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Tarot spreads

A spread gives each card a job. The same card means something different in “what crosses you” than in “what you hope for”. Each layout below has a diagram, position meanings and example questions, and can be drawn at the reading table.

11. What covers33. What crowns44. What is beneath55. What is behind66. What is before77. Yourself88. Your house99. Hopes or fears1010. The outcome22. What crosses Celtic Cross 10 cards · intermediate The Celtic Cross tarot spread as A. E. Waite published it: ten positions, how to lay them, and how to read the cross and the staff together. 11. The past22. The present33. The future Three-Card Spread (Past, Present, Future) 3 cards · beginner The three-card tarot spread: past, present and future in a single row, the simplest way to see how a situation has moved and where it is heading. 11. The situation22. The action33. The outcome Situation, Action, Outcome 3 cards · beginner A practical three-card tarot spread: the situation as it is, an action worth considering, and where that action could lead. 11. Mind22. Body33. Spirit Mind, Body, Spirit 3 cards · beginner The mind, body, spirit tarot spread: three cards for a quiet check-in on your thoughts, your physical life and your sense of meaning. 11. The card of the day One-Card Daily Draw 1 card · beginner The one-card tarot draw: a single card for the day, how to read it without overthinking, and how a daily habit builds real familiarity with the deck. 11. The answer Yes or No 1 card · beginner The yes or no tarot spread: one card for a direct question, how this site reads a yes, no or maybe, and why the reason matters more than the answer. 11. You22. The connection33. The other person44. What you need55. The challenge66. What they need77. What to nurture Relationship Spread 7 cards · intermediate A seven-card relationship tarot spread: you, the other person, what joins you, what each of you needs, the challenge and what to nurture. 11. The past22. The present33. Hidden influences44. The obstacle55. Other people66. Advice77. The direction Horseshoe Spread 7 cards · intermediate The seven-card horseshoe tarot spread: past, present, hidden influences, the obstacle, other people, advice and where things are heading. 11. Where you stand22. Your strengths33. What holds you back44. What to develop55. The way forward Career Path Spread 5 cards · beginner A five-card career tarot spread laid as a rising path: where you stand, your strengths, what holds you back, what to develop and the way forward. 11. The heart of the choice22. Path A: what it offers33. Path A: what it asks44. Path A: where it leads55. Path B: what it offers66. Path B: what it asks77. Path B: where it leads Two Paths (Decision Spread) 7 cards · intermediate A seven-card tarot spread for decisions: the heart of the choice, then what each of two paths offers, asks of you and tends to lead to. 11. Where you are22. What to release33. What to begin44. What supports it55. The first step New Moon Intentions 5 cards · beginner A five-card new moon tarot spread for setting intentions: where you are, what to release, what to begin, what supports it and a first step. 11. First house: self22. Second house: resources33. Third house: communication44. Fourth house: home55. Fifth house: creativity and pleasure66. Sixth house: daily work and care77. Seventh house: partnership88. Eighth house: shared resources and change99. Ninth house: belief and horizons1010. Tenth house: vocation1111. Eleventh house: community1212. Twelfth house: the hidden life1313. The centre Twelve Houses Spread 13 cards · advanced The twelve houses tarot spread: thirteen cards on the astrological wheel, one for each area of life and one at the centre for the overall theme. 11. The face you show22. What you keep hidden33. Where it surfaces44. What it protects55. Making peace Shadow Self Spread 5 cards · intermediate A five-card shadow work tarot spread: the face you show, what you keep hidden, where it surfaces, what it protects and how to make peace with it.