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The four-round Celtic Cross: your tarot year 2027
Read the whole year at once: your life foundation, the year two months at a time, the future by age band, and love and family. Forty cards with a summary that links every round, your year card, lucky numbers, colours, days and a timing calendar. Step by step, no experience needed.
Why read four rounds?
A single Celtic Cross answers one question well, but a year of life holds many stories at once. Thai tarot readers therefore lay a “big reading”: four Celtic-Cross-sized rounds in a row, ten cards each, each looking at life from a different side, then joined into one picture. Round one shows who you are, round two what the year brings period by period, round three where life is heading by age band, and round four love and family.
Because it takes time and focus, most people do the big reading once a year: at New Year, on their birthday or at Songkran. This page lets you do the whole set yourself, either letting the site shuffle or using your own deck and entering the cards. Every step is written so that someone who has never read tarot can follow it.
What you gain over single readings is the connections: cards repeating across rounds, a lifelong lesson returning this year, the age band you are in, and outcomes on four levels: life, this year, the future and love. You also get your year card, personal year number, Key of Life, elements, lucky numbers, colours, days and direction, and a timing calendar for the whole year.
The new year 2027 is close. Give it 20–30 minutes, open all four rounds and keep the summary to look back on all year.
Start the four-round readingBefore you start
- 20–45 quiet minutes. Do not rush; finish reading each round before opening the next.
- Your birth date places the age bands of round 3 and gives your year card and personal year. You can give your age instead.
- A 78-card deck (if you use real cards), Rider–Waite–Smith or one with the same meanings.
- Decide on reversals at the start and keep the same choice for all four rounds.
- Paper or a phone. Photograph each round so you can compare it with real life at the end of the year.
Step by step
- Set your intention for the round. Each round has its own focus, such as round one's “Who am I, where do I come from, and where is life taking me?”
- Shuffle thoroughly. At least seven riffle shuffles, or wash the cards on the table until it feels right. With reversals, turn half the deck now and then.
- Cut into three piles. Choose the pile that draws you, put it on top and gather the deck.
- Lay ten cards on the layout. Take them from the top one by one and place them in the order 1 to 10 for that round. Do not pick cards.
- Turn the cards over in order. Flip each card sideways like the page of a book so its orientation stays true, and note whether it is upright or reversed.
- Read each position with the tables below, or choose “Use my own deck” in the tool and enter the cards for an interpretation.
- Return the cards and reshuffle before every round. Each round uses all 78 cards, so a card can repeat; a repeated card is the cards repeating a message to you.
- After four rounds, read the connections described below, and choose three pieces of advice you will actually act on this year.
Round 1: Natal / Life Foundation Reading
The first round uses the standard Celtic Cross: six cards in a cross (1 in the centre, 2 laid across it, 3 below, 4 to the left, 5 above, 6 to the right), then cards 7 to 10 in a column on the right from bottom to top, the same layout as this site's Celtic Cross reader.
| Card | Position | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The querent · your true self | Your basic nature and the energy you carry through life. In this round, this card is “you”. |
| 2 | Your lifelong lesson | The obstacle or lesson that returns in several chapters of life. Once you master it, it becomes a strength. |
| 3 | Roots · family and childhood | Your family background, what shaped you as a child, and the deep drives underneath. |
| 4 | The chapter just closed | What happened recently that still affects you today. |
| 5 | Your ideal · what your life aims at | Your highest aspiration and the best your life can reach. |
| 6 | The next chapter | The energy coming into your life next. |
| 7 | Your stance · how you meet life | Your way of thinking and the attitude you bring to the world. |
| 8 | People and surroundings · home, family, work | How others see you and the environment you live in. |
| 9 | Deep hopes and fears | What you hope for and fear at once, which are often the same thing. |
| 10 | Life direction · the gift to use | The overall direction of your life if you use your foundation fully. |
Tip: always read card 1 first, because it is the querent of the whole set, then ask how every other card helps or crosses it. Major Arcana in this round are life-level matters; court cards in positions 1, 7 and 8 usually describe your character or someone important around you.
