Slow Tarot: Libra Dark Moon Spread
A spread to sit with from dark moon to dark moon.
A spread to carry us from the Libra dark moon through Scorpio season. Slow tarot roots us into one spread for the collective for the duration of a moon cycle.
This spread shows the Fool crossed by the 6 of Swords in the center. Left to right is the Magician and the Emperor. Below is the 4 of Swords, and above is the 7 of Cups.
This new Libra moon asks us to attunes to notions of justice in a time where we are in the midst of a journey from agency to oppression. It calls on us to deepen and recommit to our most deeply held values and feel our desires to see those values enacted through the webs that we are connected to in ways that influence the entire collective. This spread asks us, how do we accept what is real in this moment, and also orient ourselves to the practice of hope?
How do we not become hardened, defensive, and overly protective, based on our desires for safety and certainty? How do we accept the threat and danger that we face and deepen into possibility for a future that aligns with our values, a future beyond our imaginative capacity?
I invite you to recreate this spread with your own deck while you listen, using my words as a beginning point for your own explorations. Slow down with me into this present moment and all the wisdom it has to offer, when we stop to listen.
Resources
Hope is a Discipline (pdf) from Mariame Kaba
Hope is a Discipline (original podcast interview) with Mariame Kaba
Into the Flow: The Grand Water Trine of Oct–Dec 2025 (video) by astrologer Gray Crawford (watch and consider the 7 of Cups)
Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics by Eric Reinhart (read and consider the Emperor)
Love in a Fucked Up World (video): Conversation between Dean Spade and Mariame Kaba
Offer Your Insights from this Spread
I’d love to hear what comes up for you as you work with this spread yourself.
