Happy New Year 2026

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I’ve been awol from this blog for awhile (I do tend to come and go), tucked away working on some writing projects – one of which I’ll share with you soon. But I wanted to pop back on to wish you all a very Happy New Year! According to SpirtualTok, 2026 is shaping up to be something special. I certainly wish that for all of us.

One of my favourite things to do at the cusp of a new year is to work out my Tarot Card of the Year. This card offers a lens on the kinds of experiences, themes, and lessons you might encounter over the next twelve months.

There’s a simple numerological formula that gives you a number which correlates with one of the Life Lesson cards (also known as the Major Arcana). This is your Tarot Year Card.

Because of the way the system works, each year you shift forward into the next Life Lesson card. For example, if your Tarot Year Card in 2025 was The Lovers, in 2026 it will be The Chariot. However, at the turn of each decade or century, you are sent to a different part of the Major Arcana, and begin a fresh cycle.

The formula is this: You add up your birth day + your birth month + the current calendar year. Then you work out which Life Lesson card matches the number you got. If the number is greater than 21, you add the digits together.

The Life Lessons cards are numbered as follows:

1 The Magician

2 The High Priestess

3 The Empress

4 The Emperor

5 The Hierophant

6 The Lovers

7 The Chariot

8 Strength

9 The Hermit

10 The Wheel of Fortune

11 Justice

12 The Hanged Man

13 Death

14 Temperance

15 The Devil

16 The Tower

17 The Star

18 The Moon

19 The Sun

20 Judgement

21 The World

My birthday is 22 May, so my formula for 2026 looks like this:

2 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 19

That gives me The Sun.

The Sun is about visibility, authenticity, and being more fully yourself. I’ve been writing for decades and am about to publish my very first book online — which feels like a perfect real-world expression of this card’s energy.

It’s important to point out that you should use the formula with a grain of salt (I throw a lot of salt over my shoulder while using Tarot.) The cards are not meant to chain you to a fixed outcome. Just because your card for 2026 is The Empress doesn’t mean you should lie around and eat chocolate for a whole year – although that does sound tempting.

Have a go at the formula yourself. And if you’d like to know more about your Tarot Year Card, let me know in the comments section below.

Throwback Thursday: Everyday and Life Lessons Tarot

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I’ve never liked the phrases ‘Minor Arcana’ and ‘Major Arcana’, which are used to refer to the two parts of Tarot. They literally mean ‘little secret’ and ‘big secret’. And their existence is no longer a secret, so what the???

In a way I get it. The stories told in both books is not obvious. Meanings remain hidden until you study the images and use your intuition to decode each card. However, the titles ‘minor arcana’ and ‘major arcana’ don’t explain the difference between them, and as a writer, I believe strongly that it is important for words to conjure up the things of which they speak.

So I’ve come up with more contemporary titles.

The Minor Arcana consists of cards that deal with day-to-day situations so I’ve dubbed this part, Everyday Tarot.

The Major Arcana refers to the most profound cards in Tarot. The heavy ones that encapsulate major life experiences. So I’ve called this part, Life Lessons Tarot.

Do these titles feel right to you?

The Tarot of a Bali Holiday

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Visiting Bali has its ups and downs.

Let’s explore some of those.

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The Tarot of Holiday Recovery

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There was no chance to write blog posts while I was away or for the first five days I’ve been back. Travelling on your own is exhausting, plus I got the usual Bali belly and other ailments one picks up when moving around from place to place. I’ve needed recovery time.

Let’s explore that a little.

First, there’s this…

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Sunday Spotlight: The Moon

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I love this card but a lot of peeps don’t.

It’s seen as a harbinger of doom like Death and The Devil.

Fair enough too, I mean look at that image. Hard-shelled creatures crawl up from the watery depths, whilst a dog and wolf howl at the moon as it sheds tears between stone towers. It’s a strange, fearful scene.

And yes, The Moon experience can involve raising inner demons, phobias and fears. You could find yourself overcome with anxiety. Or just plain bewildered.

However, we need to flip the script.

Focus on following that golden path over the mountains.

Because at its heart, The Moon has an incredibly empowering story to tell.

Let’s start by exploring those towers…

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