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Rockpool Publishing sent over the Seasons of the Witch: Autumn Tarot (upcoming release) for me to review and share with you. And if you have been following my tarot blog for the past few years, you will know that I own the entire Seasons of the Witch oracle series—all 8 decks that cover the 8 sabbats on the Wheel of the Year. It’s my favorite oracle deck series. Now, they are releasing 4 tarot decks (one for each season) in the same Seasons of the Witch series! I’m so excited that my collection is expanding even more with this beautiful addition of the SOTW: Autumn Tarot, and the matching artwork is amazing for mixed tarot and oracle spreads, which is my preferred way to sling cards.

With each of their tarot versions in the series, we will view the 78 cards of the tarot through the lens of the season, so each card is interpreted in a manner that fits the season, energy, or theme. The creator says she envisioned this deck with the “themes of death, crossing the veil, releasing and healing, shadow work, and facing our fears.” The illustrator then grounds us in the season with the use of ghosts, pumpkins, brooms, witches, sweet, endearing bats, crunchy, colorful falling leaves, and twisted, knotted tree branches. It’s everything I love about fall and it’s a completely immersive experience. 

For people like me, autumn is a mindset. It’s a place I live in almost around the clock. Autumn is way too short if you follow the calendar. But for those of us that live for cozy sweater weather, we have to stretch that time out as long as possible. The only time I dip out of autumn is Christmas. Then I’m right back to the season of the witch. It’s no wonder that I became an author of a witchy, mystical book series with as much time and energy as I devote to this magical season. And for that reason, I can’t wait to see how this deck aids my crafting of those magical stories. 

The creator of this deck says that seasons are “archetypes adding another layer to the readings” and the intention of this series is to help us “understand how the tarot’s meanings can change depending on what cycle or season you’re in.”

Since this is the autumn deck, the imagery is filled with cauldrons, covens, spirits, ancestors, and the spirit realms to help us each connect with our roots. This deck will also help us with endings, times of transition, healing, and connecting with other realms. It’s a season of turning inward, reflecting and evaluating what is no longer serving us, and beginning to let go of what needs to be surrendered. 

I work with my decks seasonally, often rotating them out every few months, and autumn happens to be my favorite month of the year (obviously). So, opening this deck felt like Christmas morning when Rockpool Publishing kindly sent this deck over for me to review. All the reasons I LOVE autumn were found inside these warm and inviting cards, bringing us the magic of the most magical months of the year, including themes of harvest, shadow, reflection, release/surrender, quiet power, transformation, and the community and support offered by our version of a coven in whatever way that shows up in our life. This deck takes us through the Mabon and Samhain sabbats and allows us to explore our inner shadows in a way that doesn’t feel confronting but feels healing, cozy, and transformative. If you’ve been struggling with letting go of something in your life that you know needs to be surrendered, this deck may be calling out for you.

It’s also a great deck for shadow work, as it walks us through the shadow period of the year. It’s built to carry us through those tough and trying transitional periods of life to help us work through what we need to release and surrender as the old energy is falling away. Only then can the rebirthing process begin that will transform our lives in wondrous and thrilling ways. 

The orange foil gilding sets me at ease the moment I pick the cards up for a comforting shuffle, and the cozy card backs consisting of bats, candles, and wheat stalks brings a smile to my face because for that moment the world feels safe again. Those are the moments I live for. And this is why I turn to tarot over and over again to find that peace in this tumultuous time in history.

The color palette of this autumnal deck is spot on with golden oranges, glowing reds, grounding browns, with a speck of yellow to infuse us with the spark of life, and a touch of the darkness that is so alluring about Samhain and those dark, quiet autumn nights that ease us into the impending winter months.

Working with this deck feels witchy, inviting, magical, cozy, and powerful.

It’s all there like a cozy tapestry of pumpkin-lined paths guiding us gently down the way that our soul is nudging us. Suddenly, the darkening, overcast skies on the horizon don’t seem so intimidating. We’ve got our trusty deck of cards to ease us down the road we’re meant to walk no matter how cold the night becomes. We know we will make it to our destination where the shadow begins to ease, and we can breathe easy again. 

