December 2025 Tarot

Strength

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding" - Albert Einstein

Our Strength card speaks of our ability to overcome trials and obstacles and to reach consensus by using negotiation rather than resorting to force. It's also a card which seeks to encourage us to realise our own power. It's easy to feel disempowered when we are constantly bombarded by fearful events or negative news. For some time we may have felt deluged by pessimistic energy or felt that the world was focused on constant conflict. It may appear as if we've become locked into a cycle where people prefer lashing out to reaching across. The appearance of the Strength card urges us to move forward from this state, to try our best to resist aggression and instead to try and embrace an understanding. This past November did see some overtures of this kind in the world, even if as yet they have not quite embedded or succeeded. However, the scene is set for December to bring the world more lasting results in matters like peace talks, reform of  laws and national regime changes. This month, a new phase begins that can bring the first of these to the Eastern part of our world and then we may see the two latter of these emerging in one or two nations of Western Europe. 

The meaning and energy of this Strength card can be embodied by those who've already shown the willpower to turn away from narratives of fear or chosen not to embrace or get involved in conflict. This is the card of the diplomat, of the one who employs calm words and wise actions instead of utilising force. Many people have already witnessed too much darkness in humanity and instead are ready to reconnect with the grace and goodness that still lies in all of us. 

The Eight of Wands 

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new" - Socrates 

As already written about our previous Strength card, the world seems to have been caught up in a whirlwind of rapidly shifting events that just keep on coming at us. Recently, there's been some particularly intense energy, where each day seems to have thrown ever more dramatic news and events toward us or made us fearful of yet more changes to our everyday lives. This card is here to remind us of our ability to anticipate and navigate change. The card isn't about warning us. It's appearance in this position encourages us to embrace change. Whether in our personal lives or in world events, being continually fearful about change or the unknown just wastes precious energies that could actually be spent on making our lives- both individual and collective- more joyful.

December may bring us news even from beyond the sphere of our own world, with information that pushes our boundaries and deepens understanding of our place in the universe. Matters might come to light in December that bring more focus onto what lies beyond our planet. There may also be breakthroughs in technology. Despite the misgivings of so many about how AI and other developments are changing how people live and work, the mid part of this month might also reveal the kind of technological advancements that could impact all of us in transformative - but actually positive- ways. The message of this card and for all of December is that even if we can't control the present what we can do is to control our reactions to it. In a sea of change and rapidly moving events this card urges us not to feel swept away but to surf the wave of any new opportunities or discoveries 

The Guide/Temperance

"The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it"- Marcus Aurelius 

The appearance of the Temperance card in this position is especially welcome here. It backs up the message of our Strength card about the recent past and about adopting an attitude of co-operation and connection. An energy of compromise will begin to very tentatively embed itself into our world this month. Our Temperance card indicates that further into December we can reach common ground with others around us in both our personal lives or on the global stage. We could see very public circumstances that involve vital negotiations and events, where all the participants feel they are getting something of what they want. There may be collective efforts to broker stability on this planet and we could witness some extremely diverse and unexpected factions working together to try and foster more international cooperation. 

Even as you read this you may feel that our world is dancing on the edge of chaos, but our card asks you to nurture and focus on cultivating inner calm. The more individuals who can, then the more chance that our outer world can and will change for the better. When the events around us feel challenging, remember that while we can't control all our emotions we can develop our consciousness of them. So, be proactive this month- try to detach from those external sources of negativity as far as you can. Begin to practice mindful activities like starting or ending each day by thinking of at least one thing or person in life that brings you joy. Any energy that we can put into consciously observing and managing our reactions can give us the keys to open up our own place of tranquillity- and thus our freedom- even in the most stressful and turbulent of times.

The Sun

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared"- Buddha

We've been through some exhausting times but The Sun card is here with the message that even through the challenges of the last year, one upside is that many people discovered who they truly were, what they really believed and just what they would - or wouldn't- tolerate. The energy of the Sun Card is that of light breaking through dark clouds after a storm and shining down to dispel the darkness. So we can anticipate the start of a period that exposes those who seek control or to oppress and some ideologies which have dominated for too long. December may see the birth of new national and international movements that are ready to discard fear and throw off restrictions. Some of these may be public demonstrations which gain a popular support, while other societal changes may be expressed in far quieter acts of positivity, but all these will radiate right out through society like the sun's rays thawing icy ground. 

The Sun card connects us to our true inner power. Not cold and fear-driven power, but a warm inner energy which actually courses through all of us and that connects us. Energetically, a new cycle arrives at the end of this  month and year and it's one that can inspire us to create more stability, forge deeper connection and embrace optimism again. December brings with it those first shards of light which herald coming opportunities to change the way we live and to bring back more warmth and generosity into how we interact with one another. Even the darkest of nights can end with a bright dawn.