Happy New Year! The collective energy is buzzing with hope as we step into a blank slate filled with possibilities. What will you plan, dream, or manifest in the year ahead?
For years now I have calculated my tarot year card. I first discovered this practice through the Tarot School's concept of Tarot Birth Cards, but later I learned that Mary Greer wrote extensively about Tarot Year Cards in her book, Who Are You in the Tarot? Haha, great minds think alike, right?
Every new year we are presented with blessings, challenges, and lessons. 2025 is no different. Going through it all turns into our wisdom. Knowing your Tarot Year Card helps you recognize these themes, prepare for what's ahead, and grow wiser from each experience.
Every year brings blessings, challenges, and lessons. Our path shapes who we are and becomes our wisdom.
What are Tarot Year Cards?
Tarot Year Cards are a way to explore the unique themes, lessons, and opportunities each year brings, based on the Major Arcana. Each year of your life corresponds to a specific tarot card that reflects the energy and focus of that year. These cards act as a guide, offering insights into the blessings, challenges, and growth opportunities you may encounter.
The concept intrigued me so much that I created a spreadsheet to calculate my Tarot Year Cards from birth (my Tarot Birth Card) all the way to my 100th year. Through this exercise, I discovered a fascinating pattern: Tarot Year Cards follow ten-year cycles, appearing in chronological order and resetting in the 11th year. I’ll share more about these cycles soon, but first, let’s explore the 2025 collective Tarot Card theme.
What is the collective Tarot Card Theme for 2025?
The collective Tarot Card theme for 2025 is The Hermit.
Perspective, Retreat, Introspection
2025 invites us to embrace the wisdom of The Hermit. This year is about stepping back, reflecting, and finding clarity within. It’s a time to retreat from the noise, focus on personal growth, and explore the lessons only solitude can bring. Use this year to look inward, trust your intuition, and uncover deeper truths about yourself and your path.
How do I calculate my Tarot Year Card?
Want to discover your 2025 Tarot Year Card? It’s simple and based on numerology! Numerology is the study of the spiritual and symbolic meanings of numbers, and it’s often used to uncover patterns in our lives. By adding the digits of your birth date and the year, you create a single number that corresponds to one of the 22 Major Arcana cards. Each card represents a theme or energy guiding you through the year.
Add your birth month and day together.
Example: August 20 = 08 + 20 = 28.
Add this sum to the desired year.
Example: 28 + 2025 = 2053.
Reduce the result to a number between 1 and 22 (corresponding to the Major Arcana).
Example: 2053 → 2 + 0 + 5 + 3 = 10.
The 2025 Tarot Year Card is: The Wheel of Fortune!
Themes: Cycles, Change, Opportunity.
This simple calculation connects your birth energy with the collective energy of the year, offering insights into the opportunities, challenges, and lessons ahead. Click here to find your theme.
Exploring Tarot Year Cards Over Time
Tarot Year Cards follow a fascinating ten-year cycle. The cards appear in chronological order for ten years and reset on the 11th year. Let’s take a closer look at a portion of my own cycle. I’ve included 14 years so you can see two years before the cycle starts and two years after it resets.
Over time, I’ve noticed patterns in how certain cards reappear while others are absent entirely. Recurring cards, like Justice and The Hanged Man, represent ongoing lessons and areas I’m continuously working on. On the other hand, some cards, like The High Priestess and Judgement, never show up for me. I interpret this to mean that I naturally embody these energies, while the recurring cards highlight areas where I have room to grow.
Take some time to reflect:
Recurring Cards: Which cards appear most often for you? These likely represent your life lessons.
Absent Cards: Which cards don’t appear at all? These may reflect qualities you’ve already mastered.
Tracking your Tarot Year Cards over time is a fun and enlightening way to uncover patterns in your life. It offers a unique perspective on your personal growth journey, helping you understand what to focus on and what to embrace.
Lessons from My Tarot Year Cards: Past, Present, & Future
For 2025, my Tarot Year Card is The Wheel of Fortune, marking a shift from introspection to embracing cycles, changes, and new opportunities. In 2024, The Hermit guided me as I focused on completing my book—a major project that required retreat, perspective, and trust in my inner wisdom. It was a year of reflection and laying the foundation for what’s to come.
Now, as I step into 2025, The Wheel of Fortune brings themes of change, growth, and opportunity. This aligns perfectly with the launch of my upcoming book, symbolizing a new chapter in my life and work. I'm also focusing on securing a promotion at work, making this the ideal year to embrace the natural ebb and flow of cycles and seize the opportunities that come my way.
Looking ahead to 2026, my Tarot Year Card will be Justice, a recurring theme in my ten-year cycles. This card highlights discernment, balance, and accountability—qualities I continue to refine and embrace. As one of my life lessons, Justice encourages me to approach situations with fairness, make thoughtful choices, and uphold a sense of harmony and responsibility in all areas of life.
In past years, cards like The Devil taught me the importance of balance and transforming unhealthy habits and vices, while The Lovers highlighted the power of commitment and partnerships. Each year brings its own lessons, and knowing my Tarot Year Card in advance helps me approach these themes with clarity, focus, and intention.
Visualizing Growth Through Your Year Card
The Tarot Year Card reveals opportunities for growth, reflection, and or release. If your card aligns with something you’re ready to let go of, visualize yourself actively moving past it. If it reflects a strength, focus on amplifying its energy throughout the year.
What is your 2025 tarot card theme?
Now it’s your turn! Calculate your 2025 Tarot Year Card using the steps above. What themes resonate with you? Share your reflections in the comments—I’d love to hear about your journey.
