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Tarot spreads

Named positions keep a reading from becoming a pile of pretty cards. Choose the smallest spread that can hold the question. See also how to choose a spread.

Beginner Spreads

One Card Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

One Card Spread

1 cards

A single card used as a focus for the day, a journal prompt, or a first look at a question.

Best for: Daily practice, beginners, clarifying one theme

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Two Card Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Two Card Spread

2 cards

A pair of cards for comparison: this/that, help/hinder, or situation/advice.

Best for: Simple choices, contrast, adding one layer without a crowd of cards

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Three Card Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Three Card Spread

3 cards

The most common teaching spread: past / present / future, or situation / action / outcome-as-trajectory.

Best for: Everyday questions, learning to read sequences, most beginner practice

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Yes or No Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Yes or No Spread

3 cards

A cautious three-card method for binary questions, with an emphasis on when not to force a yes or no.

Best for: Simple decisions you already almost know, not for other people's secrets

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Love & Relationships

Love Situation Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Love Situation Spread

5 cards

A five-card look at a romantic or relational situation you are in, with emphasis on your side of the street.

Best for: Dating questions, relationship climate, your pattern in love

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Relationship Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Relationship Spread

6 cards

A six-card map of two people (or two parts of a partnership) plus the bond between them.

Best for: Ongoing partnerships, collaboration, seeing both roles

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Career

Career Decision Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Career Decision Spread

5 cards

A five-card spread for choosing between paths or clarifying how to approach work.

Best for: Job choices, project focus, professional identity questions

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Work Situation Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Work Situation Spread

6 cards

A six-card look at a workplace climate: role, team, tension, and what you can influence.

Best for: Office dynamics, project health, burnout checks

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Self Reflection

Self Discovery Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Self Discovery Spread

6 cards

A reflective layout for identity, habit, and inner conflict—not a personality test score.

Best for: Journaling, therapy homework (not a substitute for therapy), life chapter reviews

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Monthly Reflection Spread from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Monthly Reflection Spread

5 cards

A month-scale review: what to continue, what to compost, and where to place attention.

Best for: New moon or calendar month practice, reviewing a journal

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Advanced

Celtic Cross from the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot, 1909, public domain

Celtic Cross

10 cards

A ten-card classic for complex situations, taught here as a structured story rather than a fortune engine.

Best for: Layered problems, chapter reviews, experienced practice

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