🌕 Welcome from Us

Hey friend,
Claire & Emma here — welcome back to The Tarocle, where we meet all parts of ourselves with open hearts, a warm cup of tea, and cards that know how to speak the truth (especially when we’d rather not hear it). ☕🔮

This edition, we’re embracing the sacred dance of sunlight and shadow, honouring Litha, and sinking into the stillness of the Dark Moon , that final breath before rebirth _→

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🌑 What is the Shadow? A soft introduction to hidden truths
🌘 5 Soul Questions to Ask Your Shadow Today
🧙‍♀️ Claire’s Grimoire: Litha, altar magick, and solar offerings
🌞 A Solar Pause: A reflective ritual to mark the turning of the wheel
🎁 A Special Gift for Our Sisters: Final chance to claim the first edition Seed Tarocle Deck and Journal at a sacred price
🌬️ Sacred Cleansing: Energetic resets and my sound ritual
🔥 Emma’s Fire & Flow: Dark Moon aromatherapy + ritual affirmation
🌟 A Sprinkle of Oz Magick A soul spread for shadow dancing
🪄 Enchanted & Obsessed Witchy loves for shadow season
🖤 What’s Coming Next A shadow journaling live circle in September

🌑 So What Are Our Shadows, Really?

In the realm of soul work, your shadow is any part of you you've tucked away — not because it’s wicked or wrong, but because once upon a time, it didn’t feel safe to be seen.

Shadows can be fears we’ve buried, emotions we were told were “too much,” or even our brilliance — our joy, our boldness, our wild ideas — that someone dimmed with a passing comment or a disapproving glance.

But shadows aren’t villains in our story. They’re guardians of truth. They hold the keys to the parts of ourselves we’ve forgotten or forsaken.

When we dare to meet our shadows — not with judgment, but with curiosity and compassion — we begin the sacred process of integration. We don’t just ‘heal’… we reclaim. We become whole. 

We begin to shine from the inside out.

🌘 5 Soul Questions to Ask Your Shadow Today

✨ “What am I avoiding because I’m afraid of being too much?”
 ✨ “When did I first learn it wasn’t safe to be all of me?”
 ✨ “What pattern keeps showing up in my life, and what is it really trying to teach me?”
 ✨ “What do I secretly long for, but struggle to admit even to myself?”
 ✨ “What part of me deserves love — even if I’ve buried it?”

Let your deck hold the mirror. Let your journal hold the truth.

💫 A quick soul note from Emma…
Shadow work has been the most transformational part of my journey, not just in healing, but in truly believing in myself. For so long I thought I had to hide the parts of me that felt too much, too loud, too vulnerable.

But it turns out, those pieces held my power.
The more I’ve learned to meet my shadows with softness and honesty, the more whole I’ve become.

……….And tucked quietly in the wings of this journey is a very special journal I’ve created, one that’s been waiting in the shadows for just the right time to reveal itself.

I can’t wait to explore this with you all, because your shadows aren’t holding you back. They’re waiting to lead you home. 🌙

🌞 A Solar Pause to Mark the Turning of the Wheel

Before we slip into the soft stillness of the New Moon, let us pause to honour the sun — the fire that fuels the earth and the spirit.

Litha, the Summer Solstice, reminds us to bask, breathe, and be present with all that we’ve grown. This is the sun at its fullest — and like all things, it too will begin to wane.

Take a sacred pause. One breath. One moment. Then speak these words aloud:

“With warmth in my heart and roots in the earth,
I honour all I have grown.
I welcome the light,
And I trust the turning.”

Rest your hands on your solar plexus. Feel what’s blooming within you.
Let the light meet the shadow, and together, carry you forward.

🌟 A Sacred Closing, A Soulful Gift 🌟
The Final Days of The Tarocle Website – With Love From Us to You

As many of you know, a beautiful new chapter is beginning.
✨ The Tarocle is now officially under the wings of a global publisher. This means all decks and journals will soon be available through bookstores both online and on the high street.

To honour this powerful transition, we will be closing our original Tarocle website on 11th July. In deep gratitude for your support, we are offering our cherished newsletter sisters something truly special…

🎁 A Final First Edition Offering 🎁
You are invited to purchase one of the very last copies of our First Edition Seed Tarocle Deck or its Companion Journal at a sacred farewell price. These are early access codes to be used from today and will not be shared with our Facebook sisterhood until 1st July.

✨ Your Newsletter-Only Discount Codes
These are single-use codes, just for you:

🔮 £20 off the Seed Tarocle Deck
Use code: tarocledeck

📖 £5 off the Companion Journal
Use code: taroclejournal

If a deck or journal has been calling your name, let this be your sign to answer. This is your last chance to hold a piece of our magickal beginnings in your hands.

