Adding up my birth month + birth day + current year (2008), then reducing to a Major Arcana number, I’m left with the number 9 (The Hermit). So 2008 is my Hermit year. This makes sense, as my focus this year is on inner/spiritual growth. I love the Hermit card, and always feel a sense of comfort when it appears, as I have always been comfortable in my own company. I like quiet time to think, imagine, read and learn.There is another method of calculating a particular year card on one’s birthday. Rather than lasting the duration of a calendar year, this method calculates the time from birthday to birthday. At birth, you are 0 (The Fool) for your first year. During the year lasting from your first birthday to your second birthday, The Magician (1) would be your year card. And so on…starting again at The Fool with ages 22, 44, 66, etc.
I didn’t know how much stock I would put into this, as this would indicate that everyone of equal age would experience the same type of year. However, I calculated it anyway, and at the end of October, I turned 34. So until next October, this would be a Hanged Man year for me. Actually fits in quite nicely with the Hermit, doesn’t it?So then I figured out the combinations for the next few years, and the pairs do seem to match very well. So...who knows?! Luckily my birthday falls towards the end of the year, so it's easy enough to lump it together with the calendar year card.
Decks: Fairy Tarot and Tarot of the Magical Forest
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