Pagan Tarot Spreads

8/6/2019 Pagan Tarot Spreads

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Wheel of the Year/Pagan Spreads

Sacred Days of Yule

This spread will help you to learn to apply the tarot to enjoy and enrich your passage

through the twelve festive days from December 20th to 31st. The meaning of each card

in the spread reflects the energy of the festivity associated with each of the twelve days.

1. Mother Night of Dreams: -Dec 20th This card reminds us to look for a particular

message in our dreams tonight. The ancients believed that our dreams on this night

foretold some of the important events in the coming year.

2. Yule - Winter Solstice: -Dec 21stThis card shows us how best to connect to the Light

within and without - it symbolizes the Birth of the Sun.

3. The Time of Beth: -Dec 22ndThis card points to the inner blocks and resistance that

is holding us back from following our dreams.

4. Hopi Time of RenewalDec 23rdThis card indicates the best way for us to seek

purification and renewal, and to build tolerance for others.

5. Feast of Mothers, Christmas Eve: -Dec 24th This card shows how we can connect

with the spirits of our ancestors for communion and to ask for wisdom and guidance. Itis also a time for Christians to reflect on the birth of Christ.

6. Festival of Life, Christmas: -Dec 25th This card shows us how to connect directly with

Spirit.

7. Yuletide, Kwanzaa: -Dec 26th This card shows us how to express nurturance, to

attend to our families and to express the protective energy within us towards others.

8. Birth of Freyja: -Dec 27th This card points to issues of love, luck, artistic and creativeexpression and female wisdom.

9. Feast of Alcyone: -Dec 28th This card gives us a personal inner message - one that

speaks directly to our heart and spirit.

10. Day of Nymphs -Dec 29th This card encourages us to connect to our playful side,


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our inner child and how best to cultivate this aspect of ourselves.

11. Day of Rest: -Dec 30th This card shows us how to walk our path in a relaxed and

confident way....with the ability to deal with stressful situations in a philosophical,

detached way.

12. New Year's Eve, Hogmanay -Dec 31stThis card shows us how to release the old and

let in the new. This relates to both our external lives and our inner being.

Directions:

This spread is unique from other spreads - it is done one card at a time, over the course

of twelve days. Each card is meant to be drawn and reflected upon as a separate entity,

with a special unique message for the particular sacred day.

Select a quiet consistent time of day to draw each card over the twelve days if you can.Considering the busyness of the season, this could be a challenge.

Each day, draw one card from your tarot deck and lay it on the appropriate spoke of the

wheel. Reflect on each card and glean the message it has for you, according to the

meanings given above.

By New Year's Eve your wheel will be full with the drawn twelve cards. Reflect on the

overall meaning of these twelve cards as a whole and write down your impressions of the

message being given for the coming year.

Winter Solstice Spread

by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince

I created this spread after thinking of the many hopes and fears surrounding the comingyear. There are seven cards in this spread, to invoke both the movement of the Chariotand the sacred number of the ancients, the number of heaven as apprehended by thoseon earth.

1. Which of my fears are likely false?

2. Which of my fears are likely true?3. Which of my hopes are likely false?4. Which of my hopes are likely true?5. Where shall I stand in stillness?6. Where shall I find movement and growth?7. How may I best embody Presence / Goodness / Goddess in the year tocome?


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Wheel of Life

This one is based on the Wiccan Sabbats and comes from the wonderful book "TarotGames".

1. Yule. Renewal. Your hopes, areas of blockage you need to free up to return to life.2. Imbolc. Planting ideas. Information and beginnings. What ideas come to mind?3. Ostara. Patterns of growth. Are there weeds in your life? What will you nurture?4. Beltane. Fertility and sexuality. How do you relate to your sexuality?5. Litha. Brightness. How do you share yourself and your gifts with others?6 . Lughnasad. Reaping what you sew. What you need to concentrate on for success.7. Mabon. What are you grateful for? What do you need to shed to embracethankfulness?8. Samhain. Introspection. Stilling the self to listen to an inner voice.9 . You. Where you're at right now. The influence causing the reading.

Wheel of the Year Tarot Spread

by Kim HuggensThis spread is designed for use as a "What's in store for me this coming year?" spread,but it is slightly different from your usual month-by-month round-up spread. Instead ofhaving cards representing each month of the year, and instead of looking at specificevents that will happen in the querent's life each month, this spread does not pay anyattention to dates or months. It focuses on the themes that will run through thequerent's life for the next twelve months, and can also be used at any time of the year. Ihave found it to be most effective when done on birthdays or New Year's Eve, and it

makes a very nice 'gift reading' for a close friend.