Picking these cards up feels like an invitation to reflect on what’s really important in life as the imagery of the cards encourages us to sit for a few moments in solitude, allowing our inner wisdom to guide us through the depths of the season. The profound messages I’ve gotten with this deck have soothed my anxiety and allowed my soul to reach out from across the veil to offer a much-needed heart-to-heart conversation that has settled my mind during these trying times.

Autumn is a season of transition where we are encouraged to surrender what no longer serves us, allowing us to embrace the rebirth that is looming. It’s a season of mysticism, mystery, magic, and transformation. And I am blown away with how the author (Lorriane Anderson) and illustrator (Tijana Lukovic) have worked together to capture that sentiment in each of these cards. It’s no small feat, and the fact that they have done this time and time again for this Seasons of the Witch series is a true testament to their gifts and their collaboration as a team.

Some alterations to the titles 

There are some changes to the card titles that are worth mentioning like for The World it’s called "Descending into Winter" here as the seasons change in that cycle of the Fool traveling through the entire tarot majors. The Magician is "the Autumn Witch." Judgment is "Reckoning" to eliminate religious imagery that might be problematic for some readers. Justice is "Autumn Consequences" to illustrate “the cause and effect of your actions rather than strict rules and legality.” The Hanged Man is "The Autumn Hanged One" to be gender neutral. 

The Sun is "Sunset," and the Moon is "the Waning Moon." The author stated that this change is to reflect that both the sun and moon move through cycles: sunrise (spring), midday (summer), sunset (autumn) and midnight (winter). The new moon (winter), waxing moon (spring), full moon (summer), and waning moon (autumn). So, the Sun and Moon card titles will change with each seasonal deck, which is quite lovely and makes each deck distinctive. It’s decks like these that help to keep my divination practice fresh and NEVER boring.

The court cards (shown above) are also renamed and reimagined: Initiate (page), Seeker (knight), Shepherd, and Keeper (king). 

In this deck, cups are represented by jack-o-lanterns because they evoke the themes of “light in the darkness, emotional warmth, and celebration and mystery. They also bring a bit of whimsy to the suit.” Wands are represented by broomsticks “as they are inherently transitional as they sweep away the old to make room for the new and are used to cleanse.” This adds a magical element to the suit and shows directional intent as you progress on your goals related to what you are passionate about in life. Swords are depicted with branches to represent “hard-earned growth, resilience, and the sharpness of nature’s wisdom.” Pentacles are represented by mirrors “to focus on self-worth, personal value, and self-reflection as well as the interplay between inner and outer worlds. It encourages you to examine your relationship with the material world and how it reflects your inner state.” 

These changes in the imagery threaded throughout the suits mirror the “interpretive and transitional energy of autumn.” With this indepth reimagining of the tarot, it feels like working with the tarot in a whole new way. It almost feels like its own system, which is cool. 

Another extra they provide is what they call "the hidden path." The creator offers additional reflections, hidden wisdom, and other layers for readings. You'll find this with certain cards in the guidebook. There is a link to the site seasonsofthewitchoracles.com that sends you to the website for bonus material to consider for your reading that goes beyond what is included in the guidebook.

The way the card descriptions are written feels like walking through a hauntingly beautiful landscape with a chilling, spooky book narration guiding your way on a crisp autumn evening. The way the author has captured autumn through her imagery is breathtaking. As a writer, it tickles the creative bones in my body and sends tingles throughout my fingers like I’m itching to craft another magical story. I can see using this deck as a creative muse of sorts for my future witchy novels. 

When working with this deck, I brew a cup of pumpkin tea, light a pumpkin spiced candle, put on my autumn playlist, and pull the cards by the glow of the flickering flame. It’s like having a warm blanket wrapped around you as the fire crackles all while your grandmother tells you a story with just the insightful message you needed to hear at that very moment. 

If you know someone who loves autumn, this is the deck for them! It brings autumn to life in a way that’s almost hard to describe.

