ehhe
is the term devil adovocate ?
anyhow from the other side of the fence.:O)
i myself learned the celtic cross and i am capable of many card positional spreads and able to put them together in a big long story.
it could be the best spread for learning out there.
1.positions.
2.find out how the story is made
3. find out tarot combnatons
4.and is highly verstile.
consider this, a beginner comes home with a lwb that advoctes three cards spreads, vs the celtc cross.
1. the begnner will go past, present, furture but how they relate ?
and will use the what how why, to see more,
then clafiy it with another three card spread let says
reasons for problem , problem, resolutions.
then the beginner will go wow they all built on each other
2 the celtic cross goes home and gets,
the badly word this is behind you this is beneath you, this is beforeyou , this is the heart of the matter,,
look up the skies, and say what ?
pull out his tarot book (for me it was the eden gray tarot book) a beginner tends to get and go ohh the past, recent past, future and so forth,
and since the tenth card is outcome the beginner tends to read that one first,, and slowly over time will begin to understand the other postions (i seriously wish i had 78 degres when i was beginner ehh , and here i am being backwards read it after i just passed the beginner level i hope)
reasons why i think they didnt' put a three card spread in the little white book.
1. the beginer tends to stick religiouly to the spread they learn so i am glad i learned celtic cross rather then a simple tree card spread.
2. they more emphasis on the whole picture rather then a quick three cards with basic positions past present and future,
from here i am just pasted talimans, post and will any thoughts.
the celtic cross is endlesly adaptable, as well as the beginer learn to focus their questions to think ok what do we want to ask.
yup one can think of the ramification of the number ten as well, and see how cards add up, one quickly learn that ten is the completion.
easy is not necessary the best way, consider the beginner who starts learin the celtic cross they after a year will have the wider range of depth then a three card user and able to put the answr in a little story incuding the past, goals, enviroment and what is going on as well with you.
being a postional reader (think of chess, positional raders vs tactial player) the positions can help you apply the cards, and quickly end up with key words that apply to he system (ten of swords, stabbed in the back three of swords having trouble healing your heart)
same differnt as celtic cross. :O) it teache you to make a bigger story more in depth. :O)
aye one can leave them in sight, or write down the meanings on a paper and think of it at lunch time.
that is where you had me beat, :O) i never did the notebook thingy
i think most three card beginer will end up looking for more, though,, and end up throwing another spread if only just to clarify the original three card spread.
of course we ourselves are making assumptions.
1. the tarot beginner will only use the lwb, and not get a lots of tarot books
2. they will do it daily for themselves,
(i neve did only read for family and friends, (having to take the book out heeh)
3.their learning style obivously the three card method will not work for everyone the celic won't either.
4. how much they pratice, and how they practice, iwould constantl read the book but never do it with the cards.
all that being said, your probaly right ,:O)
we had a teacer in college who did her studies by correspondance lessons, and had trouble verbalizing and furthermore was alwasy talkin bou what she did and not open to other interpations
so if i had did the stuf you said. , i would problay be a bit furter off, i was going to make the arguements that at the end result the celtic user and the three card user would end up at the same place.
but it stands to reason , one must walk before they can run, (the reviews i saw for tarot combinaion did two , then three then four card combonations. )
so the three card spread can teach someoe to walk and to run, but given the three card and how many times they have to lay down the cards they might as well learn a sytem that incorpates more cards to run marathons.
even if that system is three, three cards spreads, and one overall oucome card (makes up ten card doesn't it :O)
but hey,, someone had to come and speak out for the celtic cross:O)