This spread is based on the Pagan 'Wheel of the Year.' The use of the eight festivals hereis are used as representations of concepts, just like we might use the different growthstages of a flower to represent different aspects of our lives. Even though the spread isbased around concepts and festivals that have associations with dates and months of theyear, this spread does not address when the events are going to happen. So, even if lotsof cards that indicate transition appear at Imbolc, it does not mean that transition willoccur around February 1st in the querent's life!

The Wheel of the Year spread is most useful for Pagan or Wiccan querents, though for

querents who are unfamiliar with the concept of the Wheel of the Year, simpleexplanations about what each festival represents should be provided.There are three cards for each part or position of the spread, and there are eightpositions or parts. Since Yule represents the birth of the Sun from the depths of Winter,I begin the reading with that holiday.

Yule/Winter Solstice: Three cards. Yule is the time of the rebirth of the Sun from the


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depths and darkness of Winter, and so these three cards indicate that which will be borninto the querent's life during this year, the new beginnings and projects, or the suddenbirth of ideas, feelings, and aspects of the self.

Imbolc: Three cards. Imbolc is the time of the first stirring of the earth from beneath

the Winter snows, and the rekindling of the flame of life. These three cards indicate thatwhich will begin to grow in the querent's life in the coming year, but will not bear fruitfully for quite some time. That which will bud but not flower, that which is in the veryfirst stages of creation, and that which will 'simmer under the surface' in the querent'slife.

Ostara/Spring Equinox: Three cards. This is the equinox, so it is a time of balance.These three cards indicate that which will bring the querent's life into some sort ofbalance during the coming year, and keep the querent in balance and moving towardstheir goal.

Beltane: Three cards. Beltane is May day, a time for sexuality and passion. As such,these three cards indicate the passions that will come into play in the querent's life thisyear, and how the querent's life will grow as a result. These cards also indicate thatwhich they will love most this year and give most attention to, and that which will'fertilize' his or her life and make him or her grow (physically, mentally, emotionally, orspiritually) during the coming year.

Litha/Summer Solstice: Three cards. Litha, or the Summer Solstice, is the timewhen the Sun is at its peak and is highest in the sky. As such, these three cards indicatethe querent at his or her peak in the coming year, and the projects/events/ideas that willreach their peak for the querent. It can also indicate the best part of the year, theachievements of the year, and the full fruition of plans in the querent's life. This is the

querent and his or her life, at its best.

Lughnassad: Three cards. Otherwise known as First Fruits or Lammas, Lughnassadhis the beginning of the harvest. These three cards indicate that which will come to bearfruit this year in the querent's life, but will not quite be ready for a full harvest for awhile. (Notice this is the opposite festival of Imbolc, where the flowering is delayed.- theopposite in some way to harvest being delayed.) These cards indicate the projects oraspects of the querent's life that he/she is beginning to see the fruits of his/her labors in.The rewards are starting to show themselves, but they are not quite ready to be grabbedfully yet!

Mabon/Autumn Equinox: Three cards. Mabon, the opposite of Ostara, is the middleof the harvest, as well as another time of balance. It represents bounty and joy, and thatwhich will be bounteous in the querent's life in the coming year, and that which willbring joy and cause for celebration. These cards can also indicate the full harvest thequerent will reap from their past ventures and hard work.

Samhain: Three cards. Traditionally, Samhain is the end of the harvest, when the Celts(the 'creators' of this festival) culled their herds. As such, these three cards indicate what


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will die in the querent's life this year, what will come to an end, and what he or she willcull from his/her life. It will also include what the querent will get rid of because it is nolonger necessary.

Blessings: Three cards. A nice way to end the reading is to make three blessings from

three cards. These cards can represent advice for the querent, or it can indicate what is'on the querent's side' during the year, helping and keeping him or her going.

For this reading, I also found it useful to work out the querent's Year Card, so that it tellsyou the general theme of the year. To do this you add the month and date of birth (e.g-July 17th becomes 17/07, so 17 + 7) to the current year. (Example: 17 + 7 = 24. 24 +2004 = 2028) You then add up the separate digits of the final number until you reduceit to a number less than 22. (2 + 0 + 2 + 8 = 12) That number is the number of theMajor Arcana card that is the querent's Year Card (in this case, the Hanged Man) and ittells you generally what kind of year the querent can expect to have. If the querent'syear card turns up in the reading itself, it is useful to pay particular attention to where ithas turned up, and why. (Note: 22 = The Fool.)

