The Tarot spreads listed here are only suggestive of possible position combinations. The uses for these spreads are only limited by your own imagination and can be tailored to suit any circumstance

3 Card Spreads

The three card spread has a vast number of different interpretations and as a simple short cycle spread it is about as good as it gets!

As you can see, this spread lends itself to a myriad of position interpretations. Anything that you can possibly think of that fits into a trio/triad can be used in a three card spread.

4 Card Spreads

This layout can be used to express the duality in a situation or for relationships.

An alternative 4 card layout is:

A suggested reading for this layout is:

• Cards 1 & 2: You Now

• Cards 3 & 4: Where you are heading

You can also use a linear style 4 card spread, like the 3 card with an extra card on the end.

Life Cycle Spread

True Self Spread

Decision Spread

Mystic Seven Spread

Letting Go Spread

Divining Spread

Doubts and Fears Spread

Self Learning Spread

Aspirations Spread

Tree of Life Spread

1. Crown – This position reflects an aspect of you right now.
2. Contemplation - The Contemplation position refers to the social or environmental circumstances.
3. Activation - This card refers to possible challenges and opportunities.
4. Wisdom - The card in the Wisdom position points to influences from your personal history.
5. Discipline - This card points to events from the near past that influence current actions/outlooks.
6. Heart – This position reflects the broader influence of your conscience/inner wisdom.
7. Cycles - The Cycles position indicates which way our situation is currently unfolding (The outcome card, however, can improve on or neutralize this energy)
8. Waking Up - This card points to self-undermining tendencies, areas where you need to make adjustments.
9. Safety Net - This position points to people and resources who can be supportive or helpful
10. Outcome - The card in the Outcome position points to unknown energies still taking shape.

Horseshoe Spread

The Horseshoe lends itself to two different layouts, one from left to right, the other from the centre out.

This layout lends itself to the utilisation of different meanings for each position. One alternate layout is: 1. Past, 2. Present, 3. Hidden influences, 4. Obstacles, 5. Environment, 6. What should be done, 7. Outcome. Another is similar to this but the last two positions become: 6. Outcome and 7. ‘Helping Hand’ (Energy you need for the outcome to invoke (if positive) or negate (if negative) it)

The second style of the horseshoe layout is for expressing duality or for relationship spreads.

For relationships this reads: 1. Relationship Now, 2. Your (client’s) view (of the relationship), 3. The Partner’s view, 4. Your feelings, 5. Partner’s feelings, 6. What You Need (in the relationship), 7. What Your Partner needs.

Twelve Card Circular Spread

This spread can be used in two ways, one is for the next twelve months (1 being the current month), the other relates to the twelve houses of the horoscope.

For a twelve month spread each card relates to a month and will represent the major energy in operation for that month. Start at card 1 as the current month.

The horoscope layout is interpreted as follows:

1. House of Identity -- The card that falls in the House of Identity has to do with the face you wear to meet the world.

2. House of Work -- The card in the House of Work should be interpreted in terms of whatever activities you engage in, or organization you belong to, in order to support yourself.

3. House of Ideas -- The card in the House of Ideas represents the awakening of your creativity, a place where you experiment and brainstorm fantastic options and work out how to overcome even the obstacles that seem daunting.

4. House of Family -- The card in the House of Family represents your strongest emotional attachments, deepest loyalties. This represents some aspect of where you come from, your genetic and cultural heritage.

5. House of Magic -- The card in the House of Magic represents that magnetism which attracts people and situations to you that can challenge your assumptions, reveal hidden genius, and provide new insights.

6. House of Apprenticeship -- The card in the House of Apprenticeship refers to your ongoing education or training. This may be the result of a sense of calling or mission, or a motivating goal that changes your priorities and raises your expectations of yourself.

7. House of Relationships -- The card in the House of Relationships represents important romantic, professional, familial, or legal relationships which came into your life to complete you in some way.

8. House of Secrets -- The House of Secrets card represents judgmental voices in your inner life, which may be repeating negative messages and emotional reactions stemming from past resentments and injuries. This may also point to places where you hide parts of yourself that you don't like to look at.

9. House of Visions -- The card in the House of Visions represents an expansive view of possibilities which are opening up to you, because of the community of like-minded souls you are discovering and connecting with.

10. House of Reputation -- The card in the House of Reputation represents your life's work and legacy, your contribution and what you are to be known for. The card that lands here can give you advice on how to fulfill your role within the Greater Whole.

