last month, i stopped doing daily tarot spreads. instead, using all four of my tarot decks, i’ve been doing a spread for when the moon is in a certain sign. the moon stays in a sign on average for a couple of days. it’s a moonly spread, if you will. the spread i created uses one deck for a general forecast, one for the emotional, one for the practical, and one for a message from the ancestors. and i find myself using the same decks for each kind of forecast because i think they each have their own distinct voice.
this gemini moon, i wanted to play with that idea of each deck having their own way of saying things. i wondered how they might interpret the exact same message in their own ways. so here is your forecast four ways for the gemini moon, 1/23 2:43 am - 1/25 1:52 pm ET. it’s a 4cast, if you will.
let me know in the comments whose voice you resonated with the most! and do check out these decks for yourself. their creators are all listed below.
Archimedes (The Architect’s Tarot by Yousef Bushehri)
The Hierophant + XIV of Swords + XII of Wands
when you started out on your journey, you surveyed the land to find the paths you might be interested in walking. you had something you wanted to be when you grew up. you had idols and mentors, who taught you the ways they went, and you followed. but then you learned, if you haven’t already, there are no golden paths, only paths that have been tread before, and even then, those paths don’t work for everyone. perhaps it’s time for you to leave the safety of those well worn paths and set out on your own adventure. this way may be scarier, a bit on the wild side. but rarely do you find a natural path anyway. make your own way!
Lola (The Kapwa Tarot by JL Umipig)
Datu + Ninuno ng Balahibo ng Ibon + Kapatid ng Rattan
anak ko, your journey did not start when you were born, rather it began generations ago. you hold the wisdom and experiences of your ancestors within you to call upon at any moment. but along with wisdom comes trauma and error and hurt. so we are not all you must call upon. you must be able to discern with your mind in this moment what is right for you. that may not be what was right for us. you are the one living now, trailblazing a path of which we could only dream. do us proud. leave your own legacy as we did for you.
Prisma (The Prisma Visions Tarot by James R. Eads)
The Hierophant + King of Swords + Knight of Wands
it can sometimes feel like everyone has the answers but you. that’s because you’re not getting the whole story. you’re not seeing the process, only the product, or the post. you see the success because that’s what is easiest to broadcast to the world. that’s also what we’ve been taught to broadcast. you’re taught to leave out the struggle and the mistakes along the way because that’s just how things are. but we are all just as lost trying to tell our own stories as the next person. it sounds selfish, but my advice is to focus on yourself. make yourself the star of the show. no one is going to do that better than you.
Piccolo (The Cold Coffee Tarot by Benja Newman)
The Hierophant + Blue 4x + Red 2x
so let’s talk about that insider club you’re feeling left out of, that group you think really knows what they’re doing, that group that post the pictures to prove it. that club isn’t real. there is no secret key to success in life. so stop telling yourself the story that life would be fine and dandy if only you had that key. it only distracts you from what is in front of you, a life that is just as impressive and valid and worthy to be celebrated as theirs, if only because it is yours.
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All four voices resonated and touched me in some way. I appreciate them individually as much as I appreciate the order in which you arranged them. Thank you for reminding me to slow down and recenter.