You might also like to look at what suit is most predominant in the cards you have dealt,as that may give you some clues as to another theme of the querent's year. (For instance,if there are more Wands than any other suit, you might say that this year is going tofocus on creativity and putting talents to work, or that it is going to be an unusuallycreative and active year.)

I found it easiest to lay the cards in a circle of sorts, so that the three Yule cards were atthe bottom, the three Litha cards at the top (Litha and Yule are both Solstices and sothey are opposite in the year as well as in the spread!), the Spring Equinox cards in themiddle left, the three Autumn Equinox cards in the middle right, and the Cross-quarter

festivals in between.

Samhain Spread

1. Harvest: What are you thankful for?2. Night: What is beginning for you?3. Bonfire: What lights your path to it?4. Sacrifice: What must you give up for it?5. Ashes: What covers/protects you?6. Ancestors: What spirits guide you on this journey? (Optional: 1 to 3 cards)

Karmic Spread

1. Main karmic lesson you brought into this life2. Past life actions that necessitated the lesson3. Past life attitudes or emotions that necessitated the lesson4. Tests you have passed in this life5. Tests yet to pass


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6. Actions required to achieve Karmic goal7. Attitude or emotions required to achieve Karmic goal8. Karmic goal in this life9. A Karmic gift (insight into achieving your goal)

Reincarnation Spread1. Who was I in my last life2. Was I married?3. Was I happy in this past life?4. What kind of work did I do in that life5. Was I an honorable person?6. What type of problems or challenges did I deal with?7. Was I a famous person?8. Was my health good during my past life?9. How did I die?

10. Did I have a soul mate?11. Is my present love someone I knew during my past life?12. Am I linked to my parents of today from a past life of mine?13. Are any other members of my family from a past life of mine?14. What do I need to learn during this life time15. Will I reincarnate after this present life?

Moon Phase Spread

1. New Moon: Beginnings, new projects, emerging influences, initiative

2. First Quarter: Analyze, evaluate, adapt and modify approach as needed

3. Full Moon: Completion, accomplishment, fulfillment, maturity

4. Third Quarter: Break down, finalize, evaluate, rest, prepare for next cycle

The Moon Spread

by Yvonne Rathbone

Use this layout to find out about the cycle you are in right now.

1. New Moon: What you are beginning. What began this cycle.2. Waxing Moon: What you are starting to get feedback on.3. Full Moon: What is at its peak.4. Harvest Moon: What you are reaping.5. Waning Moon: What you are letting go of.6. Dark Moon: What is resting. What is being recycled.7. Heart of the cycle: What is at the heart of this cycle.


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The New Moon Spread

1. How can I best seed the energy of this New Moon in the East (in communication,thought, information, intention, meditation)?

2. How can I best seed the energy of this New Moon in the South(in passion,

creativity, energy, sexuality, personal power)?3. How can I best seed the energy of this New Moon in the West(in emotions,

intuition, dreams, sensuality, compassion)?4. How can I best seed the energy of this New Moon in the North(in stability, security,

health, finances, manifestation)?5. How can I best seed the energy of this New Moon in the Center(in my connection to

Spirit)?

The Karmic Wheel Tarot Spread

by Donna L. Faber

The Karmic Wheel Tarot Spread offers intuitive insight into the purpose of past liferecognition in the context of a face to face reunion. Its circular configuration isreminiscent of the circle of eternity, or the circle of life, our numerous births andrebirths, and repeated opportunities to work out our karma. It reminds us of The Wheeltarot card itself, right down to the little devil that dances the wheels' periphery. Thatdevil, of course, is free will.

When we successfully work out karma with others, emotional blockage is cleared tomake us a clearer, healthier vessel. Once healthier, we encourage the same in thosearound us and are able to support those who continue to struggle.

Use whatever tarot deck you are comfortable with, but ensure it has been imprinted withyour energy.

This Tarot spread can be used to read for oneself or to read for others. The individualasking the questions is the Querent, and the other individual in the karmic duo is theKarmic Partner. If you are the Querent, the Karmic Partner is your karmic re-meet, orthe individual you are blessed to work out karma with in this life.

