Tarot Spreads

It’s been a while since my last post, but life gets in the way so bear with me.

Anyways, moving on.

When learning to divine using the Tarot, learning spreads is an important step because it allows you to interpret and maybe see different aspects of a dilemma or situation in a particular order. In fact, the Tarot isn’t the Tarot without the use of spreads in some form or another. Having read for about four years, I have used a variety of spreads during that time and even developed some of my own depending on the needs of my querent and what exactly I need to see in order to answer their questions.

To date, I have used the following:

-One Card: I use this typically for small things and yes/no questions

-Three Card: a common spread that interprets Past, Present and Future. I typically draw a fourth card to serve as an “overview” for the situation

-Celtic Cross: about as traditional as you can get

-the Cross: just like the Celtic Cross spread, but without the last four cards. I would say this is more simple than the Celtic Cross even though it can be interpreted the same way

-the Seven Days: a spread that is useful for predicting the week ahead. I recommend doing this one on a Sunday (or Monday, if you’re in Europe)

-Zodiac Wheel: incorporates astrology and the twelve houses to determine the querent’s current situation and state and how they can improve/better themselves based on the interpretations

-the Year Ahead: self-explanatory; predicts the year ahead and looks strikingly similar to the Zodiac Wheel. Best done on December 31, or if you celebrate Samhaín (the Celtic New Year), then October 31.

-the Relationship layout: also self-explanatory, but this is a 15-card spread analyzing two people in a relationship (or about to be) and what they contribute, their personalities, etc.

-Past Lives: this is, by far, the most complex I have ever done and in my experience, requires adequate psychic talents to perform; so if you’re just beginning Tarot, don’t attempt this until you’ve practiced enough. It’s also quite draining; I find myself very sleepy or hungry after doing this even if I’ve eaten or slept beforehand. Basically, this is a 13-card spread which reveals the past life of the querent, from their gender to their childhood, from their relationships and the age at which they passed over. It also reveals the lessons learned between their current incarnation and their past one.

 

Out of these two, I would like to mostly address the Zodiac Wheel and the Past Lives readings.

The Zodiac Wheel is my most requested spread because it allows me to truly see what’s going on with the person inside, and if there are any spiritual influences coming through, then they do (just like in Celtic Cross). In fact, I recently did a reading for my neighbor in my dorm who is rather sensitive and has some emotional issues, as well as issues with self-acceptance. I felt like the Zodiac Wheel would be perfect because it can address many different issues in her life and actually see the different aspects of it. I read the cards like so:

 

 

1 – Aries: House of the Self

2 – Taurus: House of Possessions

3 – Gemini: House of Communication

4 – Cancer: House of Family

5 – Leo: House of Love Affairs

6 – Virgo: House of Health

7 – Libra: House of Partnerships

8 – Scorpio: House of Transformation

9 – Sagittarius: House of Learning

10 – Capricorn: House of Ambition

11 – Aquarius: House of Friendships

12 – Pisces: House of Spirituality

The 13^th card is the center, which is a card to be interpreted as the quality of life overall. I personally love this spread because I love astrology.

Anyways, the overall for her reading was my advice of working more on the self and trying to get herself out there because like I said, she has emotional issues and has trouble making friends because she is often misunderstood. I can relate to this, so aside from the reading I gave her personal advice.

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The Past Lives spread, as I mentioned, is pretty complex considering it has 13 cards in the arrangement. The reason I say it’s complex and needs adequate psychic talent to do is because you literally need to tune into the person you are reading for, their psyche, their thought form, because I notice that people who act a certain way or have attitudes toward certain things then that thing in question affected them in a past life. To do this, I either go into alpha consciousness or I meditate thinking of the person.

The first reading I actually saved the feedback from. It was from this summer, and I was quite shocked how accurate I was considering it was my first time doing it. Here’s a little sample of the feedback this girl sent back to me. Keep in mind, this reading took an hour to piece together and do:

“…I appreciate this so much. I always was attracted to the word ‘dictator’, so I had no idea why because I’m obviously not but somehow stood out in my memory. My soul does have a passion for war, or battles, I should say. In this life, I aim to win the war and I have lost many battles, but also gained many life lessons and wisdom…Aries and Tauruses I stay away from in this life. My wife must hhave been a horrible person. It may be because of my free spirit in this life, but I still have the same problem with jealousy…to know I didn’t die in the war is an A+ for me…you are correct, my parents have an overindulgence problem even in this life. I feel in this life, my heart SCREAMS at me to enjoy life…”

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Note: according to the visions I got in this reading, I saw this girl was a male in her past life and lived during World War II.