Round 2: Current Situation / Annual Reading
This round keeps the cross but gives it new meanings. Cards 1 and 2 are the year's overview. Cards 3 to 8 are six two-month periods, laid clockwise around you (below, left, above, right) and up the staff. Card 9 is the year's advice and card 10 the picture when the year closes.
| Card | Position | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | You this year · the year's theme | The main energy you carry all year and the theme the year wants you to learn. |
| 2 | The year's challenge | The main obstacle or crossing force this year. |
| 3 | Period 1 (two months) | The overall picture for these two months, with work, money and love. |
| 4 | Period 2 (two months) | The overall picture for these two months, with work, money and love. |
| 5 | Period 3 (two months) | The overall picture for these two months, with work, money and love. |
| 6 | Period 4 (two months) | The overall picture for these two months, with work, money and love. |
| 7 | Period 5 (two months) | The overall picture for these two months, with work, money and love. |
| 8 | Period 6 (two months) | The overall picture for these two months, with work, money and love. |
| 9 | The year's advice · what helps you | The energy that best carries you through the year and the attitude to hold. |
| 10 | How the year ends | The picture when the year closes, if you follow the direction the cards show. |
In the Thai practice readers often go month by month from the month of the reading. This page groups the months in pairs so that ten cards cover all twelve months, and offers four starting points:
- January (calendar new year)
- April (Songkran, Thai new year)
- Your birth month (your personal year)
- This month (the next 12 months)
Beyond the periods, number and court cards also carry dates through their Golden Dawn signs and decans; the Six of Wands, for example, is Jupiter in Leo, about 12–22 August. The tool turns these into a timing calendar for the year.
Round 3: Future Outlook Reading, cards by age band
Which round puts the cards on age bands? Round 3, in the four-round practice of Thai readers. This round is not laid as a cross but in three rows of three cards; each row is one decade of age, split into 4–3–3 years. For someone aged 25: card 1 is ages 20–23, card 2 ages 24–26, card 3 ages 27–29, card 4 ages 30–33, card 5 ages 34–36, card 6 ages 37–39, card 7 ages 40–43, card 8 ages 44–46, card 9 ages 47 and up, and card 10 sits apart as the summary.
Finding your bands: use the age you reach in the year you are reading. The top row starts with the decade that age is in (under 20, start at 10); the middle and bottom rows are the next two decades. Each decade splits into its first four years, middle three and last three. The last slot of the bottom row stays open into later life.
| Age in the year read | Top row (cards 1–3) | Middle row (cards 4–6) | Bottom row (cards 7–9) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 10–13 14–16 17–19 | 20–23 24–26 27–29 | 30–33 34–36 37+ |
| 25 | 20–23 24–26 27–29 | 30–33 34–36 37–39 | 40–43 44–46 47+ |
| 33 | 30–33 34–36 37–39 | 40–43 44–46 47–49 | 50–53 54–56 57+ |
| 47 | 40–43 44–46 47–49 | 50–53 54–56 57–59 | 60–63 64–66 67+ |
| 62 | 60–63 64–66 67–69 | 70–73 74–76 77–79 | 80–83 84–86 87+ |
How to read it: bands already lived are your accuracy check; if the past cards match real life, give more weight to the future bands in the same row. The band you are in now deserves the closest reading, and compares directly with the year's theme in round 2. A heavy card ahead is not a verdict but a signpost to prepare.
Some readers also put ages on the positions of the foundation round. This page keeps age bands in round 3, the clearest form of the practice, so the reading stays simple.
Round 4: Love and Relationship Reading
The last round returns to the cross, but every position is seen through the heart: card 1 is you in love, card 8 your partner, someone coming in or family, and card 10 where love and family are heading. It works whether you are single or in a relationship.
| Card | Position | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | You in love | The querent of the heart: your nature and energy when you love someone. |
| 2 | What tests your heart | The obstacle or lesson in love and family right now. |
| 3 | Roots of how you love · family patterns | The way of loving you absorbed from your parents and family. |
| 4 | Love behind you | A relationship or matter of the heart that has just passed and still has an effect. |
| 5 | What your heart truly wants | Your ideal of love and what you look for in a partner. |
| 6 | Love coming in | The person, event or mood of love that is approaching. |
| 7 | How you show up in relationships | How you express, care and communicate with the people you love. |
| 8 | Partner, suitors and family | Your partner, people coming in, or family, and the energy they bring. |
| 9 | Hopes and fears in love | What you hope for and fear in love and family. |
| 10 | Where love and family are heading | The overall picture of love and family in the chapter ahead. |
A court card in position 6 or 8 often means a real person; its sign and element hint at their temperament. The Queen of Cups, for example, is a gentle, watery person.
Joining the four rounds into one story
This is what sets the big reading apart. The tool does it automatically; if you read by hand, work in this order.
- Cards repeated across rounds are the clearest message of all. Different orientations mean the matter has a flowing side and a blocked side.
