AUTHOR'S NOTE: I just encountered the idea that whenever we receive a Major Arcana (aka "trump") card in a reading, we should immediately pull another card to describe its practical (as opposed to its universal or spiritual) significance for the querent's future. I'm no fan of using clarifying cards in my work, but I can see how this premise might be adapted for a "daily-draw" inquiry (or other simple, short-range prediction) that uses the full deck.

My current approach to the trump cards is to treat them as overarching themes or environmental backdrops for the events and circumstances shown by the "pip" and court cards. Since every day will exhibit some degree of thematic distinction (even if it's only in the prevailing weather), I can see opening the reading with a trump-card to set the "atmospheric tone," followed by a court card as the "agent of manifestation" for its grounding in the querent's affairs and a pip card as the pragmatic "real-time" outcome. (Note that if you don't use reversals you can ignore that guidance below, and if you're a "trumps-only" reader this technique won't suit you.)

Begin by separating a tarot deck into three sub-packs: trumps. courts and pips.

Shuffle the trump cards while concentrating on the general outlook for the day ahead (or other period of interest). Pull one card from the pack and place it to the left on the reading surface. (Reversal may be used to indicate an unstable climate that will require a flexible response.)

Shuffle the court cards while concentrating on the "agency" by which this theme may be "brought down to earth;" draw one card and place it to the right of the trump card. This card can represent either another person with whom the querent is (or might become) involved during the period, or a psychological state-of-mind that will persist throughout the duration of the forecast. (Reversal can be applied to indicate the possibility of unplanned developments, whether in terms of human interaction or mental perspective.)

Finally, shuffle the pip cards while concentrating on the type of situational change that can be anticipated to occur as a result of the first two cards; pull a card and place it to the right of the court card. (Reversal could imply divergent, indirect or delayed consequences of the kind indicated by the card.)

Read this line from left to right as you would any three-card draw, but with an eye toward the "trickle-down" influence of the general atmosphere on specific conditions by way of the intermediary "agent."

Here is a "test" reading for this spread. (Images are from the Fournier Tarot de Marseille, copyright of Naipes Heraclio Fournier, Vitoria, Spain.)

Sun reversed: The theme for the period is one of maturing opportunity that is not yet ripe. We might say it's "hanging fire."

Valet d'Epee: I often interpret this card as impatiently waiting for an answer, so here it suggests "Get on with it, I haven't got all day." But its active engagement is stymied by the Sun's reversal, and it is obvious from the Valet's gaze and pensive expression that he can see this quite plainly.

5 of Cups: This card conveys being "duty-bound" and having to forego pleasure for the time being.

The general impression I get from this reading is "Today is not the day. Curb your frustration and wait a little longer for that opportunity to ripen. Pushing the issue prematurely will get you nowhere." I could also read it as a weather forecast: "Bright sunshine gives way to scattered clouds (Sun reversed); a light breeze (Valet d' Epee) brings in unpleasant rainfall later (5 of Cups)."

In a more literal sense, these cards may  only be showing that I baby-sit my toddler grandson (and sometimes an older sibling) every Thursday, and all that implies in terms of juvenile expectations and demands. (Not that it isn't both an opportunity and a pleasure, of course.)