Michelle Crandell explores Tarot in 2026. Fives represent obstacles encountered when you attempt to actualize dreams and desires. —photo by Steve Bonner.
By Michelle Crandell
2026 begins with endings (tens) and ends with beginnings (ones). Fives are the midpoint. Fives represent obstacles encountered when you attempt to actualize dreams and desires.
At TEN: Reflect upon how you handled challenges, “the fives” presented along the way.
At ONE: Anticipate obstacles. Problem-solve; avoid, or accept them as part of the journey.
FIVES: Situations you did not create, not under your control; challenges emerging on your new path.
SWORDS: The challenge? Staying mentally centered while coping with the chaos around you. Can you separate your own thoughts, feelings, energy, and behavior from others? Examine your beliefs about the changes you are witnessing. Fulfill your own potential in the best way you know how, regardless of the current environment.
CUPS: The challenge? Tasting the pleasures found in each day. Clutching your box of memories prevents you from seeing what is possible. Disappointment over who/what is “not here” causes you to miss out on life. Ask “What is there to love right now?”
RODS: The challenge? Practicing total attentiveness to the present moment. Giving energy to multiple concerns only creates strife and anxiety. How you allocate your energy matters. Complete what you start before initiating another energetic commitment. Choose wisely.
DISCS: The challenge? Experiencing real-world losses, seeing them as situational rather than personal or interpersonal. “The Outsider” perspective can be valuable, bringing clarity and objectivity rather than pain and misery. You are still connected to life, to all being. Open the gate. Enter the persona you most long to become.
Michelle Crandell provides individual Tarot readings for a fee. Once a year, she teaches LEARN TO READ TAROT. Call if interested in her next class. To learn more, email michelle.crandell@gmail.com or call 501-655-6242.
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