year
• Overall, what lies ahead for the next twelve months

A ‘Real Life’ Example of the Birthday/New Year Tarot Reading

Janie is a regular client at Biddy Tarot, so when I sent her a personal Happy Birthday note with a special offer for a Birthday reading, she gladly took it up. Here’s how the reading transpired…

Dear Janie,

Happy Birthday for tomorrow! Thank-you for visiting biddytarot.com and requesting a Tarot reading. It is a pleasure to be able to read for you!

You have requested the Birthday Tarot reading. I concentrated carefully while shuffling the Tarot cards for you. I then laid the cards out and this is what they told me.

The previous year in summary – Death
What have you learned from the past year – Eight of Wands reversed
What you aspire to in the next twelve months – Two of Pentacles
What empowers you in reaching your aspirations – Five of Cups
What may stand in the way of reaching your aspirations – Chariot
Your relationships and emotions in the coming year – Five of Wands reversed
Your career, work and finances – Ace of Swords
Your health and well-being – Queen of Wands reversed
Your spiritual energy and inner fulfilment – Sun reversed
What you most need to focus on for the year ahead – Judgement reversed
What will be your most important lesson in the coming year – Fool reversed
Overall, where are you headed in the next twelve months – Strength reversed

Death indicates that the past year has been one of endings, change and transformation. You have been through some very significant endings that may include the end of a relationship, the loss of a loved one, moving home, etc. It was like closing one chapter in your life, and then opening to another chapter, with renewed hope and intrigue. These endings are often difficult at the time, but you know that you need to have them in your life so that you can create positive change and transform yourself on a personal level. Given this card is upright, I feel that you were able to embrace these endings with an open heart and you were able to maximise on the opportunities that followed.

With the Eight of Wands reversed, however, you may have found the pace of change was a little too much. While Death talks about significant, one-off changes, the Eight of Wands talks about change and movement that occurs in our day-to-day lives. Sometimes these major changes can have a knock-on effect by making our day-to-day lives incredibly fast-paced and full of change, making it difficult to keep up with it all. You may have eventually found that you just couldn’t deal with so much movement and you put in place plans to slow things down a little. This card also refers to air travel – did you have to travel a lot for work? Perhaps you have decided now to curb the amount of travel you’re doing because of the toll it takes on you.

Over the next twelve months, you don’t necessarily aspire to anything ‘big’ but you do want to keep on top of things. You can see that it will be another busy year at work and managing your personal affairs, and you know that you will have to juggle your various priorities and activities to keep it all in check. You simply want to be organised enough to keep all your activities moving forward. You are also keen to balance your work or financial commitments with your personal commitments, such as developing new relationships or just looking after yourself.

What will help you is moving on from the past, particularly where you have had disappointments and let-downs. You may have recently broken off a relationship that was important to you or had to leave behind your friends for some reason. It was upsetting at the time, but you are gradually beginning to heal from this and focus on the future. In this card we see that two of the cups are standing upright, signifying that there are indeed opportunities, even though there have been losses. All you need to do now is focus on growth and opportunity, and maintain an optimistic attitude.

What may work against you is your own determination and willpower. I sense that you are a very determined and strong woman and you are typically very disciplined when it comes to achieving your goals. However, I am picking up in a few of the other cards that your energy may be a little weak over the coming year, and you may not have such a fire in your belly as you usually do. You may be prone to over-working and over-committing yourself in the pursuit of your career goals, but soon find that it is taking a toll on your energy levels and your ability to be successful in life overall. It is like your determination is starting to work against you because it hasn’t been balanced with moderation. So, reflect on how you can use determination and willpower to your benefit rather than your demise.

Ok, in your relationships the reversed Five of Wands indicates that you have been through a period of tension and fighting with someone close to you, but this will soon start to dissipate. What is important is that you listen with an open heart and an open mind to what others have to say, even if you disagree with them or cannot comprehend why they are saying what they are saying. The trouble is that when you shut someone down straight away, they want to voice their opinion even more and tension begins to build. So, hear others out and be open to how they see the world.

In your career, the Ace of Swords is a very positive sign of a new opportunity arising very soon. This card heralds an exciting, new opportunity that is likely to bring a heightened level of mental stimulation, inspiration and creativity. You may be offered a job that requires you to actually ‘think’ rather than just ‘do’, and as such, your knowledge and experience will be highly valued. In your interviews, ensure that you provide well thought-out answers, a clear and succinct point of view, and creative and original ideas. Even in your current role, the Ace of Swords can indicate a new project that will require you to think differently to how you have in the past. Alternatively, you may seek a completely new direction in your career, and may even choose to leave the job that you are currently in, particularly if it is not mentally stimulating.

The reversed Queen of Wands is another sign that your energy levels may be low throughout the coming year and that you may not be yourself at times. Again, you have a tendency to over-work and consume yourself in work because you enjoy the buzz you get out of it. However, you need to be mindful of the impact this is having on your inner energy levels and your spirit. Even though you like to be around other people a lot, there will be times when you need to stop and rest in order to restore your energy. Be more conscious of where your inner energy lies and whether it needs to be restored.

