What is a Tarot Spread?

A Tarot spread is the pattern or shape in which you lay out the cards, and the assigned meaning you give to each card as you lay it out.

For example, you may wish to do a simple reading concerning your relationship using three cards:

That is a Tarot spread. The meanings of each position add relevance and specificity to the one card that falls there.

You can do a one-card reading or a multi-card reading. Multi-card readings are not better or worse than a one-card reading, so don’t feel that you have to start with a complicated spread to get the ‘right’ answer.

In addition, be creative when laying out the spread. Ready made spreads are wonderful and suit many situations, but nothing beats a spread you have defined for yourself.

Even a spread such as "Me, Him, Us" is enhanced by using specific names. In my situation, the spread would become "Kellie, John, Kellie and John's relationship." It is a subtle but effective change because it focuses your intention. Otherwise, the cards may show "me, my son, my son's and my relationship!"

Foreword

1.  What IS the Tarot?

2.  What do the cards mean?

3.  What is a Tarot spread?

4.  HOW and WHY does the Tarot work?

5.  What kinds of questions can I ask while working with the Tarot?

6.  Can the Tarot tell me WHEN something will happen?

7.  Is a Tarot reading always right?

8.  What does it mean when the reading doesn't seem to answer my question?

9.  Will another reading about the same problem give me the same information?

10.  What kind of information can I obtain from a Tarot reading?

One Last Note

Kellie Helget is Bluelady's Natural Therapies Consultant. She is also an avid Tarot enthusiast currently progressing through the Tarot Certification Board of America's certification process. For other or more detailed answers about the Tarot, please eMail Kellie from the contact page and she will send her answers right back to you. You may also download Tarot for Beginners in PDF form to pass out at your next get-together. Tarot for Beginners Click the link above to open and save the PDF file from a new window, or right click and choose "Save file as" to save the PDF document to your computer for later viewing. ____________________________________ You will need Adobe Reader to view and save this document. Click the image to download Adobe Reader.