What Each Zodiac Can Work On Improving, According To A Tarot Reader

ARIES

Your Card: Four of Wands, reversed

You’re naturally bold and assertive. There’s never been a challenge that you’ve been afraid to take head-on. It’s also true that given a clash or dispute, you will always charge in headfirst. You need to learn to handle conflict in more healthy, balanced ways. Be less impulsive and confrontational when you don’t find yourself on the same page with others. You can get your point across in a less aggressive manner. Remember that the goal is compromise and harmony. Responding instead of reacting will allow you to consider the consequences of your words and actions (and how they may impact others).

TAURUS

Your Card: Nine of Cups, reversed

As the Venus-ruled earth sign of the zodiac, it’s no secret that you find pleasure in the finer things in life. You can’t help your appreciation for beauty, luxury, and comfort—decadent bedsheets, designer items, cashmere sweaters, upscale restaurants, cozy environments. It’s okay to pamper yourself and reward yourself for your hard work, but be careful to avoid excess. Overindulging can lead to imbalance. This card also warns against placing too much value on material things. Reassess your desires and source of happiness. Learn how to seek an authentic feeling of fulfillment from within. 

GEMINI

Your Card: King of Swords

There is no denying your intellect and sharp mind, Gemini. You’re highly observant and constantly soaking in your surroundings. Often, you have all the answers before anyone else has even deduced that there’s a problem to solve. Your mental clarity and ability to remain objective and rely on facts is highly admirable, but it can also be your pitfall. In your case, the King of Swords warns against allowing your rationality and logic to become restrictive. This card calls on you to deeply examine how you might be confining yourself based on your own assumptions. Remaining open to new perspectives and insights is needed for your personal growth. And remember, it’s important to find a balance between reason and your listening to your heart. 

CANCER

Your Card: The Tower

You deeply value security and stability. Being that you’re a sentimental sign, you also tend to get attached to situations, people, and feelings. You don’t at all respond well to change, it terrifies you. The Tower wants you to stop being so resistant to shifts in your life. Nothing can stay the same forever. The sooner you come to accept this, the more prepared you’ll be for future sudden upheaval. Life is going to throw transitions, unexpected endings, and chaos your way for as long as you’re alive. Even when these things feel like the end of the world, they’re bringing you closer to what is truly meant for you and to who you’re meant to become. 

LEO

Your Card: Five of Wands, reversed

You thrive on admiration and adoration. You don’t even have to work for all that attention. You light up every room you walk into, turning heads on your way in. So, why do you feel the need to be so competitive? Don’t you already know that you are the sun, Leo? Your competitive impulse and ambitious maneuvering can be highly toxic. Sometimes, you don’t care who gets in your way or who you might hurt in the process. Earning your success and getting your recognition shouldn’t come at the expense of others. Competition can be a good driving factor, but be sure it doesn’t turn into something unhealthy like rivalry, ego, or arrogance. 

VIRGO

Your Card: Nine of Pentacles, reversed

The Nine of Pentacles in reverse cautions against building a false sense of security. In your case, this points to the walls you’ve built around yourself. You’re not protecting yourself by being guarded, but closing yourself off to wonderful experiences and meaningful connections. This closed off nature of yours is rooted in both your desire for stability and your fear of being seen. It may not feel practical letting others in, but you’re only doing yourself a disservice. Work on opening up to new people and to those already in your life. No one is going to judge you. They’re going to love you, and you deserve love, Virgo. 

LIBRA

Your Card: Eight of Swords

The Eight of Swords calls you out for holding yourself back. You need to stop letting others cloud your perception. Stop worrying about disappointing other people, and start centering yourself in your own decision-making. Constantly trying to please others is what keeps you trapped and confined. Keeping the peace shouldn’t come at the price of sacrificing your own desires, needs, and joy. The root of your self-doubt lies in your attempt to avoid conflict and make other people happy. This card invites you to take control by going with your gut and not letting yourself be led by what others may want. 

SCORPIO

Your Card: The Empress, reversed

Ignoring it isn’t going to make it go away, it’s only going to make it grow bigger. The Empress shows up in this position to invite you to confront the emotions you’ve suppressing. What have you been running away from, Scorpio? You need to examine what you’ve been neglecting within yourself. Whether you realize it or not, it’s the source of imbalance in both your inner world and personal life. Pour nurturing energy into yourself and take care of the parts of you that need healing. You feel things so intensely that you do anything to avoid the pain when something cuts you deeply. Sometimes you act like certain things never happened or certain people never existed. You can’t just erase heartache from your life, you need to allow yourself to properly grieve and process it. 

SAGITTARIUS

Your Card: Page of Cups, reversed

It’s apt that you draw the Page of Cups in reverse. One of your biggest struggles in life is dealing with emotions. It’s not that you don’t feel things deeply, it’s just that you have trouble properly expressing them and allowing them to take up any room. Emotional intimacy makes you feel confined and caged in. You can’t keep restricting yourself this way, Sag. Vulnerability doesn’t translate into losing your freedom and independence. You need to work on allowing yourself to be more emotionally available and opening up.

CAPRICORN 

Your Card: Ten of Swords

You need to work on your negative attitude, pessimism, and victim mentality. There never will be a light at the end of the tunnel, unless you are willing to look ahead and see it. Stop letting yourself be ruled by fear and anxiety. Terrible things are always going to happen in life, but you have to be willing to reach out and grasp the good. The only way to pick yourself up from the darkest of places is to have hope. It’s also important that you examine your tendency of blaming others for everything that goes wrong. Examine your hand in the matter, Capricorn. Stop hurting others because you think they’re out to hurt you. 

AQUARIUS

Your Card: Strength, reversed

When you’re at your top game, you’re self-assured, bold, innovative, and confident. At your worst, you’re plagued by self-doubt. It turns you into your own worst enemy when you start second-guessing yourself. You’re so invested in making your mark and in doing your part in making this world a better place, that sometimes you feel like you’re not doing enough—like maybe you just aren’t enough. If you want to do good, you must never lose sight of your personal power. Have faith in yourself and in your abilities. You have everything it takes and more, Aquarius.

PISCES

Your Card: Six of Cups

The Six of Cups represents naivete, generosity, and wishful thinking. This card shows up to call on you to take off the pair of rose-colored glasses you’re wearing. You see the best in people, Pisces, even when they show you their worst. Stop giving grace to those who don’t deserve it, and start seeing people for who they show you they are. You must break this habit of overextending yourself and giving your all to people who don’t reciprocate and who hurt you.