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Tarot spreads
A spread is a map: each position asks its own question, and the card that lands there is the answer. On the table the positions are numbered slots the cards snap into. Pick a spread to read what its positions mean, then open it and lay your cards down.
1 card · A daily pull · one clear question
One cardA single card, drawn with a single question in mind.3 cards · Quick questions · past, present, future
Three cardThe simplest spread and still one of the most useful.5 cards · A situation in context
Five card crossA three-card line with a card above and a card below.6 cards · Two people
RelationshipSix cards in two rows for any relationship: romantic, family, friendship or work.5 cards · Work · study · vocation
Career pathFive cards that climb from left to right, for questions of work, study and vocation.7 cards · A problem from every side
HorseshoeSeven cards in an arc, read from left to right.7 cards · Planning the week
Week aheadSeven cards in a row, one for each day.7 cards · A choice between two options
Two pathsSeven cards for a choice between two options.7 cards · A check-in with yourself
ChakraSeven cards laid up the body, one for each energy centre from root to crown.10 cards · The full reading
Celtic CrossThe classic ten-card spread.10 cards · A portrait of a whole situation
Tree of LifeTen cards on the ten sephiroth of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, laid in three pillars.12 cards · The year ahead
Year wheelTwelve cards in a circle, one for each month, starting at the top with January and moving clockwise.The cards, by arcana and suit
Each suit leans toward its own kind of question, and each hub lists the spreads that suit it.