Times to use this deck 

You can use this deck during autumn itself of course but also during other times of the year as our inner season doesn’t always align with the calendar. If you are going through a transition and feel the need to release what’s dying and what’s holding you back, grab this deck to help ease you into the grieving and releasing process to aid in letting go of the past so you can welcome the new life waiting to come onto your path and to infuse life into your budding dreams. This deck is great for those times when you find yourself at a crossroads, needing direction on which path to take and how to surrender the dreams aligned with the path you don’t eventually choose. I find the theme of fate trickles through my mind a lot when working with these cards. 

I also find autumn decks helpful in grounding me in my daily life. There’s something about the reds and oranges and browns that centers me and helps me grow roots so that I feel more connected to the world around me.

Autumn Themes Found In This Deck 

Ancestral Connection

Crossroads

Death/Grief

Divination/Wisdom

Embracing change/Transition

Grounding

Planning and preparation

Protection

Self-care/Nourishment

Warmth/Coziness

SPREADS PROVIDED

With each installment of the Seasons of the Witch oracle series, the creators provided some custom spreads to help us get the most out of the cards by tapping into the themes that each deck focuses on. 

For this deck, they do the same. They provide a deck interview spread, the Threshold Spread, Open door spread, Forgotten path spread, Mirror of truth spread, Autumnal self-care spread, and Descending into winter spread. 

These spreads allow us to explore these autumnal themes further and show us how we can work with the natural energy of this season. I love seasonal work as it allows us to rotate the areas of our life and self-care that we put our focus on, keeping our healing practice fresh and always moving us forward to a more whole version of ourselves.

Let’s put this deck to work, shall we!

I threw the Threshold Spread from the guidebook (shown above). I’d like to share this spread interpretation with you below:

The 3 of Autumn Swords, representing grief and my resistance to forgive over past hurts, is what I’ve outgrown that needs to be left behind. The 3 of Swords has been a stalker card for me for many years. I’ve spent the better part of a decade working through grief related to this lifetime and many traumatic past lives that I came here to heal, and there is someone I’ve been reluctant to forgive. I’ve left them for last in this healing process, and that is something I am working on now. I am learning to let go of the grief and to look to what comes ahead instead of looking at what has already happened in the past because that only holds me back. When someone is still actively sabotaging their life, which then impacts yours as well, it’s incredibly difficult to find forgiveness in your heart. But I’m trying. This is what needs to be left behind so I can finally move forward on my healing path. 

The guidebook says to “give purpose to this ache by choosing to let go of what is already gone. It’s an opportunity to stop living in hindsight and start investing in a new chapter: one that embraces the hard lessons of your past and uses them to claim sovereignty over your future.” This is a card of closure. I’m finally closing this chapter that has taken me so long to reach the end of! 

The 5 of Autumn Swords represents the lesson or wisdom gained that I’m leaving this chapter with. During this process of trying to heal, especially from people who have caused the most harm in my life, I’ve learned to rise above and stop letting them bait me into battles over areas where our beliefs differ. This has been over four decades of fighting the same argument over who is right or wrong. Finally, this year I stopped letting them bait me. I now choose to pass when they send a text that is meant to fire me up. This is the card of picking your battles. It’s often a lose-lose situation. 

Even when I knew I was right, the arguments I let this person drag me into ruined dinner (interesting that there is a dinner table set in this card) or ruined my night and sometimes my whole week because it would continue to eat me up. Now, I just roll my eyes at the text and put the phone down – offering only silence in a way to sidestep the fight they are looking for. This change alone has given me more peace because I don’t let them get under my skin, and it’s a way to defuse the bomb before they can even light the fuse. I don’t know why it took so long to get here, but I’m relieved to have finally learned the lesson. While I love to be right, it just wasn’t worth the huge toll it was taking on me to get in the mud with them to prove my point. 

So, I let go of the need to be right and choose peace and serenity now instead. It means less time engaging with this individual overall, and I’m sure that’s painful for them but honestly, that’s not my problem. I have to focus on what I can control. They refuse to acknowledge that we are allowed to have differing opinions and beliefs, and I’m over it. I’ve got better uses for my time and energy. 

