Tarot Spreads

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This document outlines many different tarot card spread layouts and their typical meanings and uses. Common spreads include those relating to relationships, money, past/present/future, strengths/weaknesses, and more.

Some of the spreads outlined include the Mirror Spread, Money Spread, Fast Solution Spread, Past Present Future Spread, and My Greatest Strength spread among many others. Each position in the spreads represents a different aspect or factor.

Progression spreads outlined include the Monthly Spread, Baseball Diamond Spread, and Path and Goal spread. These spreads are used to understand progression over time or through phases.

Spreads2

SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning

Problem Overview (Magic Star Spread)


1 The nature of the problem, situation or question
2 The cause, reason for asking or point of interest
3 Factors to be considered
4 The Solution, Advice or Comment Given
5 End result or outcome
Mirror Spread
1 How I see the other person
2 How the other person see's himself
3 What the other person represents to me
4 What you represent to the other person
5 What is really there
Money Spread
1 Financial Foundation
2 Money coming into my life very soon
3 Opportunities you might want to consider more
closely
4 Who or what project will bring in new money
5 result
Fast Solution
1 The nature of my problems
2 The cause of my problems
3 The Solution to my problems
Past Present Future
1 Past
2 Present
3 Future
What I need to know
1 What I hae
2 What I need to know
3 What I get
The Event and It's Effect on Me
1 The Event
2 What I need to know about it
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
3 It's ultimate affect on me

The Issue - Present - Future


1 The Issue
2 Present Circumstances
3 The Future
What I desire and what I get
1 What I have
2 What I desire
3 What I need
4 What I get
How the situation will evolve
1 The situation as it is now
2 How it will evolve in the next 4 weeks
3 Someone/something that will affect the situation
4 The outcome
Today
1 The types of events that may transpire today
2 How you may feel about todays events
Energy for the Day
1 The dominant energy for the day
2 How I'll feel about it - who might be involved
3 how it affects me
What I need to let go of and confront
1 What I need to leave behind
2 What I must confront
3 What I need to know
4 What you attain
The outlook for the situation/project
1 The outlook for the situation/project
2 Who/what will help
3 What this will lead to
4 how I will feel about the outcome
My Greatest Strength
1 My Greatest Strength
2 how I can enhance this strength

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
3 how I can apply it to a relationship, project or
event
4 What this strength brings me

Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual state


1 physical
2 mental
3 emotional
4 spiritual
What I desire - what blocks it - and new beliefs
1 what I desire
2 the root belief that is blocking my attainment
3 Bridge belief that links 2 and 4
4 new belief coming into my life
5 result or outcome of new belief
The lesson I'm leaning
1 Current life direction
2 the lesson I'm learning
3 what I'm moving toward
4 my long term objective
5 what will help me obtain it
what works for or against me
1 What I have
2 what I need to know about what's coming up
3 what I want
4 What works for or against me In the future
5 what I get
French Spread
1 Things happening now
2 Hopes and dreams
3 strength and security
4 support and opposition
5 something in the future that may surprise me
Monthly Spread
1 General atmosphere of the upcoming month
2 week 1
3 week 2

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
4 week 3
5 week 4

waning and emerging influences on a situation


1 the present
2 waning influences
3 hidden influences
4 emerging influences
5 what reconciles and or unifies the other 4
Baseball Diamond Spread
1 Home Plate - where I am now
2 Pitchers mound - what is coming at me - person
or situation
3 1st base - where I am headed - phase 1
4 2nd base - next phase
5 3rd base - final phase
6 Home Plate - the result or outcome of my new
situation
Ladle spread
1 root of the question
2 what is hidden
3 what is receding
4 what is emerging
5 what I scoop out
6 the end result
Luck analysis
1 Overview of my luck factor
2 how this will affect my life
3 the area in which my luck will appear
4 who/what will enter my life as a result of this luck
5 how it will help me attain my desire
6 timing (aces only) wands-spring cups summer
pentacles fall, swords winter
Prosperity Spread
1 where I prosper now
2 where I would like to prosper in the future
3 what I need to do to cultivate that future
propsperity

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
4 what will help or hinder me
5 something I need to be aware of
6 my ultimate attainment

Best I can hope for


1 my past experience
2 where I am now
3 the near future
4 my future environment
5 the best I can hope for
6 the outcome
Timing Spread
1 root of the question
2 where the situation is now
3 where it will be in ________ time
4 how I will feel about it until I know something
definite
5 People/factors who will have a bearing on the
situation
6 outcome
problem analysis
1 my problem
2 root of my problem
3 past
4 future
5 advice
6 outside influences
7 final outcome
Pyrimid spread
1 surrounding influences
2 surrounding influences
3 immediate future
4 immediate future
5 long term future
6 long term future
7 outcome
reality shift spread