With all our love and soul fire
Emma & Claire

🌑 New Moon & Quantum Manifestation
Did you know the new moon is a sacred portal for new beginnings, the perfect moment to align with the quantum field and call in your desires from the realm of pure potential?!

When you manifest at this time, you're not just wishing, you're energetically aligning with a future that's already yours. How incredible is that!

✨ For support on this journey, Emma adores her Quantum Connections Manifestation Journal: A Guided Manifestation Journal.

It’s the perfect companion to help you anchor your vision, raise your vibration, and manifest from a space of clarity, trust, and heart-centred power.

🌟 A Sprinkle of Oz Magick

A Soul Spread for Shadow Dancing

Use your favourite tarot or oracle deck and lay these five cards:

🖤 What shadow is ready to be seen with love? (Dorothy’s realisation)
 🧠 What truth have I been avoiding that could set me free? (Scarecrow’s wisdom)
 🦁 What part of me holds the courage to move forward? (Lion’s bravery)
 💛 What golden part of myself have I forgotten? (Tin Man’s heart)
 🌈 What awaits me on the other side of integration? (The return home)

Dance through your shadows one card at a time with our friends from Oz.

🧙‍♀️ Claire’s Grimoire

What’s on my altar this month — Litha Edition

Litha (pronounced Lee-tha) is the Summer Solstice, the longest day and shortest night of the year, when the sun is at its peak. It usually falls between June 20–22 in the Northern Hemisphere.

Witches and wild souls have long honoured Litha as a time of abundance, gratitude, and solar power. It’s a moment to pause, bask in all that has bloomed, and give thanks for what’s come to light, before the days begin slowly tipping back into shadow.

I’m a practising witch, so my altar shifts with the seasons, the sabbats, and my intuitive flow. Here’s what’s currently lighting up my space:

🕯️ Gold and orange candles to honour the peak power of the sun
🌿 Fresh herbs from my garden — mugwort, rosemary, and chamomile
🌻 Sunflowers and yellow roses to call in joy and clarity
🍊 Dried citrus slices and local honey as offerings of sweetness and abundance
🔮 Carnelian and sunstone to amplify courage and confidence
📜 A handwritten note of what I’m proud to have grown within myself this year

Litha reminds me that even in the brightness, shadows still exist, and both are sacred. It’s a perfect time to pause, soak it all in, and thank the universe for the growth we’ve nurtured so far.

🧙‍♀️ Litha Witchy Affirmations 

Litha is such a radiant time to gather magick, light our inner fires, and whisper power back into the earth and ourselves. Here are some witchy affirmations for Litha, the summer solstice, all infused with solar energy, divine feminine strength, and a little spark of enchantment:

🌞 I am crowned in sunlight, wild and golden.
🌻 My energy blooms in full glory — I am abundance, I am life.
🔥 I honour my inner fire and let it guide me with passion and purpose.
🧡 I am worthy of joy, heat, love, and expansion.
🌼 Like the wildflower, I thrive in my own time, in my own way.
🔮 The light reveals my power — and I do not dim.
✨ My soul is sovereign, my magick unstoppable.
🕯 I carry the sun within me, even when shadows fall.
💫 I am a solstice sorceress — radiant, whole, and rising.

🌞 Mini Me’s

For your mini me’s take a look at this book series we found, it is just adorable -

My First Litha, Summer Solstice

🌑 A Message for You from the Cards…
As we await the arrival of the new moon,that sacred pause before rebirth, the world softens, and your inner knowing begins to stir.

Find stillness. Light a candle if you feel called. Let your breath become a gentle wave.

Pick up your deck, be it Tarocle, oracle, or tarot and ask:

“What wisdom is ready to find me in this quiet space before the moon begins again?”

Allow a card to reveal itself. Don’t rush. Let your gaze rest on it, noticing the colours, the textures, the feeling it awakens in you.

This is a message meant for the in-between. A whisper in the dark before the spark.

Let it land in your journal, your heart, or your dreams tonight.

This is not a ritual. This is a reunion.

✨ We love using the Divine Codes Oracle deck during the new moon.

It attunes beautifully to the energy of love and pure consciousness, making it perfect for setting soulful intentions and connecting to your highest self. 🌑💫

🔥 Emma’s Fire & Flow

Dark Moon Reflections + Aromatherapy for Shadow Compassion

The Dark Moon is that quiet moment before the New Moon — the sacred hush where nothing blooms and nothing fades. It’s the void. The pause. The place we meet ourselves most honestly.

I always feel the pull inward here — the yearning to listen more than speak. To write, not plan. To release, not manifest.

My pick for this month’s essential oil blend for shadow compassion:

🌿 Frankincense (for grounding and connection to spirit)
🍊 Sweet Orange (for uplifting emotional weight)
🌹 Rose (for heart-opening and emotional safety)

💧 Blend into a diffuser or, if using on skin, first dilute with a moisturiser or carrier oil before anointing. Let it hold you as you journal, rest, or simply breathe.

