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A couple of planetary shifts will keep us on our toes this week, as Venus moves into ethereal Pisces on Tuesday and Saturn enters Aries on Friday. Monday’s Scorpio Moon may have us procrastinating, as we drift along with the easy vibes from last weekend, but come Tuesday, a Sagittarius Moon will have us up and running at full speed! Lasting through Wednesday, this is the time to make decisions, set new concepts into motion, or finally complete a project that’s been getting pushed to the back burner since the first of the year. The Capricorn Moon, from Thursday through Saturday, is all about the art of grounding, attending to our physical and financial worlds to bring them back into balance. Designate Sunday as an open concept day, as the Aquarius Moon will change our direction at a moment’s notice. Everything works out in the end, and we’ll find ourselves quite happy with what we do (and don’t) get done!

How to Cast Tarot Spells, by Jack Chanek

(Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.)

The symbolic language of tarot is intensely powerful, and it lends itself readily to spellcraft. Here is a step-by-step guide to using tarot symbolism in writing creative and original spells for any purpose.

1. Identify Your Desired Outcome
Magic begins with knowing what you want. If we cast nebulous spells, we get nebulous results, and we often don't end up with what we were really hoping for. It's important to set a clear outcome as the goal for your spell so that you can identify whether your magic has succeeded. My general rule is to use SMART goals for magic; that is to say, goals that are specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timed.

Specificity is important because it gets you what you actually want. Just saying, "I want love" could mean a thousand different things, but saying, "I want a long-term relationship with a dependable man my age" is much clearer. You want to have some way to measure the success or failure of the goal—what counts as a positive outcome and what counts as a misfire? The goal should be actionable in the sense that you can apply magical pressure to make it happen (see step 2). It needs to be grounded in reality, because magic can't do the impossible; "I want Brad Pitt to fall madly in love with me" is probably asking too much. And finally, you want a sense of time-sensitivity. When does the spell need to be accomplished by? If you can meet all five of these conditions, you've laid a solid foundation for your spellwork.

2. Identify Pressure Points
Having a desired outcome is all well and good, but what are you going to do about it? Magic needs to somewhere to go, and it always takes the path of least resistance. If you want to meet a new lover, fine—but how? Are you enchanting your dating app to get more matches? Are you going to try to meet someone at a bar? It's important to think not just about the final outcome, but about how you want your magic to achieve that outcome.

As you consider the goal you've set for yourself, what is the simplest way to achieve it? What magical action is going to get you there? Ideally, you want something that requires minimal deviation from how the world currently is. Remember, magic follows the path of least resistance. A spell to increase the likelihood of an online match is going to be much easier than a spell to make the perfect lover's car break down spontaneously outside of your home. Ask yourself: If I could change just one thing to achieve my goal, what would it be? Once you've answered that question, you have the focus of your spell.

3. Find an Appropriate Card
Once you know what you're trying to do and how you're going to do it, you'll want to choose a tarot card that reflects themes appropriate to the work at hand. For a love spell, something like the Two of Cups would be an obvious choice, but you may wish to choose something tailored to your specific outcome and pressure points. If you're looking for a man whose defining feature is his dependability, you might choose the Knight of Pentacles. Think about the themes associated with each of the 78 tarot cards and try to find the card that most closely aligns with the magical change you're trying to achieve.

More complex magical goals may require involving multiple cards, but I generally discourage that approach. The simpler your magic is, the more room it has to breathe. If you can, try to choose just one card that encapsulates your magical work. Don't overcomplicate things lest you lose the plot.

4. Extract Relevant Symbols
The language of magic is symbolism, and in order to convert a tarot card into a spell, you need to identify its key symbols. You've chosen your card for its specific themes, and now it's time to extract the images that contribute to those themes. In some cases, the imagery will be obvious. For the Two of Cups, for example, you would want to structure a spell around the symbol of two cups. For the Knight of Pentacles, you might note his horse and his pentacle.

In other cases, the symbolism might be more abstract. This will depend largely on the deck that you're working with, as each artist brings their own perspective to the tarot and adds in symbols and images that are personally meaningful to them. Some cards, like many of the Major Arcana, may require you to reflect deeply about which elements of their visual composition are the most thematically significant. Try to identify just a few key images, because these are the ones you're going to incorporate into your spell—and as noted in the previous step, we don't want to make things too complicated.

