Sophie
I love 3s and multiples of 3s (I was born on the 3rd day of the 3rd month)-
There is something about three that suggests movement, becoming, gestation, development - think of all the 3s in the suits cards, and the Empress! Not a fast movement (à la 8 wands) or a reckless one (à la Fool), just - Life in movement, planets turning, a child growing in the womb, a poem or a love flowering.
Most of my spreads are multiple of three spreads, which I find useful for everything, but particularly for relationship spreads. 3 is a good metaphor for a relationship between two people - the I, the You, the Us. I struggle with relationships and relationship spreads, so I am trying to learn to open up to both.
Here is one I have tried out recently which I am still working through, but seemed interesting. It's a nine card spread.
It's meant to be a circle;-)
******9******
***1*****2
**3*******4
***5*****6****
*****7*8******
1 and 2 are subject cards; 3-8 are movements within the relationship, bearing in mind that human relationships are dynamic, not static. 9 is bringing together, transformation and outcome.
1 and 2 are where the other and the querent are in their lives are present (overall, not necessarily within the relationship)
3 and 4 are how the relationship started for the other and the querent
5 and 6 are how it developed for the other and the querent
7 and 8 are where it is moving now for the other and the querent
9 brings together all the other cards - what exists BETWEEN the other and the querent; what is the essence underlying the relationship; how the relationship, as a discreet entity, is transforming; as well as an outcome. It joins together (and therefore should be read as arising out of) the two subject cards, and all the movements of the relationship.
Let me know how this works for you, or what you think of it, suggestions for improvement, etc.
There is something about three that suggests movement, becoming, gestation, development - think of all the 3s in the suits cards, and the Empress! Not a fast movement (à la 8 wands) or a reckless one (à la Fool), just - Life in movement, planets turning, a child growing in the womb, a poem or a love flowering.
Most of my spreads are multiple of three spreads, which I find useful for everything, but particularly for relationship spreads. 3 is a good metaphor for a relationship between two people - the I, the You, the Us. I struggle with relationships and relationship spreads, so I am trying to learn to open up to both.
Here is one I have tried out recently which I am still working through, but seemed interesting. It's a nine card spread.
It's meant to be a circle;-)
******9******
***1*****2
**3*******4
***5*****6****
*****7*8******
1 and 2 are subject cards; 3-8 are movements within the relationship, bearing in mind that human relationships are dynamic, not static. 9 is bringing together, transformation and outcome.
1 and 2 are where the other and the querent are in their lives are present (overall, not necessarily within the relationship)
3 and 4 are how the relationship started for the other and the querent
5 and 6 are how it developed for the other and the querent
7 and 8 are where it is moving now for the other and the querent
9 brings together all the other cards - what exists BETWEEN the other and the querent; what is the essence underlying the relationship; how the relationship, as a discreet entity, is transforming; as well as an outcome. It joins together (and therefore should be read as arising out of) the two subject cards, and all the movements of the relationship.
Let me know how this works for you, or what you think of it, suggestions for improvement, etc.