Alright, so the new year kicked off, and like a lot of folks, I was thinking about what it might hold. I’m not huge on super strict resolutions, but I do like a bit of a personal check-in. One thing I’ve gotten into, and it’s actually pretty straightforward, is figuring out my Tarot card for the year. It sounds more complicated than it is, trust me. I used to see all sorts of complex ways to do this, and honestly, my brain would just sort of fog over. But then I stumbled on a really simple way, and that’s what I’m gonna walk you through, just how I did it myself the other day.
Getting Started: What You Need
Honestly, not much. I just grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. That’s it. No fancy spreadsheets, no complicated charts. Some people like to make it a whole ritual, light a candle, whatever – you do you. For me, it was just me, my kitchen table, and a bit of quiet time.
The Nitty-Gritty: The Calculation
So, here’s the process I followed. It’s all about numbers, but easy ones!
- First, I wrote down my birth month as a number. My birthday is in April, so that’s 4 for me.
- Next, I jotted down my birth day. Mine’s the 15th, so I wrote down 15.
- Then, I put down the current year. We’re in 2024, so I wrote 2024.
Okay, so on my paper, I had: 4, 15, and 2024.
The next step was just to add all those numbers together.
So, I did: 4 + 15 + 2024.
Let’s see… 4 + 15 is 19. Then 19 + 2024… that’s 2043.
Now, 2043 is a pretty big number. In Tarot, the main cards, you know, the ones with the big pictures and names like The Fool or The Magician, only go up to 21 (or 22 if you count The Fool as 22, some people do, some count it as 0 – it’s a whole thing, but for this method, we’re aiming for a number 22 or less).
So, because 2043 was bigger than 22, I had to break it down. It’s simple, you just add the digits of that number together.
My number was 2043. So I added: 2 + 0 + 4 + 3.
2 + 0 is 2. Plus 4 is 6. Plus 3 is 9.
So, I got 9.
And that’s it! My Tarot card for the year is number 9. If your number, after adding the digits, was still bigger than 22, you’d just add those digits together again, until you get a number 22 or smaller. Most of the time, one round of adding the digits does the trick.
Finding My Card
Once I had my number, 9, I just had to look up which Tarot card corresponds to that number. Card number 9 is The Hermit. For me, thinking about The Hermit for the year ahead, it kind of made sense. It felt like a nudge to maybe spend a bit more time on inner reflection, study, and maybe not get so caught up in the noise of the outside world. That’s just my quick take, everyone connects with the cards differently.
Some common ones people get:
- 1 is The Magician
- 10 is The Wheel of Fortune
- 21 is The World
- If you get 22, that’s usually The Fool.
That’s All There Is To It!
And there you have it. That’s literally all I did. No complicated spreads, no deep esoteric knowledge needed. Just some simple addition. I find it’s a nice little way to get a theme or a point of focus for the year. It’s not about predicting the future like a crystal ball, not for me anyway. It’s more like getting a gentle suggestion, a theme to ponder as the months go by.
So, if you’ve been curious about this kind of thing but thought it was too “out there” or difficult, maybe give this simple method a shot. Grab a pen, do the math, and see what card you get. You might be surprised what little insights pop up for you!