Tarot Spreads

Hi I am a beginner and have s question about spreads, i like the horseshoe spread but have discovered that different people assign different meanings to each card position. Does this matter? Should I just go with my gut feeling? And how do you choose which spreads to use? Thanks!

Here is another simple (at least for me) decision-making spread that uses one of my favorite spread-design techniques: "facing" of a central focus card to help target the best course of action. Because I try to post something new every day in my blog, falling back on spread creation is an easy way out so I don't repeat myself (at least not too much). https://parsifalswheeldivination.com/2019/06/29/the-speed-bump-and-pothole-decision-making-spread/

PS! This is for entertainment only. There are no facts in tarot. In some cultures the word entertainment can be understood as "under attitude". Hi all 🙂 Inspired by a conversation with @Raggydoll I came up with this spread for further enlightenment . The reason I put some sample cards behind it - that I have pulled myself - is that since we regards ourselves as family, I share some of my findings with you. The reason that I don't interpret them, is that we all have different view on tarot and the facts that I present a style with make-up on - I don't want to feel all naked - when I allow you to copy my style, so to speak. He…

I set myself a challenge: create a small-ish spread (I'm not a fan of anything less than five cards) that takes advantage of Elemental Dignities and the quintessence to provide additional detail. I've found that it reads well. Here are a couple of links. https://parsifalswheeldivination.com/2019/06/19/an-elemental-dignity-short-form-decision-making-spread/ https://parsifalswheeldivination.com/2019/06/19/an-elemental-dignity-short-form-example-reading/

Curious topic! At least it is to me! I know that I dream sometimes and often it goes in phases (often with the lunar cycle, I know I've had a dream more often near a full moon). But I very rarely remember anything about them other than their overall vibe. E.g. I woke up at some point last night feeling 'shot through with adrenaline' and like I'd been scared. Around the full moon I woke up from a dream feeling warm, cosy and 'lighter than air'. But I don't remember anything that led up to that point. I'm looking for a tarot spread to help me understand these dreams when they come and help me try to interpret their messages, which is hard without remembering the dr…

Greetings! I'm wondering if anyone has a spread that will help shed light on the consequences of making a confession? Thank you.

Hello everyone For those of you in the U.S., Thanksgiving is coming up, and you may have to deal with relatives that you don't really get along with. This spread is to help things go a bit more smoothly. 1---2---3---4---5 1. The source of the conflict with this relative. 2. What you can do to relieve the tension. 3. How to avoid arguments with them if they insist on being argumentative. 4. How to stay calm and relaxed if they continue to get on your nerves. 5. A way to decompress and de-stress when it's all over.

If you are searching for a spread, there are many great resources online to find some great ones and I thought I would make a list of resources to find them 🙂 If you find a great spread that you enjoyed using, why not share it here? Start a thread for it in this area with the spread name in the title. Also if you make your own, share it with us as well here. Make sure to add the name of the person who created the spread and a link back to their original posting in the thread here for it, so you are crediting them. Resources for Spread Finding - Have a browse through this spreads area of the forum and also try searching the forum, adding…

I see in my LWB for a deck a spread with a tarot card for each house and three overall cards in the center. So 15 cards. I know the zodiac houses and basic characteristics of the signs, but am not strong is astrology beyond that. Is this beyond my capabilities for a good reading?

This is a spread that I designed for deep personal exploration. It has the shape of a standard Celtic Cross, but the order and the positions are quite different. Card number 6 can be placed on top of number 5 (so it's crossing) or next to it. If you use reversed cards then any reversed cards would highlight areas that are of specific interest and that need extra attention (it might indicate blockages but it can also represent high-energy areas where lots of things are going on right now). 2 10 3 5/6 4 9 1 8 7 1: Blood (Fire) 2: Sweat (Earth) 3: Tears (Water) 4: Beliefs (Air) 5: Hopes 6: …

I am looking for a spread that will help me with the situation I am in right now. I will be moving out of my mom's house and into my grandparent's house, whom my mom does not like. I am doing this for financial reasons and health reasons. I would like a spread that will help me to determine the best way to tell my mom about it. Does anyone have any spreads that may help?

This is a quick three card spread to help you feel more positive when everything around you seems negative. 1---2---3 1. What's positive about your life 2. What's positive about yourself. 3. What's positive about your future.

