Tarot Card Spreads

There are probably as many possible tarot layouts as there are tarot card readers.

Whether you refer to you card placement as a layout or as a spread, there is a discipline or method which accompanies each.

Whilst most readers have their favorite layout methods, there are a number of Tarot spreads which you should know well to give you flexibility in your readings.

A Tarot spread is formed when as the cards are selected and placed, normally face up, in a particular order and in a particular pattern.

Each position of the layout is assigned a purpose which it represents, so the meaning divined from a particular card is in respect of its position as well as its meaning.

When I allow my client to select the cards themselves, I ask them to "now select a card for such and such", so that the purpose of the card is determined before it is drawn and I lay it face up in position.

The number of cards in a spread can vary from a single card to the whole pack***.

*** See Other Tarot Spreads for full pack layouts.

Some readers work with only one layout with which they are most comfortable, however when your client wishes answers to a particular query, a divination layout may be the most suitable.

There is no reason as to why a reading should be limited to only one spread.

In fact I have ofren found it most helpful to perform a Life Path reading for a client before getting down to a full spread.

This is most helpful when reading for a new client as it acts as an icebreaker for both client and reader.

As you progress through the life path reading your new client will pass from being a stranger to a familiar life in front of your eyes.

For your convenience I have divided this section on spreads into three sections :-

Prediction Tarot Spreads

Full Reading Tarot Spreads

Exotic Tarot Spreads

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