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
1 the direction I'm giving my inner self now
2 how my external reality reflects this
3 how to empower my inner self to change my
reality
4 how my outer self will respond to this new
direction
5 how my life will shift as a result
6 what I will create
7 my new path

Weekly Spread
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Bird Spread
1 Where I am now
2 where do I want to go?
3 what direction is best for me?
4 where I'm headed
5 what I find along the way
6 what I learn
7 what I learn
8 how my journey ends
Future Spread
1 past
2 what is happening now
3 near future
4 distant future
Should I or Shouldn't I
1 What may happen if I do what I'm thinking about
2
3
4 what may happen if I maintain the status quo

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
5
6
7 the outcome if I make a change
8 outcome if I don't make a change
9 something I need to know before deciding

Future Analysis
1 past
2 past
3 present
4 opposition
5 opposition
6 hopes and expectation
7 future
8 future
relationship
1 how I see the other person
2 how the other person sees me
3 what I need
4 what the other person needs
5 where the relationship is now
6 where you would like it to go
7 where the other person would like it to go
8 factors to be considered
9 the end result
What's going on
1 what's going on + what I may not see
2 overall outcome
3
4 upcoming event that influences the outcome
5 upcoming event that influences the outcome
5 where the issue is headed
6 what you can expect based on the patterns of
the present moment
7
8 how I can change it if you don't like it
9

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning

Job spread
1 what I want for myself
2 who or what will help
3 what I should focus on
4 the turning point: the event that changes things
5 a possible new direction
6 an important event on this path that I'll
recognize when it happens
7 ultimate attainment on this path
8 a 2nd possible direction
9 an important event on this path I will recognize
when it happens
10 ultimate achievement on this path
11 what I need to know to choose the direction
that suits me
Horoscope Spread
1 Houses 1-12
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Horsehoe spread
1 where I am now
2 where I would like to be 1 year from now
3 what empowers me
4 what I need to do to get closer to my goals
5 my current material state
6 my current emotional state
7 spiritual state
8 what stands in the way
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
9 what I need to do this year

The Situation for the month


1 The situation now
2 how it will evolve in the next 4 weeks
3 the result
4 how I will feel about it
Money outlook
1 Month 1 etc
2
3
4
5
6
The company spread
1 what I think the company is like
2 what they think I'm like
3 what the company is really like
4 their exterior
5 their interior
6 what I must consider
7 how I will feel about them after I'm hired
Boss Spread
1 where I stand with the boss
2 what he thinks of me
3 what I think of him
4 what will help the relationship
5 what do I need to consider
6 where this is heading
Is this company a match for me?
1 what is the potential future If I work there?
2 How I will feel bout it while I'm there
3 how I will feel about them when I'm gone
Card for the day
1 pull 2 cards - disregard one
2 this is my card for the day
how it began
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
1 actual situation
2 past or how it began
3 future or what will be new for me

1 key or main aspect


2 past or how it began
3 future or what will be new for me
4 root or foundation
5 chance or tendency
Decision
1 situation
2 task
3 decision
cross 1
0 the decision - the perspective
1 on the one hand - aspects that are already known
2 on the other hand 3 what needs to be changed
what to avoid
1 avoid this direction
2 this is the right direction
3 this is the point
4 this is where the road will lead to
my challenge
1 my theme
2 this is my challenge
3 this is what I think
4 this is what I need
trend var 1
1 what I already know
2 what I am good at
3 this is still new
4 what I wil learn
trend 3
1 what I have
2 what I'm looking for
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
3 what I should do
4 what I want
5 what is important for me now

worries
1 what worries you
2 what I should not forget
3 how I can resolve the situation
Cross Road
1 the initial theme
2 where does it come from?
3 where does it lead?
4 what does this mean for me?
5 what may result from it?
Theme
1 theme/problem
2 task/challenge
3 chance/talent
a play with surprises
1 past the known side
2 past the unknown side
3 what is here
4 what will come
5 your present plan
6 something unexpected
7 stunning possibilities
Searching and Finding
1 Where I am
2 my task
3 my difficulties
4 my strengths
5 my goal
Pentagram
1 this is where I came from
2 this is where I'm going
3 this is what is difficult for me
4 this is what makes sense
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
5 this is my ultimate goal

Desires and Fears


1 this will get me ahead
2 this will set me back
3 this is misleading to me
4 this promises good luck
Be rid of , take care of , accomplish
1 This is what I will be rid of
2 This is what I wil take care of
3 This is what I will accomplish
The Question Game
1 This is my problem
2 This is how it happened
3 This is the way I feel today
4 This is what I am afraid of
5 This is what will happen in the future
6 Thisis the warning the cards are sending
7 This is the suggestion the cards are sending
How to get ahead
1 This will get me ahead
2 This will set me back
3 This is misleading me
4 This promises good luck
Waxing and waning influences
1 This will become less important
2 This will become more important
3 This is now essential
Who am I
1 Who am I?
2 What are my needs?
3 How do I go about meeting my needs?
My inner voice
1 My responsibilities
2 What I love
3 What my inner voice is telling me
4 My decision
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning

What is the cause of my___________?


