What Is In Store for Me In August? A Tarot Reading

Hello August! For this month, I did a reading following a seven-card spread that I found online:

The questions I focused on and added to my journal are as follows:

1. What is the overarching theme or focus of this month?
2. What challenge will I face?
3. What is the lesson?
4. What will give me strength and how can I tap into it?
5. How will my ego challenge me this month?
6. What is something I can be excited about?
7. What does my higher self want me to know?

Once my journal was ready, I took a deep breath and began.

1. What is the overarching theme or focus of this month? Strength in reverse

This suggests that my month will be focused on me – growing my internal power and external strengths to match the image those around me hold. 

2. What challenge will I face? Eight of Wands

Everything is moving fast. I need to allow myself to move with the flow to see the results I am looking for. Trying to bend or force things will impede my progress. There’s also a suggestion of travel in my future?

3. What is the lesson? King of Pentacles

I can do anything I set my mind to. I have the ability to go far is I allow myself confidence in my own skills.

4. What will give me strength and how can I tap into it? Death

My ability to adapt to change will give me strength for the coming month. Transformation is coming as major life changes are ongoing. Making space for new opportunities as they are presented to me will serve me well.

5. How will my ego challenge me this month? The Moon

I am highly susceptible to flawed emotions. While it is good to follow my intuition, don’t be fooled into believing everything instinctually.

6. What is something I can be excited about? Six of Wands

I will succeed at something I am working towards, something that will make me proud. I have people in my corner that are cheering me on that have my back. I have people who want to celebrate my accomplishments if I were to let them.

7. What does my higher self want me to know? Ten of Pentacles

I have done well for myself already. Share the joy, the wealth, the gratitude with everyone as I fulfil my goals. I have worked hard and earned the right to be proud of myself already.

There you have it. An accounting of what the tarot claims is in store for me this month. I had a lot of fun thinking about what goals it is alluding to and what things I’ve already accomplished with my life.