Super New Moon Reflective Tarot spread

This upcoming New Moon (11 August) is an exciting one, with the new moon energy which will be encouraging us to get rid of anything old, outdated, or which we no longer need, to make room for the new - while at the same time, this will be a Super Moon, meaning it will be closer to the Earth than usual, and it's impact on us will be even greater than usual. On top of that, we've also got a partial solar eclipse happening at the same time.

So what does any of this have to do with Tarot? Well, I love to try out new spreads that tie in with the energies of what is going on around us and in the wider universe at the time - I like to think of it as turbo boosting my readings! I think this is because when you use the prevailing energies to help you gain deeper insights from the Tarot, you can propel your readings onto a whole new level simply by using the dominant energies which are already active around you, in your favour. In my head it's sort of similar to sailing - you can row your boat all by yourself on pure manpower alone, but if you have your sails up, you can use the strength of the wind to help propel you further, faster (and with less effort on your part!) I think it also works a similar way with Tarot - if you can focus your readings on what is most salient to you now, you can use the strength of the strong energies around you to give your readings even greater clarity and insight than you would be able to manage all alone.

So I've been toying around with some ideas on a simple yet effective New Moon Super Moon spread that I could share with you all, so you can have a chance to try it out for yourselves! If you're still new to Tarot or still learning, don't be intimidated by the idea of incorporating astrological energies into your Tarot readings - you can try out a few different ideas and spreads, like the one below, and you'll soon figure out whether it's something you want to continue to explore, or whether you're a Tarot-only Purist! Anyway, here's my suggested spread below, give it a try and let me know what you think.