1 From here on
2 But also from here on
3 and absolutely from here on
Where and how do I find _________
1 The answer
Where do I find x?
1 Not here
2 here
This is what I am supposed to be learning right now
1 the answer
Over and done with
1 This is over and done with
2 this is over but the effects linger on
3 This is where I am heading
4 this is what I expect
5 this is what I am supposed to learn right now
What I want
1 This is what I want
2 I don't like this but that's the way it is
3 This is want A wants
4 this is want b wants
5 This is what c wants
6 This is the best for everybody involved
Bridge
1 present situation
2 what you desire
3 bridges between cards 1 and 2
Decision
1 the idea
2 This speaks against it
3 this speaks in favor of it
4 where you are headed including the
dangers/chances
5 The decision
Reason for the decisoin

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
1 Key or main aspect
2 This is what drives you
3 outside influences
4 danger or risk
5 this is how it will work out

My problem
1 This is my problem/situation
2 this is what I can't change
3 this is what I can change/do
4 what other alternatives are open to me
5 how things will progress for now
The Solution
1 The task
2 the problem that is connected to it
3 the solution
4 new insights
5 the conclusion
Priorities
1 This is my top priority
2 this is less important
The next step
1 this is what I will concentrate on now
The next steps
1 this is important now
2 I will set this aside for now
3 this is what I have to take into consideration
The Sword
1 The heart of the matter
2 my starting point
3 my base or support
4 what will aid me
5 a problem is being solved
6 a desire is being fulfilled
7 new knowledge new insight
Joint solution
1 The other person
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
2 Myself
3 This is what is important to him/her
4 this is what's important to me
5 the joint solution

Setting a goal
1 my goal
2 which qualities of mine help me reach my goal?
3 which shortcomnigs keep me from reaching my
goal?
4 how can I reach my goal?
Present and Future
1 this is where you stand
2 your task
3 your fears
4 which attitude will help get you ahead
5 to outcome of your efforts
Path an dgoal
1 where you stand now
2 where you want to be
3 your path
Learning from a situation
1 What did I learn?
2 what can I rely on?
3 Which fruits are ripe now?
4 What results are still missing?
5 which one of my aspirations give me strength?
6 And which one weakens me?
7 what fears will I confront?
8 which ones should I leave alone?
9 which one of my goals has proven to be positive?
10 What is it that holds me back?
11 What does not suit me?
12 Where do I find support?
13 how can I emphasize my wishes
Spread Types
1 Temporal Spreads

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
2 Levels of Being
3 background problem advice
4 progression spreads
5 yes/no spreads
6 choice spreads
7 sandwich spreads
8 misc spreads

The situation youface


1 what you need to know about the situation you
face
2 what you can do about it
3 the probable outcome
Yes, No, Maybe IF
1 Yes IF
2 No IF
3 Maybe IF
Your situation
1 Your current situation
2 advice for improving it
3 a probable outcome
What helps me?
1 What helps me?
2 what hinders me?
3 Advice for the next step
Lessons
1 What Is my lesson at this time?
2 what qualities do I need to accomplish this?
3 What specific action is needed to accomplish my
lesson?
The foundation of my problme
1 The foundation of my situation
2 The challenges or problems I face
3 What I need to know or do about them
Probable Outcome
1 Probable outcome if I do A
2 a compromise alternative

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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning
3 Probably outcome if I do B

The situation I face


1 The situation I face
2 What I need to know about it
3 where the situation is heading
What is working against me
1 What is working against me?
2 What is working in my favor?
3 What I an do to cope with this situation
The point of view
1 My Point of view
2 The problem itself
3 The other's point of view
Problem Obstace Resolution
1 The essense of my problem
2 the obstacle or challenge I must deal with
3 the resolution
How it will succeed
1 My situation
2 how it will succeed
3 how it won't succeed
Thor's hammer
1 Overall situation
2 obstacle
3 positive influences
4 near future
5 long term results
The Cross
1 The issue
2 don't do this
3 do this
4 what it leads to
The blind spot
1 what you know and what other's know
2 what others don't know - what you don't know
3 what youknow - what others don't know
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SpreadName

PosNum PosMeaning

Do I get the job?


1 Do I get the job?
2 how I would feel in 1 month
3 how I would feel about it in 6 months
4 how I would feel about it in 1 year
Outcome spread
1 outlook at present
2 the outcome
3 how I will feel in 1 week
4 how I will feel in 1 month
Crossroads
1 What wil result If I chose path A
2 What wil result If I chose path B
3 How I will feel about the results of Path A
4 how I will feel about the results of path B

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