September 2018

Last night I was lying in bed unable to fall asleep (typical!) and I started thinking about my age. I recently turned 37.

At first I thought I’m thirty seven already! Mygodwhathaveidonewithmylife?

Then I thought when I’m 80 I’ll look back and think it’s dumb that I worried about being an underachiever at age 37.

Then I thought I probably won’t make it to 80 because of chemicals and stuff.

Then I decided to stop thinking and just add up the numbers in my age because doing simple math in my head at 2am calms me down.

So when I added up the numbers in my present age I got number 10. Then I started thinking about all the 10’s in Tarot – 10 of Pentacles (yay!), 10 of Swords (shit!), 10 of Cups (awww!), 10 of Wands (ugh!) and then finally the Wheel of Fortune.

My theory is that these cards predict the kind of experiences, opportunities and challenges that will present themselves in my 37th year.

How do I know this? Because when I added up last years age (36), I got number 9…. 9 of Pentacles, 9 of Swords, 9 of Cups, 9 of Wands and The Hermit all accurately summed up my past year and the things I’ve experienced.

I won’t bore you with the details. You’re welcome! But it was enlightening and gave me something to ponder as I lay in bed.

So give it a go. Add up the numbers in your age and study the Tarot cards that correspond with that number. You should have one Major Arcana and four Minors.

Here’s a worksheet to get you started!

*If your age adds up to 10, like mine does (37 = 3 + 7 = 10) study all the 10's in your Tarot deck AND all the 1's. Because 10, when broken down, adds up to 1 - which means this year will be a big one for you! Not only will you be completing things (10 represents completion) but you'll be starting new things (as 1 represents new beginnings).

I want to know...what number does your age add up to? Do you see some parallels between the Tarot card of that number and your current life events? Share if you want to! 🙂