The best daily spreads

[Kellinator]

For those of you who do daily cards, what kind of spreads do you do? One card, or more? I'm having trouble deciding what kind of spread to use.

Thanks!
Kellinator

[Sam]

i do a three card spread. (how original, lol :P) anyway, here's the spread i use.

1. 2. 3.
1. morning
2. afternoon
3. night

hope this helps!

[Kellinator]

I was thinking about a three-card spread too:

1). challenge
2). advice
3). outcome?

[Strange2]

I use a slightly modified version of the popular Body-Mind-Spirit 3-card spread:

Body / Base - the base or heart of the issue
Mind / Will - your true Will or perception of the issue
Spirit / Guide - the guiding light that inspires and uplifts you

[Keslynn]

I usually do a one card spread for the day. Even if it doesn't have easily recognizable correspondence with my day, I still take the opportunity to learn that particular card.

:) Kes

[Starfish]

I do the same spread that Kellinator does - 3 card:

1). challenge
2). advice
3). outcome

:TSTAR Starfish

[aeonx]

I do a daily draw.
As someone adviced me (can't remember who), I ask the deck: 'What can you teach me today?' Works fine so far. :)

~aeonx~

[Maan]

I got this one from someone here ( don't know who but thank you :) i use it every day )

1) Theme of the day
2) Wat is going on under the surface
3) Advice from above

Love and light
Maan

[Kazz]

Hi there.
I do a three card spread "event spread"

1......2.......3

1 the event about to happen
2 how you will feel about it
3 what you can do about it

Cheers

:TQC

[Starfish]

I just love all of these daily spreads you guys are sharing. I've been printing them off and adding them to my Tarot journal. Thanks to all of you for sharing.

:T7C Starfish

[emily2otters]

i do a four card spread:

1/2 . . . 3 . . . 4

1: major inner forces: how i'm feeling, what i'm thinking about, where i'm "aimed" today

2: expression: how i'm expressing those inner forces, my attitude

3: major outer influence: how folks are viewing/behaving toward me, events about to happen, what's coming at me

4: best advice: one thing i can do to maximize the potential of the day

this spread rarely leaves me with any questions about what my day will look like, and is sometimes eerily literal. following the advice has helped me through some rough ones.

[Ravenswing]

Well...

seems that a three-card spread of some sort is the most popular. geometrical consideration:

***quick, duck-- here comes some math!!***

the triangle is the only stable geomtric shape. any other plane figure (no, not a plain figure!!) can be 'squashed' out of shape. So, if we play 'as above, so below', a three-card spread should give us a solid, stable reading.

LVX
steve

[Kyrielle]

I also use three cards, but, like aeonx, I ask what the Tarot has to teach me or say to me today. I don't have specific meanings for the positions; I connect the three cards in a storytelling kind of way. It gives a fuller reading than a one-card draw. Sometimes, when I feel like it, I do the same kind of thing with seven cards.

-- Kyrielle

[WolfSpirit]

I just draw one card, but I take a card from the Druid Animal Oracle, it's also a way to get to know this deck better.
They concentrate on characteristics inside you rather than events happening, so far they told me to enjoy the wonders of the world a bit and not work too hard so I'm very pleased with this deck :)
The cards are also beautiful, I put my day card next to my computer so I'm reminded of it repeatedly.

[pie eyed piper]

I use a 7 card spread from Sylvia Abraham, which seems to be helpful for the day.

7

6 5 4

3 2 1

Card 1: What new plans can I make for this day

Card 2: Will my plans include another person

Card 3: Will I enjoy this day (Travel or be creative)

Card 4: Will I doo good work today and be productive

Card 5: What changes/experiences will I encounter

Card 6: What new responsibilities/family isuues will I be involved with

Card 7: Will this be a day of rest or mental activity

Hope this spread helps you out!

[bodhran]

I too do a three card daily spread about what I need to pay attention to that day:

1~2~3

1. Head - What do I need to know today?
2. Heart - What do I need to embrace/accept today?
3. Hands - What do I need to do today?

Many Blessings,
Bodhran

[elysgrl]

I found that three cards was too much for me, and one card wasn't enough, so I draw two:

1. What is today's prevailing energy/theme/issue?
2. How can I make the most of it/overcome it?

Simple and succinct.

