The Everyday Happiness Tarot Spread

The Everyday Happiness Tarot Spread was originally created for the 2016 UK Tarot Conference.

Have you ever noticed how happiness often gets postponed until ‘someday’? For many, that ‘someday’ never arrives. The Everyday Happiness Tarot spread below was born out of my talk at the UK Tarot Conference 2016, where I presented a series of spreads to help individuals work through and pre-empt the Top Five Regrets of the Dying (sponsored link).

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The Everyday Happiness Tarot Spread

This is the final spread in that series, designed to help you avoid perhaps the most heartbreaking regret of them all:

“I wish I had let myself be happier.”

Happiness Is an Inside Job (but it’s not always easy)

As the saying goes:

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
— Dalai Lama

And yet, simple doesn’t mean easy. Many of us carry old wounds and survival patterns that shape our mindset around happiness. It’s like trying to dance in a suit of armour. We forget that happiness isn’t something to be chased like a lottery ticket—it’s more like a garden we can cultivate from within.

In my own journey, I learned (the hard way) that happiness doesn’t come knocking on the door while you sit there catastrophising and doom scrolling in your slippers. You have to open that door… and sometimes confront the snake in the grass that’s been quietly stealing your joy.

Common Stumbling Blocks on the Path to Happiness

• Fear of trusting life or others
  When you live in survival mode, it’s hard to believe life can be safe, let alone joyful.
• Comparing your happiness to others
  Social media is a comparison trap. You never know what’s really going on behind someone’s highlight reel.
• Waiting for success before allowing yourself to feel joy
  Spoiler alert: Success is not the same as happiness. And happiness isn’t the reward; it’s the fuel.

My Top 3 Everyday Happiness Boosters

1. Build trust
   Not blind trust, but a gentle opening to the possibility that life and others can surprise you in good ways.
2. Get into creative flow
   Find the activities that make you lose track of time and make them your daily medicine.
3. Spend more time with your tribe
   People give our lives meaning—and we give meaning to theirs.

The Everyday Happiness Tarot Spread

This spread helps you identify your personal ‘snake in the grass’ and empowers you to reclaim your daily joy.

1. The ‘Snake in the Grass’
   What fear or mistrust is currently stealing your joy?
2. The Life Area Most Affected
   Where is this impacting you the most?
3. How to Deal With It
   What action can you take to heal and reclaim this part of your life?
4. Trust Check-In
   What do you need to know about your current levels of trust (in self, others, or life)?
5. Flow Check-In
   What do you need to know about your ability to enter creative flow?

Everyday Happiness Tarot Sample Tarot Reading

1. The ‘Snake in the Grass’ — 7 of Cups

Ah, the classic card of illusion, temptation, and… endless scrolling on Pinterest while real life gathers dust. The 7 of Cups suggests your joy-thief is a tendency to get lost in fantasy, indecision, and wishful thinking. Perhaps you’ve been seduced by too many glittery ‘what ifs’ and ‘somedays,’ leaving your feet hovering just above the ground instead of planted firmly in your present reality. It’s not that dreaming is bad—it’s that when dreaming replaces action, happiness becomes a mirage instead of something tangible.

2. The Life Area Most Affected — Ace of Pentacles

This detour into fantasy seems to be hijacking your physical, financial, or material wellbeing. The Ace of Pentacles shows that opportunities for grounded, sustainable happiness are sprouting all around you, but they risk being overlooked because your attention is elsewhere. Your real-world garden needs tending—whether that’s your health, finances, or home environment. It’s time to bring some of that dreamy energy down to earth and plant seeds where they can actually grow.

3. How to Deal With It — Page of Cups

The Page of Cups invites you to approach life (and yourself) with gentle curiosity and playfulness. Instead of shaming yourself for getting stuck in la-la land, treat it like an inner child needing a creative outlet. The antidote here is lighthearted exploration. Try reconnecting with art, music, poetry, or even a splash of romantic whimsy—but through direct experience, not just daydreaming. Let wonder lead you back into the present moment.

4. Trust Check-In — Ace of Swords

Oof, this is a bold message. The Ace of Swords is cutting straight through the fog. There’s a truth here you’ve been avoiding, perhaps because it’s uncomfortable. Your trust check-in suggests it’s time to get radically honest with yourself about where you’re standing in your own way. Clarity is your ally now. What limiting beliefs have you accepted as truth? What mental stories are keeping you trapped in ‘someday’ mode? Honesty, even when sharp, can set you free.

5. Flow Check-In — 8 of Swords

The 8 of Swords echoes the Ace of Swords’ message with a bit of tough love. You may feel creatively blocked or trapped in old patterns, but the card reminds you: the ropes are loose, the blindfold is optional. Flow is possible, but only if you’re willing to release the victim mindset and take a small, brave step toward freedom. Start small. Choose one creative act today that’s entirely for you—without expectations, without judgment. That’s where the flow will begin.

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