Tarot with Mars

  The Wheel of the Year: My New Year's Tradition Every year, as the calendar resets and the dark winter nights stretch out, I turn to one of my most cherished rituals: my annual Wheel of the Year tarot spread. For the past six years, this reading has been my map and a source of insight as I move through the seasons. Since it’s now the start of a new year, I wanted to share a bit about this practice with you. If you’re not familiar, the Wheel of the Year is the annual cycle of seasonal festivals celebrated in many pagan traditions. It marks eight key moments: the solstices, equinoxes, and the cross-quarter days in between. Each point is a celebration of the Earth’s rhythm, a moment to pause and acknowledge the turning world. As a Norse pagan, connecting with these natural cycles grounds my practice in the land around me, even here in the UK. It’s a reminder that we are part of a larger, ever-changing story. My personal way of honouring this turn is with a 13-card tarot spread. It’s...