I like to do a yearly Tarot reading for myself. One of the components of that reading is using Numerology to deterine a Major Arcana Tarot card of the year (COTY). The COTY helps us understand the overarching energy that the year will embody, a running theme for the year.
To find this number, you add up all the numbers of the year you're doing the reading for, so for 2017 you would add 2+0+1+7=10. This would correlate with The Wheel of Fortune Card of the Major Arcana. In traditional Numerology, you'd reduce any double digit numbers to a single digit, 1+0=1, which is The Magician of the Major Arcana.
When I'm working with Numerology and Tarot and the Major Arcana, I allow for double digits up to 22. There are 22 Major Arcana cards. Since no cards will ever add up to 0, I consider The Fool to be card 22. I found this suggestion in Mary K. Greer's book "Who Are You in Tarot?". Traditional Numerology always reduces double digits to a single digit, 1-9. I do both when doing a COTY.
2017 COTY The Wheel of Fortune and The Magician
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| 2017 COTY The Wheel of Fortune and The Magician |
The Wheel of Fortune card (10) is all about change and acceptance of change. Because this change is inevitable, we need to learn to go with the flow of these changes. The change can be positive or negative, but there will be change. Putting yourself in alignment with these changes and working to go with the flow will help make these changes easier. It also helps to remember that if the changes aren't so great, they will continue to circle around and change for the better, eventually.
Another theme likely to be apparent in 2017 is The Magician (1). The Magician is about Self-empowerment. It's about focusing your energies for manifestation of goals. This is a very action oriented card. It's about creating what you want. So create the changes you want to see! Do the things you want to do!
Minor Arcana 10's and Aces
If the Major Arcana are about the overal theme and energies of the year, the big picture, the Minor Arcana are about the nitty-gritty details of daily life. If we look at the 10's and Aces of the Minor Arcana, we can see echoes of the themes of the COTY.
Tarot Minor Arcana 10's are about transition, completion, and preparing for a new cycle. Aces are about beginnings, new opportunities, the seeds of potential.
Swords
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| Minor Arcana 10 of Swords and Ace of Swords |
For the Swords, we see the end of a cycle of thoughts, attitudes, perceptions, beliefs. We may even hit rock bottom, with stress, anxiety, or depression. But a new outlook is coming! There will be new ideas, new ways of thinking, new directions, new perspectives to consider. New mental energy and a new outlook will come. Choose carefully what to focus on, a new and different way of looking at things!
Wands
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| Minor Arcana 10 of Wands and Ace of Wands |
For the Wands, there's a heavy burden that was being carried. It will be time to put that burden down, to stop carrying dead weight. Stop doing things just because you think you SHOULD do them. Find a new passion, new interest, new creative venture and pursue it! Seek out what YOU truly want to do and make it happen!
Cups
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| Minor Arcana 10 of Cups and Ace of Cups |
For the Cups, your cup has been FULL. Lots of feelings, lots of people and relationships. Things will shift emotionally and in your relationships. New cycles will be beginning. Make sure you go with the flow here. Resisting will lead to unnecessary struggle, frustration, and difficulties.
Pentacles
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| Minor Arcana 10 of Pentacles and Ace of Pentacles |
For Pentacles, there will be new and different things coming in daily life. You'll likely see changes with your home life, work, family, health, and finances. Remain steady and grounded so you won't feel so thrown off as things shift. There will be seeds of new potentials, new opportunities . Only you can choose which seeds to plant, water, and nurture. Choose wisely.
My Personal Year Card-The Sun
While doing a yearly reading, I also do a personal year card. This involves adding up the month and day of your birth with the current year. So, for me, it's 2+1+6+2+0+1+7=19. The Major Arcana card 19 is The Sun. Interestingly enough, it also falls into the constellation of this year's COTY as 1+9=10, 1+0=1. Your personal year is from birthday to birthday. So for me, this card's energies will come into play on and after my birthday of February 16th.
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| Personal Year Card The Sun |
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The Oracle Tarot by Lucy Cavendish (c) Hay House 2003
