The Ides of March (March 15) isn’t exactly a holiday. The date refers to the assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BCE. Over time, the phrase has become shorthand for moments when caution is wise— I can’t help noticing how often history echoes itself. 

How to De-Escalate the Drama

I pulled three cards from three different decks — not intending any sequence like past, present, future — and yet they unfolded in a clear progression. That’s the magic of Tarot. Patterns reveal themselves. Order emerges. Hope surfaces.

Pulls for Imbolc, the halfway mark between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. 3 cards, from 3 different decks inquiring about How to begin the month and feel complete.

For this New Year Tarot in Motion reflection, I chose to pre-select the cards—something I don’t often do. All three are Major Arcana, marking this transition as a significant threshold rather than a small shift.