Begin by focusing on your question, the past life re-meet you're inquiring about, andshuffling the cards until you are satisfied they've been infused with your query. Thereare 11 pulls. The deck is reshuffled each time, cut three times to the right (clockwise),

restacked, and then fanned out before you.

I jot down the cards as they emerge, and note them on the Wheel. This gives me arecord. The card you pulled goes back in the deck, and you shuffle and fan again. Bydoing this, you give cards an opportunity to appear twice or repeatedly if their messageis particularly strong. Should a card jump out of the deck when you're shuffling (i.e., fallout, drop on the floor, etc.) that card should be used.


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Diagram 1 of Karmic Wheel Tarot Spread (click to enlarge image):

When the cards are on the Wheel (as in Diagram 1), you'll see the final card, card #11, isthe axis of the Wheel, and most of the cards become the spokes.

Cards to the left of the axis are Querent cards, and to the right are Karmic Partner cards.Also, as intuited by Avia, cards #1, #2, #3, and #4 are in sacred cross formation, whichmay have special significance for some of you. This formation allows us to identify

adjacencies, or similarities and relationships between cards (which imply strongermessages) later on in the reading.

I'd like to lead you through card placement using a reading I did for myself recently asan example. This reading was done on a karmic re-meet that I've recently experiencedand am currently working through.

Karmic Wheel Tarot Spread Meanings

Card #1 - What is the overall karmic meaning of this relationship, why have you metagain, and what are you the two of you supposed to be working out?Card #2 - What is the Querent's karmic inheritance, i.e., what do you bring to this re-meet?Card #3 - What is the Karmic Partner's inheritance, i.e., what does he/she bring to thisre-meet?Card #4 - What is the past of this karmic relationship (the past life)?Card #5 - What are the Querent's past burdens, hopes or fears?Card #6 - What are the Karmic Partner's past burdens, hopes or fears?Card #7 - What does the Karmic Partner mean to the Querent at this time?Card #8 -What does the Querent mean to the Karmic Partner?
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Card #9 - What can the Querent do for this re-meet/relationship now?Card #10 -What can the Karmic Partner do for this re-meet/relationship now?Card #11 - What is the FINAL OUTCOME (the axis) of this reading?

Modified Celtic Cross

The "You" position in the center is obvious. It represents you (or your client) and yourpresent-moment energy.


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The crossing "Issue" card represents the crux of an issue you're dealing with at thismoment. It could be a true conflict, or it could be something with beneficentconnotations like an upcoming wedding, or vacation.

The far left "Limitation" card represents a potential snag in your plans concerning the(crossing card) Issue. This is going to be something in your past that has tripped you up

on more than one occasion. For example, it could be a challenging mother (alive ortransitioned) whose voice is always nagging or injecting defeatist thoughts.

The crowning "Conscious" card represents the things you have control over in thesituation. It can also represent things you might be "over-controlling." Depending on thefeel of the card, you may want to move forward with your current strategy, or you maywant to re-think how you are behaving/acting in the situation.

The foundation "Unconscious" card represents behaviors your exhibiting that requireyour purposeful awareness. I look at the unconscious as an inner part of us that can beour best friend. But, as with some best friend, if we don't check in with them or listen totheir advice - they can get cranky. In the matter of the unconscious, if we aren't mindfulof its presence, it can manifest in unpleasant behavioral issues. This card is going touncover some amazing insights for you if you're open to what it has to say.

The far right "Outcome" card is pretty obvious in its representation. It ties up any looseends in your six card reading and sums up the story told in the spread.

Healing Merkaba Spread

1. Past Life Physical-Mental Card:This card represents patterns of mind-body cell memories carried over from past lives.

2. Present Life Emotional Card:This card represents the current state of the querant's emotional health.

3. Action Needed for Emotional Health:This card points to the concrete action that needs to be taken to foster emotional well-being.

4. Greatest Health Lesson:This card represents the most important health lesson for the querant in this lifetime inthe pursuit of holistic health in body-mind-emotions-spirit.

5. Present Life Physical-Mental Card:This card represents the current state of the querant's mind-body health.

6. Action Needed for Physical-Mental Health:This card points to the concrete action that needs to be taken to foster mind-body well-being.

