The Ultimate Energy Check-In: 5-Card Tarot Spread

Feeling a little off? Like your vibe is vibing... but not in the direction you were hoping for? Whether you’re overwhelmed, in a funk, or just need a reset, this 5-card tarot spread is your spiritual mirror — showing you where your energy's flowing, leaking, or needs some realignment.

Sometimes we just need a quick check-in with Spirit, and sometimes? We need to sit our ass down and listen. Either way, this spread is here to help you tune in and turn up the volume on your intuition.

 The 5-Card Energy Check-In Spread

Pull these five cards when you need a quick but powerful reading to assess where you are and where you’re headed.

1. Current Energy – What’s your vibe today? This card shows the energy you're carrying right now.

2. What’s Supporting You – The blessings, people, mindset, or spiritual forces working in your favor.

3. What’s Draining You – The people, habits, or situations that are taking more than they give.

4. What Needs Your Attention – A message about what you've been ignoring that needs to be addressed.

5. Energy Shift (Next Best Move) – A suggested action or mindset shift to realign your energy and move forward with purpose.

Sample Reading

Let’s say someone pulled the following cards:

• 1. Current Energy: Nine of Wands

  Sis, you tired. This card is giving “burnt out but still pushing.” You’ve been carrying so much for so long that even small things feel heavy right now. Your energy is in survival mode.

• 2. What’s Supporting You: Queen of Pentacles

  Despite the exhaustion, you’ve got the nurturing power of the Queen. Whether it’s your own inner stability, a maternal ancestor, or your ability to hold it down no matter what, there is grounded energy helping you keep it together.

• 3. What’s Draining You: Five of Swords

  Conflict and petty energy — maybe even with yourself. This card suggests you might be in a situation where no one’s really winning, but you’re staying out of pride or fear. It's zapping your spirit. Let it go.

• 4. What Needs Your Attention: The Lovers

  Time to make a choice from the heart. Whether it’s about relationships, alignment with your values, or choosing between two paths, this card is saying: you can’t keep avoiding the decision. Choose you.

• 5. Energy Shift: The Fool

  A leap of faith is calling your name. Start fresh, take the risk, and trust that the net will appear. The shift you need won’t happen in your comfort zone. This is your cue to start that new chapter, even if it feels scary.

This spread is your permission slip to pause and reflect — not out of fear, but out of reverence for your energy. Your spirit deserves care, rest, and clarity. Pull these five cards weekly, monthly, or whenever you feel like you're drifting.

Write it down. Light a candle. Cry a little if you need to. And then? Get back to moving like the divine being you are.

& as always!
Take what resonates, leave what don't! & go be great with gratitude,
Tatii & the Afro Anime Tarot team