5. Convert Symbolism to Action
Once you have your symbols, you'll want to figure out what to do with them. Magic isn't inert; it's an active process whereby we enact the change we want to see in the world. You don't just choose symbols and let them sit there doing nothing. Instead, you take your symbols and apply them in a ritualistic action that recreates your desired outcome.

If you chose two cups for the Two of Cups, you might fill one of them with a sweet drink and then pour that drink back and forth between the two, producing sweetness and reciprocity. If you chose a horse and pentacle for the Knight of Pentacles, you might inscribe a pentacle on a chess knight and carry it with you to show steadfastness and devotion. Whatever your core images are, you want to find a physical activity that highlights why you have chosen them and that creates a microcosmic representation of the effect you are trying to have on the world.

6. Write Your Script
A spell is a kind of ritual. It's a set of purposeful, symbolic actions that recreate the universe in miniature, identify the objects of magical manipulation, and then act out a process of change affecting those objects. Having identified the action you're going to take, it's now time to write a script that frames that action and makes it magically significant. Spells can be highly ceremonial or stripped-down depending on your personal taste, but there are a few core elements that are always useful to have. To start with, you'll want to write a declaration of purpose to formally announce the work you are about to do. Once that's done, you'll want to ritually declare the nature of any objects with which you're working, explaining what they represent. If you have a set of cups for your Two of Cups spell, you would say something like, "These cups are myself and my lover. As this drink flows between them, so love flows between us." For your Knight of Pentacles, you could say, "This horse is steadfast and true. As it remains with me, so shall an enduring love find me." The important thing here is to consciously articulate the nature of the symbolic action you have planned.

From there, you can complete your pre-determined symbolic actions. Close the spell with a formal declaration of success, something like, "My will is achieved. It is done!" You can add components to the spell if you like, including activities like singing or incantation, but these are the main elements that you really shouldn't do without.

7. Perform the Spell
When all is said and done, all that remains is for you to cast the spell you've written! There is so much flexibility available with tarot symbolism, and you will never run out of new and creative ways to bring tarot imagery into your magic.

Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal. Copyright Llewellyn Worldwide, 2025. All rights reserved.

Lately, I have been sleeping with a stone (rhondite) on my third eye. This stone is said to help with meditation and the recall of past lives. Twice now I have found, when opening my eyes, that there is a silvery thread from the ceiling to my forehead. The first time I thought it might be something like dust or a spider web, so I climbed on the bed to touch the ceiling. Of course, there was nothing there. What do you think this silvery thread may be, and what is this experience telling me?

Lynn

Astrea:

Each of us has a Ka or life force that extends from various chakras and reaches out to others. Most people can't see this as a visible aura, but those of us who meditate and seek Enlightenment may develop the ability to do so.

What you saw extending from yourself to the ceiling was your life thread, the silver cord that connects all living beings. It probably extended way beyond that, but since you were awake, you couldn't see that part of it. It will wrap around the whole Earth if you let it. You will soon learn to see it when you want to, and use it to help you.

You've chosen to try to find out where you were in your Before Times, and even where you'll be in your After. This path can be difficult, but with time and patience, you can succeed.

You're on the right track! In mentioning that you've been working with stones, you gave me your answer. Since you're seeking to learn about your past lives, your Life Force has been reaching out to try to connect with others in your Ka-Tet or karmic family. Some of those people are alive here on Earth, but many of them are probably waiting for you in an afterlife or sacred place that is as much a part of you as your physical environment is now.

When we pass and cross over, we encounter others we've been with before who for some reason didn't return with us in our current incarnation. Either they didn't want to leave Heaven or they had some other reason for not wanting to be here with us this time.

Coming back as a human being is a choice, and not every member of our karmic family makes that choice every time. Some choose to remain in Celestial Incarnations forever, and the only time we see them again is in meditation or when we join them after we die. Though sometimes it's sad to think that we don't always all return together, everyone is an individual and can make their own choice.

