Winter is often known as ‘cuffing season’ because folk like to settle down, get cosy and intimate, and share the festive season celebrations with someone special.
So, it’s a potent time of year for starting and deepening a relationship.
Let’s use my upcoming Zodiac Love Match oracle card deck (which you can pre-order here) to give you a full and frank love forecast for this winter season.
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Aries
March 21 to April 20
Aries winter romance cards: The Soul Mate, Say Goodbye, A Tended Garden
Meaning: You are about to meet, or are in the throes of overthinking about, a soulmate. It will feel like you’ve always known this person (maybe in a past life) and that you align on all levels. However, there is something you must sever and release in order for this connection to grow.
Maybe you are putting the wrong emphasis on an ex, seeing things with rose-tinted shades. Maybe you are yearning for an outdated vision of love, while a real option and admirer stands right in front of you.
See things clearly. The outcome for you this winter is a relationship that has long-term potential and quickly enters a commitment, be that exclusivity, engagement, moving in or even starting or growing a family. You are ready to nest and tend your home fires.
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Taurus
April 21 to May 21
Taurus winter romance cards: The Ex, Pause and Reflect, Spiritual Connection
Meaning: The theme of this winter is the story of your exes. The literal ghosts of Christmas past! They will feature prominently somehow, potentially as an actual reunion (the festive season is chaotic and often brings folk out of the woodwork, right?).
Either way, they are on your mind. And it makes you pause and reflect. It makes you step outside of the present and relive some of the highlights – and lowlights – of your past. There are lessons and insights to be had now that time has passed and emotions have faded.
You are working out what you need in another to feel like the relationship is a ‘safe space’ spiritually and emotionally, letting you be yourself and feel secure, at home (your favourite state) and certain that you can trust and invest fully.
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Gemini
May 22 to June 21
Gemini winter romance cards Capricorn, Take The Crown, Solitude
Meaning: A Capricorn or a Capricorn-type person is on the cards for you this winter – think determined, hardworking, practical, stoic and secretly very, and dryly, funny. Their energy is totally different to yours, like opposites attract.
Because of your differing energy you must press each other’s buttons a bit, cause sparks, and feel frustrated. Don’t put it all on them. Take ownership of your side of things and be ready to explain, atone or even apologise!
Sometimes, too, you both just need space from each other. To cool off, reflect, consider events, and regain perspective. It’s hard to admit and discuss issues when you’re in the thick of it, everything is heightened. So seek space and reflect, get your words in order and rehearsed, and then talk about whatever you need to talk about.
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Cancer
June 22 to July 23
Scorpio winter romance cards: Scorpio, Give In To Desire, Fading Feelings
Meaning: A Scorpio, or Scorpio-type character, is on the cards for you this winter, which is good news as you are both Water element and match well. This person is secretive (so are you), intense (so are you), passionate and sexual (ditto), and a tiny bit dangerous (ditto again). A twin? Maybe…
Just give in to desire here, and let it be whatever it is. It’s not likely to last, but not everything is a happy ever after or a fairytale. Some connections are fleeting, full on, lustful but not lasting. You yearn for the full romantic treatment but maybe a small snack in between won’t do any harm.
Feelings will fade once the physical attraction has played out, maybe because you’re too similar. Maybe this is how you figure out some of your deal breakers or needs for the future. Maybe you look in the mirror of this person’s eyes and see changes you want to make.
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Leo
July 24 to August 23
Leo winter romance cards: Libra, Serve The Relationship, Universal Love
Meaning: A Libra, or Libra kind of vibe, is on the cards for you this winter which means you’re in for a very good time romantically. Librans are in the top percentile of zodiac love interests – flirtatious, charming, sensual, good at all maters involving love and romance. Get ready to feel swept off your feet!
Don’t be selfish here. Give back. They might seem a pushover because they’re so tactful, but all take and no give will not set this relationship up on the right foundation. Think about how you can please them as much as they please you.
Bring your best energy, Leo. And this will lead you right into your love bubble era. Together, you two are going to create a private sanctum of passion and mutual admiration. You could live there full time… maybe you will.
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Virgo
August 24 to September 23
Virgo winter romance cards: Virgo, Unlock New Insight, Uncharted Territory
Meaning: A Virgo, or a Virgo-like person, is on the cards – and you know yourself well so you don’t need me to describe them! But we’re talking smart, sophisticated, practical, helpful, and self critical. A mirror moment maybe. It could even be that the person you’re meeting this winter is you.
You are all about unlocking new insight, your Mercury mind seeks to know, so this is a time for Q&A, discussion, strange and off-track topics, future projections, creative expression and generally using all your tricks to deepen your knowledge.
The destination? Uncharted territory. You are a creature of comfort zones but you’re ready to try new ground. You want progress, change, a different mood… and that means stepping outside the safety zone. Are you ready? Yes.
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Libra
September 24 to October 23
Libra winter romance cards: Cancer, Heal Heartbreak, Intimate and Independent
Meaning: A wonderful soothing, passionate, comforting Cancerian, or someone with their traits, is heading your way this winter, Libra. This could be a romance but I also wonder if it’s a deep, loving friendship, one that creates a safe space for you to release and heal a deep hurt.