- You from three sides: compare card 1 of the foundation, year and love rounds. The same or friendly elements mean you can be yourself all year; contrary elements mean the year or love is pulling you out of old habits.
- This year in the long view: compare the year's theme (round 2, card 1) with your current age band in round 3.
- Is an old lesson returning? Compare card 2 of the foundation (your lifelong lesson) with card 2 of the year (the year's challenge).
- Outcomes on four levels: read card 10 of every round together: life, this year, the future and love.
- Two kinds of roots: card 3 of the foundation and love rounds shows how family shaped both how you live and how you love.
- People and hopes: compare cards 8 and 9 of the foundation and love rounds.
- The whole forty: count elements, Major Arcana and frequent numbers. The weakest element is what to add to your life this year.
Year card, numbers, Key of Life, elements and lucky things
The year card
Add your birth day, birth month and the year you are reading, then add the digits until you reach 22 or less: that is your Major Arcana card for the year (22 is the Fool), following Mary K. Greer. Born 14 March, reading 2027: 14 + 3 + 2027 = 2044 → 2+0+4+4 = 10, the Wheel of Fortune. If your year card actually turns up in one of the rounds, it is a very strong sign.
Personal year number
Reduce your birth day, birth month and the year read to single digits and add them: 14 → 5, March → 3, 2027 → 11 → 2, total 10 → 1, a year of beginnings.
| Personal year | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | a year of beginnings: start the job, project or chapter; what you plant now grows for nine years |
| 2 | a year of partnership and patience: focus on your partner, allies and details; things grow slowly but deeply |
| 3 | a year of expression and joy: communicate, create, socialise and widen your network |
| 4 | a year of foundations: hard work, order, buying or fixing a home and putting your finances in order |
| 5 | a year of change and freedom: travel, move, try new things, but keep your discipline |
| 6 | a year of love, family and responsibility: home, partnership and caring for each other come forward |
| 7 | a year of reflection and study: good for learning, spiritual practice and deep work rather than expansion |
| 8 | a year of results, money and authority: past effort pays off; good for negotiating and promotion |
| 9 | a year of completion: release what has run its course, give, and clear space before the new cycle |
Birth cards (Key of Life) and Life Path
Add your birth day, month and year and reduce to 22 or less for your personality card; reduce to one digit for your soul card. That digit is your constellation: every card reducing to it speaks to you directly, and the tool lists the ones that appear in your reading. The Life Path number follows standard numerology.
Elements, colours and direction
Count the elements of the year round. The strongest element is the year's main energy and gives your colours and direction; the weakest is what to add, so it gives the boosting colours and activities. Directions follow the Golden Dawn.
| Element | Colours | Direction (Golden Dawn) | Add it by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | red, orange, gold | south | start things, exercise, take on a challenge |
| Water | blue, sea green, silver | west | spend time with loved ones, listen to your heart, make art |
| Air | yellow, white, sky blue | east | learn, write, plan and talk things through |
| Earth | green, brown, cream | north | save, tidy your home, care for your body, finish one task at a time |
Lucky days and numbers
Lucky days come from the planet of your year card and of the year's theme card (sign cards use the sign's ruler). Lucky numbers combine your personal year, your year card, the theme card's number and the numbers that appear most among the forty cards. Use them to colour personal choices, not for gambling.
| Planet of the year card | Lucky day |
|---|---|
| Sun | Sunday |
| Moon | Monday |
| Mars | Tuesday |
| Mercury | Wednesday |
| Jupiter | Thursday |
| Venus | Friday |
| Saturn | Saturday |
A complete worked example
This example is the four-round reading of “Fern” (a fictional person), born 14 March 1994, reading the year 2027 from January. Every line below comes from the same engine as the tool on this page, so you can use it as practice.
