Sometimes tarot can be just plain fun. This spread is a step up from the GEICO "caveman" shtick (although admittedly a small one). Use it at your next "Walking Dead" house party, or on your SO to reset the bar (or maybe the "scales will fall from your eyes"). I hope there aren't many thin-skinned … Continue reading The “Redneck Romantic Worthiness Scorecard”
Relationship Spreads
The “Friend in Need” Value-Added Spread
In working with a sitter who was very concerned about the plight of her best friend and was wondering what she could do to help. I realized that I don't have a spread to address this specific situation. So I created one. What I came up with includes an initial action/reaction scenario, a "willing and … Continue reading The “Friend in Need” Value-Added Spread
Tarzan and Jane’s Sexual Adventure Spread
That title grabbed your attention, didn't it! A couple of years ago, someone on the Aeclectic Tarot forum asked point-blank in a reading exchange "Does X want to have sex with me?" After I got done laughing at the audacity, I realized that all of the hopeful, high-minded "friendship" spreads and the widespread curiosity over … Continue reading Tarzan and Jane’s Sexual Adventure Spread
Tough Love: A Relationship Crisis Spread
There is a saying "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Although it is intended to mean that the tough knuckle down and battle on through to the end, when things get truly ugly the toughest option may be to pull up stakes and leave the situation. The main question is obviously "Should … Continue reading Tough Love: A Relationship Crisis Spread
The “Just Passin’ Through” Romantic Interlude Spread
This spread is intended to be used when considering the advisability of making overtures to a potential love interest (for example, when eyeing the proverbial “workplace dalliance”). Given the relative impermanence of modern romantic liaisons, it's not an accident that the layout simulates a question mark. Many of us have had the bittersweet romantic experience … Continue reading The “Just Passin’ Through” Romantic Interlude Spread
The “On the Fly” Random Contact Spread
Those who read frequently for others often encounter sitters who are seeking romance, and those readers probably don't have enough fingers and toes (or hairs on their head) to count how many times they've been asked whether an upcoming event (trip, party, night on the town or other gathering of peers) will produce just such … Continue reading The “On the Fly” Random Contact Spread
The “Wheel of Opportunity” Relationship Spread
I have always been fascinated by the idea that a relationship between two people (or two of "anything") is really a three way proposition; it involves the two parties to the situation and the relationship itself, which can become "bigger than both of them" and require dedicated care and feeding by both participants to avoid … Continue reading The “Wheel of Opportunity” Relationship Spread
The “Soulmate Connection” Spread
Here's something to have a little fun with. Although I think the term "soulmate" is shunned now in favor of "twin flame" (the New Age keeps right on a-rollin', doesn't it?), most people, single or otherwise, still wonder whether that fascinating individual they just met might be "The One." This is a way to check … Continue reading The “Soulmate Connection” Spread
The “Water Under the Bridge” Relationship Dynamics Spread
This spread is modeled on a spread created by Odete Lopez Mazza, as shown in the book Baralho Petite Lenormard-Metodo Alemao, and my own Troll Under the Bridge spread. I was struck by how much Mazza's layout resembles a suspension bridge with towers and an arched span, complete with water running underneath. I renamed and … Continue reading The “Water Under the Bridge” Relationship Dynamics Spread
The “Us and Them” Relationship Spread
This spread brings together the simple three-card "you + me = us" relationship spread with the idea that external relationships on either side can have a major say in how the affected partner behaves . The outside influences can be anyone from a relative to a mentor, boss, friend or third-party love interest. This is … Continue reading The “Us and Them” Relationship Spread
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 