Year Ahead Spread
Creator: Dead
Star
(used with permission)
I wanted to do a yearly spread for myself
but felt that the others I found were somewhat...lacking, somehow. So I made my
own and decided I'd post it for the rest of you.
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21---13/14--17/18--19/20--15/16---22
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Positions 1-12 : Months of the Year (General Outlooks)
1 - January
2 - February
3 - March
4 - April
5 - May
6 - June
7 - July
8 - August
9 - September
10 - October
11 - November
12 - December
Positions 13-20 are general aspects of life for the new year, one set for every
suit in the minors (i.e.. one set for love/relationships (Cups), etc). I thought
two cards for each aspect would be more descriptive, as different suits can
indicate different things. So read these pairs as you wish. [*Note: I only used
the suits as reasons for choosing these aspects. When doing the reading, just
read normally. You don't have to choose Cups cards for the love aspect, etc.]
13 & 14 - Ambition/Creativity [Wands]
15 & 16 - Health/Money [Pentacles]
17 & 18 - Relationships/Emotions [Cups]
19 & 20 - Mind/Struggles [Swords]
Positions 21-22 : Energies
21 - Recurring energies (carried through from the past year)
22 - New energies manifesting (for the new year)
I didn't feel this spread needed an Outcome card, as it is a quite general
spread and if you really want an outlook on the entire year, you can just
determine your year card 
Ironically, this spread turned out to have 22 cards (the exact number of
majors). This was unintentional, but allows for the use of an interesting
majors-only reading if you so desire, although I personally feel that it could
be quite limiting. Your preference 
Feel free to alter this any way that suits you best. Hope some of you will use
it. Peace.
