Tarot, New Moon & Astrology Spiral

How Tarot, Lunar Cycles, and Astrology Became a Practical Framework for Life Design

How does one get into the occult, mystical, and spiritual? This is my story of how I was drawn in.

I grew up in a semi practicing Catholic household. We went to church on special occasions, we used the rosary, but Religion and Spirituality was not front and center in our daily lives.

Occasionally I'd hear someone in the community was described as a bruja. Or that someone was a victim of brujeria. The words carried weight, fear, and judgement but I never received an explanation and generally it wasn't discussed in my family. Their meaning was left up to my own imagination.

New Moon Tarot Reading

The words bruja and brujeria had a negative connotation and I instinctively knew to be referred to as a bruja or to be a blamed for brujeria was not good.

A bruja is a witch and brujeria is witchcraft.

Finding Tarot: A Mirror

Despite the stigma surrounding the occult and tarot in my community, I was still called and drawn to the Tarot. The call was strong and persistent, and in spite of what anyone thought or would say, I went to Barnes and Noble and bought myself a Rider Waite Smith tarot deck. I had the tarot deck for over a year before I told anyone about it.

Making Tarot a Daily Practice

I pulled tarot cards every day. I started a journaling practice to track what came up in the cards. I read books on Tarot and constantly googled tarot terms. My favorite go-to website was Learn Tarot by Joann Bunning. Eventually I started attending classes, conferences, and retreats on Tarot. The tarot provided me with clarity, and direction I wasn't getting anywhere else.

One thing I learned, is that the tarot is more about providing insight instead of answers. I came to understand tarot not as fortune telling or looking into the future, but as a mirror into the present moment. Its a reflection of patters, choices, and truths within the unconscious.

"The insight I was getting from the tarot cards was so on point I could not help but to go deeper in my studies and to share the insights with others."

Discovering the Moon is a Calendar

While on a tarot retreat a companion pulled me aside to tell me about her New Moon practice using tarot. She compelled me to get a WeMoon and to start right away. She was so convincing that I did!

We all know the moon. We see her in the sky... sometimes. She is the closest celestial body to our home, Earth. We know that when the moon is full tides rise. People have used the cycles of the moon to grow crops. A woman's monthly cycle is referred to as her moon cycle. There are stories about people being compelled to howl at the moon (at least in movies). However, most people do not know that the moon is also a calendar, some religions depend on the moon to determine the dates of their holidays. Think Easter, Eid, and Lunar New Year.

How many phases does the moon have?

The moon has eight phases.

1. New Moon

2. Waxing Crescent

3. First Quarter Waxing

4. Waxing Gibbous

5. Full Moon

6. Waning Gibbous

7. Last Quarter Waning

8. Waning Crescent (Dark Moon)

Every month the moon starts a new cycle and grows (waxes) until it is full. Then the moon diminishes (wanes) until it goes completely dark and starts a new cycle. This whole cycle happens in 29.5 days. Every new moon cycle (which I like to call Moonth) starts in a different astrological sign (there are 12). Each of the signs has its own attributes, energy, and rulerships.

Tying in Astrology

After working with tarot and the moon for a couple of years, astrology was natural next step. Astrology added context to the new moon starting a cycle in a new zodiac sign and activating specific areas of life, like home, work, relationships, identity, etc. My curiosity was peaked and I began my astrology studies.

This is where things clicked.

Tarot gave me insight. The Moon gave me timing.

Astrology gave me placement.

Together, they formed a system that was reflective, practical, and repeatable.

Soon after, because life is a wonderful spiral of synchronicity, I was gifted the book Tarot for Magical Times which connects Tarot and Astrology. It goes over the 12 zodiac signs and how each of the 78 tarot cards are connected to astrology. It is a method created by the Golden Dawn Society.

Weaving the threads - Tarot, New Moon, & Astrology

Through experiential practice I found a way to weave together the New Moon, Astrology, and Tarot in a cohesive framework. The YesSpiral Method helps me to attract abundance, feel clarity, and confidence as I design my ever evolving life.

Over the years of practice, I developed a simple framework:

• The New Moon sets the focus

• The Waxing Moon encourages aligned action

• The Full Moon illuminates reflection and feedback

• The Waning Moon invites release and integration

Each cycle builds on the last. Growth becomes visible, trackable, and embodied.

This is the foundation of New Moon Life Design. A cyclical approach to personal growth that replaces hustle with rhythm, and vague intentions with lived experience.

Through experiential practice I found a way to weave together the energies of the New Moon, Astrology, and Tarot in a cohesive framework.

Reclaiming the Bruja

In my community, the words bruja and brujeria are framed as taboo, dangerous, or blasphemous. I no longer believe or carry that framing. For me, reclaiming the bruja is an act of sovereignty. An empowering practice and technology of trusting intuition, awareness of the cycles of nature, while developing a connection with the inner guide.

Where this leads

This practice has become the foundation of how I live and move through the world. It inspires my creativity, drive, and a deep connection to myself that I share via:

• Moonthly Blog posts

• Moon circles and seasonal rituals

• Tarot Readings

• Lunar Guided Journals

I am grateful for the call to the occult, mystical, and spiritual. It has taught me how to design my life in conversation with nature and the spiritual.