7. Past Life Emotional Card:This card represents patterns of emotional body memories carried over from past lives.


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Dark of the Moon spread

The Dark of the Moon spread is not intended for looking outward on a situation, or forreadings with a specific question in mind. Instead, its purpose is to look inward, andgive you insight into your own life. An example of what this spread gives you would be

the answer to, "Where is my life at now?"

1-------4--2-7-5--3-------6

1: Releasing. Things you should be letting go of in your life.2: Retaining. Things you should be holding close to you.3: Receiving. Things that are coming into your life.4: Surroundings. How the world around you is affecting you.5: Giving. What you should be giving to others.

6: Beginning. Something new that will begin soon.7: Your lesson. What you should be learning at this point.

Full Moon Spread

(or, Moontime Spread, which seems to sound like something else entirely!) It's thrownon the shape of a full moon, clockwise.

1. RelationshipsWhat you need to know about developing your potential in relationship to others. Thetruth of your relationships, be they lover/coworker/family/friend.

2. The Power of ChoiceWhat decision needs to be made now to fully express your potential? What will free yourcreativity?

3. Manifesting GoalsWhat action do you need to take on the physical plan to reinforce your magical (or tarot)workings? What can you do in the mundane world to support your spirit's desire?

4. CreativityThe Mother has given you talents, abilities and gifts. What must you do to fully express

them? If you don't like this card, it is because the card shows blocks that you need toaddress before you can realize your full creative gifts.

5. ProtectionShows you where to establish personal boundaries so you do not give your personalpower away. What do you need to protect?

6. Psychic Gifts


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How can you best develop your intuition? If position 6 is a Court Card, it suggests theappearance of a teacher, guide or mentor.

7. Blessings and Spiritual DirectionThe Mother wants you to celebrate the joy of being alive.

What do you have to be thankful for? How can you best express the Goddess in you?

The Pentagram Spread

1. The Significator. You should choose a card out of the Major Arcana based on theissues in the Querent's life. For example, someone who is trying to kick addictions orbad habits could be represented by card 15 - The Devil, while a Querent with questionsabout their spiritual journey could be symbolized by card 9 - The Hermit. Choose thecard that best represents the Querent's current situation, and place it in the 1 position, atthe center of the layout.

2. Earth: Keeping Grounded. The element of Earth is associated with stability andsecurity, and so this card indicates the overall issues surrounding the Querent'squestion. What is keeping them in place, or even holding them back? Are there forces atplay here that are preventing them from moving forward? In other words, what is it thathas made the situation stagnant?

3. Air: The Winds of Influence. Traditionally, Air is related to inspiration andcommunication. In this layout, this position signifies what other people are telling the
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Querent -- are there people providing a positive influence, or are they dragging theQuerent down with negative messages? What sort of external forces are influencing theQuerent's life right now?

4. Fire: The Ultimate Destroyer. The fourth card in this reading is the element of Fire,

which embodies strong will and energy. Fire can both create and destroy -- is theQuerent subconsciously sabotaging their own goals? What sort of internal conflicts areat play here? This is the card which shows the Querent's self-doubts andmisapprehensions.

5. Water: The Tides of Intuition. Position five is the Water card, and Water is typicallyassociated with the powers of the Goddess. This is the element of wisdom and intuition,and ultimately, this is where the Querent will find what their intuition is telling them.What can they learn from this situation? How can they adapt their currentcircumstances to meet their future needs and goals?

6. Spirit: The Whole Self. The sixth card is the card of Spirit. This is the whole self, theculmination of the journey, and what all the other cards are leading up to. Look at theprevious four cards, representing the four elements, and see what they tell you. They arechapters in a book, but this card is the last page -- how will things be resolved if theQuerent remains on his present path? What, ultimately, will be the end result of all theinternal and external influences on the Querent's issue?


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This spread is for helping to know theintuitive mind, the deep, deep ocean below.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as atright.

Cards 1, 2, and 3 represent the deepestocean of the unconscious mind, and canrepresent dreams you've had recently,synchronicity and coincidences, innerwisdom, and/or symbols and themes currentin your life. There is no order to these, and nojudgments are made here; these things justare. Rely on your intuition for these cardsespecially.

Cards 4 and 5 are nearer to the surface,though still under it; you are more conscious of these currents, but their roots are deep.

Card 4: This is the shadow aspect of things, the dark.

Card 5: This is the light aspect of things, to balance the dark. Cards 4 and 5 should bein balance and harmony; if they are not, take it as a sign that some work may be neededtowards that.