Damage accumulates. We all carry pain from our past love lives, whether we were the victim or the perpetrator. Perspectives change over time. Guilt and regret are ‘sticky emotions’. It’s time to let this stuff go.
You find yourself, with this new person or with your existing partner, in a much better headspace, a place where you love being together but also enjoy time apart. It adds spice, it makes you both more interesting to each other. All remnants of dependency and over-protection are gone. You are stronger. And it comes from healing an old wound.
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Scorpio
October 24 to November 22
Scorpio winter romance cards: Aries, Don’t Drink the Poison, Power Couple
Meaning: Get ready for battle because a headstrong Aries, or an Aries-like person, is on the cards for you. Scorpio and Aries were both once ruled by Mars so you do share traits – ambition, competitiveness, forcefulness, passion among them. You can also clash terribly so this might trigger a few sparks this winter!
Don’t let toxicity set in. Don’t turn this into a war. If you simply can’t get along then part ways. Avoid feuding or playing games or trying to outdo each other or gain an upper hand. Don’t let others fuel the drama either (because folk will be queueing up to take a seat and watch the show).
You and this person have amazing potential to become a ‘power couple’, the kind of duo that match in passion, lust, ambition, outlook, spirituality, and energy. If you’re pulling in the same direction, aligned on your future together, and in mutual appreciation, then you two can achieve anything. Wouldn’t that be great? You can achieve this. Play nice, play fair, and play to win!
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Sagittarius
November 23 to December 21
Sagittarius winter romance cards: Leo, Do the Groundwork, Smooth Sailing
Meaning: A Leo is hovering around you this Winter, or someone with a Leo-like outlook – so they’re confident, protective, charismatic, sexy and warm. They really reflect your own fiery energy and you feel like you’re on the same wavelength.
But this relationship needs grounding. Your relationship realm isn’t just built on fun and romance, but also practical and shared assets, resources, energies, and plans. Even if it’s early days and you’re just planning dates and trips, it still takes teamwork and sharing of practical tasks. Learn to do this well together, build the right foundations. You are a team.
If you do, a blissful phase of smooth seas and plain sailing lies ahead – calm, harmony, happiness. When you work together as life partners, as well as lovers, you feel safe, secure, backed up, and like you can take more risks, push the boat out, chase the dream. This relationship is expansive and supportive, it helps you to do and be more.
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Capricorn
December 22 to January 21
Capricorn winter romance cards: Gemini, Manifest Your Life, Burning Passion
Meaning: A lively Gemini, or someone with Mercury’s traits, is in your life. This person is humorous, clever, fast-talking and adaptable. Like a bright spark, they light a fire with you, on many levels.
Firstly, you feel true attraction and lust, and this earthy desire is set to last. Your attraction to them will continue because you’re both so different, you don’t have to ‘try’ to be fascinating, you just naturally are!
Secondly, they make you feel like anything is possible, that you can do and be more than you ever hoped for. They listen to, understand and then deconstruct your hidden insecurities. They sell you a dream. They persuade you of your capability – and, before you know it, you’re making moves you couldn’t have imagined before you met them. This is your person.
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Aquarius
January 22 to February 19
Aquarius winter romance cards: The Free Spirit, Pursue Passion, A Fun Fling
Meaning: The Universe is offering you a fun and passion-filled, but probably not forever-after, fling this winter if that is a gift you’re hoping for! A free spirit will be in your vicinity. A person who is as independent and set on their own adventures and life story as you are.
It’s refreshing to meet someone with similar expectations and energy, and you both relax deeply in each other’s magnetic company. Passion unfolds. Lots of it! You are released from worrying about ‘what’s next’ or where things are going and can embrace each moment fully. It’s liberating. Maybe even compelling, and unlocks a new side of your passionate nature.
Ultimately, this is probably not going to lead to anything permanent, except lasting magical memories, but that’s not to say it can’t – you never know. Maybe your paths will cross again. Maybe they will lead you to someone else who is the right one longer term.
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Pisces
February 20 to March 20
Pisces winter romance cards: Taurus, Open the Book, Stormy Weather
Meaning: A Taurean, or someone with their character, is close by. This person is loyal, stubborn, serene, analytical, deliberate, and sexy. Very sexy. The attraction is immediate, though they’re not your ‘usual type’.
It’s possible that the first impressions might be off. Don’t judge this book by its cover. Follow your initial attraction, give them a second chance, listen well and seek to understand why your first meeting didn’t go as hoped. You are very different people and it’s likely that the early doors stage of this connection will have some stormy weather.
You disagree, you don’t see things the same way, you have opposing energies and flow. However, if you can weather this and come to ways and means of handling it, the passion and mutual admiration is there. This might be a lesson in getting to know someone properly and well, even when they’re nothing like you.
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Kerry King has been reading, teaching and creating tarot for 30 years. Join her magical, exclusive Tarot Club for forecasts, predictions, lessons and readings straight to your inbox. Enjoy one month free for all Metro readers (no lock-in or commitment) over on Patreon.
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