Maelin
I confess I am a fan of the celtic cross, and have been for close to 25 years ( ouch) I return to it again and again, as it seems to me so flexible. A couple of years ago, in one of the Llewelyn Tarot anniual readers, there was an article about rethinking the cc ( I'd credit the author, but have loaned the book and so cannot recall...) In any case he, like Holmes and Raveswing, put together some three card spreads within the CC, and also looked at is as a central issue, the first two cards crossed, surrounded by 4 cards showing an environment of influences, and creating two 3 card spreads. He then linked this to the four cards on the staff, first for the issue,( cards 1 &2) then for the environment, (3,4,5 & 6) then for the horizontal three card - the tangible outcome, and then the vertical three card, the spiritual outcome - read this way, the ol' cc has about 8 other spreads within it - which makes it a fabulous spread for a long evening with a bottle of wine, rambly conversation and insight, and pretty useless for a quick check on the karmic weather as you rush for the door - so... back to 3 cards ( oh rats I wanted to be the disagree-er) Some nice chances for combos, and some choices if one card draws a blank.
My personal fave 3 card is the central cc cross with an outcome: The first card, the situation, then a crossing card, the competing influence, and a third, either outcome or advice, depending upon how in control I'm feeling - and hey, if I've got more time, those can be the first two and the 10th card of the cc...
My personal fave 3 card is the central cc cross with an outcome: The first card, the situation, then a crossing card, the competing influence, and a third, either outcome or advice, depending upon how in control I'm feeling - and hey, if I've got more time, those can be the first two and the 10th card of the cc...