Card 6: This card is at the surface of the water, where the unconscious and consciousmeet; this is how all the previous cards relate to events in your life.

May Queen

May is a time of fertility and high spirits. By Beltane, the dark time of the year is adistant memory and the possibilities of life seem sweet. Use the May Queen spread toregain or confirm a sense of abundance and safety. If you have a specific question inmind, ask it as you shuffle the cards. Shuffle the cards and place them in positions onethrough five, as shown.


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Position 1: Safety. Emotional security. What you need to feel safe. Where are you securein yourself? A seemingly negative card describes a situation that needs your focusedattention. Work with the energy of that card to produce feelings of safety.

Position 2: Abundance. Feelings of plenty. Abundance may encompass monetaryprosperity, but it also describes the emotional breadth of your life that is full and sweet.A challenging card directs you to constricted energy flow; by releasing the block of achallenging card, emotional abundance will follow.

Position 3: Regeneration. Exploring the possibilities. The bold action needed to growand flourish. A challenging card will show you the block that keeps you from your

hearts desire.

Position 4: Love. Emotions and relationships. All forms of love, from friendship tosexual passion. Only you know your heart. Look at the suit of the card: what does it tellyou about your life right now? (Wands = passion or anger; Cups = love or friendship;Swords = loving the intellect, heartache, or painful decisions; Pentacles = sensuality, thebody, or the value you place on love; Court Cards = personal characteristics in yourrelationships; Major Arcana cards = the big picture, karma, or the spiritual aspects of your relationships.)

Position 5: The Future. The present conceivable outcome based on the flow of cards one

through four. What story do the cards tell? The lessons to be learned and the potentialfor growth. How does position three, regeneration, relate to the future?

Nothing in tarot is preordained, and you always have a choice. If you do not like thecards in this layout, honor the information they are giving you, for they offer greattruths. Next, choose other cards that radiate the energy of your hearts desire and placethem over the original layout. Focused will remains the core of magic.


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To complete the Beltane reading, you can meditate with the cards, write a journal entry,keep the cards on the altar until Midsummer, or simply close. Carry a card or two withyou during the day to strengthen the connection between you and your hearts desire.Affirm your power to reclaim abundance and safety: I focus on the powerful energies ofyouth. Expectations for the future are high. This, or something better, is manifesting for

me now, for the good of all, harming no one, according to free will. So must it be.

The Aradia Fortune-Telling SpreadBy Robin Payne

This spread is inspired by the legend ofAradia (daughter of the ancient TauricGoddess Diana), the goddess yet tocome.

[ Spread Basic layout ]Interpretations

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The Pasthome life, parents, environment


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The PastEducation, career, work

The PastRelationships, self esteem

The PastA strong past influence which still holds sway

YouPresent state of mind, personality

The TempleInfluences before you e.g. obstacles in your way

The AltarYour present goals or objectives, also your fearsand apprehensions

The FutureAreas of work and creativity

The FutureAreas of travel and relationships


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The FutureAreas of health and home

The FutureStrong future influence

TRIPLE HECATE SPREAD

By Ellen Lorenzi-Prince2001 - 2004 All rights reserved

Hecate is my favorite Crone, a goddess of fire and darkness, magic and transformation.She initiates and guards all transitional states. Hecate provides the gateway, the magic,which can connect us to the great and nameless creatrix, She who may heed our prayers.In olden times, Hecate's statues stood not in temples of her own, but always at thethreshold to other sacred places, before temples of many gods and goddesses includingCybele and Zeus. In relief or vase painting Hecate stands beside other goddesses, orleads their way with her torches. In literature and surviving custom, Hecate and herghosts were held responsible for causing madness and misfortune, and it was to Hecateone prayed to be delivered from madness and misfortune. Hecate is both by your side

and leading the way.This spread invokes Hecate to speak with you, sharing her advice for developing yourwisdom, power and courage. The layout is in three sets of three for a total of nine cards.

2 1 3

5 4 6

8 7 9

She is the Goddess of Crossroads

1. Your Crossroads

This card represents your current situation, a moment of choosing that is at hand, or a

pivotal point in your life right now.

2. The Choice Within

This card represents advice Hecate offers on the direction and instruction to acceptwithin yourself at this crossroads.

3. The Choice Without


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This card represents advice Hecate offers on the direction to take in the outer worldfrom this point of choosing.

