Celtic Cross #2
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The Celtic Cross layout is the most familiar and wide-ranging snapshot spread, and it’s the one most tarot readers learn first (illustration 21). Almost every book on the tarot has a variation on the Celtic Cross. Keep in mind that there are many variations of this spread!
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Position 1: Covering (the significator)—This is the situation, which is so closely aligned with the querent that it completely covers her. (This is why a significator is important in this spread. The entire reading will take place as if the querent is the significator and the cards surround her.) .
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Position 2: Crossing—This is what crosses the querent, what works against her interests, specifically in regard to card 1. The crossing card is always read as if reversed.
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Position 3: Above—Known as the “crown” card, this is variously read as the goal, the best possible outcome, or the possible future (the future following card 10).
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Position 4: Below—Known as the “foundation” card, this is the reality that the querent stands upon. It’s not the situation or the question, it’s the unquestioned background—like water to a fish.
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Position 5: Behind—The recent past; this is anything that has happened in the past one to three weeks, and/or anything with a fading influence.
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Position 6: Ahead—The near future; this is a prediction of something that will happen in the next few days.
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Position 7: Environment—The people and things around the querent, including family, living companions, coworkers, job conditions, and so on. It’s not the querent and should never be interpreted as the querent’s inner life.
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Position 8: Self-Image—Who the querent thinks she is.
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Position 9: Hopes and Fears—This is a purely psychological card and should not be mistaken for a prediction or a description of how things really are.
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Position 10: Outcome—This card answers the question. If there wasn’t a question, it indicates what the current actions will lead to. It adds up the past (card 5), present (cards 1, 2, and 4), future (card 6), and other conditions surrounding the querent (cards 7, 8, and 9), and says what the result will be if nothing is changed.
Spread author: Deborah Lipp
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Astrological Spread
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From the book Tarot Spreads by Barbara Moore:
Using the concept of houses from an astrological chart for not only its inspiration but also it's shape and content, this is a fun spread to use on birthdays or at other milestone events. It's a simple one to interpret, as you simply go around the circle reading each card separately. Each house governs an area of a person's life. You can add depth to the reading by comparing houses that have cards sharing the same suit or number.
VARIATION:
Some readers add a card in the center to represent the general theme of the year ahead.
Using the concept of houses from an astrological chart for not only its inspiration but also it's shape and content, this is a fun spread to use on birthdays or at other milestone events. It's a simple one to interpret, as you simply go around the circle reading each card separately. Each house governs an area of a person's life. You can add depth to the reading by comparing houses that have cards sharing the same suit or number.
VARIATION:
Some readers add a card in the center to represent the general theme of the year ahead.
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FIRST HOUSE:
Your self-image, personality, ambition, drives, and body.
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SECOND HOUSE:
Your value systems, material possessions, and financial attitudes.
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THIRD HOUSE:
The way you communicate, think, and learn; siblings and neighbors.
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FOURTH HOUSE:
Your mother and father, your roots, your domestic life and family.
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FIFTH HOUSE:
Creativity, affairs of the heart, fun, hobbies, social life, and children.
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SIXTH HOUSE:
Your job, responsibilities, work habits. And relationship, and health.
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SEVENTH HOUSE:
Business and romantic relationships, how you interact with people
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EIGHTH HOUSE:
Jointly controlled money and assets, taxes, inheritances, and obligations
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NINTH HOUSE:
Spirituality, religion, morals, higher education, long-distance travel
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TENTH HOUSE:
Your public image and career, relationships with authority figures
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ELEVENTH HOUSE:
Friendships, memberships in groups, hopes, goals, and wishes
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TWELFTH HOUSE:
Your inner self, dreams, secrets, the past, subconscious, karma
Spread author: Barbara Moore
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Five Card Cross Spread
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This is a spread when you need clarification on a current situation and what's currently affecting you.
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The current situation
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What is affecting you from the past?
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What is rooting you to the situation?
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What is on your mind?
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Future possible outcome
Spread author: Unknown
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Full Moon Spread
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The Full Moon Spread can help you identify your accomplishments, take accountability for your mistakes, and provide advise on how to best move forward with the remainder of the month until the next New Moon.
-From the Hoodoo Tarot Workbook
-From the Hoodoo Tarot Workbook
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What have I manifested since the New Moon?
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What is the Full Moon illuminating for me now?
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What do my ancestors wish me to know?
Spread author: Tayanna Lee McQuiller
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Year Ahead Spread
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This is a spread for the coming year ahead.
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The previous year in summary
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Lessons learned from the past year
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Aspirations for the next 12 months
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What empowers you in reaching your aspirations
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What may stand in the way of reaching your aspirations
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Your relationships and emotions in the coming year
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Your career, work, and finances in the coming year
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Your health and well-being in the year ahead
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Your spiritual energy and inner fulfillment
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What you most need to focus on in the year ahead
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Your most important lesson for the coming year
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Overall, where are you headed in the next 12 months
Spread author: Biddy Tarot
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