Seeing the Whole Arc

Celtic Cross

10 cards · easy

«How will my plans develop?»

1. 1The starting situation.
2. 2What comes in and crosses the situation.
3. 3What you consciously strive for.
4. 4What drives you from within.
5. 5What has just passed.
6. 6What comes next.
7. 7Your own attitude.
8. 8Your surroundings, the people around you.
9. 9Your hopes and fears.
10. 10Where the path leads in the long run.

Begin with 5 and 9: Where does the question come from, what are you hoping for? Then the heart of the spread, 1 and 2. After that 3 and 4 (conscious and inner), 7 and 8 (you and your surroundings), and finally 6 and 10 – the way forward.

Fool’s Journey

also known as «Your Journey (at the reading table)»

13 cards · advanced

«Where am I on my path – what lies behind me, what lies ahead?»

1. 0The Fool is taken out of the deck. You draw twelve cards, then the Fool goes back in, all thirteen are shuffled and laid out in a row.
2. 1–12The stations of your journey, in reading order.
3. FoolThis is where you stand. The stations before it you have passed through, the stations after it lie ahead of you.

If the Fool lies near the beginning, something new is starting. If it lies at the end, a whole path is coming full circle – and a new beginning appears. Look for patterns: suits or Major Arcana that repeat tell the theme of your journey.

Magic Spell

7 cards · easy

«Where do I stand, and what comes next?»

1. 1Your situation right now.
2. 2What you show to the outside world.
3. 3What lies behind it.
4. 4What you strive for.
5. 5How you feel about it.
6. 6What comes next.
7. 7What it all means for you.

A playful spread with the magic of old fairground fortune-telling. Read the cards in order. Cards 2, 4 and 6 show how you come across, cards 3, 5 and 7 your inner state.

Leonardo – Ideal and Reality

9 cards · advanced

«Where do my plans stand, and what can I improve?»

1. 1·9The theme – conscious (1) and deep down (9).
2. 4Your foundation: where you stand.
3. 7An action that strengthens your foundation.
4. 8An insight that strengthens your foundation.
5. 2The tangible goal.
6. 5The deeper meaning of this goal.
7. 3Your expectations and worries.
8. 6What comes in unexpectedly.

The square stands for reality, the circle for the ideal. First compare 1 and 9: Are head and depth pulling in the same direction? Then the foundation with 4, 7 and 8, after that 3 and 6. Finally goal and meaning, 2 and 5.

Astrological Spread

12 cards · advanced

«What lies ahead of me in the coming month or year?»

1. 1Your basic mood.
2. 2Money and security.
3. 3Everyday life, contacts, conversations.
4. 4Home and a sense of belonging.
5. 5Joy, play, creativity.
6. 6Work and tasks.
7. 7Partnership.
8. 8The hidden, crises and their transformation.
9. 9Wide horizons, travel, insights.
10. 10Career and recognition.
11. 11Friendships.
12. 12Secret hopes and longings.

Twelve areas of life based on the astrological houses. First interpret each card on its own, then the axes: 1 and 7 (me and you), 4 and 10 (where from and where to). Then the elements: Fire 1·5·9, Earth 2·6·10, Air 3·7·11, Water 4·8·12. You can explore areas with strong cards later in a reading of their own.