She is the Queen of Ghosts

4. What Haunts You

This card represents a piece of your past that you have been unable to let go, unable toforgive, or unable to fully claim.

5. What Helps You

This card represents what resources are available to you to help you move forward, toget beyond the pain or mistakes of the past, or to integrate the lessons or power leftbehind.

6. What Waits For You

This card represents what is awaiting you in your future should this ghost becomedismissed or integrated into your life. If you see this outcome as purely negative, thenthere is a great deal of fear involved in getting beyond this particular ghost. Extra help

from a wise friend or counselor is indicatedShe is the Goddess of Witches

7. Your Magic

This card represents the aspect of your personal power Hecate suggests that you workwith right now.

8. The Opportunities Within

This card represents how this power may be used for your benefit in the inner realms.

9. The Opportunities Without

This card represents how you may exercise or express this power in the outer world.

1. Crone's Eye View Spread by Ellen Lorenzi Price

1. This spread invokes the wisdom of the Crone to give clarity and advice intimes of uncertainty, or when youre feeling just a little too close to the subject at hand.Imagine that the Crone has put on her feathered cloak to have a look at your situationfrom an unclouded and higher perspective.

The cards are laid out in the shape of a flying bird.

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2. Card 1 - She sees the pattern.This is the overall view of the situation. It also indicates recurring cycles from your pastwhich are appropriate to the current situation.


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3. Card 2 - She sees what is hidden.This indicates a force acting on the situation of which you are not yet consciously aware.4. Card 3 - She sees what is obvious.This is something you know about the situation but which requires you give it moreattention or importance.5.

Card 4 - She sees your strength.This is what you can and should call upon to help you in this situation.6. Card 5 - She sees your weakness.This is what you need to be wary of in dealing with this situation. It can apply to modesof behavior may otherwise be fine but will not work well in this particular case.7. Card 6 - She knows where to strike.This indicates the approach you should take, the opportunity you have for action, thebest way to effect change on your behalf.2.

3. The Hermits Quest

1. In the Major Arcana, the Hermit, like the Fool, goes on a journey. The Hermit,

however, does so with intent, leaving behind all s/he knows to seek alone for somethingmore. The Hermit card is also often called the Inner Teacher. What this means is thatyou must learn for yourself, through your own work and experience. This spread isintended to help you understand and define your quest for that something more in yourlife, to bring it one step closer.

Setting Out:

2. Card 1 Why I leave.Why am I not satisfied with what I already have or what I already know? What ispushing me or driving me on?

3.Card 2 What I seek.What is calling out to my soul? What have I been missing all my life? What is the

unknown that needs knowing?

4. Card 3 What road I take.Where do I begin my search? What is my first step? What is the road that is right infront of me? How can I know its the right road?

On the Road:

5. Card 4 What I bring.What do I think I need to help in my search? What do I truly need? What do I alwayscarry with me?

6. Card 5 What I leave.What am I choosing to leave behind? What am I inadvertently leaving behind? What doI wish I could leave behind?

7. Card 6 What I find.What do I find that I have always known would be there? What do I find that isunexpected? What is the value of what I find?


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In the End:

8. Card 7 Why I am alone.Why is this my very own journey? What does walking alone mean to me? Who am Ireally?

9. Card 8 Where I arrive.What does having what I sought look like? What does it feel like? How can I know whenI have found it?

10. Card 9 Where I go from here.To what might I want to return? For what might I want to keep looking? How does whatIve found change my next steps?

4. Cronebody Spread

1. The Crone lives in a cronebody. A body that is changed from what it once was.

She is living in a cronebody, in spirit and in flesh, in a life that grows as she can craft it.This spread instructs us on recognizing our human and material needs and situations,and suggests how we might fulfill those needs and address those situations. The betterto craft this life for ourselves.

The cards are laid out thus, setting the boundaries of our bodily existence, the fourquarters, beginning at the root:

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2. Let each card describe to you the situation, so that you know its energy andthe manifestations it has taken in your life. And let it also instruct you in your bestcourse of action, the requirement and the remedy implicit in the situation.

3. Card 1 - Bones.Bones are the structure of our existence. The card in this position speaks to our survivalneeds, to the root of our situation and its requirements. This position indicates healthand physical abilities, as we are dependent for our lives on our bodies and their care. Italso indicates our financial and other external physical resources that allow us to liveour lives as best we can.