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Hello, I thought I'd share a cool birthday spread I found online at NewAgeHipster.co. It's a nine-card spread that I have almost completed. I've been doing a card a day, but you could just as easily do all nine cards at once. Bookworm

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This is more of an idea than an actual spread, but I thought I would share it in case anyone is interested. The intention is to do a chakra-check up where you lay out one or more cards to review the state of each chakra. I started by taking out the Animal Spirit deck since it has 7 trump cards that represent each of the chakras. I placed them in a row, ordered from the first to the seventh chakra (left to right, but you can also place them vertically, starting at the bottom and going up. I just did not have enough space to do that). I also added corresponding crystals to further enhance and tap into the separate energies. Below these I then drew and placed cards from …

It’s not really a spread, more of a method. But anyway, here it is! First off, try to figure your stalker card out. Meditate with it, freewrite based on it, read the LWB, check out how others have interpreted the same card, ask a friend, etc… When you’re sick of all that and you want more depth, then move on to the next step! Take that bloody irritating card and tell it what you want (I like to sob-scream “But what do you meeeeaaannnn?” at it, personally), then shuffle it back into your deck - FACE UP. Shuffle it in real good. Don’t peek while shuffling, though, you don’t want to see where the card is until you’re totally done with shuffling. When you’re throu…

This is a spread to help you sort things out for this upcoming season. 1---2---3 1. Keep - The things that are working well for you, and that you should keep moving forward with. 2. Trash - Things you need to throw out of your life and say "good riddance" to. 3. Donate - Things that you haven't been using (whether talents or material goods) that you can now use for the benefit of others.

Hi :-) This is a spread I have used a lot - especially when it comes to revealing the hidden agenda of people that I know. It's good to use so you know who you should trust or not. I will show the spread before I comment my own experiences with it. Here is the spread: 7 cards - use your own pattern, but read them from 1 to 7. I just pick 7 cards and read them one by one. Find the person you want to read about and think of him/her. Pick a card for every one of these positions: 1) Inspiration 2) Motives 3) Intention 4) Hidden agenda 5) Strong spots 6) Weak spots 7) Goal I did this spread for some friends and family. My best friend got the Ace o…

Hi everyone :-) Here is a spread I learned some years ago. It's to find your life calling and possible career. Do as follows: 1) Pull out of the deck all majors. Shuffle them and pull out one of them. 2) Pull out the four aces from the four suits. Shuffle them and pull out one of them. The major and the Ace you now have, will tell you which way to turn for career. I had my two cards as XXI The World and Ace of swords - suggesting on a physical level that a job with internet would be good - on a more spiritual level it made me think of the legend of King Arthur that got his sword from Lady of the Lake to go on a quest for the holy grail. Good luck :-)

This is a spread of my own design. The layout was inspired by the Brigid's cross (with the last card being placed in the center of the cross). I hope you like it :love: (For more spreads that I have designed you can go look in my Little Corner. I have a thread called Collection of Spreads there and I will be adding more in the future. I will probably also offer readings using those spreads, so if that interests you - take a look. The link is in my signature) Imbolc Spread (A light in the dark and something stirring underneath the surface) 1 4 5 2 3 1. The Seed. This card represents something that is calling for your attention and that y…

2-3 weeks ago I meditated with the guidance of a youtube video: At first I was scared to do that since I didn't know if I wanted to see my future self but it was an amazing experience and I love my future self. That inspired me to create a Tarot Spread "Talk with your future self" Here's the link of my instagram where I posted it: https://www.instagram.com/p/BqqJPtUn4t1/ The Spread as I posted it on the link above is: 1...2...3...4...5 1. My present self (this can also be intentional) 2. My future self will thank me for... 3. My future self tells me to focus on... 4. My future self tells me to cut off... 5. Advice from my future self If you want to ask …

I found this spread for someone else in the forum and thought to post it here if it helps anyone else :) Heartbreak Spread by moon_light - originally posted on AT here (5 cards) 1*2*3 *4*5* 1. What do I need to know about how it ended? 2. What will help me let it go? 3. What can I do to take care of myself? 4. Who can help me? 5. What will give me hope moving forward?

This is a more 'Kabbalistic' spread, as it is basically a mirror of what you are in the 4 worlds ( Atziluth, Briah, Yetzirah and Assiah) And what you should be in order to develop things, in order to procced to the next step.. It also can be an egregoire you believe guiding you :love: (Stay sharp, if you're connected with something, be sure that it will lead into a good thing), the spreads go directly into our subconscious (and in other words they come from there too right) Sometimes we're not going the right way, so this helps you align with things 1 - What i Am (ASSIAH) 2 -What i Am (YETZIRAH) 3 - What i Am (BRIAH) 4 - What i Am (ATZILUTH) 5 - What i shou…

:biggrin: So, it is pretty much self-explaining but yeah, this is a spread to use in case you have 2 choices, 2 paths, 2 something and want to know what "will" happen in case you do one or another... i get pretty indecise sometimes and this really really helped me tons of times, as i found myself escaping certain dangers, losses and even accidents by making the "right" choice. This also can be used very effectively for a "yes/no or do/dont do" option as i will show now : 1 - Do ( Or option 1) 2 - Don't do ( Or option 2 ) 3 - Emotional in case you do ( Emotional for option 1) 4 - Emocional in case you don't do (Emotional for option 2) 5 - Finances in case you do…