Prophecy 2026: Part Two

Merry Meet and Welcome to you magickal souls!!!!

It's time to look back on the first three calendar months of 2026: January, February and March. This is from the Prophecy 2026: Becoming the Seer workshop hosted by Emily of Wise Woman Witchery for her Diving Deeper members.

During this workshop, I pulled cards for each month based on the energy of that month and then the resources that would be available to me. I used the Lord of the Rings tarot deck by Tomas Hijo.

Energy for January

The Empress, The High Priestess, Wheel of Fortune Reversed

With the Empress, I feel as if this month would be filled with caring and nurturing energy that would encourage me to know my own mind. This is one of the most maternal cards and depicts Arwen. This card brings the idea that I needed to listen to my body, which I think I did as I ate good, healthy and nourishing food. Arwen comes to help me to understand how to care for others and I chose to do this with the assistance of food, which is something I love and I know that I can cook good food that will nourish others. Another theme of this card is healing and bringing it to my conscious self. Considering I had surgery booked in for the beginning of February, I had to focus on healing and how I was going to approach my recovery.

With the High Priestess, I feel as if January would focus on knowing what is to come and preparation. I knew that I had surgery booked in and that I needed to prepare for my recovery so this card was really interesting and insanely apt for the energy of January. I had to follow my intuition with what I needed, what I wanted to do and how to do it. I had to plan my meals and ensure I had enough frozen meals and tinned soups to make nourishing my body in that initial healing and recovery stage. I made sure I had everything packed and ready for the day of surgery, even writing a list of everything I took with me as a just in case. This card also has a theme of being between worlds and I definitely felt this energy as I was in between receiving a date for my surgery and actually having it. I'm not a fan of feeling like that but I think I managed it rather well.

With the Wheel of Fortune being reversed, this card was telling me that time would move slowly and this would be a transitional time. Again, coming with the High Priestess card, I would absolutely agree with this energy. Time wasn't moving as quickly as it has done before, perhaps because January is also a bit of a slow month after the festivities of December. Perhaps this card came to challenge my idea of how I live my life because I was offered some (un-looked-for) advice regarding my health that I didn't feel was right for me. I may have missed opportunities where I could have improved my health and way of living but I missed them because I wasn't open to them. The problem is that once I find something that works for me, I tend to stick with it and won't hold space for anything else to come in and maybe complement what I'm already doing.

Resources for January

Queen of Wands Reversed

With this card, I felt as if the message was that I wouldn't be in charge because I would potentially be at the mercy of others.

This card was also a message that success looks differently to each individual so what I see as success may not be to others.

Another possible resource for January seemed to be a gentle influence, possibly tied into or linked with communication.

But this card also holds the energy of feeling as if my achievements weren't being acknowledged, and honestly, this is so true! I had people try to tell me that what I was doing with my health and diet because what I was doing wasn't what they were doing. So I took a bold stand, just as Arwen did with Elrond and stopped it. I have clearly communicated my plans and my achievements.

Energy for February

2 of Rings

This card is usually associated with balance, and prioritising tasks.

But for this particular spread, I felt as if it actually represented union, community, and collaboration.

This was my most challenging month because I am so used to being independent and doing everything myself. Instead, for my own health, I had to rely on at least one other person to help me do all of the small daily tasks that I could usually do myself because I had surgery and needed time to recover.

I needed community around me and that is exactly what I found. Both within my friends but also the group I am part of regarding weightloss and nutrition.

I may be a self-proclaimed hermit/hobbit who barely leaves home but I am grateful for the communities around me.

Resources for February

3 of Rings

This card follows the 2 of Rings, both in the tarot suit but also the message:

I again felt this card was about collaboration and teamwork.

I needed to collaborate with others to achieve my goal of going home and recovering from surgery in a familiar place.

I also needed to work as a team with those who cared about my recovery in order to give myself the best possible chance of healing fully. This is still ongoing but it has become more comfortable to me.

While I chafed at these restrictions, it was only because I wasn't used to them. Nor am I used to trusting in other people because I have been hurt so often within a variety of relationships that I really do struggle to trust my whole self in the hands of those around me.

Within this deck, the suit of Rings is the alternative to Pentacles or Coins. It is rooted within the element of Earth so carries the energies of being grounded, creativity, rebirth, and new growth

Energy for March

4 of Swords Reversed, 2 of Swords

With the 4 of Swords being reversed, I initially felt as if this card was showing that I would have low energy or that the month would feel low. That this month would give me the opportunity to recharge and maybe even healing would be included. Rest was definitely implicated as being very important and I will admit that I took my leisure as often as I could so that when I needed energy, it was available to me. Discipline seemed to be implied, as if I needed to exercise some modicum of it in order to achieve a healing state. This month did hold some lows for me, with one of my favourite sports cancelling two racing weekends and I don't handle a lack of motorsport very well. This was also the time where I really wanted to focus on healing and returning to how my life was before my surgery.

With the 2 of Swords, I felt as if this card was indicating that I would come up against a boundary, that I would need to fight for something. Well, I wasn't quite expecting what battle I would face. One of my main medications is current not available for an as-yet undetermined length of time so I'm having to find an alternative while being patient and waiting on doctors to get guidance to pass on to me. This card is also associated with advice and guidance and I can say with complete confidence that I did need advice and guidance. While the Balrog seems to represent my medication issue as it is rather important and not something I can avoid, I don't feel as if this is the only energy this card is showing. Perhaps I needed to be the Balrog and ensure others didn't forget about me.

Resources for March

2 of Cups

With this card, I felt as if I was being shown that I would have at least one relationship to lean on for support during March, and it was absolutely true. Well, I actually had several friendships to lean on but still, the message was there.

I tend to forget that there are other kinds of relationships, not just the social and familial ones that seem to typify this. I say this because there is also my relationship with my body, and I think is what came back to me during March. I got back into doing yoga - not daily, not yet, but a few times a week. It is the only form of exercise that I enjoy and something I haven't really done much since mid-December. Yoga is meaningful to me because it allows me to stop thinking and concentrate on what my body is doing, on deepening my connection with my body.

According to these cards, these first three months of 2026 were interesting. Preparing for my surgery, recovering from my surgery and then rebuilding my relationship with my body. It was a roller-coaster time, for sure and I'm still not sure if I'm okay now I'm on the other side of this time.

I hope this inspires you to consider working with Wise Woman Witchery in the future, especially when it comes to workshops and conferences.

Peace and love to all!!!!