Mary thank you!
I saw the spread that Ross explained, which is similar to the Lenormand one that I mentioned, I was after something which reflects less of a fortune telling method.
The second link which shows the Comte de M***'s spread is exactly the type of spread I would like to use. Using the directions from your blog, last night I drew five pairs of cards for a reading and I'm about to look at them in depth shortly. At first glance the four Batons cards strike me before the Trumps do. I can see that the Minors are referring to the path and the Trumps show the obstacles along it, with the Fool at the end...freedom!
Although the method is a bit drawn out to deal (I did it alone), its exactly the type of spread I prefer, where there are no positional meanings and the full emphasis of meaning comes from the cards themselves.