Blessings,
Denise

[Vadella]

I just pull one card. I've been wanting to try a 3 card. There are some very good options given here.

[JavarinaMomma]

I have two decks, one I'm learning on, through a 12 week course, and one I'm learning myself by just working with everyday. So, the one I work with in a daily basis is the Faery Wicca Tarot. I do a single spiral, or one card draw. I just simply ask, where am I today? And since it is a everyday basic how's it going? I just use the minor arcana, without the court cards. Sometimes though I just feel I need a little more. I'll ask how is it going with me? What is going on. 1. Yesterday 2. Today 3. Tommorow. Then I form a story This is where I have been, this is how I am right now, and this is were I'm going. I include the court cards here because it has a step up in ummmf.

Thanks for sharing your ideas, as I develope I am going to try them on.

[Dean]

This is another usefull spread that i use,
it gets to the bottom of what ever question you may want answered,
good for a daily or Difficult question.

*****2**
**1*****3**4***5*
*****6**********

1.) This is the Plot behind the question.
2.) What was really on your mind as the question was being asked.
3.) Present influences helping or against you.
4.) Present influences helping or against you. The same as position 3.)
5.) Summing up the situation.
6.) The out-come to your question.

Hope this helps.

[Dean]

sorry about the above picture it was abit off, should be like this.

*****2**************
**1*****3**4****5***
*****6**************

Hope this is better.

[lawguy51]

Here's a daily spread that I found in a book called Tarot Tips. It actually is a year spread so you kind of have to dedicate one deck to it for the year. It goes like this:

1. Pull your primary and secondary birthday cards, in my case Hierophant and Temperance.
2. From the rest of the Majors, draw a card for the year, in my case for 2005 the Magician.
Lay those three cards out. They will stay out for the rest of the year.
3. From the rest of the deck, each month draw a card for the month. At the end of the month, put it back in the deck and pull a new card for the new month.
4. Each day, pull a card for the day.

The end result is that every day you have a five card spread to examine but other than the last day of the month, you are basically doing a one card draw each day, but you read that card in relation to the other four. I've found it quite interesting to do, especially those month cards.

I wish I could remember the name of the author but I'm too lazy to go downstairs and look.

For three card daily draws, I like the one in Ariens book, The Tarot Handbook, which is a body mind soul spread that I recommend you check out.

Lawguy51

[rlanto]

This is another usefull spread that i use,
it gets to the bottom of what ever question you may want answered,
good for a daily or Difficult question.


Deanres, I really like this spread. I just finished adding it to my Tarot journal and look forward to incorporating it into my routine. Thank you for the thoughtful spread.

[Kilted Kat]

1 - 2 - 3

Body -mind -soul

Kk

[mahimaisme]

besides a daily reading here's something i do daily which i hope will be of help and interet for you!

i draw one card for the day and next to that, i just list the events of the day and its dominating mood.
this helps me understand he ways a card manifests itself better and i can see connections betwen specific cards and events over a period of time.

[soullovesound]

I use 7 cards:

#1 - What is today's challenge?
#2 - What is today's blessing/gift?
#3 - What is hidden?
#4 - How will I act/react?
#5 - How will I feel?
#6 - What should I keep in mind/focus on?
#7 - What's next?/What bridges today and the day after?

[grailmaiden]

i draw one card for the day and next to that, i just list the events of the day and its dominating mood.
this helps me understand he ways a card manifests itself better and i can see connections betwen specific cards and events over a period of time.

Sounds simple but effective. I think you have documented the missing step from my routine. I will give it a try.

btw - Do you really live in Nepal? Wow!

[Vixxia]

I use a three-card spread I made up a while ago. I call it the end-of-the-day review, as when I was working I didn't have time to do a reading in the morning and wanted something for the evenings.

1**2**3

1. What have I learnt or discovered today?
2. How has this affected me, what was my reaction?
3. How can I learn from this, what lessons/conclusions can I draw?

[xiyang]

some one posted on the first page;
1: theme of the day
2. issue under the surface
3. advice from the above.

I like this "easy" drawn, and I will re-start my daily reading.
Thanks,