The Autumn Star represents the fear/resistance I’m experiencing during this transition. I struggle big time with trust. It’s why I could never conquer the trust fall exercise. As an eldest daughter, I grew up learning that I was the only one I could count on in life, but this spiritual path that I’m walking requires trusting my guides and the universe to support me and guide me on this path I’m traveling. I need to trust that I can’t see too far ahead of me on this road, but that I have guides who have a higher vantage point and I have to rely on them to bring me to my destination unharmed and on time. I must surrender to this higher plan and have faith that the messages they are sending my way have my best interests at heart and that success will follow if I take that leap of faith by stepping into my purpose as they are guiding me to do. 

The Autumn Chariot is how I can make the most of this liminal space between here and there – “learning when to grip the reins tightly and when to surrender to the current.” This goes well with the Star card above. It’s all about trusting my companions on this path, which are my guides. The guidebook for this card even says that it may require letting go of fears and past identities to be able to step into a new version of myself for this next journey. I’ve certainly shifted roles dramatically in recent years from practicing psychologist to published author, mentor/teacher, healer, and tarot reader. 

At times I feel like a snake, shedding old skins as I change from one identity to the next, growing and changing at a rapid rate in order to step into a larger purpose that I signed up for before stepping foot into this incarnation. This card foretells of success on the task I’m undertaking, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy. I’ll need to be determined to see it through and be flexible to be able to dodge any obstacles that come my way. 

I find it funny that the figure in this image is a ghost walking with her spiritual familiars through the world because I mainly work with my spiritual team as collaborators versus actual people so that is meaningful to me to see this reflected in the Chariot card here. I got a similar feeling with the Star card coming up too. My spiritual team is very present in this reading, which is comforting.

And we end on a sweet note with the 9 of Autumn Cups for what the next chapter will look like after crossing the threshold. This is the wish card. It portends of a time in the not so distant future when I will celebrate the life I’ve carved out for myself. I’ll be able to relax and find peace in the job I’ve completed and the rewards that have come as a result. I will no longer live in survival mode! And I’ll know at that moment that I manifested it all! I will feel completely content in the life I’ve built. I have a picture in my home that says, “Create your dream and live it.” It’s a motto I’ve lived by for the past 2 decades, and I believe it sums up the sentiment of this card and this image completely. 

I hope walking you through this spread and the card interpretations helps to give you a feel for what it is like to work with this deck. It has a sweet, comforting voice, but it doesn’t sugar coat the messages. It just holds your hand as you face the truth of the matter.

I highly recommend this deck if you need an autumn-themed deck or are just wanting to work on surrender, transition, and rebirth. This hauntingly beautiful guide through the darker months can help you on your healing path as you release the old and embrace the new. It will forever have a place on my reading table during the autumn months but most likely during other times of the year if I’m being honest because I LOVE it so much. 

Out of all the Seasons of the Witch oracle decks, the Mabon and Samhain Oracles are my favorite out of the 8 deck collection (in that order), so it makes sense that I fell so in love with this Autumn Tarot that combines the best of both of those oracles visually and thematically. Reading with all 3 decks feels like such a treat!

Spread with the Autumn Tarot combined with Mabon Oracle and the Samhain Oracle - all in the Seasons of the Witch Series. See how they blend seamlessly together!

I have the Winter Tarot deck as well that was the first tarot deck released in the Seasons of the Witch Series and I love it so much. It was a gift from my sister for Christmas, and I used it well into spring this year because I just couldn’t put it down. I think I’m going to love them all! 

Thanks to Rockpool for sending this deck! You continue to surprise me with each addition to this collection.

If this deck is calling to you, you can find it here. Release date is August 18, 2026, in the US. You can preorder it now

Author: Lorriane Anderson 

Illustrator: Tijana Lukovic 

Publisher: Rockpool Publishing

Oracle Series Reviews

To see my reviews of the Seasons of the Witch oracle decks, I’ve included links to those blog posts below. 

Each review offers photos of the decks and a spread walkthrough using the deck and a glimpse at each of the guidebooks. I highly recommend this whole series. Every deck is amazing in their own right, but together the collection as a whole is phenomenal! I always have 1-2 of these oracles in my seasonal spread of decks used for my weekly readings throughout the entire year. They’ve become integral tools in my practice! 

