A Four-Week Collective Tarot Reading with The Wildwood Tarot
The forest is stirring, and so are we. April brings that familiar sense of reawakening, slow, steady, and a bit wild around the edges. I turned to the Wildwood Tarot to help us feel our way through the month ahead. Whether you're moving through this season quietly or with fire in your heels, these cards offer a map of sorts, for your inner world, and for how we show up together.
I pulled a card for each week… though, in true Wildwood fashion, the first week gave us two. A little nudge that we’re starting strong, with feeling, movement, and the messy beauty of being human.
Let’s walk the path, side by side.
Week One (1st-9th April): The Thaw
Two of Vessels (Attraction) & Five of Vessels (Ecstasy)
We begin with a full-hearted rush. The Two of Vessels opens the month with a sense of magnetism, something (or someone) is drawing us in. This might be a deepening connection with another person, an unexpected reconnection, or a clearer bond with your own inner self. There’s chemistry, yes but also resonance. A knowing.
Then the Five of Vessels comes in like a wave, asking us to fully feel whatever’s rising. This card speaks to joy, but also to the emotional richness that comes when we let ourselves be fully in life, grief and all. There’s an ache here, but it’s sacred. It’s the ache of coming alive again after being numb or closed off.
Together, these two cards remind us: this time is about emotional presence. Let yourself feel it all, without judging, fixing, or numbing it away. Let your heart defrost. Let the tears come, if they need to. Let the laughter sneak in too.
Whispers from the Wildwood:
Let joy break open the dam. Let grief dance with delight. Don’t rush to make sense of it, just stay with it. This is a time to honour both the longing and the love.
Reflection prompt:
What’s calling you back into connection, either with others or with yourself? Where are you being invited to open, even if it feels vulnerable?
Week Two (10th-16th April): The Bud
Four of Arrows (Rest)
After the emotional swell of week one, the forest invites us to lie down for a while. The Four of Arrows reminds us that not all growth is visible. It’s the card of rest, recovery, and integration. A pause that isn’t laziness or avoidance but wisdom. This is about conscious rest. Saying no when you need to. Turning off the noise. Letting your nervous system catch up with your spirit.
This week might bring up some resistance, especially if you’re someone who finds comfort in being busy. But this card says: it’s safe to slow down. There is medicine in the pause. The healing is happening, even when nothing looks like it’s changing.
Think naps, nature, journalling, quiet cups of tea. The buds are forming under the surface, you don’t need to force a bloom.
Whispers from the Wildwood:
Growth doesn’t always look like motion. Let your system recalibrate. This is a week to honour your limits and let yourself be.
Reflection prompt:
What kind of rest actually replenishes you? Where can you soften your grip and allow stillness to do its quiet work?
Week Three (17th-23rd April): The Bloom
Nine of Arrows (Dedication)
Now, movement returns, not frantic or overwhelming, but focused and sure. The Nine of Arrows brings us into a place of purpose. It’s about knowing what you stand for, and showing up for it, even when it’s inconvenient, imperfect, or hard. This card asks: what do you care about so deeply that you’re willing to keep showing up, even when the path isn’t easy?
This is not the hustle-and-grind kind of dedication. It’s quieter. It’s sacred. It’s the daily tending of what matters most to you. The boundaries you uphold. The art you make when no one’s watching. The commitments you keep to your own becoming.
It’s also a reminder that focus doesn’t have to mean rigidity. Let yourself move from intention, not obligation.
Whispers from the Wildwood:
You are the bow. Your truth is the arrow. Take aim, not with pressure, but with devotion.
Reflection prompt:
What are you willing to show up for this spring, even when it’s hard? What quiet, consistent acts of care honour your path?
Week Four (24th-30th April): The Seed Again
Ace of Vessels (The Waters of Life)
We end the month in the waters, right where life begins. The Ace of Vessels is a card of emotional renewal, spiritual connection, and returning to Source, whatever that means for you. This is your wellspring, your inner river. It hasn’t dried up. It’s still flowing beneath the surface, waiting for you to dip back in.
This week is about receiving. Letting go of what no longer flows with you, and making space for what truly nourishes. It’s a reset. A return. And a soft preparation for the fire and fertility of Beltane, just around the corner.
Let yourself be filled up, by nature, by rest, by beauty, by whatever feels like truth. You don’t need to push forward yet. Just open.
Whispers from the Wildwood:
You are the vessel. You are the well. Let the waters of life wash away what’s done, and bless what’s still becoming.
Week Four Ritual: The Waters of Life
A Heart-Replenishing Practice for Renewal & Receiving
What you’ll need:
~ A bowl of water (gathered from nature if you can, or infused with your intention)
~ A blue or white candle
~ Optional: rose petals, sea salt, or a crystal like moonstone, aquamarine, or rose quartz
What to do:
~ Light your candle and take a few slow breaths. Come back to yourself. Whisper: “I return to the well. I remember the water.”
~ Place your hands over the bowl of water and speak your intention aloud:
“I release what cannot flow with me. I call in what nourishes me.”
~ Dip your fingers into the water and gently touch your heart, your forehead, and your belly, honouring feeling, intuition, and creativity.
~ If it feels right, anoint sacred objects or offer the water back to the earth (not if you used sea salt though).
~ Sit quietly and listen, what’s beginning to stir within you again?
April is a river.
It begins with connection, softens into stillness, sharpens into clarity, and ends with deep, soul-soothing renewal.
Let it carry you.
Let it soften what’s been holding tight.
Let it wake the wild in your bones.
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