New years spread

I’ve always been both excited about New Years Eve and sort of sceptic as well. I mean, in many ways it makes more sense to jump into the new on a day like december 21; the winter solstice, darkest day of the year. But collectively there’s a huge consensus that New Years eve is the turning point.

Regardless if you choose to celebrate the New Year on december 31, on the 21, on your birthday or on any other day where you feel like you are ready to start anew, this spread is designed to look at your current energy as you ready yourself to embrace the new, on what lies ahead and on what you've already been through. So let's jump right to it.

THE COMING YEAR IN MONTHS

1-12

Overall theme of each month

These first 12 cards represent what energies are the most present or influential in a given month. They give an idea of what a particular month is going to feel like or what general theme/s you are going to experience. This is in no way meant to be a comprehensive or in depth look at each month, but more as a way to explore the cycles and changes you are going to be experiencing.

THE YEAR YOU ARE LEAVING BEHIND

13. Theme of the previous year

This card is meant to show you the energy of the year you are leaving behind. What was the overall theme of that year, what did you learn or go through. It is basically a summary of the year you’ve had including its lessons and teachings.

14. What to leave behind

Something is no longer serving you and it's time to leave it behind. The card here represents what you could benefit from letting go of. This belongs in the past now and won't serve you going forward.

15

What to take with you

You have learned quite a lot as well, and the card here represents what you could benefit from taking with you. It shows you something that aids you in your journey and which can be useful in the year you are stepping into.

THE YEAR ABOUT TO START

16.

Your status right now

Being between two things often feels like a weird void, right? You are leaving something behind but the new hasn't quite entered yet. This is a good time to check in, which is the purpose of this card. It shows you where you are at right now, a status of your current energy so to speak.

17+18

The lessons in the year to come

These three cards are supposed to show you the main lessons of the year you are about to enter. It’s the things you are going to be experiencing and learning from, the main themes of your souls journey this coming year.

19+20+21

Steps to take in order to learn the lessons

The three cards here is showing you what steps you can take in order to learn what you are supposed to learn from the lessons shown in to cards above. It is things you can do, energies you can call on and strengths within you to embrace on your journey. I find that these cards calls on a more practical solution, something I can take with me in my everyday life and remember.

GOING DEEPER

22

Your inner world

Going deeper than card number 16, this shows you where you are at in your inner life. How are you feeling, what is going on within you. What strengths or weaknesses comes forth, which are calling out to you.

23

Your outer world

Ties in with card 16 and 22. But in this card the focus is on your outer world. What is going on in your surroundings, what is affecting you and how are you leaving an impact on the world around you.

24

Message from the earth

This is a grounding message from the earth that you need to hear right now. This wisdom is something to take with you during the coming year.

25

Message from spirit/the universe

Where the message in card 24 pertains to the physical reality and helps you ground, the message here comes from high above and speaks to your soul.

WRAPPING IT UP

26

Theme of the coming year

This card represents the overall theme of the year you are about to enter. It is the main lesson you will be going through, the energy that ties up the entire spread. It is your card of the year!

27

What's blocking that

In this world of duality everything has an opposite. And this card is the shadow to card 26. It shows the shadow of that lessons or how it is being blocked. It can show you where you are going to have a hard time incorporating the theme of the year into inner wisdom or what patterns you have in your life that are working against it. It can really be an eye-opener!

》 BONUS

How to use this spread throughout the year.

To get the most out of this spread I think it is important to look at it from time to time. To implement the things you've learned and the messages it contains, so that it is not just something you do on New Years Eve and then forget about.

Therefore I've found that it works well for me to write down the reading, this way I can pick it up and look at it again and again (see how below)

Here are some suggestions that I like to use:

♡ Look at it at the beginning and end of every month and follow it up with some journaling or meditation (or your prefered method of contemplation).What does the reading say? How does it pertain to what you have experienced and where you are at? Where does the energy show up or how do you expect it to show up?

♡ Let the two last cards of the spread (card 26 and 27) sit on your altar as a reminder of the year you are going through.

♡ Often reread cards 19, 20 and 21. Ask yourself how you are taking these steps, where are you implementing them in your life?

♡ At the end of the year compare card 26 from last year with card 13 of the new spread. How are those two related to each other? Does it say something about the things you have learned? How and why has the picture changed? How do you feel you've integrated the lessons and how it is showing up now?