Sometimes all we really want to know is "How will my day go?" but the single-card pull and even the 3-card "past/present/future" line seem just a little short on substance (which for me is most of the time). Here's a slightly more involved way to get a deeper look at the situation that brings in … Continue reading The “Fickle Finger of Fate” Needs-Fulfillment Spread
Life-reading Spreads
The “Mystic Traveler’s Guide to the Future”
This spread is an attempt to put more situational “meat on the bones” of a fixed-duration reading (daily, weekly, monthly, etc). It is best used in situations where you have at least a hint of where you want to go during the period in question. Two decks are required for this spread; one should be … Continue reading The “Mystic Traveler’s Guide to the Future”
A Weekly Situational Blueprint Spread
This weekly spread is an elaboration on the single-card daily draw. The seven diurnal "blueprint" cards are laid out on the evening before the start of the week, and provide a day-by-day situational forecast for the period. Each morning during the week, a single "trigger" card is pulled for that day to draw the promise … Continue reading A Weekly Situational Blueprint Spread
The “Square of Life” Lifeworks Spread
This is a "Swiss-Army-Knife" life-reading spread intended for examination of life's circumstances in four major areas: Personal Life: the individual as a self-contained entity; Family Life: the individual in relation to family; Social Life: the individual in relation to friends or partners; Work and Public Life: the individual in relation to the broader public. The … Continue reading The “Square of Life” Lifeworks Spread
The “Hidden Key” Advice Spread
I decided to tackle the subject of two-card readings. Because the number Two can be more about polarity and division than cooperation and resolution (depending on whether the "pendulum" in a situation is swinging in or out), two-card spreads can seem static, especially if the cards are of similar rank, number and element. I created … Continue reading The “Hidden Key” Advice Spread
The “Parsifal’s Gambit” Life-Reading Spread
This is one of the largest spreads I've ever created, and implements the Tree of Life model previously posted here: https://parsifalswheeldivination.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/the-tree-in-the-oval/ There is no fixed limit for the effective duration of this spread. It could in fact be treated like an astrological birth-chart and viewed as a blueprint for development of the personality to full … Continue reading The “Parsifal’s Gambit” Life-Reading Spread
The “Flavor of the Month” Spread
This monthly forecast spread is segmented into four weekly lines and involves using at least two decks: one that is reassembled and reshuffled between pulls and one that is used to populate the spread positions (more decks may be needed to do this if the same card keeps appearing during the weekly pulls). It makes … Continue reading The “Flavor of the Month” Spread
The “Waypoint” Life-Reading Spread
This is the first spread I created when I returned to the full-time pursuit of tarot and other esoteric studies upon retirement in 2010. I was looking for a more comprehensive and organized life-reading spread to substitute for the "messier" Celtic Cross, one that also brought in astrological (planetary) correspondences. I developed this long before … Continue reading The “Waypoint” Life-Reading Spread
The Daily Draw – An Alternate View
First, a confession: I didn't perform a daily draw for many years, since it just wasn't telling me much of anything useful. This despite the fact that it's touted far and wide as the best way to familiarize oneself with the cards. I just couldn't - and still don't - see much of value in … Continue reading The Daily Draw – An Alternate View
The Spirit of the Year: A Mandala of Growth and Opportunity
Here is an intricate "once-a-year" spread that is similar to the pagan Wheel of the Year layout, except that it follows a zodiacal sequence and uses a pair of six-sided dice to augment the monthly interpretations. This would be one to take a photo of and revisit at the beginning of each month. You might … Continue reading The Spirit of the Year: A Mandala of Growth and Opportunity
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 