Mabon Oracle Review

Ostara Oracle Review 

Lammas Oracle Review

Litha Oracle Review

Beltane Oracle Review

Imbolc Oracle Review

Samhain and Yule Oracle Review

My Witchy Novels

Here There Be Witches - out now! 

Book Blurb for Here There Be Witches

In 1645, at a time when England was gripped by superstition and an intense fear of the supernatural, the infamous Witchfinder General, Matthew Hopkins, roamed the countryside on a mission to root out and cleanse the country of witches. Casting a shadow over the land, these hunts scarred generations of women for centuries, leaving many afraid to acknowledge or nurture their healing powers and intuitive gifts. 

Caught amidst this frenzy, three sisters, Alexa, Iris, and Hattie Wardwell, fight to keep their coven intact to keep their knowledge of the old ways alive for future generations. Despite their vows to only wield their powers for good, these sisters find themselves ensnared in the deadly web of accusations and persecution that grips their village. 

As whispers of witchcraft spread like wildfire, a rival witch with a vendetta that spans lifetimes aids the Witchfinder General in hunting Alexa and her sisters down. As the flames of paranoia rage, these sisters face heart-wrenching choices while weighing the value of their lives and those they’ve sworn to protect, knowing all can’t be saved. 

Set against the backdrop of one of history’s darkest chapters, Here There Be Witches is a haunting reminder of the generational scars left by this unimaginable injustice and the enduring courage it took to defend one’s beliefs and rights to practice their craft in the midst of a wave of hysteria that spread throughout the nation, tragically wiping out generations of wise women and healers.

It’s a prequel of sorts but can stand alone because it chronicles one of the past witch lives of the main characters in The Divining Sisters Series. If you want to read all my novels, I would suggest reading them in the order I wrote them starting with Book 1 in The Divining Sisters Series – The Call of the Cards. I say that because I think it’s more fun and interesting to discover the past lives as the characters discover them on their awakening journey. 

But if you aren’t sure if you want to commit to a series, you can read Here There Be Witches on its own. I wrote it to be able to be a stand alone novel for that reason.

Where you can find Here There Be Witches

Here There Be Witches is available in paperback on Amazon and Barnes and Noble and the eBook is on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Smash words, Kobo, Google Play & more. Purchase on Amazon here

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The Divining Sisters Series

Books in The Divining Sisters Series 

Book 1 - The Call of the Cards 

Book 2 - We Divine Three 

Book 3 - The Threads of Fate 

Book 4 - The Unbinding 

The Divining Sisters Series is a fictional divination book series (based on my own spiritual awakening) where tarot is the main feature in the storyline throughout all the books. I wrote the book series I wanted to read because I can never get enough of divination! It adds so much magic to the story of these sisters who share their love of mysticism across all their lifetimes. It’s a truly unique story, and it’s resonating with readers who are experiencing their own spiritual awakening just like the main character, Alexandra Steele. All the details on the books on author.heatherhardison.com

Healing Thru Tarot Podcast 

I have a podcast called Healing Thru Tarot where I have episodes dedicated to learning the cards - the major arcana in a 2 part Fool’s Journey series, an episode apiece for exploring the court cards in all 4 tarot suits and an episode on the aces in the suits. All of these episodes should help you get started with learning how to read the cards. 

Healing Thru Tarot is available on apple podcasts, spotify, pandora, amazon music, audible, pocket casts, goodpods, and more. Check it out here 🎙️

Healing Thru Tarot's Spread Ebook Line

I’ve created a line of 5 Healing Thru Tarot spread eBooks covering spreads on healing, mental health, shadow work, life path and purpose spreads, and seasonal spreads. 

Click here to purchase any of these spread ebooks

A Spread for All Seasons - 17 custom spreads

Healing and Mental Health Spreads Vol. 1 - 15 custom spreads

Healing and Mental Health Spreads Vol. 2- 15 9-card spreads

Shadow Work Spreads and Workbook - 20 spreads

Healing Thru Tarot’s Life Path and Life Purpose spread ebook includes 15 custom spreads I’ve created to help you identify and align with your life path and sail to success. 

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~ Heather