With so many people using this time to reflect and reset—their minds focused on planning the year ahead—I get a lot of calls around this time asking for readings. Over the years, I've uncovered more and more ways a person can use Tarot and Astrology to look ahead and receive internal and spiritual guidance for living their cosmically aligned life.

In 1925, astrologer Marc Edmond Jones visited Balboa Park in San Diego, accompanied by clairvoyant Elsie Wheeler. He brought a stack of 360 cards, each labeled with a zodiac sign and degree.

Folks throughout history have used written repositories to store sacred information much like how scientists today keep notes on their observations and findings in their field of study. They were instructional and archival documents, where ancient practitioners and healers kept track of their experiences and shared the knowledge gained.