Community Tarot Reading for the Week of March 23, 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026
Waxing Moon
No Retrogrades

Hello, hello, and LOOK at this reading – All the cards in it are Major Arcana, so that means we’re dealing with huge life energy this week.

Spring Equinox arrived, the sun and various other planets have moved or are moving into Aries, and we have no retrogrades until early May.

We keep being told to go, go, go – but remember, we each have our own pace that’s good for us. Don’t be pushed by other people’s agendas. We’ve got a lot of big energy to deal with this week, and each of us will have to find our own way of doing so. We are not alone. But we also need to find the balance between what is best for us while supporting our communities. They are not mutually exclusive, although we are often gaslit into believing they are.

This month’s deck was a Winter Solstice gift, and, as a writer, I’m enjoying working with it. This month’s deck is the Mystic Storyteller, book and tarot by Amanda Hughes, art by Roz Kazaz. You can read more about the artists by clicking their names, and buy the deck here.

This is one of my spreads, that I call The Elemental Spread. It is very similar to many of the Medicine Wheel spreads I’ve seen, but I made a few tweaks to the way I use it over the years.

We start in the center, with Spirit/Self. This is the overall energy of the week, and how we relate to it.

We move to the position above, with is North/Tangibles, connected to the element of Earth, advice on how to deal with the week on a tangible, materialistic level.

We move clockwise to the third position, East/Thought, connected to the element of Air, advice on how to intellectually deal with the week.

Then we move down to the bottom of the spread, the 4th position, South/Passion, connected to the element of Fire, advice on how to deal with the week from a place of passion and identity.

Then we move up to the left side of the spread, the 5th position, West/Emotion, connected to the element of Water, advice on how to deal with the week from a place of creativity and emotion.

We wind up where we started, at the spirit center, integrating all the information for the week.
These interpretations are mine, based on my experience, intuition and responses to the artwork.

You may have a different experience. This is an overview of the week as it stands now; every decision we make from the moment of the reading can change the outcome. If there’s something in the reading that worries you, you have the information ahead of time so that you can plan, make better choices, or handle it differently than predicted for a better outcome. Tarot sets out possibilities, which you change through your choices and actions.

Center – Spirit/Self: The Sun
The Sun card is about joyful success. I love that the figure in the card rides a horse brandishing a red crayon! Ride this week with joy and optimism, and there’s success involved. This card was in the East/Intellect in our March 9 reading, but this week, it’s the central energy of ourselves. Let’s enjoy it and use it. It’s been a tough winter physically in my neck of the woods, and a tough winter on every level all over the place, so let’s harness this energy and use it to make improvements this week.

North – Earth/Tangibles: The Lovers
The Lovers is a card of commitment and decision. There’s an opportunity, on a very tangible level, to decide to make a commitment for this next cycle, which started at the Equinox. The sunlight in the back of the card ties to the Sun card at the center of this reading. Last week, in this spot, we had the Ace of Pentacles, which was the offer. This week, we need to decide to commit. Also, look back to the March 9 reading, where the Devil came up, and we discussed how, in this deck, the figures from the Lovers are also featured in the Devil. Take some time to consider if you are cycling back to the Lovers/Devil relationship from a few weeks ago, or if you choose to accept the offer from the Ace of Pentacles last week and make a new commitment. The answer will be unique to everyone.

East – Air/Thought/Intellect: The Hierophant
In many decks, the Hierophant is depicted as a religious figure. In this deck, the figure is a teacher, although there are symbols with various spiritual significance on the board behind her. She wears red, the blackboard is black, and the pillars frame her are white. White, black, and red together are important spiritual colors, especially in magical traditions. While there is no sunlight, there is yellow in several of the symbols, tying back to the Sun card. Her students look interested and a little intimidated. To me, in this card in this position in this week, it means a time to listen to those with more experience (or different experience) than you have. There is useful information that you might reflexively disregard, but if you listen and pay attention to the deeper layers, you will find something of value.

South – Fire/Passion/Identity: Temperance
This card is about both balance and flow. The figure stands with one foot in the water and one on land, pouring from his pitcher to his glass. There’s a clump of iris, symbolizing wisdom and hope. In the background is a sun between mountains, again tying back to the Sun card. Keep on keeping on, keep hope, keep balance. Because it is in the position of passion and identity, it also ties into what I said at the top of the reading about the need to balance your boundaries with the good of the community, and how they are not mutually exclusive. We have been conditioned to believe our lives are either/or – sacrifice yourself or be considered selfish. The truth is when we all work to care for both ourselves and others, everyone benefits and the society grows stronger. Systemic oppression hates this, and does everything it can to make us believe what they want and will profit from, not what is best for the greater good. This week, flow without complying.

West – Water/Creativity/Emotion: The Chariot
The Chariot is about taking charge of your own direction in life. In the position of the west/emotions, it’s about deciding where to put your emotions and your creative energy. Which direction flows best for you? You’re out with your pack (the dogs). Who leads this week? The card suggests you should leave and the dogs will travel with you, rather than pulling you in a specific direction. There are stars in the sky, and the yellow is low to the ground, suggesting a setting sun. The sunlight starts high in the center, and moves lower as we come around the wheel this week, which is kind of beautiful.

Again, the entire reading is Major Arcana cards, which is big energy. It doesn’t promise ease, but it suggest joy and optimism if you are active, listen, and flow.

Did anything in particular resonate with you, or did you get something different? I’m always happy to hear from you.