Expanding A Simple Spread

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Tarot Spreads is a book of spreads, and more. It includes discussions about how and why spreads “work” as well as ways to modify or create your spreads.

One way to modify a spread is to expand it. For example, here’s one way to expand a simple three card Past-Present-Future spread.

Divide your deck into three piles: Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, and Court cards.

Draw one card from each pile and lay in a row. This is the past.

Under the past row, draw one card from each pile and lay in a row.

Repeat for the future row.

You now have 9 cards.

Here’s how I interpret them:

 

Past

Major Arcana: Major influence

Minor Arcana: What happened/what you experienced

Court card: How you reacted/responded

 

Present

Major Arcana: Major influence

Minor Arcana: What will happen/what you will experience

Court card: How you might react/respond

 

Future

Major Arcana: Major influence

Minor Arcana: What will happen/what you will experience

Court card: Advice on how to react/respond