The Most Popular Tarot Spreads

This is one of the simplest and at the same time most versatile spreads. Ideal for beginners and for quick answers to specific questions. The cards are laid out in one horizontal line, from left to right.

• Card 1: The Past. The events that led to the current situation.
• Card 2: The Present. The heart of the matter, what is most important now.
• Card 3: The Future. The likely outcome if nothing changes.

Other ways to interpret it: "Situation - Challenge - Advice" or "You - The Other Person - Your Relationship".

The Horseshoe Spread consists of 7 cards and is used to analyse a specific problem. It offers deeper insight, showing the path from the past, through the influences, to the outcome. The cards are laid out in the shape of an arc.

• Card 1: The Past. What has influenced the current situation.
• Card 2: The Present. The current situation.
• Card 3: Hidden influences. What you cannot see.
• Card 4: Challenge / Obstacle. The central card, the main problem.
• Card 5: Surroundings. External influences and other people.
• Card 6: Advice. The best action in this situation.
• Card 7: Outcome. The likely conclusion.

The most famous and most complex spread for an in-depth analysis. It is divided into two parts: the main cross (the inner/outer situation) and the "staff" on the right (context and the future).

• Card 1: The Significator. The heart of the matter, the starting point.
• Card 2: The Crossing card. An obstacle or support (it lies across card 1).
• Card 3: The Conscious / Goal. What is "above" you, your aspirations.
• Card 4: The Subconscious. What is "below" you, hidden motives.
• Card 5: The recent past. What has just passed.
• Card 6: The near future. What is coming.
• Card 7: The Querent (You). Your attitude to the problem.
• Card 8: Surroundings. The influence of your environment and other people.
• Card 9: Hopes and fears. Inner desires and anxieties.
• Card 10: The final outcome. A summary of the situation.

A layout for analysing the relationship between two people. It lets you look at the relationship from the perspective of both sides (two columns) and see what connects them (the middle card).

• Card 1 (You): What you think about the relationship (the mental sphere).
• Card 2 (Partner): What he/she thinks about the relationship.
• Card 3 (You): What you feel in your heart (the emotional sphere).
• Card 4 (Partner): What he/she feels in his/her heart.
• Card 5 (Centre): Your relationship now / What connects you.

This is a unique numerological spread that links your personal signature (first name and surname) with the energy of the cards. It allows a very broad view of the timeline, where each letter becomes a carrier of information.

• Stage 1: Analysing the First Name (the Present). Count the letters in your first name. Draw exactly that number of cards and lay them out side by side.
  
  How to interpret it? Don't look at each card separately. Look at them as a picture - do light or dark colours dominate? Are there more Swords (problems/thoughts) or Cups (feelings)? Together these cards form a single, complex portrait of your current life.
• Stage 2: Analysing the Surname (the Future). Count the letters in your surname. Draw the corresponding number of cards and lay them out in a second row.
  
  How to interpret it? These cards represent your path and what is "written" in the ancestral vibration of your surname. Look for a common denominator - if many Major Arcana appear in the row, changes of a fateful nature await you. If the cards are "calm", the future will be stable.

The Rule of Synthesis: In this spread we avoid reading the textbook definition of each card. What matters is the "atmosphere" of the row. If the Present row is heavy and the Future row is light, fate heralds a quick resolution of your problems.