11. House of the Future -- The card in the House of the Future represents a visionary wisdom which allows you to sense and project probabilities into the future. This concerns solutions to long-term issues.

12. House of Surrender -- The card in the House of Surrender position represents the area of your life where you have to let go of illusions of control, to release attachment to outcomes and TRUST. Accepting limitations is the first step to psychic and emotional peace.

The Celtic Cross

The Celtic Cross Spread is the most well known and widely used spreads. There are a myriad of possible reading combinations and, of course, you can always use your own. The standard layout has either ten or eleven cards, depending on if you us a significator/covering card combination or just a significator. Below are several eleven card layouts.

General Celtic Cross Positions

1. Significator

2. Present

3.Helps/Hindrances

4. Basis

5. Past

6. Life Lesson

7. Near Future

8. Self

9. Environment

10. Hopes/Fears

11.Outcome

Love/Relationship Celtic Cross Positions

1. Love & Me - The card in the Love & Me position touches on an aspect of how you perceive yourself with regard to possible intimacy in your life.

2. Situation - The card that lands in the Situation position refers to social or circumstantial factors which could be affecting your relationship at this time.

3. Challenges - The card that lands in the Challenges position refers to ways that you can turn obstacles into stepping stones.

4. Background - The card in the Background position points to influences from your personal history, your roots and background.

5. Recent Past - The card in the Recent Past position refers to events that are just departing, recently influential but now diminishing in power.

6. Higher Power - The card in the Higher Power position reflects the broader perspective and influence of your conscience, Guardian Angel, inner wisdom.

7. Near Future - This position indicates which way the wind is blowing with regard to your situation.

8. Issues - The card in the Issues position points to self-undermining tendencies.

9. The Loved One – This position refers to someone you are currently involved with or how you perceive someone you are now or will soon be involved with. It may also point to an archetypal energy source within yourself, which supports your ability to experience deeper love.

10. Love Advice - This position suggests a course of action which will harmonise what you want with what is currently possible.

11. Long-term Potential -- This position points to possible outcomes for the future of your relationship/love life.

Career Celtic Cross Positions

1. Self – The role you play in your work or your attitude about your work in general.

2. Situation – The context of your labours, the environment within your work place.

3. Challenges/Opportunities - This position reflects how you can use creativity and skill to turn a challenge at work into an opportunity for greater success.

4. Foundation – Influences from your personal history.

5. Lesson - Possible sacrifice you might have to make for the sake of your work.

6. Ethics - Represents your highest intentions and ideals with respect to what you do for a living.

7. Developments - Shows which way business matters are turning.

8. Issues – This position reflects unresolved issues within yourself that could cause you to unconsciously sabotage your productivity.

9. Allies – People who can be supportive or helpful to you in your work at this time.

10. Advice - Advice regarding your career or work. It might be referring to some aspect you hadn't considered before now.

11. Long-Term - Provides hints about your current work's potential/future career prospects.

Extended Celtic Cross

The extended Celtic Cross layout follows the standard layout, but there are two extra cards off the outcome card that are used to clarify the energy of the outcome card. There is also a clarifier card used to give additional information about the underlying energies of the spread.

Extended Celtic Cross Positions

1. The Significator – What is truly significant about the situation or yourself.

2. Covering Card – The present influence of which the person is conscious. It can show a state of mind or a positive or negative atmosphere.

3. Crossing Card – Helps/hindrances present. Influences working for or against you that may be coming from either inside yourself or from your environment.

4. Basis – The reason for the situation or something emerging from the unconscious relating to the situation.

5. Past – A relevant influence from the past that is affecting the current situation or energy you are beginning to move away from.

6. Crowning Card – The life lesson to be learnt relating to the situation or an important conscious influences.

7. Near Future – Incoming energy/influence.

8. The Self – How you see the situation or your personal energies/ contribution.

9. Environment – Home/work/other person/people influencing the situation.

10. Hopes/Fears – What you hope or fear about the situation. NOTE: This might not always be obvious as conscious thinking, reflected in the crowning card, can be at odds with more personal motivations.

11. Outcome – The probable outcome if you continue to act the way you are currently.

    1. & b. – Used to help clarify the energy of the outcome card. NOT: These cards are laid out face down and are only turned over once the outcome card has been read, this is so the energy of the outcome remains clear.

12. Clarifier – This helps to clarify the underlying energies of the spread and can help to give further insight into the outcome.