We’re at the beginning of a new year, full of excitement and possibility, like The Fool card.
There’s a numerological formula you can use to work out your Tarot Card for 2025. This card represents the type of experiences you can expect to have this year. I’ve been using the formula for so long I can’t remember where I learnt this trick, but I find it reliable.
The formula gives you a number that correlates with one of the Life Lesson aka Major Arcana cards. Because of the way it works, each following year you shift into the subsequent Life Lesson card e.g. If your Tarot Year Card in 2024 was The Empress, in 2025 it will be The Emperor.
The formula is this:
You add up your birth day + your birth month + the current calendar year. Then you work out which Life Lesson card matches the number you got. If the number is greater than 21, you add the digits together.
The Life Lessons cards are numbered as follows:
1 The Magician
2 The High Priestess
3 The Empress
4 The Emperor
5 The Hierophant
6 The Lovers
7 The Chariot
8 Strength
9 The Hermit
10 The Wheel of Fortune
11 Justice
12 The Hanged Man
13 Death
14 Temperance
15 The Devil
16 The Tower
17 The Star
18 The Moon
19 The Sun
20 Judgement
21 The World
My birthday is the 22nd May. The formula for me this year is: 2+2+5+2+0+2+5 =18 which is the number of The Moon. I’m expecting my life to go through a massive reboot this year, which for me, is the ultimate outcome of this card.
It’s important to point out that you should use this formula with a grain of salt. I throw a lot of salt over my shoulder while using Tarot. You should never let the cards chain you to a particular outcome. Just because your card for 2025 is The Empress doesn’t mean you should lie around and eat chocolate for a whole year – although that does sound appealing.
If your Tarot Year Card is one you’d like to know more about, let me know in the comments section below.
The Tarot Teaclub 
Hi Tan, thanks for the formula. My tarot deck arrives tomorrow, meanwhile I’m curious to hear your interpretation of 21 The World
Thanks
Chris
Hi Chris, The World experience is the culmination of the Tarot journey. It should feel like fulfilment in some way. Or living in a dynamic balance of all the moving parts in your life. It doesn’t necessarily mean that everything’s perfect. The Tarot journey will begin again next year. When I had this card in 2019, I moved into this incredible brand new apartment with bay views that I never expected to own in a million years. I’ve since moved on from there as the mortgage was hefty, but also, my desires about where I want to live changed. Hope that helps! Cheers, Tan
It sure does, I’ve been moving from place to place house & pet sitting for 3yrs in Qld and it’s been very fulfilling but since the end of last year I’ve felt ready to spread out in one place for a time. There’s an opportunity for me to do that if I decide to
Thanks again