Round 1: Natal / Life Foundation Reading
| Card | Position | Card drawn | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The querent · your true self | Queen of Wands | Your native energy is confidence and warmth. People around you feel it, and it has carried you through hard times more than once. |
| 2 | Your lifelong lesson | Four of Pentacles | Your lifelong lesson concerns security and saving. Similar situations will return until you choose a clear path. |
| 3 | Roots · family and childhood | Six of Cups | Your roots carry nostalgia and childhood. Family or childhood gave you good capital, even if you rarely think about it. |
| 4 | The chapter just closed | Five of Swords (reversed) | The last chapter held reconciliation and ending conflict. Something is still unfinished inside; close it before moving on. |
| 5 | Your ideal · what your life aims at | The Star | Your life aims at hope and healing. This is your best self, and it is truly reachable if you keep walking. |
| 6 | The next chapter | Eight of Pentacles | Your next chapter brings diligence and practice. Open up to it and get ready. |
| 7 | Your stance · how you meet life | Knight of Wands (reversed) | Your habitual stance is impulsiveness and impatience, which may close doors without your noticing. A small shift of view changes a lot. |
| 8 | People and surroundings · home, family, work | Three of Pentacles | People see you through teamwork and skill. You usually have the right mentors or friends nearby. |
| 9 | Deep hopes and fears | Nine of Swords | Your deep fear is anxiety and nightmares. It is usually bigger than reality; look at it directly and it loses force. |
| 10 | Life direction · the gift to use | The Sun | Your life points toward success and joy, a beautiful outcome, and the whole round says you can reach it. |
How a reader joins this round: Card 1 is the Queen of Wands: Fern is warm, confident and a natural leader. Her lifelong lesson is the Four of Pentacles, holding on too tightly for fear of losing what she has. Her ideal is the Star, to inspire others, and her life direction is the Sun. Both are Major Arcana, so her life has a clear, bright direction. Her deep fear is the Nine of Swords, overthinking, which pairs with the reversed Knight of Wands: when anxious, she rushes.
Round 2: Current Situation / Annual Reading
| Card | Position | Card drawn | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You this year · the year's theme | Ace of Wands | The year's theme is inspiration and a fiery start. The energy supports you; use it deliberately from the first month. |
| 2 | The year's challenge | Five of Wands | The year's challenge is competition and conflict. Knowing it from the start lets you prepare. |
| 3 | Period 1 · Jan–Feb | Two of Wands | Jan–Feb is strong in planning and vision. Good for moving forward, starting something important or asking for what you want. |
| 4 | Period 2 · Mar–Apr | Wheel of Fortune | Mar–Apr is strong in cycles and fate. Good for moving forward, starting something important or asking for what you want. |
| 5 | Period 3 · May–Jun | Eight of Wands | May–Jun is strong in speed and messages. Good for moving forward, starting something important or asking for what you want. |
| 6 | Period 4 · Jul–Aug | Five of Pentacles | Jul–Aug brings hardship and scarcity to watch for. Stay defensive, check details and avoid big decisions while you are unsettled. |
| 7 | Period 5 · Sep–Oct | Six of Wands | Sep–Oct is strong in victory and recognition. Good for moving forward, starting something important or asking for what you want. |
| 8 | Period 6 · Nov–Dec | Ten of Wands | Nov–Dec brings burden and heavy responsibility to watch for. Stay defensive, check details and avoid big decisions while you are unsettled. |
| 9 | The year's advice · what helps you | Temperance | What helps you all year is moderation and balance. Make it a habit from the first month. |
| 10 | How the year ends | Ten of Pentacles | The year ends with lasting wealth and inheritance, a close worth the effort you put in. |
How a reader joins this round: The year's theme is the Ace of Wands, a year of new starts, matching her personal year 1. Six cards of the Wands suit appear, so it is a year of work and action. March–April draws the Wheel of Fortune, which is her own year card, so it marks the year's turning point. July–August draws the Five of Pentacles: watch money. September–October brings the Six of Wands, recognition. The year ends with the Ten of Pentacles, security for home and family. The advice is Temperance: do not take on so much that November–December becomes the Ten of Wands.
Round 3: Future Outlook Reading
| Card | Position | Card drawn | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ages 30–33 | Knight of Pentacles | You are now in a band strong in responsibility and consistency. Use it fully. |
| 2 | Ages 34–36 | Two of Cups | Ages 34–36 leans toward mutual love and partnership. Plan to meet the opportunity. |
| 3 | Ages 37–39 | The Tower | Ages 37–39 leans toward sudden upheaval and collapse. Forewarned is forearmed: build savings, look after your health and keep key relationships strong. |
| 4 | Ages 40–43 | Six of Swords | Ages 40–43 leans toward transition and travel. Plan to meet the opportunity. |
| 5 | Ages 44–46 | Nine of Pentacles | Ages 44–46 leans toward affluence and self-sufficiency. Plan to meet the opportunity. |
| 6 | Ages 47–49 | Four of Wands | Ages 47–49 leans toward celebration and milestone. Plan to meet the opportunity. |
| 7 | Ages 50–53 | Page of Cups | Ages 50–53 leans toward heartfelt news and tenderness. Plan to meet the opportunity. |
| 8 | Ages 54–56 | Ten of Swords (reversed) | Ages 54–56 leans toward recovery and survival; which way it goes depends on what you prepare from now. |
| 9 | Ages 57+ | The World | Ages 57 and up leans toward completion and achievement. Plan to meet the opportunity. |
| 10 | The summary card | Queen of Wands | The overall future is confidence and warmth. The road ahead is wide open. |
How a reader joins this round: Fern turns 33 in 2027, so the first row is her thirties. Her current band draws the Knight of Pentacles, steady building. Ages 34–36 draw the Two of Cups, love and partnership. Ages 37–39 draw the Tower, a big change to prepare for, before the Six of Swords carries her to a new path at 40. The curve rises again in mid-life and ends with the World. The summary card is the Queen of Wands, the same card as her querent in round 1: her best future is being fully herself.
