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Tarot Instruction - Picking A Spread by Steven Wagenheim
One of the most difficult things about Tarot reading, after you've learned the cards themselves, is picking a spread to use for your reading. There are a variety of spreads for Tarot readings and knowing which one is best is not always an intuitive thing, at least not at the start. This article is going to give you some basic guidelines for choosing a spread to use as well as go over what the most common spreads are. Hopefully, after reading this, you'll have a good starting point for the spread you decide to use for your subjects.
There are many spreads, some of which are extremely complicated. However, I have found that there are three spreads in particular that fit just about any occasion and should be more than enough to get you started. We can dive into more advanced spreads in future articles.
The most basic spread is the Celtic Cross. This is the most commonly used, and quite honestly, will probably be more than good enough for just about any reading that is asking a general question. What I mean by a general question is one such as, "Will I be getting a promotion at work?" This is a common question that people will ask and doesn't require too much in depth analysis. For questions of these types, a Celtic Cross spread, which consists of laying out ten cards in a certain order, should be more than good enough to answer the subject's question. You will probably use this spread about 95% of the time.
The next most common spread is the Celtic Block. This spread is actually very similar to the Celtic Cross as the first ten cards are laid out the same way. However, with the Celtic Block spread, you deal out four more cards, 11 through 14, underneath the fist ten that were dealt out. This spread is usually used when a little more information is required. You will begin to build an intuition for when to use this spread. One thing you must understand is that you can't start with a Celtic Cross and decide to convert it into a Celtic Block. These are two different spreads and you must decide beforehand which one you are going to use.
The third most common spread, and the most complicated of the three, is the Predictive Manteia. This spread allows you to go into the most depth of the three spreads. The foundation of this spread is the Past, Present and Future Triadic Solidifiers. All the other cards in this spread are placed around these three cards in a certain order. Each solidifier will have a block triad associated with it, totaling nine cards, three for each solidifier. The spread then concludes with cards ten through fifteen, which all have their own meanings. This spread, unlike the first two, cannot be continued. It is complete in and of itself. This spread should only be used for the most complex of questions, such as, "I am dating 2 guys at the same time. The one wants to marry me and move to Atlanta. The other wants me to move in with him. If I marry the first guy, I will have to quit my job (another factor) and relocate, thus selling my home (another factor)...and so on. You get the idea. Questions of this nature are extremely complex because they affect so many areas of the subject's life. In this case, the Predictive Manteia will probably be the right spread to use for the reading.
As you do more and more of these, you will begin to develop an intuitive sense for what spread to use.
To YOUR Divination Success,
Steven Wagenheim
About the Author
Please visit my Squidoo Lens on the World Of The Occult located at http://www.squidoo.com/the-world-of-the-occult/ where you can learn a little bit about me and pick up some tips on just about every form of divination that there is.
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