Number of Cards Name of Spread

3 Blessings
5 Seeker
9 Work
9 Dancing Maidens
3 Relationship
7 Medicine Wheel
3 Moving On
10 Gill
15 Creating a New Relationship
15 Enhancing a Relationship
8 Spiritual
7 Jung
5 Goal
10 Mandala
15 Wish
1 Daily
6 Relationship Path
3 Rune

Blessings Spread by MAGE (Adolph Lopez), using 3 cards.

Blessing Spread based upon an old Navajo legend
| The sun rises in the East and sets in the
North | West. We awaken to the rising sun which
| brings to us KNOWLEDGE and we reflect with
West East | the setting sun on the WISDOM we've acquired
| These are only the things of man and those
| who need more must journey North into the
Sig | heart of the night where reside the MYSTIC
| or esoteric forces that surround & guide us.

Sig: Significator = may be a card or an object

1st position = East
2nd position = West
3rd position = North
This is one of my favorite spreads and it is extremely
versatile, more so than you would expect. It is good for
holidays, birthdays, celebrations, beginnings, endings,
blessings, and greetings.
Seeker Spread
Here are the meanings of the positions for the 5-card Seeker
spread (meanings my own, based on comments by Robin Wood and
Michael Short):

1 The question itself. This card helps to define the question

and sets the tone for the whole spread.

2 The background. This card describes the past environment,

background and overall situation which have =led up to= the
question--both the question itself and the reason that the
question is being asked.

3 The seeker. This card represents the querent in the

situation at hand. It may show many different aspects of the
seeker, but all/any of them relate specifically to the question
that prompted this spread. Often, it gives a clue as to the
querent's strengths or weaknesses that will affect the outcome
of the situation. In other words, if it points to a strength,
that strength will be a key in the situation. If it points to a
weakness, that weakness will also be a key.

4 The environment. This card represents the impact of the

outside world on finding the answer to the question. It
represents the present, as opposed to the past of position 2.
This card points to places to look for advice and counsel and
also reflects the importance and place of family, friends, co-
workers in making the decision.

5 The answer. This card tells you what step you should take
for the question/situation--provided that it is interpreted
correctly !!!

Rachel Pollack's Work Spread, 9 cards:

Here is a brief description of the spread:

Card 1, Cover card which covers the Significator (if chosen)

Card 2, Card crossing to make a small cross, similar to Celtic
Cross
Together, these two cards show influences upon the situation or
starting point, often opposing, but not always. Pollack calls
them inner and outer aspects of the situation or Center and
crossing.

In a straight line below the small cross, 7 cards are dealt

out, left to right.

Card 3 = Past Experience

Card 4 = Expectations (similar to Hopes and Fears)
Cards 5-7 = Work: situations, influences and attitudes to be
used and/or overcome, ways of creative possibilities--these
three cards are read together, with no one card having an
assigned meaning
Card 8 = Outcome, or what will happen
Card 9 = Result, or the reaction to the Outcome

This is an interesting and useful variation on the Celtic Cross

and is good for ongoing concerns. It uses one less card than the
Celtic Cross, however, and gives a slightly different focus.

Dancing Maidens spread by MAGE (Adolph Lopez), using 9 cards,

plus an optional significator.

3
24
1 5/S 9
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7

1: Self in the Past

2: What you Saw
3: What you Heard
4: What you Felt
5: Self in the Present/Significator underneath if using one
6: What you will See
7: What you will Hear
8: What you will Feel
9: Self in Process of Becoming
Mage says that should picture cards 1, 5, and 9 as being on the
line of the horizon. 2, 3, and 4 are above the horizon and
easily discerned. 6, 7, and 8 are below the horizon and unknown
to us at the present moment (card 5). It is based on a Navaho
legend, and is a =beautiful= spread.

This is an excellent spread for introspection and opening up new

ways of thinking and breaking out of mental ruts and blocks.

Relationship Spread, based on Mary Greer's spread from _Tarot

for Your Self_ and using 3 cards

The relationship spread (as modified by me) has three

variations:

1) What is the nature of this relationship?

2) What is the problem between X and me?
3) What is the means to resolving the problem, or,
if it is currently unresolvable, what is the block
preventing the resolution?

In these readings (all three variations), the card on the left

is the questioner's view, the center card is the problem or
resolution or relationship itself, and the right hand card is the
perspective of the other person in the relationship.

This is an extremely simple spread, but one that has often

proved to be extremely powerful, offering excellent insights into
relationships. It works for all sorts of relationships, not just
romantic ones.

Medicine Wheel Spread, 7 cards

There is more than one spread called the Medicine Wheel. This
is a description of the one from the booklet that comes with the
Medicine Woman deck.

Here is what the Medicine Wheel looks like:

4 RESOURCES
(North/Winter/Night,pentacles)

7 DEVOTIONS 1 5 CHANNELS
(West/Fall/Sunset,cups)
(East/spring/dawn,wands)
2

6 AIMS
(South/summer/noon,swords)

Card 2 slightly overlaps card 1, and card 3 is horizontal,

slightly touching the bottom of card 2.

This is what the author, Carol Bridges, has to say about the
spread:

4 North: Preparation. Empty and make room.

5 East: Energy channel. Envision and be filled.
6 South: Aim and direct. Speak for yourself.
7 West: Devote time with utmost love.

The cards:
1. You as you are currently experiencing yourself.
2. The bridge you are now crossing.
3. That which will be experienced when the bridge is crossed.

4. The purification needed or taking place (if you choose to

cross the bridge and desire the experience on the other side).
The preparation or emptying stage often relates particularly to
Earth, resources, and/or your relationship to having material
form.

5. The creative focus needed or taking place, especially in

regard to self-expression; the vision or fantasies that guide
you and fill you with enthusiasm for life.

6. That which must be scrutinized for its benefit to or

interference with your goal. Direct your thoughts and words,
aiming affirmatively toward the achievement you desire.
7. That which you must act on with devotion and to which you
must give your most unselfish love. This is the ritual or
disciplined offering you must make in order to reach your full
potential in the area in question (to cross the bridge to reach
the experience depicted in card position 3).

This spread is a very positive, learning spread, as indeed the

whole Medicine Woman deck seems to be, but the spread can be done
with any deck. It seems to be a good spread for future actions
and decisions and for journeys inward.

Moving On Spread, 3 cards

This spread is described in the booklet that comes with the

Medicine Woman deck. It is good for clarifying thoughts on the
present and on helping to choose actions for the future.

Three cards, arranged in a line, left to right:

1. The way you see your present condition.

2. The act affecting and holding the situation.
3. The attitude that will raise the situation to a higher level
and be most beneficial to all concerned.

Creating a New Relationship:

a spread by Gail Fairfield

This spread calls for 12 cards and an optional additional 3

adding up to a potential 15 cards. When studying the
illustration, begin at the bottom. Fairfield says, ''The bottom
line represents the status quo.'' This is a spread of balances,
where one weighs the pros and cons, the benefits and
disadvantages of having and not having.

13 14 15 Probable timing of arrival of the ''other''

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