You'll be able to learn to communicate with all of your Ka-Tet now, no matter where they are, by using that silver cord that connects all of you forever.

When you see that light, instead of chasing it, try to bring it closer into your body. If it resists your efforts, try to bend it around your body, going in and out your fingers, toes, and every orifice such as your eyes and nose. Once your meditation gets to that point, you will be able to do more, and the things you want to discover will be revealed to you bit by bit.

*****

Susyn:

Minerals and stones can awaken, heal and protect our spirits. Sleeping with this stone directly on top of your third eye is opening up a channel to Spirit. As you may be aware, once our third eye opens, we gain the ability to see many things that are indiscernible to the physical eye.

The silvery thread you saw is an opening to another dimension, one that should continue to grow stronger and more evident as you continue this practice. It represents a direct connection to the Universe and your spiritual source of power.

We are all surrounded by many spiritual threads and chords that connect us to Spirit and the world around us. Like the energy centers within us known as the chakras, these become more evident as we grow in our spirituality.

Just as when we feel a connection to another person, there are invisible attachments we make that can be described as metaphysical strands or threads that tie us to one another. This is why, when we lose a relationship, it can be difficult to detach from it or let it go.

These spiritual ties can be strengthened when we give them energy or diminished when we move away from the connection. When people move away from their higher source, these threads diminish, wither and close up. When we are seeking spiritual growth and enlightenment and practicing daily to awaken metaphysically, these threads become stronger and begin to create a powerful ribbon of connection.

Rhondite is a wonderful stone for opening up your heart, grounding and healing your physical body, and awakening your inner spirit. Now that you have created a visible bond between yourself and the Universe, you may want to consider alternating different stones to awaken your psychic gifts and intuition. Stones such as tanzanite, amethyst and moonstone will make wonderful additions to your spiritual quest for enlightenment.

You can also wear or carry these stones with you or meditate with them in your awakened state. As you continue to work with these stones, you should witness the thread of silvery light growing stronger and more visible.

To learn more about the various stones and their metaphysical powers, there are a number of books on the market that can help. I recommend Scott Cunningham's Gems and Minerals Magic, which identifies the properties of the stones and offers spells you can perform to awaken the power within them - and within you!

Astrea:

Many times in life we hear, "You will always have what you NEED, but not necessarily what you WANT." Your spirit must have needed to experience the feeling of leaving your human body, and the suggestion in the next chapter of Sylvia Brown's book was all it took to get you there.

Even though you hadn't read it yet, your SOUL recognized the title of that chapter as something it had been seeking, and your soul, knowing that you had that reference to read after your experience, got with it and out you went!

While I don't usually recommend her books, Sylvia Brown has a wide reaching and powerful effect on lots of people. A Gemini like you would be able to relate easily to her writing and put it to good use. Synchronicity - you gotta love it!

I like your description of "getting caught." That's exactly what it feels like, isn't it? One minute you're free and hovering above the room, and the next minute, ZAP! back down into your corporeal form you go!

As a little kid, I loved that "feeling of return." With practice, most of the time we can control that event, but sometimes, when our physical ears hear a distracting noise or something else occurs to knock us back into reality, back we go. With practice you will be able to control your return better.

I find it interesting that you were visiting your mother-in-law and not someone in your own genetic family. Evidently, you and your husband got married for reasons that are even deeper than love. His family's interest in "psychic stuff" will nurture your children in such matters and help them to grow into their own abilities.

You'll never have to be concerned that when your daughter visits them, she'll be discouraged from exploring her own psychic life and power. My parents encouraged me to develop my psychic senses in a time when it wasn't nice to even discuss such things in public. Heck, it's STILL not considered a great topic at the dinner table in some families!

Your kids will get to talk about it ALL and ask questions and read and study. This is going to give them such an edge in life! Talk with your husband about how you want to present this to your kiddos, so that you are united in your approach and ready to tell them their experiences are all natural and okay.

A word or two of warning: Geminis often have difficulty staying grounded in REAL LIFE. Don't get so strung out on your ASTRAL life that you neglect what you're doing here on Earth.

You are at the beginning of a long journey to learn where your power really lies. Try to be patient with this process and take your time.