May 1940
the world’s card for the month
The collective card for May 1940 is The Sun. It’s the same for everyone alive this month, set by the date alone, and it sits in the reckoning third of the wheel.
The Sun is the part of you that gets to be glad, plainly and without apology. It is joy, vitality, the clarity of full daylight after a long dark. It is the warmth of being seen and not having to hide it.
How May 1940 becomes The Sun
The collective year card for 1940 is Temperance (14). Add the month number (May is month 5): 14 + 5 = 19. Card 19 is The Sun.