How to Do a Solstice Tarot Spread

Celebrate the rhythms of the Sun with a thoughtful six-card spread designed for both the Summer and Winter Solstices. Whether you're honoring the light or welcoming the dark, this ritual helps you pause, reflect, and align with personal and natural cycles. Perfect for witches, mystics, or anyone seeking deeper seasonal insight.

Summer Solstice Spread

Use this spread at the year's peak of light, when energy is high and life feels abundant. Lay the cards around a sun symbol or geometric pattern—whatever feels right for your ritual space.

1. What new opportunities have emerged over the Spring? Reflect on the fresh paths or ideas blossoming in your life.
2. How can I bring my current projects to fruition? Seek strategies or energies you can tap into to support your work.
3. What is expanding in my life right now? Identify areas of growth—relationships, creativity, spirituality, or healing.
4. What blessings am I receiving? Acknowledge paths that are opening for you, even if quietly.
5. What truly fulfills me? Tune into what feeds your soul, not just what looks good on the surface.
6. How can I shine my light in the world? Discover how you’re invited to serve others by bringing your unique gifts forward.

Winter Solstice Spread

Ideal for the year’s darkest—and most reflective—time. Arrange the six cards around a moon or spiral symbol, creating a sacred space to explore your inner shadow and soul seeds.

1. What is the essence of my inner shadow self? Reveal the hidden dark that guides and shapes you from within.
2. What can I learn from my shadow self? Uncover the lessons and gifts your own unconscious holds.
3. How can I bring my shadow self into the light? Explore ways to honor and integrate those parts of yourself.
4. What lights me up from within? Identify sources of inner warmth—passions, dreams, or quiet joys.
5. What new seeds am I planting? Set intentions, projects, or dreams you want to cultivate in the coming year.
6. What do I need to release in order to create space for growth? Let go of beliefs, habits, or relationships that no longer serve your path.

How to Use This Spread

1. Set the Mood: Choose a quiet space, light candles or incense, and reflect on your intention.
2. Shuffle Mindfully: Focus on the solstice energy—whether it’s expansion (summer) or inward reflection (winter).
3. Lay Your Cards: Arrange them in a circle or geometric shape that feels meaningful to you.
4. Journal & Meditate: Take time to explore each card’s message with intuition. Write down your insights and any patterns that arise.
5. Ritual Integration: Close the reading with a simple ritual—burning a written intention, planting a seed, or offering gratitude to the land.

Why This Spread Matters

Solstices are more than dates—they’re energetic doorways into transformation. These spreads help you:

• Align with nature’s pulse and your own inner rhythms
• Welcome blessings or shadow aspects without judgment
• Anchor ritual and intention into your tarot practice
• Create a seasonal ceremony you can return to year after year