The tarot cards for the Autumnal Equinox 2026 Forecasts and tips to better face the new season
I know that many like me have been waiting for this moment. It's the Fall Equinox, and all we can think about is: what can I let go of? It is the period of post-summer decluttering, when we are rested and therefore more lucid, whether it's giving up a short-sleeved shirt or the friendship of a lifetime, not to mention those summer loves that leave some of the time they find. Maybe it's even a bit of that moment when we realize what's really important to us. How do we want to get into the witchy season of the year? With a weight on your shoulders, or free to breathe? I asked the tarot for a hand for this Equinox to help me understand what is no longer needed and I must throw away, what I am holding back only out of fear and what I must instead archive to use it later. It is an alternative method for tidying up: instead of identifying ourselves with new Marie Kondo who are a bit improvised, this symbolic guide is not that evil.
The spread of the Tarot for the Fall Equinox 2026
What is no longer needed and must be thrown away - Eight of Swords: The Eight of Swords talks about cages that we built ourselves. The convictions that we have put in our heads and that we now treat as rules: 'I am like this', 'I can't do it', 'it's too late to change'. It is that now felted sweater of an indefinite color between mouse gray and anthracite that we have been keeping in the closet for five years because it could be back in fashion... but for now it only takes up precious space. This card asks us to tidy up. What are the things we keep doing just because we've always done it this way? What limitations really belong to us and which ones have we invented in a healthy way for convenience? I am also referring to social networks: how many times have we seen the lives of friends, celebrities, or that second cousin who has a permanent position at your age and already two children, and in five minutes we convinced ourselves that we are behind everyone? Perhaps the time has really come to throw away even a lot of preconceptions that we have about ourselves in the black bag.
@le.cosmiche Breve spiegazione dell’otto di spade, una carta difficile che però può insegnarci tanto #lecosmiche #tarocchi #arcaniminori audio originale - le.cosmiche
What are we holding back for fear of parting with it - Four of Denars: the Four of Denars is that voice that, while we are filling up the bag for the thrift market, says: “Wait, no, I have this one, I wore it on the first day of high school.” And we already know that we will never wear it again, especially since in the first high school we were another person. The card speaks of possession, security, and fear of losing something or someone. It also applies to much less concrete things: a relationship, an old friendship, a job, a person that we continue to check on Instagram even if we say we have overcome it for months. Are we really protecting something important, or are we just afraid of what our life will be like without it? We should just accept the fact that some things have had their time.
@le.regole.del.mat Buongiorno a tutti, carta di oggi il 4 di pentacoli o denari. Energie avare oggi sia dal punto di vista sentimentale/ spirituale o materiale, oggi non sentiamo la necessità di condividere! Ovviamente può capitare a noi o a chi è in maggior risonanza energia con noi. Sicuramente ci sentiamo ben radicati a terra ma non andiamo oltre l'apparenza con il rischio di non muoverci più! Oggi niente shopping quindi e potremmo goderci quello che abbiamo ma....domani è un altro giorno! #tarocchioggi #tarocchiitalia #tarotcommunity #cartadelgiorno #tarot #tarotreading #tarocchi #tarotcards #amore suono originale - Le regole del Matto
What we must archive and then use it later - The Papessa: the Papessa reminds us that decluttering does not necessarily mean throwing everything away. Some things just have to be put away, out of our reach, at least for a while. I'm not talking about clothes to keep “because you never know”, but about an idea in the making, about a project not yet ready or about a wish that we prefer not to tell anyone out of good luck (or for fear of being fooled). The Papessa is that part of us that doesn't feel the need to immediately say out loud or in stories what's going on in her head. Autumn allows us to put something in a drawer and give it time to mature. We all have that fabulous outfit bought by chance waiting for its chance: the same thing goes for our projects.
@_queenofsalem_ Arcano II - La Papessa: La Papessa ci insegna che non tutto si costruisce con l’azione, è statica, ricettiva e pronta ad un viaggio verso l’ignoto. Nel suo essere immobile ha modo di osservare i pattern dell’inconscio, i blocchi, le reazioni, analizzandole e scoprendone l’origine. Per le persone queer è frequente strutturare difese psicologiche più o meno consapevoli e che, spesso, generano sofferenza all’individuo. Entrare in contatto con queste parti di noi ci permette di accettarle e alleggerirle per poter vivere ancora meglio #tarocchi#tarot#queer#gay#witch Pop tips: a film, a book and a ritual for the Autumn Reset
The film: Loves & Enchantments (Practical Magic)
It is the undisputed classic of this season, with its oversized 90s sweaters, margaritas at midnight, a dream home and a complex family legacy. It perfectly represents the same: getting rid of toxic relationships and mental loops (the Eight of Swords), stopping clinging to the fear of being alone (the Four of Denars) and guarding your inner magic without flaunting it until you are ready (the Papessa). And if you love this universe, remember that the highly anticipated sequel has also arrived.The book: The House Under the Starry Sky by Sangu Mandanna (Sperling & Kupfer)
The protagonist, Mika Moon, is forced to hide her magic to protect herself from the outside world until she is hired to train three young witches. It is a cozy and witchy novel that confronts head-on the fear of loneliness and that invisible cage that we build around us to feel safe. Perfect for those who loved The House on the Heavenly Sea by TJ Klune, it pushes them to loosen their grip on the need for control and to let their secret nature flourish.The Equinox ritual:
light some Palo Santo or a cinnamon incense stick and pass it in front of the newly tidied closet. Take that garment you hold on to only out of nostalgia, thank him for the time spent together and put it in the donation bag without second thoughts. Then, write on a post-it note a future project or an unconfessed wish, fold it together with a dry leaf (if you want) and hide it in the deepest point of your drawer. There it will remain to mature in the dark all winter: in spring, when you change the wardrobe again, you will decide if it is time to do it.
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