Round 4: Love and Relationship Reading
| Card | Position | Card drawn | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You in love | Knight of Cups | In love you carry romance and an offer, a charm people around you can feel. |
| 2 | What tests your heart | Two of Swords | The test of the heart is stalemate and a difficult decision. Do not let small things pile up into a wall. |
| 3 | Roots of how you love · family patterns | The Emperor | The model of love you received is authority and structure, good capital for building your own family. |
| 4 | Love behind you | Three of Swords (reversed) | Past love held healing and forgiveness; part of it is not fully closed. |
| 5 | What your heart truly wants | The Lovers | Your heart wants love and choice, and you deserve it. |
| 6 | Love coming in | Two of Cups | Coming in is mutual love and partnership. Singles may meet someone new; couples grow closer. |
| 7 | How you show up in relationships | Queen of Cups (reversed) | Your stance in love right now involves oversensitivity and emotional dependency. Ask yourself what you are protecting. |
| 8 | Partner, suitors and family | King of Pentacles | The important people around you bring wealth and business success: good support. |
| 9 | Hopes and fears in love | Eight of Cups | You both hope for and fear walking away and letting go. That is normal; talk to someone you trust. |
| 10 | Where love and family are heading | Ten of Cups | Your love and family life is heading toward family happiness and emotional fulfilment. The cards encourage you to open up. |
How a reader joins this round: In love, Fern is the Knight of Cups, romantic and led by the heart. Her test is the Two of Swords, hesitating to choose. The root of how she loves is the Emperor, a strict father figure, which is also her birth card (number 4). Love coming in is the Two of Cups, the same card as ages 34–36 in round 3: two rounds point at the same thing, so a serious relationship stands out in the next few years. The person coming in is the King of Pentacles, stable and caring, and the outcome is the Ten of Cups, a warm family.
The summary that links all four rounds
Your four-round reading for 2027 is “very good”. The year's theme is Ace of Wands, the strongest period is Sep–Oct, and the card the reading repeats is Queen of Wands.
- Queen of Wands appears again in round 1, round 3. The cards repeat confidence and warmth to you; this is the clearest message of the whole reading.
- Two of Cups appears again in round 3, round 4. The cards repeat mutual love and partnership to you; this is the clearest message of the whole reading.
- You from three sides: your foundation is Queen of Wands, this year you are Ace of Wands, and in love you are Knight of Cups. Foundation and year: same element, strongly reinforcing. Foundation and love: contrary elements; find the balance.
- This year in the long view: the year's theme, Ace of Wands, falls in the band ages 30–33, which drew Knight of Pentacles (elements that do not clash). This year opens a rising stretch in the long view.
- Your lifelong lesson is Four of Pentacles; this year challenges you with Five of Wands. Bring what the old lesson taught you to the new matter.
- Outcomes on four levels: life The Sun; this year Ten of Pentacles; future Queen of Wands; love Ten of Cups. Most outcomes are good; the whole reading opens the way for you.
- Two kinds of roots: the root of your life is Six of Cups and the root of your love is The Emperor. Together they show how family shaped both how you live and how you love.
- Your year card for 2027 is Wheel of Fortune (number 10). Your personal theme for the year is cycles, fate, turning point.
- Your year card actually appeared in round 2, a very strong sign that this theme is the heart of the year.
- Personal year 1: a year of beginnings: start the job, project or chapter; what you plant now grows for nine years.
- Life Path 4: the builder — learning order, discipline and stability.
- Birth cards (Key of Life): The Emperor (4), constellation 4
- Your birth card The Emperor appeared in round 4. The cards are speaking directly about your true self.