Spiritually, too, I feel that there is a lack of energy or even attention paid. Upright, the Sun is about warmth, radiance, abundance and energy. Reversed, however, and there is something getting in the way. You may not feel yourself or you may feel a little down and depressed at times. You may just be going through a rough patch. The key is to do something you love doing and to keep focused on the positive side of life. See these setbacks as temporary and that can be resolved. You may even like to use positive affirmations during the times you feel down or unsettled.

Interestingly, the last three cards are all reversed and are all Major Arcana cards. I see this as a sign that there will be some very important life lessons that are coming your way, but you might not be ready for them or you might not be open to learning what they are about. I am a strong believer that certain events occur within our lives because it is part of our spiritual contract or part of our learning process throughout life. However, sometimes these lessons can appear and we mistake them for something else – a setback, a challenge, or a missed opportunity. Even when things are going a little pear-shaped or unexpectedly, it is an opportunity to learn and to grow. So remember this over the coming year.

This is also the message of the reversed Judgement card. You are being provided an opportunity to look at your life so far and understand the decisions you have made in context with where you are currently. You may experience unhappiness, isolation and difficulties in overcoming obstacles, in which case you will be forced to deal with the consequences of your past decisions in order to learn valuable lessons from them. You may also find that you are fearful about making important decisions. Change is inevitable. If you are unwilling to accept changes, stagnation will replace growth. Unwanted changes could make you feel out of control and helpless. Perhaps you are reluctant to let go of a relationship, job, or circumstance that is no longer working for you. Judgment reversed also serves as a reminder that in every decision that you face, you have at least some element of control. While you may not be able to control the initial events that happen to you, it is important to remember that what is within your control is how you react to these events, and what you create and build out of them. So, while you may be feeling as though you are at the mercy of other people’s judgement, remember that you, too, can choose your own destiny and respond in a way that serves your own higher needs.

The Fool typically represents a new journey or a new beginning, but the reversal of this card suggests that you may be headed in the wrong direction. Your wonderful qualities have become blocked, distorted and channelled in the wrong direction. Have you failed to follow your own instincts, refusing to take a chance at a critical moment? You have but one unique path which is yours and yours alone to follow. When you feel good about something and when everything seems to work better, you know that you are doing what is right. Always ask yourself if you have made the right choice and accept that even you can be wrong. When you are discontented or lacking in motivation, review things. If something is causing you concern, have the courage to discuss it, then be strong and listen to your inner voice. Do not listen to others at these times.

Finally, the reversed Strength again suggests that your energy levels may not be as strong as they usually are in the coming twelve months and you will need to keep an eye on this. I can see that you do a great job in pushing through and persevering, but there will be times when you will need to bow out and take some time for you. You may also have moments when you doubt yourself or wonder if you are really as strong as you thought you were. This is only temporary. If you can find the time and space to restore your energy, you will also find that your inner strength grows as well.

I hope this reading has helped you. If you have any questions or require clarification on any of the cards drawn here, please email me. I also value your feedback and would appreciate it if you can take 5-10 minutes to complete the feedback survey. By completing the survey, you will be rewarded 10 Biddy Tarot loyalty points.

All the best,

Brigit

Janie’s Feedback

Brigit, thank you, again this has been a wonderful, insightful reading and it’s come at a time when I need an unbiased point of view

This time last year, just after my birthday, I experienced a ‘death’ of a very deep and close friendship through loss and betrayal. This loss extended to other relationships in my life as I had to walk away in order to heal from the shock and betrayal. So I’m not surprised Death signifies the last 12 months, almost to the day! It also attributed to the end of a romantic relationship which was hard. The knock-on effect was that my day to day life changed quite dramatically and once the wheels were set in motion, everything seemed to happen quite quickly (very 8 of wands reversed). Though I feel that I am now gradually beginning to heal and focus on the future and new opportunities/friendships.

Part of that process has been focusing on changing jobs and I have spent considerable time, effort and will power trying to make that happen. Unfortunately no matter how hard I push, the new job continues to elude me (maybe the universe is trying to tell me something). On several occasions it has come down to me and someone else and I have just missed out at the 11th hour. This also lead to great frustration and disappointment. I’m hoping the Ace of pentacles is a sign of better things to come!

As a way of coping with all the changes I have also looked at my health and have set myself on a process of cutting out bad habits replacing them with good ones; I’m exercising more, have started training for triathlons, have eliminated alcohol and cut down on sugar, though I have also begun to realize the transformation is going to be a long one, and it’s tiring!

I hope that I can be open to learn the life lessons that seem to be coming and stay on the right track. I think meditation is the key to staying close to yourself and if I can work this into my daily life I doubt I’ll veer too far from the right path.

This reading has come at a time I clearly needed it and I feel has acted as a bit of a ‘heads up’ as to where I may fall over. It’s also good to know that the obstacles will only be temporary and I need to take time out to recharge the batteries, something I need to get better at doing.

Thanks again Brigit – tarot never ceases to amaze me.

Kindest,

Janie xx