Tarot birth cards

A naked child rides a white horse beneath a blazing sun, arms open, holding a red banner. Sunflowers lean over a garden wall towards the light. Nothing is hidden: everything in the card is in full daylight.

In love you are warm, generous and joyful, and you bring light into every relationship. You need a partner who celebrates life with you, and your lesson is to let them shine too. Happiness, warmth, a joyful and open relationship.

At work you thrive in leadership, performance, teaching, children's work, sport and anywhere your energy and optimism are contagious. Success, recognition, energy and confidence.

In youth the Sun shows as warmth, joy and a natural confidence. In adulthood you shine in your work and relationships. In later life your warmth keeps others young.

A Sun year is a year of joy and success: vitality, recognition, children and happiness. The Sun brings a year of joy and success. Winter clears old clouds. Spring brings recognition and good news. Summer is radiant: health, play and love. By autumn there is much to celebrate, and you have the confidence to keep shining.

Spend time in daylight every day, and do one thing each week purely for fun.

Reversed, the Sun's light is only dimmed: joy delayed, or optimism that needs a little realism. When this card is lived in its shadow, its gifts turn against themselves; knowing the shadow is the first step to its light.

The Magician wears the lemniscate, the sign of infinity, above his head, and a snake biting its own tail around his waist. Roses and lilies grow at his feet: desire and purity, both in his hands. On the table lie all four suits: everything he needs is already present.

In love you are charming, persuasive and attentive, and you need a partner who stimulates your mind. Your lesson is honesty: use your gift with words to reveal yourself, not to manage others. Attraction and initiative; making the first move; a charming, persuasive partner.

At work you thrive in communication, sales, teaching, technology, crafts and entrepreneurship, anywhere skill turns ideas into results. Skill recognised, a project launched, communication and negotiation in your favour.

In youth the Magician shows as many talents and little focus; you can do a bit of everything. In adulthood you discover the one craft that gathers them all. In later life you become a master and a teacher, admired for what you have made real.

A Magician year is a year of initiative and skill: the time to launch, to learn, to speak up and to put your talents to work. The first months reward initiative: launch, apply, speak. By spring, focus your energy on the one or two projects that matter most. Summer brings visibility for your skills. In autumn, review what you made happen and refine your tools for what comes next.

Choose one goal each season, write it down in a single sentence and act on it every day.

Reversed, the Magician points to scattered energy, unused talent or manipulation, your own or someone else's. Check motives, and focus. When this card is lived in its shadow, its gifts turn against themselves; knowing the shadow is the first step to its light.

The great wheel turns in the sky, marked with the letters TARO and the alchemical signs of the elements. A sphinx sits at the top, a serpent descends on the left and Anubis rises on the right. In the corners, the four creatures of the evangelists read their books.

In love you meet fateful encounters and turning points, and your relationships often change you. Your lesson is to stay steady at the centre of the wheel, whatever turns. A fated meeting, a turning point; changes that bring people together or apart.

At work you thrive in changing fields, travel, trade, finance and anywhere luck and timing matter. A lucky break, a new cycle, changes in circumstance.

In youth the Wheel shows as changes of home, school or fortune. In adulthood you learn to read the cycles of your life. In later life you are calm at the centre of the turning wheel.

A Wheel year is a year of change and luck: a new cycle, unexpected turns and opportunities to seize. The Wheel's year brings change and luck. Winter shifts circumstances. Spring offers an unexpected opportunity. Summer turns the wheel further. In autumn, see the pattern and choose how to ride it.

Note the turning points of each year; you will begin to see your own cycles.

Reversed, the Wheel suggests resistance to change, a run of bad luck, or repeating old patterns. What can you change about how you meet the turn? When this card is lived in its shadow, its gifts turn against themselves; knowing the shadow is the first step to its light.

The Hermit stands on a snowy peak, holding a lantern with a six-pointed star and a long staff. He has climbed alone to see clearly, and he lights the way for those who follow.

Love: Time alone to understand your heart; a slow, thoughtful love. Work: Study, research, mentoring; stepping back to see clearly.

A Hermit year is for withdrawal and wisdom. Winter calls you inward. Spring brings study and reflection. Summer may bring a mentor or a clear insight. In autumn, share what you have found.

Reversed, the Hermit warns of isolation or loneliness, or of refusing to look within. Seek balance between solitude and company. When this card is lived in its shadow, its gifts turn against themselves; knowing the shadow is the first step to its light.