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New Year resolutions sound great on paper, but let’s be honest, most of them don’t make it past January.
Whether you’re walking into 2026 buzzing, burnt out, or just hoping this year isn’t quite so chaotic, a New Year tarot reading can help you cut through the noise and focus on what actually matters. That’s the point of tarot for me. It gives you clarity, language, and a bit of structure so you’re not trying to untangle everything in your head at 2am.
You can use a New Year tarot reading in two ways. You can book a session with me, online or in Manchester, and I’ll walk you through it using my New Year’s Reboot spread. Or you can grab your own deck and use my three card spreads as a simple framework for a self-reading. Either way, the goal is the same. Less confusion. More honesty. More choice.
Why Choose a New Year Tarot Reading?
A New Year tarot reading isn’t a gimmick. It’s a reflective check-in that helps you look at the last year, get clearer on the next one, and stop pretending you need to sort your whole life out in one go.
In a session with me, we use my New Year’s Reboot spread. It looks at your current state, what you need to leave behind, lessons from the past year, new focus for the year ahead, likely challenges, how to meet them, opportunities, how to make the most of them, areas for personal growth and self improvement, your relationships, and the overall theme of your year. Twelve cards. One big picture view of your year that we then break down into actual next steps.
We slow things down. We look at what 2025 actually did to you, what you learned, what you’re still carrying, and what you want from 2026. The cards give us a starting point, but the real magic is the conversation. I’m not here to hand you fixed answers from on high. I’m here to sit in it with you and help you find something that genuinely fits your life.
Ben summed it up better than I ever could:
“Gord was absolutely fantastic, easily the best tarot card reading I’ve ever had. They were very friendly and down-to-earth, which made the whole experience enjoyable. The reading itself was scarily accurate, perfect food for thought for 2025. Highly recommended.”
If you’re reading for yourself, you can still do a New Year tarot reading without using a full twelve card spread. Three card spreads like Past / Present / Future, Situation / Obstacle / Advice, and What Worked / What Didn’t Work / Lessons all work beautifully as simple New Year check-ins. You pick the spread that matches what you need clarity on and let three cards open that conversation.
Here are seven reasons a New Year tarot reading might be exactly what you need to start 2026.
1. Get Clarity For The Year Ahead
The New Year is sold to us as a fresh start. In real life it’s more like a pile of pressure, expectations, and “new year, new me” nonsense.
A New Year tarot reading helps you stop spinning in circles. In a New Year’s Reboot session with me, we look at the big picture first. What kind of year are you stepping into? What themes keep showing up? Then we zoom in. What actually needs your attention in the next month or two? What can wait? What can you quietly put in the bin?
If you’re reading for yourself, you might use the Past / Present / Future spread as a quick Year Ahead check-in. Past shows what you’re carrying in from 2025, Present shows where you are at the turn of the year, and Future hints at the direction you’re moving in if nothing changes. It’s simple, but it gets you out of your head and into something you can actually look at.
You won’t walk away with a perfect master plan. You will walk away with a clearer sense of what matters and what doesn’t, which is a much better place to start from.
2. Reflect On The Past Without Getting Stuck
Before you run at the next thing, it helps to look back at where you’ve just been. A tarot card reading for the New Year can show you the main lessons from 2025. What worked? What didn’t? What are you fully done with?
In my New Year’s Reboot tarot reading you also get a reflective journal with prompts to unpack your spread. You can scribble down patterns, realisations, and tiny next steps, so the reading doesn’t just float off as a nice moment you forget by February.
If you’re reading for yourself, the What Worked / What Didn’t Work / Lessons spread does exactly what it says on the tin. One card for what went well, one for what did not, one for the lesson you’re taking from all of it. You can use that on its own, or as a warm up before a bigger New Year’s Reboot reading with me.
Reflection shouldn’t turn into self-punishment. The point is to see your story clearly enough that you can choose what happens next, instead of just repeating the same chapter and calling it fate.
3. Set Goals That Actually Feel Like Yours
Most of us have tried “impressive” goals that secretly make us want to crawl back into bed. Join the gym five days a week. Meditate every day. Smash a promotion we don’t even want.
A New Year tarot reading helps you ditch the performance goals and listen to what you actually want.
In a New Year’s Reboot session with me, we ask the cards about desire, not duty. What lights you up? What would feel satisfying even if nobody saw it on Instagram? The cards are great at calling out goals that belong to your parents, your boss, or society more than they belong to you.