🖤 Dark Moon Affirmation:
“Under the dark moon’s hush, I honour what is hidden. I am safe in the stillness. I am whole in the dark.”

🧡As a certified aromatherapist myself I ask that you please only ever use true certified grade essential oils on your body and not chemically enhanced fragrance oils.

🧡I will only ever recommend oils that I would personally use on myself or my clients. I will always send you my cheapest finds of the best quality oils too.

🌬️ Sacred Cleansing: Clear the Path, Raise the Vibe

Before we cast, write, pull or dream… we cleanse, do you?.

Cleansing isn’t just about clearing the air. It’s an energetic reset, a gentle sweep that returns us to centre. Here are a few soulful ways to cleanse your space, your tools and your self:

🕯️ Smoke Cleansing

Using herbs like rosemary, lavender or ethically sourced palo santo, waft smoke with intention to release stagnant energy. I tend to grow my own garden herbs and dry them to make little smudge bundles. You can add dried flowers and tiny crystals too and they make beautiful heartfelt gifts. Breathe in clarity, exhale what no longer serves.

🧂 Salt Cleansing 

Salt is earth’s purifier and protector. It absorbs unwanted energy and neutralises negativity. You can sprinkle it at the thresholds of your home, place a small bowl in your reading space to draw out heaviness or dissolve it into warm water to create a boundary-boosting floor wash. Sea salt or pink Himalayan are my favourites. Salt connects us to grounded, ancient wisdom and is often used to mark sacred space.

💧 Water Cleansing 

Charged moon water, floral infusions or ritual baths help wash away what weighs heavy on your heart. For a daily practice, add moon water to a diffuser with a few drops of essential oil for an extra magickal boost. Best done under the moonlight to amplify the spell.

💨 Breathwork or Air Clearing 

Your breath is your power. Sit on the ground to anchor yourself, close your eyes and take long, intentional inhales and exhales. As you breathe, imagine stale energy leaving the body and golden light returning in its place. You can also use clapping as a simple, sound-based clearing tool. Clap your hands firmly in each corner of a room or around your body to break up stagnant or sticky energy. This works especially well when you feel energetically foggy or need a quick reset.

🔔 Sound Cleansing (My Ritual of Choice)

This is where my soul hums. Bells, chimes, crystal bowls or simply the rhythm of your voice, sound dissolves blockages and invites higher frequencies in. I like to use a wind chime that I gently tap when pulling cards. It’s like calling in the spirits and letting them know I’m ready. Try ringing a bell in the corners of your space or chanting a word like truth or clear as you begin your ritual. You could even clap your hands three times and pause to feel the shift.

✨ However you choose to cleanse, let it be a return to your essence — a sacred exhale that makes space for your magick to rise.

🌑 New Moon Chant
Dark sky, still night,
Cradle my soul in quiet light.
I welcome the void, I honour the space,
Where dreams take root and shadows face.
With empty hands, I call the new,
Blessed be what now comes through

✏️ Prompts for Your Inner Work

🔮 A Question for Your Deck
 “What truth within me is ready to be reclaimed?”
Let the card guide you into the shadow’s light.

🖋️ A Journal Prompt for the Week
“What part of myself have I dimmed to make others comfortable?”
Let it spill out — raw, wild, honest. Your truth matters.

Let it spill out. No editing. Just truth.

🪄 Enchanted & Obsessed — Witchy Things We Are Loving Right Now

This month’s tools are inspired by shadow work, the dark moon, and the solar fire of Litha:

🔮 Black Obsidian Palm Stone - for mirror work and protection during shadow journaling.
🌑 Yunnan Dragon Tea Blend - The power of the dragon is the power of transformation and entering phase changes, perfect for the new moon.
🕯️ Chime, Spell and Ritual Candle in gold - gorgeous Litha and for New Moon intentions and solstice reflections.
📓 Shadow Work Tarot Journal - Prompts and Spreads. Because the messy truth is the most beautiful.

🔮 Craving More Magick Between the Moons?
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Join us, and let the deeper magick begin…

🖤 Coming Soon — The Shadow Journal Live Event

We promised you something soul-deep… and it’s almost here.

🗓️ This September, join us for a live shadow journaling circle — an intimate, honest gathering to explore the unseen, untangle old truths, and reconnect with your whole self.

It will be soft. Brave. Transformational.

You’ll be the first to get a peek at the spreads in our brand new Shadows of Tarot Journal, which is available to pre-order before the event.

👁️ We’ll share more details in coming editions, but trust us, you won’t want to miss this one.

Until then… thankyou for being here and keep listening to your shadows. They’re only trying to bring you home.

✨Stay Magickal,

📬💌 Until Next Time...

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