Tarot Spreads

Someone online gave me the notion that a three-card line resembles the three windows of an old-time slot machine that roll up randomly when you pull the lever. I decided to make a spread that emulates it, using three stacks of six cards and a single six-sided die. Deal 18 cards any way you choose into three equal piles, roll the die for each pile and, counting down from the top, find the card that matches the number of spots that came up. Form the line and read it the same way you would any three-card sequence.

I came up with this spread based on a seasonal reflection writing workshop I took last week. I can’t take any credit for the idea, because I just put together some of the writing prompt questions given to us by the workshop leader, Randon Billings Noble, and turned them into a tarot spread. I found these questions so powerful to reflect on and write about, and I think they will work well in the context of a tarot reading as well. I see this as a spread to really reflect on a moment in your life and to be present in what is there. To see the present moment in your life and to care for it as you would a flower. Feedback welcome! Season of…

Hi, guys! I made a spread for myself tonight and figured I would share it here. Anyone is free to use it / adapt as they wish! Dealing with and healing from trauma: 1 - What do I need to in order to heal from this pain? 2 What can help me in this healing process? 3. What can hurt me in this healing process? 4. What is my goal? 5. What is the outcome? And here's my spread reading, as the example: 1 - What do I need to in order to heal from this pain? The World: You need to as always, get out of your own head and see your place in the bigger picture; remember that you never know where these paths will take …

Does anyone remember making PIN charts when they were younger? No? Just me? Well let me explain what they're about... You'll probably have heard of a pro's and con's list, well, a PIN chart takes that a step further. Instead of writing only the good and bad things about a situation, you write down all the Positive, Negative, and Interesting things about it. Hense, PIN. The Interesting things are all those things that are neither positive nor negative, they're just... Interesting. This spread came about when we were looking at buying a new house and both my husband and myself were finding it difficult to look at things objectively. Did we really wan…

Joanna Colbert, creator of the Gaian Tarot and the Herbcrafter's Tarot, posted this spread on Instagram and I thought it was really lovely and wanted to share it. She mentions she was inspired to create this spread by an essay by Arundhati Roy. A Tarot Spread for the Pandemic Portal Time :: 1. What do I most need to know about this collective moment — this “portal”? :: :: 2. What can I do to contribute to the wholeness and health of the collective? :: :: 3. How can I strengthen my own resilience? :: :: 4. What am I not seeing? (Pull a card from the bottom of the deck.) :: :: 5. What does Spirit most want me to know about my personal path at…

Many of us, from time-to-time, will encounter situations where we're receiving (or suspect that we may receive) unsolicited attention from someone we would rather not deal with (it could be an office Lothario or seductress, an internet troll, a high-pressure salesman, or any other nuisance type). This spread is designed to interrogate the cards about any such activities or suspicions.

Most of you know that I'm not a fan of 3-card readings since I think they take too narrow a slice of the deck and tell too shallow a story. If I use them, I prefer to extract the cards from a larger population of drawn cards using some kind of a "pointer." In this case I'm relying on the nominal "facing" of the figures or landscape features on the cards in each of three positions to determine which of them to read in the columns. (This is what used to be called a "Chinese menu" approach ["I'll have one from Column A, one from Column B and one from Column C"], but I imagine that is now politically incorrect.) The first two cards use rightward orientation to pr…

Although I find horary astrology much more effective than tarot for locating misplaced objects or missing people, there is something to be said for using the elemental properties of the minor and court cards as pointers for where to look for the subject of a reading. I built this spread around the suggestions of astrologer John Frawley in his book The Horary Textbook, which I adapted for use with the cards. Although the guidance doesn’t mention it, reversals can be used with this spread to imply the degree of visibility of the subject in its physical location.

Hi all! I hope this is the right place for me to post this. I'm looking for a work/career spread to use for a friend of mine. She wants to know if she 'has' to make a career switch and if so, what would be a good career for her. Most spreads I find online are general career spreads and I would like to get a bit more in depth with it. Hope you wonderful peeps can help me out!

Hey guys! I'm most positive that there's a spread out there very similar to this one, but I created a spread that seems to work very well for me on forecasting the week ahead in a bit more detail with less cards! A quick rundown in text as well! 1. Overall Theme - This is what the overall theme of the week will be! 2. What to Do - This is what you should do over the course of that week, whether it be a physical activity, or mental prep, what have you! 3. Insight/Advice - This will act as a clarification for card #2, giving you some insight as to why you must do this, what to look out for, or advice on how to do it! 4. What NOT to Do - This is what you should…

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there had some good spreads to do while in quarantine/social distancing/isolation? Daily draws and self-check-in spreads are great, but I was also wondering about spreads specifically devoted to questions that could be asked while inside and socially isolated? If you have your favourite self-introspective spread that would be wonderful to see!

I've never much liked the one-card daily draw because it implies that a single type of activity will prevail for an entire 24-hour period. For me, it fails to portray the opportunity for "change-over-time" unless we "intuit" it from the card's inherent nature. I've been seeking a model that can show shifts in the querent's "energy pattern" that may occur over the span of a day. Here is a link to my latest effort: https://parsifalswheeldivination.com/2020/03/05/the-diurnal-footprint-daily-draw-spread/

These were created (by me) with the intention of following the cycle and the energies of the moon, but every spread can be used on its own - as a tool for personal exploration and development (and you can certainly also use them in readings for others). There is a theme for each spread, so I hope you’ll find something that suits your needs and wants! Enjoy! (Just scroll down a bit to find the spreads) https://www.thetarotforum.com/30-days-working-with-the-moon-spreads/30-days-of-working-with-the-moon-a-spread-for-each-day-of-the-lunar-cycle/ This resource is only available to the members of this forum, so guests won’t be able to access it.

