This week’s card points to the gentle energy of early love, specifically the tenderness and respect that is more than physical sensuality. In addition, it may ask us to pay attention to the wonderful friendships in our lives that have an undercurrent of attraction, but they remain chaste for any number of reasons.

This week’s Tarot card is a fierce friend who comes to remind you of your strength. If your cause is noble, assert your courage. Be as ready as you can and then defend what you know is right.

Re-prioritizing our needs and our material comforts is at a critical juncture this week. Now is the time to discover and honor what rich abundance really means to us. For there are benevolent influences that offer assistance as we consider what home, security, and the principles of a mothering unconditional love mean to us.

This week we’re reminded all of us are Nature’s beloved children—every race, every nation, every gender, and every species, not just humans.

As I do each year, I examine the Tarot Year’s card, based on the year’s numerology, using the lens of the Major Arcana. Everyone reading this is feeling the twists that began barely 24 hours after the New Year’s stroke of midnight Eastern time. They haven’t let up and aren’t likely to. But they can be navigated. Here’s how.

For my readers who are unhappy with the “political” material in my posts and newsletter, I offer a manifesto of my beliefs and purpose. I hope it will clarify my position as we navigate this unprecedented time.

Every year’s numerology corresponds to a Major Arcana card, setting the global agenda and also offering guidance for each of us personally. 2025 is a nine year, meaning it is under the protection and inspiration of the Hermit card. Find out more about what this means and how it can be useful for you.

Each year’s numerology corresponds to a Major Arcana card, setting the global agenda. This is an eight year, which means this is a Strength year.

In Part 2, I discuss The Chariot Year’s global influence, starting with some of my astrology colleagues’ views, then some conclusions for us all.

In 2023, the world hops into its Chariot year. Now we are on a mission of innovation and carrying out the change that was initiated last year.