TAROT SPELL FOR EMPOWERING THE YEAR 2026

As mentioned in the previous post, the tarot card correspondence for the year 2026 is the Wheel of Fortune.  An interesting thing about this card is that it is part of a “constellation” that includes The Magician and The Sun cards.  That’s because The Sun is card number 19, which in magical numerology can be broken down to 1 + 9 = 10, the card number for The Wheel, and that in turn can be broken down to 1 + 0 = 1, which is The Magican’s number.

If you take these three cards together, you can make a spell out of them:

First, lay down The Magician while thinking about how you are in charge of your life.  (This can be a New Year’s resolution, if taking charge has been an issue for you.)  You can say an affirmation like, “I am the Master [or Mistress] of Magic!  All I need to make my own magic is before me, and within me.”

Then, lay down The Wheel while thinking how you as the magician can take advantage of opportunities for change.  Think about what sort of opportunities are likely to come up in 2026, perhaps in your career, relationships, or creative endeavors— and how you'll recognize and seize these moments when they arise.  You could also affirm, “Fortune’s wheel is turning, carrying me onward and forward, with blessings revealed at every revolution."

Finally, lay down The Sun while thinking about how good you feel as your forward momentum helps to generate happiness and harmony.  You could affirm something like, “Let 2026 be a year when I enjoy my time in the sun, a time to bask in life’s brightness.”

As a special talisman for 2026, you could glue these three cards to a piece of cardboard, frame that, and mount it to the inside of your front door, (or other convenient location).

By the way, the concept of tarot constellations has been developed by Mary K. Greer in her book Tarot Constellations: Patterns of Personal Destiny.  I also think it would be interesting if aspiring tarot artists kept these constellations in mind when coming up with new card designs, because you could use cross-referencing graphic imagery for cards within a constellation.

CHANGES OF FORTUNE IN THE YEAR 2026

As each year can be related to a tarot card, 2026 corresponds to the Major Arcana card number 10, The Wheel of Fortune.  (In magical numerology, 2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 10.)  This means that 2026 may be a year of major changes, but also major opportunities, as each station of the wheel is a nexus point where we can take our lives in new directions.

Here is a little blessing for the year 2026:            

    As the Year Wheel turns,

we welcome the Year 2026,

    for this is the year of the Wheel,

the Wheel of Fortune.

    Let every nexus point on Lady Fortune’s wheel

bring new and brighter blessings!

By the way, although The Wheel of Fortune is the year card for the larger world in 2026, we all also have individual year cards based on the day and month of our birth.  So, for example, my birthday is March 4^th; March is the 3^rd month, and as 3 + 4 = 7, I add 7 to 2026’s year number 10, and get 17, which is the number for The Star card.  I am therefore looking forward to changes involving spiritual guidance and growth.  If your month and day of birth add up to something larger than 21, (as the Major Arcana only goes up to 21 numbered cards), you would then add the digits again, to break it down to a smaller number.  So, for example, if your birthday is December 14^th, 12 + 14 + 10 = 36, which then breaks down to 9, the number of The Hermit.  (For such a person, the changes in store may result in a period of isolation, or looking within.)