After reading this article (thanks CharlotteK :D ), I was struck with the inspiration for a new spread... Invite Your Shadow To Tea **********7(T) *****9(T)******8(T) 1(B)*****3(M)*****2(T) *****6(B)******5(B) **********4(B) 1. The Invited Shadow - this card can be self chosen or you can take from the base of the deck and let the cards decide. This card will tell you a bit about what you need to deal with. 2. The Querent - this card can also be self chosen or you can take from the top of the deck and let the cards decide. This card will show where you are right now. 3. The Lesson On The Table - what lesson does this shadow offer you? Take from the …

I came across this Full Moon Spread by the ITF. I really like this one so wanted to share here. Usually I tend to work with my Spirit de la Lune oracle for the Full Moon, which has a spread for each full moon throughout the year in the accompanying book. But I like this spread that can be used at any full moon. 5 cards, laid out in a circle. Picture is attached. Card 1: What do I need to release from my life? Card 2: Guidance to help achieve this Card 3: What do I need to embrace to empower me Card 4: How can I enable my transformation Card 5: What can I achieve/manifest with this energy?

Kelly-Ann Maddox recently shared these awesome three-card spreads on her Youtube-channel ( ). She has designed them herself and they are all centered around self-care. If you watch her video she will explain every position more in depth, but here is the short version: SPREAD POSITIONS: 1 2 3 Cords and Ties 1 – Which cords should be cut? 2 – Which ties should be bound? 3 – How to find the strength to make it so Life Influences 1 – Which childhood influences are having an effect? 2 – Which adolescent influences are having an effect? 3 – Which adult influences are having an effect? The Helper 1 – Whereabouts can you be of service effectively? …

This is a spread to help you ditch the winter blahs and move into the promise of springtime. 1---2---3 1. Throw Out - Old, negative ways of thinking and being that I need to shed like melting snow. 2. Warm Up - How I can be my warmest, brightest self and shine like the sun 3. New Blossoms - The fresh opportunities that will open up for me this season.

Hello everyone This spread is for when you feel like everything is spiraling out of control. While you can't control everything in your life, you can control some things, and you can control how you react to those things that you can't control. 1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9 1.The situation that feels out of control. 2. How and/or why things got out of control. 3. What you can't control. 4. How you've been reacting to those things you can't control. 5. A new, more positive and productive way to react to those things. 6. What you can control. 7. Fears you may have about stepping up and taking control.…

This is how I decided to tackle the subject of the reliability of long-range forecasts. At this point there is no reason to believe it will work any better than just "winging it," but at least it has an intelligible structure. https://parsifalswheeldivination.com/2020/03/11/the-time-passages-long-range-life-reading-spread-parts-one-and-two/

Occasionally when I'm in the mood I've done hand drawn spreads and historically instagram (Ammers10) and reddit have really like them. Thought you guys might as well! The one I'm working on now is called "Notes from Mom" and is a lunch box with affirmation notes in it. 🙂

really like the idea of laying tarot cards on top of 'positional significance' cards to make on the fly custom spreads, as in the deck of 1000 spreads (now OOP and fetching silly prices). of course we can just write on blank cards to get the same or better utility : ) brainstorming ideas for cards, here what i have so far: self experiences expectations root feelings others environment resources action reaction result challenges allies present esteem fate disposition education pro con advice partner reward surprise answer danger relationship conscious desires unconscious desires attitude intentions fears decision intuition lesson potential risk success things overlooked…

as copied from atf,, as developed by me , it is 17 cards and ideally for someone who wants to have a good Christmases for they had some rough ones,, this is about roleplaying if the 3 ghosts came to you for you were scrooge !! you miser you eheh The Christmas past positions 1. Your great loss *scrooge lost his sister and don’t' forget his mom, and his father love" 2. Your great joy for this position you can refer to when he worked on Mr. Fezziwig and the Christmas party or you can refer to his relationship with bell, Isabella, Emily, in some novels, 3.Your great heartbreak here this refers to his break up with his love of his life …

These two spreads were created by Anya Esma. She has a youtube channel (that I will link below) and an etsy shop where she offers readings with these spreads (also linked below). In her video she encourages people to try these spreads for themselves and she generously shares the spread positions on her etsy page. Her channel is great so do check it out! The first spread is for those who are embarking on a depth year for the very first time while the second year is for those that are doing a second (or third...) depth year. Depth Year Preparation spread (3 cards) 1. Something you need to bring in before starting your Depth Year - an insp…

My life has just taken a huge turn, and I am quite rudderless. Was wondering if anyone would have recommendations of good spreads that might give an indication of what I might expect in the coming days, weeks, months. Appreciate you help. Thank you.

I've never tackled past-life reading with the tarot (although I've done a little prenatal epoch work with astrology and have conducted some spirit-world exploration with the tarot). This spread is largely deterministic in that it revolves around the discharge of karmic debt, something which New-Age-ism seems to shy away from. It gave me a very interesting self-reading. https://parsifalswheeldivination.com/2019/08/21/mirror-of-the-soul-karmic-message-spread/