AUTHOR'S NOTE: As a philosophical type with a utilitarian streak, I'm tired of seeing the glut of hopeful "What does "X" think or feel about me?" questions on every cartomancy site I frequent, often put to spreads that are ill-suited to answer them. I decided to take matters into my own hands and create a … Continue reading Cutting to the Chase: A “Thinks or Feels” Spread
Relationship Spreads
Convergence (or Not) – A Relationship Spread
I almost stopped reading The Grand Etteilla when I reached the minutiae of tables, spreads and examples at the end. I'm glad I didn't because the "Inverted Pyramid" relationship spread gave me the inspiration (although I tweaked it drastically) for one of the more practical and useful partnership affinity forecasts I've come up with so … Continue reading Convergence (or Not) – A Relationship Spread
Prospective Partners: A Quantitative Approach to Compatibility
For those who seek a more ""graded" supplement to intuitive appraisal of relationship potential, this is a spread that uses various forms of "dignity" (elemental; numerical; rank-based; astrological; shared traits; energy profile; etc) to judge the likelihood of affinity or disunity between two people (or other entities). Alignment or misalignment of these qualities between the … Continue reading Prospective Partners: A Quantitative Approach to Compatibility
An All-Purpose “One-on-One” Relationship Spread
Relationship questions are the "bread-and-butter" of professional tarot reading, but most of them relate to romantic matters rather than to the more routine type of interpersonal contact. Here is a spread that examines one-on-one connections of any kind from five different perspectives: 1) the overall health of the relationship, along with its condition from 2) … Continue reading An All-Purpose “One-on-One” Relationship Spread
A “Perfect Storm” Relationship Reading
To test my "Perfect Storm" new-relationship spread, I decided to look at what the complexion of the US Congress will be after the 2020 elections. For the Significator cards, I used the Rorig Tarot (Spanish Edition) with the Caballero (King) de Espadas for the Republican contingent and the Caballero (King) de Copas for the Democrats. … Continue reading A “Perfect Storm” Relationship Reading
The “Perfect Storm” New Relationship Spread
I'm always looking for new ways to assess relationship potential, whether in private situations or predominantly public scenarios. This spread employs a "weather forecast" model in which converging systems vie for dominance. This may seem rather cold-blooded for romantic readings, but in truth any viable long-term personal relationship has all the earmarks of a sound … Continue reading The “Perfect Storm” New Relationship Spread
The “Unwanted Attention” Interrogation Spread
This spread is intended for use whenever confronted by either the occurrence or the possibility of unwelcome attention of any kind, whether at home or in public. It is designed as a set of questions to be asked via the cards about an absent second party who either has been making such advances or is … Continue reading The “Unwanted Attention” Interrogation Spread
A “Lenormand Scramble” Example Reading
This imaginary reading is based on a story I made up after seeing the cards; it's about a man who is confronting a situation where his off-and-on girlfriend has told him she is pregnant and he has misgivings about whether to ask her to marry him. I used Pixie's Astounding Lenormand for this reading. All … Continue reading A “Lenormand Scramble” Example Reading
A “Moving Finger” Example Reading
This example reading involves a couple I used to know whose relationship can best be described as more than a little dysfunctional. The question was "What is going to become of them?" I performed the spread in two ways, first considering reversals, and then turning all of the reversed cards upright and applying Elemental Dignities. … Continue reading A “Moving Finger” Example Reading
The “Squaring the Circle” Relationship Development Spread
This spread takes its inspiration from the "Squaring the Circle" exercise I posted yesterday. In working with it, I found that there may be repetition of cards between the main spread and its "mirrored" counterpart, as well as among the various quintessence cards, so use of a second deck for those auxiliary operations is strongly … Continue reading The “Squaring the Circle” Relationship Development Spread
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 