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: PAGE OF WANDS
Cancer season starts this week, which makes us all focus on home, close relationships, what makes us feel safe and secure, and our inner emotional world. The Page of Wands is kinda the opposite of that vibe—he’s all about chaos and adventure. Maybe Cancer season will start chaotically. Or maybe, in order to know ourselves and what makes us feel secure, we need to be tested, pressured, and challenged. It’s through unexpected experiences that we often learn most about ourselves. Prepare for a journey of discovery this week!
ARIES: TEN OF CUPS
Aries, let the good times roll because the Ten of Cups is here to bless your relationships with good vibes and happiness. Passion, romance, intimacy, loyalty, connection, and understanding—all are present and thriving this week. In fact, you feel adored! Whether it’s romantic love or a close friendship, you feel like you and your “other half” can do anything together. Look out for a strong connection with a water sign (that’s Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio).
TAURUS: THE TOWER
Taurus, you are one of the possessive signs. You hate to give up what you have, even if you don’t want it any longer. This is a challenge for your personal growth because life is all about change, evolution, and endings which lead to new beginnings. If you don’t consciously and fully release the old and unwanted elements of your world this week, they will be taken from you. Avoid this unseemly scene and be gracious enough to release them freely. Better options for you lie ahead.
GEMINI: THREE OF WANDS
Keep going, Gemini. Now that you’ve started something, you may as well see where it leads, rather than starting all over again. At worst, you’ll gain some life experience, but at best, this could lead to a whole new opportunity. The Three of Wands is all about being light on your feet, traveling along your path with alertness and open-mindedness. Who knows what lies ahead? Keep going and look out for twists and turns. Take the untraveled pathways that emerge.
CANCER: SEVEN OF PENTACLES
You are not the greatest fan of change, Cancer. You’d much rather stick to tried and tested ways of going about your life, rather than making bold leaps into the unknown. So, take it slowly, Cancer. Change is happening and you know it, and it can’t be stopped. Instead of suppressing what’s happening, focus on controlling the pace of it. The Seven of Pentacles invites you to evolve at your own speed, rather than feeling forced or rushed into anything. Communicate openly what schedule you’ll work with and demand patience. You will be given wriggle room. This is all for the best, so the sooner you embrace it, the better you’ll feel.
LEO: FIVE OF SWORDS
You are an action-orientated person, Leo. When something is wrong, you like to confront the issue and take steps to resolve it, or even just rattle it until something changes. The Five of Swords has you in that mode this week, but please don’t add fuel to the fire. Look for ways to calm things down instead of revving them up. Seek a speedy, calm, and peaceful outcome to the problem. Be prepared to compromise and stay compassionate. You can sort this out.
VIRGO: THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
The Wheel of Fortune tarot card indicates that you should expect the unexpected. Transformational forces are gathering around you! Rather than resisting them, you should let them transport you to wherever it is you’re meant to be going. The cosmos has a plan for you, Virgo, and that means changing your current trajectory. Be open-minded, confident, positive, and adaptable this week. See this as a blank space on which to scribe a new possible storyline. Anything is possible.
LIBRA: FIVE OF PENTACLES
Whatever you think you lost out on these last few months or even years, this card is a reminder it was all meant to be. No story is untinged by sadness or loss. Shadow always forms in the light. This card asks you to acknowledge your losses, extract the life lesson you learned, and appreciate your survival. Find the optimism to look ahead and know the best is still to come.
SCORPIO: EIGHT OF CUPS
You’re a proud person, Scorpio. You don’t like to admit when you were wrong. I don’t know why because everyone sees it anyway (sorry!). We all think our indiscretions or mistakes are secret, but they rarely are. So, take the sting out of it all by ‘fessing up, admitting you’re wrong, and moving on. Look ahead and focus on what’s around the corner. This bad move is already old news. Everyone is over it, so let it be gone from your world as quickly as possible.
SAGITTARIUS: EIGHT OF PENTACLES
Don’t let them grind you down, don’t let them put you off, don’t let them bamboozle you with silly excuses or false stories. Keep going, Sagittarius! You’re a Fire sign, after all, and you can burn through all of the debris and blockages to make the changes you want to see happen. You are unstoppable, you are determined, you are irresistible. Use this power, this week, to blast through a longstanding project, task, or difficulty that you’re, honestly, sick to death of. One last push and you’ll get there, trust me. Persist.
CAPRICORN: KING OF WANDS
You inspire other people with your ambition and purposeful action. You always have a plan and put intention into your actions. The King of Wands sees you in teaching mode this week. Maybe a friend needs some advice, or a colleague wants you to show them how to do something. Maybe you could write a blog, offer a group session, or become a mentor. Consider how you share your skill and strength with others. Don’t take it for granted; this truly is a gift.
AQUARIUS: FIVE OF WANDS
You are not a fan of drama, messy situations, or people being annoying. You tend to rise above it all, avoiding any trouble. Sorry, Aquarius, but you’re going to encounter some flak this week. However, lean into it because there is a very interesting reason for the “noise,” and your love of truth will have you asking all the right questions. You will learn a lot about the people you know, or work with. You will help resolve this and get their gratitude too- bonus! So, enter the drama and direct the show.
PISCES: JUSTICE
You have a keen sense of justice, Pisces. Someone, maybe yourself, has been wronged and it really isn’t fair. I am pleased to report that karma was watching and will sweep in this week with a revelation and resolution that puts the balance back in your favor. You are vindicated and you will enjoy a phase of everyone knowing the truth at last. Be gracious. Don’t go looking for revenge. Let the losers lose. Keep moving!
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.
