With what energy are you starting this new year? Let the tarot guide you

January is the month in which several thresholds are crossed. It doesn’t have the euphoria that December usually brings, nor the mystery that characterizes October: it is still an empty and silent space, where there is time and room to do whatever we want. It is that moment when the noise of the holidays fades away and we are left alone with what we have become after them. Good resolutions take center stage, that’s true, but we also feel inadequate and doubtful, because those same resolutions make us feel lacking compared to the people around us… and even compared to ourselves. It is a month that asks us to be honest, not so much about what we would like to become, but about where we have objectively arrived compared to the year that has just ended. January, however, does not promise miracles. It is a month that observes us calmly and wants to help us decide which parts of ourselves we are willing to carry forward into 2026. We often feel the pressure to start again immediately, perhaps with a very clear idea in mind, a project that we must begin in January in order to tell others that we started the year well. But this month teaches us that a beginning doesn’t always have to be an explosion: sometimes it is just a quiet realignment, a moment in which we listen and put things in order before taking the first step. These are precious days, even if they can feel uncomfortable, because they force us to look at ourselves without distractions.

Tarot cards can accompany us in this as well, as I always tell you. They don’t give definitive answers and they don’t make promises about the future, but they can be used as tools for reflection. The cards don’t decide for us: they simply help bring into focus what we already feel and perhaps haven’t yet had the courage to acknowledge. That’s why January isn’t exactly the month of certainties, but rather the month of intentions. I drew three cards to understand what energy is opening our January. Which one attracts you the most? Card 1, 2, or 3?

The interactive January spread: where will you start again from?

1) The Magician

The Magician can be seen as a conscious beginning. It is a card that speaks of potential, but not abstract potential: here we are talking about resources and possibilities that already exist, abilities that we may have underestimated. The Magician does not wait for the perfect moment, because he knows that the perfect moment doesn’t exist; instead, he works with what is in front of him, here and now. If this card has chosen you, January is asking you to recognize your personal power, the everyday kind: your ability to decide and to stop postponing things. Perhaps you are simply waiting for external confirmation, for someone to tell you that you are ready, and the Magician suggests that this signal can only come from you. However, there is also a responsibility in this card: having all the tools on the table means no longer being able to hide behind excuses. The Magician also asks for clarity: what do you really want to do with what you know and with what you have learned over these months? For you, January is the month in which you begin to align actions and intentions, even through small, concrete gestures. This card reminds you that a beginning doesn’t have to be perfect in order to be authentic. The Magician’s true power lies in taking the first step without waiting to feel completely ready.

2) Three of Pentacles

The Three of Pentacles is about building together. It is the card of work done well through collaboration, of showing up with competence and commitment. If you chose it, January speaks to you of practicality and gradual growth. No major revolutions, but solid foundations that require time and consistent presence. This card tells you that you don’t have to do everything alone: comparing notes, asking for support, or recognizing the value of others’ contributions can make all the difference. The Three of Pentacles highlights the importance of dialogue and mutual trust: growing doesn’t mean proving that you can do everything, but knowing how to work well together. Moreover, you are learning to see the value of what you do, even if the work is not yet finished or visible from the outside. For you, January can be the month in which you stop undervaluing yourself just because you haven’t reached the final result yet. The card reminds you that every project, personal or professional, needs time to take shape. Daily commitment, even when it feels like you are doing less than the bare minimum, is already building something. This month invites you to continue with patience and dedication, knowing that what you are creating has stronger foundations than you think.

3) Page of Cups

The Page of Cups speaks of emotional openness and a sensitivity that begins to make itself felt again. It is linked to inner messages and emotions that arise quietly but deserve attention. If you chose this card, January may be a month in which you begin listening again to what you feel, without filtering it through judgment or excessive rationality. This card points less to a specific event and more to a new emotional attitude toward what happens. You might feel more willing to be surprised, or perhaps more vulnerable than usual, but this is not weakness: it is a sign that you are reconnecting with an authentic part of yourself that you may have set aside for protection or adaptation, as if you didn’t allow yourself to feel certain emotions in order not to be labeled as weak. The Page of Cups also invites you to take seriously what you usually minimize: a desire that seems simple and perhaps even a little foolish to you, an idea you can’t yet explain, a feeling that doesn’t yet have a clear shape. For you, January is about emotional exploration, where not everything needs to immediately have a name or a direction. There is something in this card that speaks of new beginnings, even if they are fragile: it doesn’t speak of emotional maturity, but of that subtle choice not to close yourself off, even after having endured so many disappointments. The Page of Cups reminds us that staying open is an act of courage, especially when it would be easier to build very high walls around ourselves to avoid having to explain how we feel during this time.