Exercises - Lesson 4

The Spread

Exercise 4.1 - Spreads

Spend a few minutes looking at the Spreads Section. Glance at one or more of the spreads to see how they're set up. Don't worry about memorizing anything. The goal is simply to get comfortable with the information. For each, there's a diagram, description and tips for interpretation.

Exercise 4.2 - Designing a Spread

You can design spreads yourself to suit your needs. Create for yourself now a three-card tarot spread. You can assign any meaning to the positions. Follow these steps:

Draw a picture of the physical layout - where the cards should go.
Number the positions to show order of placement.
Write a short phrase or two describing the meaning of each position.

[picture of 3-card time spread] This is a basic three-card spread that covers events in time.

Here's a spread to use when you belong to a three-person team and want to know the expectations of the members (including yourself). The cards form a "Y" with the tops facing inward, suggesting a meeting of the minds.

[picture of 3-person team spread]

Design your layout so it reflects the meanings of the positions. To expand on this exercise, work with four, five or more cards. You may want to revisit to this exercise after you've studied the rest of the lessons.

Lesson 4