- Cards of constellation 4 (your Key of Life) in the reading: Four of Pentacles, Four of Wands, The Emperor
- Lucky numbers for the year: 1 5 · year card number 10
- Lucky colours: red, orange, gold (the year's dominant Fire) · boosting colours: blue, sea green, silver (to add the year's weakest element, Water)
- Lucky days: Thursday (Jupiter) and Tuesday (Mars)
- Lucky direction: south (the direction of Fire in the Golden Dawn system)
- Activities that strengthen your year: spend time with loved ones, listen to your heart, make art
Timing calendar for the year:
- 21 Mar – 30 Mar · Two of Wands · good timing
- 21 Apr – 30 Apr · Five of Pentacles · be careful
- 23 Jul – 2 Aug · Five of Wands · be careful
- 3 Aug – 12 Aug · Six of Wands · good timing
- 13 Sep – 23 Sep · Ten of Pentacles · good timing
- 23 Nov – 2 Dec · Eight of Wands · good timing
- 23 Nov – 21 Dec · Temperance · good timing
- 13 Dec – 21 Dec · Ten of Wands · be careful
Advice:
- All year: Add Fire by taking one small action now, setting a challenging goal and moving your body.
- Handling the year's challenge: Add Fire by taking one small action now, setting a challenging goal and moving your body.
- Love: Add Water by naming your feelings, listening to people close to you and giving time to relationships.
- Use your foundation's strength: confidence and warmth is already yours; let it guide your decisions all year.
- Timing: start important things in Sep–Oct and stay careful in Jul–Aug.
- The long view: build savings and look after your health before ages 37–39.
- Add Water by naming your feelings, listening to people close to you and giving time to relationships.
Try your own four rounds and compare them with this example round by round.
Open my four roundsCommon mistakes
- Redrawing until you like the cards. The big reading means something only as the cards of that moment, so the tool keeps your result to review all year.
- Treating a hard card as a verdict. A heavy card is a signpost; every position says what you can do.
- Reading cards one by one without the whole. Always look at elements, Major Arcana and repeated cards first.
- Skipping the past bands. The lived bands of round 3 tell you how closely the cards speak to you.
- Mixing reversal rules between rounds. Choose one rule for the whole set.
Good to know
Tarot is a tool for reflection and entertainment; there is no scientific evidence that cards predict the future. The four rounds help you look at life from several sides at once and plan the year mindfully. For health, legal and financial matters, always consult a professional.
The four-round structure follows the practice of Thai tarot readers; card meanings follow the Rider–Waite–Smith deck, and elements, signs and the Tree of Life follow the Golden Dawn. All signs are tropical.
Frequently asked questions
What is the four-round reading, and how is it different from one Celtic Cross?
It is four rounds of ten cards in a row: life foundation, the year, the future by age band, and love and family, joined into one picture. A single Celtic Cross is best for one question.
Which round puts each card on an age band?
Round 3, the future. It is laid in three rows, one decade each, split 4–3–3 years. At age 25: card 1 = 20–23, card 2 = 24–26, card 3 = 27–29, and so on to card 9 = 47 and up, with card 10 as the summary.
Do I reshuffle before every round?
Yes. Return all 78 cards and reshuffle each time. A card can therefore repeat, and a card repeating across rounds is the cards stressing a message.
How often should I do it?
Once a year is enough, at New Year, your birthday or Songkran; keep the result to review. For specific questions during the year, use the ten-card Celtic Cross or the three-card reading.
Can I do it without a birth date?
Yes, give your age instead. The age bands of round 3 still work, but there will be no year card, personal year or Key of Life.
Can I use my own deck?
Yes. Choose “Use my own deck and enter the cards”, lay the cards on each round's layout and pick each card and its orientation; the interpretation and links are the same.
Should I use reversed cards?
Either way works, but keep the same choice for all four rounds. Reversals add detail about what is blocked or delayed.
Does a hard future card mean life will go badly?
No. A heavy card is a signpost to prepare, for example by building savings, caring for your health and keeping relationships strong. Every position tells you what you can do.
How are the lucky numbers and colours worked out?
Lucky numbers come from your personal year, your year card, the year's theme card and the numbers most frequent among the forty cards. Colours come from the strongest element of the year round; boosting colours from the weakest.
Where is my data kept?
Only in your own browser. Nothing is sent anywhere. Delete it with the “Start a new four-round reading” button or by clearing site data.