If you’re reading for yourself, the Passion / Direction / Destination spread is perfect here. Passion shows what you care about, Direction shows where that energy wants to go, Destination points to what you’re building towards. It’s a simple way to sense check whether your New Year goals actually belong to you.
When your intentions match who you are, you’re far more likely to follow through. When they don’t, you’ll keep ghosting your own plans and wondering why.
4. Get Honest About Challenges
I’m never going to pretend that a few cards will make life smooth. They won’t. What they can do is help you see your likely challenges more clearly so you’re not blindsided every time something hard happens.
In a New Year tarot reading, we look at where things might feel crunchy this year. Burnout. Boundaries. Money stress. Tough conversations. Old patterns that keep dragging you back. We talk about what support you’ll need and what you can put in place before you hit that wall.
If you’re reading for yourself, the Fear / Your Response / Better Response spread turns this into something practical. One card for what you’re afraid of, one for how you tend to react now, one for a more helpful way of responding. You can use it with or without a full New Year’s Reboot reading.
You’re not “manifesting negativity” by doing this. You’re giving yourself a head start, so when things wobble you can say “I knew this might show up” instead of “Everything is ruined and it’s all my fault”.
Challenges don’t cancel your year. They’re part of it. Seeing them clearly can make them much easier to move through.
5. Notice Your Hidden Strengths
You’re probably much stronger and more resourceful than you give yourself credit for.
In readings, I see this all the time. The cards point to resilience, creativity, compassion, stubborn hope, the way you keep showing up even when things are rough. People shrug it off as “just what you do” when actually it’s a huge deal.
Kirsty put it like this:
“Gord is a wonderful person who gives crazily accurate readings. All of my readings have been detailed with added advice for what I can do to improve in certain situations, which I have taken on board. Their readings leave me feeling positive and motivated.”
If you’re reading for yourself, the Strengths / Weaknesses / Advice spread is designed for this. One card for what you’re good at, one for what trips you up, one for how to work with both. It’s a simple way to see yourself more clearly without falling into the trap of pretending you’re either useless or perfect.
A New Year tarot reading works like a mirror. It shows you the parts of you that are already powerful, not just the bits you think are broken.
6. Make Big Decisions With More Ease
Got big choices hanging over you in 2026? Job stuff. Moving. Studying. Relationships. Saying yes. Saying no.
A New Year tarot reading won’t make the decision for you. What it will do is help you see each option more clearly so you’re not stuck in “what if” hell.
I’ll never say “Quit your job on Tuesday”. That’s not my style. Instead, we use the cards to look at what each path might feel like, what it asks of you, and what kind of support you’d need if you chose it.
Youssef said:
“Gord has a great ability to read and translate cards to your situation. It was a tough-love reading, but they had a lot of warmth. Grateful.”
If you’re reading for yourself, you can lean on spreads like Choice 1 / Choice 2 / How to Choose, or Choice 1 / Choice 2 / Choice 3 if you’ve got more than two options. These are made for decision moments. You read each card as a “what if I chose this” snapshot, then pay attention to how your body reacts. The “right” choice is usually the one that fits you, not the one that just looks best on paper.
7. Start The Year Feeling Empowered, Not Helpless
A New Year’s Reboot tarot reading is about you taking the reins. I’m not here to predict your future. I’m here to help you create it.
By the end of a session, you’ll have a clearer sense of who you’re becoming, what matters this year, and a few concrete next steps you can actually take. You’ll also have permission to change your mind later. Nothing in tarot is set in stone.
You can do this alone as well. Any of my three card spreads can be turned into a small New Year ritual. Light a candle, shuffle your deck, pick a spread that fits what you need most, and use the cards as a way to check in with yourself instead of trying to do it all in your head.
The point is not to get a perfect prediction for 2026. The point is to feel more connected to yourself and more able to make choices you’re actually proud of.
Ready To Start Your Year With Intention?
Whether we work together online, in person in Manchester, or you’re at your kitchen table with your own deck, a New Year tarot reading is about the same thing. Paying attention. Being honest with yourself. Giving yourself the chance to start the year with intention instead of autopilot.
If you’re ready to kickstart 2026 with some grounded guidance, you can book a New Year tarot reading with me online from anywhere in the world or in Manchester if you’re local. We’ll map out your year together and I’ll help you find next steps that actually fit your life, not someone else’s idea of it.
