Tarot Check-In: June Wrap-Up Spread + Reflection

June 24, 2025By Sheila Ellis

As we close the month of The Inner Garden, gather the wisdom you've cultivated and prepare to carry it forward with The Chariot's determined grace.

June is drawing to a close, and what a month it's been. We've journeyed from Gemini's curious exploration into Cancer's nurturing depths, celebrated the peak light of Litha, and discovered The Lovers card's profound teachings about integration and authentic choice. Now it's time to pause, reflect, and gather the seeds of wisdom you've been cultivating in your inner garden.

Think of this week's practice as both harvest and preparation. We're harvesting the insights, growth, and clarity that have emerged over the past month, while also preparing the soil of our consciousness for what wants to grow next. As we transition fully into Cancer season, The Chariot's energy calls us to move forward with both emotional intelligence and determined purpose.

Before we dive into the tarot spread, let's honor the importance of conscious reflection. In our fast-paced world, we often rush from one experience to the next without pausing to integrate what we've learned. But spiritual growth happens in the spaces between action—in the moments when we stop to ask: What has shifted? What have I discovered? How am I different than I was at the beginning of this month?

This isn't about judgment or assessment. It's about witnessing your own becoming with the same tenderness you'd offer a beloved friend. June's inner garden metaphor reminds us that growth is often subtle, underground, and easily missed if we're not paying attention.

June's Journey: A Month of Integration

As you prepare for your reflection practice, consider what you've experienced over these past few weeks:

Gemini Season invited you to explore, question, and gather new perspectives. What curiosities emerged? What conversations or ideas sparked something alive in you? How did you navigate the dance between mental stimulation and focused intention?

The Litha Portal asked you to step into your radiant potential and illuminate what's ready to flourish. What did you discover about your own luminous nature? How did the Summer Solstice ritual shift your understanding of what you're meant to share with the world?

The Lovers' Teachings challenged you to move beyond surface-level choices into authentic integration. Where did you practice honoring multiple truths at once? How has your relationship with decision-making evolved?

Cancer Season's Emergence is now calling you to move forward with emotional wisdom and intuitive navigation. How are you feeling called to nurture what you've discovered? What needs your caring attention as you move into July?

This five-card spread helps you harvest June's wisdom while preparing for what wants to emerge next.

Card 1 - Seeds Planted: What new awareness, practice, or intention took root in you this month?

Card 2 - Growth Witnessed: How have you changed or evolved since the beginning of June?

Card 3 - Wisdom Harvested: What's the most important insight or learning you're taking from this month?

Card 4 - : What does your inner garden need as you move forward? (rest, community, creative expression, etc.)

Card 5 - Next Season's Potential: What wants to emerge or be cultivated in the coming month?

Reading Your Spread Intuitively

As you interpret each card, remember that you are the ultimate authority on your own experience. Trust your first impressions, notice which images or symbols speak to you, and allow the cards to spark reflection rather than provide definitive answers.

Look for connections between the cards:

How does what you've "planted" (Card 1) relate to the "growth witnessed" (Card 2)?
Does the "nourishment needed" (Card 4) support the "next season's potential" (Card 5)?
How can the "wisdom harvested" (Card 3) guide your choices moving forward?

Pay special attention to any Major Arcana cards that appear—these often point to significant themes or spiritual lessons that are active in your life right now.

After completing your tarot spread, spend some time with these questions. Let your writing be stream-of-consciousness rather than perfectly articulated thoughts:

On Growth and Change:

What surprised me most about this month?
Where did I feel most aligned and authentic?
What patterns or habits am I ready to outgrow?
How has my relationship with my intuition evolved?

On Challenges and Shadows:

What was most challenging about June, and what did it teach me?
Where did I avoid making choices that would support my growth?
What parts of myself am I still learning to accept or integrate?
How can I be more compassionate with my own process?

On Moving Forward:

What feels most important to nurture as I enter July?
How do I want to embody The Chariot's energy of determined progress?
What would I do differently if I truly trusted my emotional wisdom?
What's one small step I can take tomorrow to honor what I've learned?

Honoring Your Unique Journey

As you reflect on June, remember that spiritual growth rarely looks like what we expect. You might have had profound breakthrough moments, or you might feel like nothing dramatic happened at all. Both experiences are valid and valuable.

Sometimes the most important growth happens in the quiet moments—in how you responded to a challenging conversation, in the way you honored your need for rest, in your willingness to sit with uncertainty rather than forcing clarity. The inner garden grows in its own time and its own way.

Trust that whatever you experienced this month was exactly what you needed for your unique path of becoming. Your journey doesn't need to look like anyone else's to be meaningful and transformative.

As we transition into July and the full embrace of Cancer season, consider how you want to carry June's insights forward:

Create a simple ritual to honor what you've learned—perhaps writing your key insights on a piece of paper and placing it on your altar or in a special box.

Choose one practice from this month that you want to continue. Maybe it's the morning curiosity/evening reflection rhythm from Week 1, or the daily integration questions inspired by The Lovers card.

Set an intention for how you want to embody The Chariot's energy in July. How will you move forward with both determination and emotional wisdom?

Trust the process of your ongoing growth. The inner garden you've been tending doesn't stop growing when the calendar changes—it continues to evolve and flourish in ways you may not even notice.

July awaits with The Chariot's promise of purposeful progress guided by emotional intelligence. This card reminds us that true strength comes not from forcing our way forward, but from moving with awareness, intention, and trust in our inner compass.

As you complete this month's reflection, ask yourself: How do I want to navigate the path ahead? What would it look like to move forward with both courage and compassion?

The Chariot doesn't promise an easy journey, but it does promise a meaningful one—guided by your own hard-won wisdom and supported by the emotional intelligence you've been cultivating.

Deepen Your Seasonal Practice

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Our community gatherings provide space to share reflections, process insights, and support each other's journey with the understanding that spiritual growth happens best in connection with others who honor the path. July's workbook will explore The Chariot's teachings in depth, offering tools for navigating change with grace and moving forward with authentic purpose.

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What wisdom are you harvesting from your June journey? I'd love to hear about your reflections or any insights from the Inner Garden spread in the comments below.