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Hello everyone!
It's Megan.
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Today, I wanted to talk about how to create
your own tarot spreads.
Sometimes the tarot spreads that we find online
work great.
Sometimes they don't quite answer the questions
or touch on the certain situation that we
need guidance on.
So, we need to be able to know how to craft
our own tarot spreads.
If you don't know what a tarot spread is,
don't worry!
I'm going to tell you.
A tarot spread is simply the way that you
lay out the cards as you're reading.
A tarot spread takes into account the shape
that you lay the cards out into, the number
of cards that you draw, as well as the orientation
of the cards themselves.
We use tarot spreads to connect on a subconscious
level with the cards and the reading that
we're doing.
When we draw cards in a certain manner and
lay them out in a certain shape in certain
orientations, they mean certain things.
You can lay cards out in the shape of a heart
if you are doing a reading that involves love.
You can lay cards out in the shape of an X.
You can place cards on top of each other in
different directions signifying blockages
or different directions that you're going
to go.
You can draw cards and then, on the other
side, draw cards in a line to signify things
that are blocking whatever the situation is.
There are no limits to tarot spreads and how
you can create them.
Well, I mean, technically there are limits
because there are only 78 cards and you can't
draw more than 78 cards unless you use more
than one deck...but I don't recommend doing
that.
That is a massive tarot reading.
Some of the reasons that we might want to
create our own tarot spread involve not being
able to find one that resonates with us online
or in different books, it gives you a chance
to be creative, and for some people, it can
help you connect to your cards and your reading
better when you create the spread and come
up with the questions on your own.
So, how do you create a tarot spread?
There are a few things that you should keep
in mind when you're creating your spread,
and they're fairly simple things to remember.
The first thing that you need to know is what
is your situation?
What are you looking for guidance on?
Do you have a question?
Do you just want a general reading about something
that's going on in your life?
Then you want to formulate questions surrounding
that.
For example, in the classic three-card spread
-- past, present, future -- some of the questions
that you can associate those cards with is
one, for the past card, what from your past
is influencing your present situation?
For the present card, you can ask, what are
you not seeing about your present situation?
And for the future card, you can ask yourself
what the future possibilities are if you continue
on the path that you're on now.
Those are some fairly straightforward questions
that have to do with the past-present-future
three-card spread.
Normally those are laid out in a line.
I lay them out in a line for myself because,
as a human construct, time is linear.
It moves forward when we think about past,
present, and future.
If you're looking for insight into a certain
situation going on right now and maybe you
feel blocked in some way, you might start
off by pulling two cards.
The first card could go with the question,
you know, what is my current situation?
What does my current situation look like?
What is influencing my current situation?
Or, if you're going to pull the second card
and lay it ontop crossways so that it is blocked,
your first card might signify, where will
I go once I remove the blockage?
And then your second card might signify, what
is this blockage?
What is keeping me from moving forward?
The limits are non-existent for creating your
own tarot spread in this sense.
If you're just starting out reading tarot,
I recommend starting with some basic tarot
spreads just so you can get an understanding
of how the cards work in spreads, how spreads
work themselves, and what sort of questions
you feel comfortable asking.
Then from there, I would go ahead and try
to craft your own tarot spread.
You can start with the basic three-card reading.
That seems to be a fairly popular spread with
people who are just learning how to read tarot
because you only pull three cards.
You can then assign different questions to
these cards based on your situation.
Now, not everyone is going to want to craft
their own tarot spreads, and that's okay.
I use a mixture of my own tarot spreads and
spreads that I have found online.
It just depends on the mood I'm in, the questions
I have, and the situation that I'm looking
for insight into.
So, go forth, create your own tarot spreads,
and let me know in the comments how that goes!
What sort of tarot spreads did you create?
If you want, you can link to some if you have
a blog or a website or you want to do a video
like this and show me the tarot spreads that
you create.
I'd love to see them!
The beauty about tarot is that everyone can
do it and everyone has something that they
can gain from reading the cards.
I'll see you back here next time.
Bye for now!
