The Year of the Hermit, 2025, is coming to a close. What did we face internally?
An End-of-Year Tarot Reading to Release 2025 & Welcome 2026
In Tarot, The Hermit corresponds to the year 2025. The Wheel of Fortune will rule 2026.
The Hermit marked the start of a year filled with uncertainty, not the peaceful retreat I had hoped for. Instead, things felt messy and chaotic. I spent months waiting, unsure of what would happen next. I thought The Hermit would guide me inward to heal and accept disappointment, but instead, I found myself quietly growing in ways I didn’t expect. I learned to look back and recognize my feelings of anger and unrest as grief. During this time, I worried my projects would stall and felt a real sense of loss as chances slipped away. I tried to protect myself, hoping to find inner strength slowly. The Hermit’s lantern didn’t light a clear path, but it offered just enough wisdom to help me keep going and release a new deck, even though I had no control over its funding, production, or delivery.
Now, as the Wheel of Fortune begins to spin, everything we’ve nurtured in solitude is poised to meet its moment for opportunity and the change we have long awaited. The Wheel of Fortune will guide us through 2026, but only if we notice fast spins and slow revolutions at the right place and time. Now we can step out and let our hard-won insights shine, as The Hermit’s lantern sets the Wheel in motion for the year ahead.
The Lessons
This year taught me that growth does not require visibility at all costs. Some of the most meaningful progress unfolded beyond others' gaze, in spaces where slowness rekindled my connection to a healing community. I learned that not every offering needs to explain itself. I realized that I will need to trust the quiet power of my work, which carries farther and lasts longer than anything driven by urgency.
The Challenges
I navigated systems that were never designed with artists in mind, learning where they constrained creativity rather than supported it. Along the way, I released platforms, expectations, and timelines that no longer fit the shape of my work or my life. Each challenge molded my boundaries and strengthened my resolve to choose integrity over convenience.
What I Released & What I Honored
I had to let go of over-performing and the pressure to prove worth through constant output. That wasn't easy. Instead, I embraced a new perspective: what I released, I released fully; what I honored, I honored fiercely. In its place, I deepened my trust that the right audience would find what was meant for them. I am grateful to those who read slowly and feel deeply, to the quiet supporters who return again and again, and to the unseen moments when only faith carried me forward.
I hope the coming year brings beauty that doesn’t feel rushed and prosperity that doesn’t take too much. I want the work ahead to feel like devotion, not just a demand, and I hope what I create lasts beyond trends and reaches the people who need it, whenever that may be.
Wishing you a year of expansion and good fortune!
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The 2024 Year-End Tarot Spread
The 2024 end-of-year tarot spread, special discounts and an announcement for 2025
Every year, I carve out a peaceful time to do a reading for myself, reflecting on the year that's passed and the one ahead. Looking back on this year, which was guided by The Strength card, I'm filled with gratitude for how it helped me navigate so many challenges. Now, as I turn toward 2025, I’m excited to see that it’s the year of The Hermit! It feels like the perfect time for a full year of self-reflection, with the goal of learning how to shine a lantern that helps others find their way up a steep, winding path. It's exactly the kind of energy I need right now.
I’d like to share the tarot spread that I developed in the hopes that we all can do this exercise together and share a window of collective consciousness.