I usually reflect on the past at the end of the year. Assessing how the previous 12 months went and how they lived up to my expectations is part of planning for the next year. In the course of thinking of the past, I found some old work that still pleases me. This spread is an old classic from 2009. Seems like a lifetime ago. Well Begun is Half Done: A New Year's Tarot Spread As the practically perfect, ever practical, and wondrously magical Mary Poppins said, “Well begun is half done.” Wise words to keep in mind when facing a New Year. For me, memories of a clean book bag, empty notebooks, and new shoes planted the notion of autumn as the time for new beginnings firmly in my psyche.