Tarot: Some Spreads for Your Use! Choice Spread   Wheel Spread   The English Spread CHOICE SPREAD It's a five-card spread for use with specific questions. The reader asks the querent to shuffle the cards. The reader takes the cards and asks the querent to chose five numbers; the first one has to be between one and 78, the second between one and 77 and so on. The reader picks the card from the deck (starting from the top) that corresponds with each number. Lay them out in a horizontal line from left to right. The first card on the left is the situation as it stands now; what will happen if the querent takes no action and continues on the present course. The second card represents what the querent could do to change that situation, whether for better or worse. The third card represents why the querent is in this situation. The fourth card represents forces (internal or external or both) that can help or hinder the querent. The fifth card is what the outcome will be if the querent follows the changes represented by the second card. THE WHEEL SPREAD   BACKGROUND: The Wheel Spread is used when there is no specific question.  The strength of this spread is that it provides information about all areas of a person's life. INTERPRETATION: thE  The twelve cards represent the twelve zodiac houses.  When a card is interpreted, it is done so in the meaning of the house the card is placed in.  The meaning and sign assocation of the house are: House Ruler Glyph Reading of Card 1 Aries Self Identity 2 Taurus Values, Possessions 3 Gemini Communication Skills 4 Cancer Home, Security 5 Leo Creativity. Self Expression 6 Virgo Service, Health 7 Libra Partnerships 8 Scorpio Rebirth, Sex, Death, Taxes 9 Sagittarius Exploration, Expansion, Learning 10 Capricorn Public Recognition, Career 11 Aquarius Group Consciousness, Uniqueness 12 Pisces Subconscious, Secrets THE ENGLISH SPREAD   BACKGROUND The primary purpose of this spread is to provide information on choices in a querent's life. It is made up of five groups of three cards. The numbers on the cards show their order of placement. In the four quadrants, the spread is read from the outside cards to the inside cards. When the cards are read, they are done so in a story book fashion. For example, if the following cards were present: 12: King of Swords 8: Two of Cups 4: Eight of Wands These cards could be read: A man, one of thinking and intellect, will make a proposal to you in the very near future.  INTERPRETATION Card One: This represents the Querent, the problems surrounding them, their present situation and primary influences. This position is a card of summation, telling the nature of the entire spread. Cards Two and Three: These in conjunction with card One, are the key cards of the spread. They give extended information on the situation of the Querent, and provide clues on the outcome of the paths indicated. Cards Twelve, Eight, and Four (Upper Left): These show one direction in the Querent's life. If desired, the position can be the possibilities for alternate action, which may be desirable or un desirable, depending on the other cards in the spread. Cards Thirteen, Nine, and Five: These show a another direction in the Querent's life. If desired, the position show the direction the Querent's life will naturally follow, unless some action is taken to change this course ("The Stars impel, they do not compel"). Cards Fifteen, Eleven, and Seven: These show what cannot not be changed. In all lives, there are events that are out of our control. To be aware of these events keeps one from wasting energy and time. Cards Fourteen, Ten, and Six: These cards show where the Querent has leverage in life. This can indicate a strength, or provide a warning about events that can be changed.