4. Card 2 - Flesh.Flesh is the intimate surroundings of our existence. The card in this position speaks ofour friends, family, lovers and neighbors. It indicates our bonding and social needs,addresses issues of emotional health, how we live with others and how we love withothers.


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5. Card 3 - Blood.Blood is the juice of our existence. The card in this position speaks to our needs forexpression, creation and individual recognition. It indicates our lust and ourenthusiasm. Our sexual needs, as well as the other gratifications and feedbacks our selfdemands. This card tells us how to stay juicy, lest we dry up and not want to live our

own lives.6. Card 4 - Breath.Breath is the environment of our existence. The card in this position speaks to our placein the web of life, our routines and habits and surroundings. What we take in and giveout each day. How on a daily basis and in small ways we can effect change in our worlds.

5.Tabis Samhain Spread

1. Harvest: What are you thankful for?2. Night: What is beginning for you?

3. Bonfire: What lights your path to it?4. Sacrificed: What must you give up in order to move forward?5. Ashes: What covers/protects you?6. Ancestors: The spirits that guide you on this journey. (optional one to three cards)

Wheel of LifeThis one is based on the Wiccan Sabbats and comes from the wonderful book "TarotGames".

1 = YuleRenewal. Your hopes, areas of blockage you need to free upto return to life.2 = ImbolcPlanting ideas. Information and beginnings. What ideascome to mind?3 = OstaraPatterns of growth. Are there weeds in your life? What willyou nurture?4 = BeltaneFertility and sexuality. How do you relate to your sexuality?5 = LithaBrightness. How do you share yourself and your gifts with others?6 = Lughnasad

Reaping what you sew. What you need to concentrate on for success.7 = MabonWhat are you grateful for? What do you need to shed to embrace thankfulness?8 = SamhainIntrospection. Stilling the self to listen to an inner voice.9 = YouWhere you're at right now. The influence causing the reading.
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Midsummer Nights Dream Tarot Spread (from Tarot for All Seasons)

Celebrate the freedom and liberation of summer. Because energy is so potent duringMidsummer, it is a wonderful time for protection, developing psychic ability, and

divination. Use the Midsummers Dream layout when you want to visualize your heartsdesire. Catch a glimpse of the future in the fall beauty of the suns golden rays.

The cards in this layout are read in pairs. (Card one and its future trend, card two; cardthree and its future trend, card four; card five and its future trend, card six.) If you havea specific question in mind, ask it as you shuffle the cards. Shuffle the cards and placethem in positions one through six, as shown below.

Position 1: Freedom and Liberation. What will set your spirit free? What keepsyou from your hearts desire? This card indicates where energy is blocked or whereenergy flows the strongest. It shows either your strengths or challenges. Directly facingthe challenge allows creative energy to flow toward your hearts desire.

Position 2: Future Trends of Freedom and Liberation. Indicates possiblescenarios based on influences at this time. Do you obtain your hearts desire or are yousetting up the wrong life? (Note: No tarot reading is a preordained destiny. If you dontlike this, or any future trend card in the layout, do a three-card reading for moreinformation. You can change current trends to change the future.)

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might block your hearts desire. Can describe any plane of existence: physical(Pentacles); emotional (Cups); psychological (Swords); actions (Wands); personalities(Court Cards); spirituality and karma (Trump Cards). If you like this card, it describeswhat to keep and nurture.

Position 4: Future Trends of the Need for Protection. Based on influences atthis time, what trends are being set? Are you on the path to fulfilling your hearts desire,or do you need to go in another direction? Please see note under position two.

Position 5: Paying Attention to Intuition. Developing psychic abilities. Indicatesyour receptiveness to the inner voice of wisdom. Intuition always knows what is best foryou. Either describes how to develop the inner voice of the soul, or what may beblocking its development. Closely related to position one, setting your spirit free.

Position 6: Future Trends in Psychic Development. Paying attention tointuition is hearing the voice of the soul, and is your most direct path to your heartsdesire. Given the influences of the cards at this time, what is a probable outcome to yourpsychic development? Remember, you can change the cards to change reality.

To complete the Midsummer reading, you can meditate with the cards, write a journalentry, keep the cards on the altar until Lughnasadh, or simply close. Carry a card or twowith you during the day to strengthen the connection between you and your heartsdesire. Affirm your personal power to develop psychic ability: I listen to the voice ofintuition and clearly visualize my goals. This, or something better, is manifesting for menow, for the good of all, harming no one, according to free will. So must it be.

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