22 Major Arcana Tarot Themes
1. The Magician
Manifestation, Skill, Focus
The year of the Magician brings you the gift of manifestation. At this you develop the skill of focusing on what you want and need in your life. You use your energy to make things happen. It is a great time to set goals and stay focused.
2. The High Priestess
Intuition, Spirituality, Wisdom
The year of the High Priestess brings you the gift of trusting your intuition. Pay close attention to your inner dialog at this time as your inner compass guides you to feeling clarity and direction. It is a great time to trust your gut feelings. Develop a spiritual practice.
3. The Empress
Beauty, Abundance, Health
The year of The Empress brings the gift of beauty and abundance. Your focus shifts to making aesthesis a part of every aspect of your life. Self-care will be at the forefront use this time to nurture yourself and those around you.
4. The Emperor
Discipline, Structure, Leadership
The year of the Emperor brings you the gift of discipline. Look around your life and determine what needs revamping and organization, drop what no longer works or hinders. It is a great time to take on a leadership role and approach life with decisiveness.
5. The Hierophant
Understanding, Community, Tradition
The year of the Hierophant bring you the gift of understanding. You have the ability to broaden your knowledge base and share it with others. It is a great time to build a community, maintain an open-minded approach while building or maintaining traditions.
6. The Lovers
Commitment, Partnerships, Passion
The year of the Lovers brings you the gift of commitment to a person, place, or thing. Weigh out the negative and positive of situations until both parts work in harmony. It is a great time to seek the middle ground to build partnerships. Embrace your passions.
7. The Chariot
Direction, Action, Advancement
The year of the Chariot brings you the gift of direction. Things may occur that will propel you towards the unexpected. Trust in your inner compass to lead you in the best direction. It is a great time to act and have endurance for advancement.
8. Strength
Conviction, Persistence, Endurance
The year of Strength brings you the gift of conviction. Trust your gut, take a deep breath, and with persistence spiral into synchronicity. It is a great time to practice patience with yourself and others. Your endurance skills will be put to the test.
9. The Hermit
Perspective, Retreat, Introspection
The year of the Hermit brings you the gift of perspective. You may find yourself doing solo activities like mediating, studying, and going on retreats. It is a great time to prioritize (me) time. Diving into or developing an introspective practice will come in handy this year.
10. The Wheel of Fortune
Opportunities, Cycles, Luck
The year of the Wheel of Fortune brings you the gift of opportunities. In order for the new cycle to begin, the old one must be let go. This is a great time to make changes, luck is on your side.
11. Justice
Discernment, Balance, Accountability
The year of Justice brings you the gift of discernment. Seek to center and balance yourself when it comes to decisions. Choices you make now will influence your future. This is a great time to consider everything impartially. Take time to review yourself and take accountability for your actions.
12. The Hanged Man
Point of View, Letting Go, Sacrifice
The year of The Hanged Man comes with the shift to new point of view as he sees things upside down. Things may slow down this year. Work on letting go of beliefs, narratives, and anything that no longer fits who you are now. Keeping in mind a sacrifice of some sort may be necessary.
13. Death
Endings, Liberation, Rebirth
The year of Death brings you the gift of endings. That which no longer serves you will find a way to come to an end. You will be liberated to move on to something new. It is a great time to accept the expiration date of this cycle. Rebirth yourself into your next life stage.
14. Temperance
Consensus, Moderation, Combining
The year of Temperance brings you the gift of consensus. Finding the middle ground and choosing harmony over chaos will be helpful this year. It is a great time to practice moderation in everything you do. Seek creative ways to combine two things to make something new.
15. The Devil
Indulgence, Limitations, Vices
The year of The Devil brings you the gift of indulgence and pleasure. Look out for self-imposed limitations and blockages. It is a great time to learn from life lessons. There is opportunity for advancement and growth in your career and public life. Beware of your vices.
16. The Tower
Disruption, Reconstruction, Cleanse
The year of The Tower brings you the gift of disruption. Structures, habits, and mind frames will suddenly be torn down. You will have all you need to reconstruct everything with your wisdom and experience. It is a great time to face reality with a sober mind. Think of this time as a cleanse.
17. The Star
Hope, Peace, Recharge
The year of The Star brings you the gift of hope. Peace and renewal are strong at this time opening you up to your fullest potential. It is a great time to trust the universe has your back. Relax and recharge yourself.
18. The Moon
Imagination, Dreams, Illusions
The year of The Moon comes with the gift of imagination. Practice dreamwork to bring the unknown into your consciousness. Be open to flashes of insight and trust your gut. Take time in reacting, first impressions can be deceiving at this time.
19. The Sun
Happiness, Enthusiasm, Success
The year of The Sun brings you the gift of happiness and joy. Work on your goals with lots of energy and enthusiasm as success is practically a sure thing. It is a great time to keep an open mind and find another way when things are delayed.
20. Judgment
Spiritual Awakening, Forgiveness, Rebirth
The year of Judgment brings you the gift of spiritual awakening. Forgive yourself for any mistakes and wrongdoings. Promise yourself to make better choices in the future. It is a great time to follow your inner callings. Rebirth yourself into what you are meant to do.
21. The World
Fulfillment, Completion, Reward
The year of The World brings you the gift of fulfillment. Dedication to work pays off and conclude situations to make room for the new. It is a great time to practice gratitude and to expect all the best for yourself and those around you.
22. The Fool
New Beginnings, Optimism, Adventure
The year of The Fool brings you the gift of new beginnings. Take a chance and do that which makes your heart sing. Expand the horizons of your mind and life. Veer into a new life direction. It is a great time to follow your heart with optimism and conviction.
Updated Dec 2024
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