Joker
Hey everyone, this is my first post and also my first custom spread. I've used it once or twice and it has worked pretty well. I've only had Tarot cards for about a week now, but I have been reading about them and studying them for a very long time. So...here's the spread.
The Tree of Life Spread
.9....8....10
..6...5...7...
...3..2..4...
.......1......
Purpose:
Can be used to answer a specific question or for a general reading. Analyzes past, present, and future by any three other factors you choose. I generally make each branch represent spirit, mind, and body, but you could have them represent anything else that suits you. The spread is shaped like a tree, with the querent’s own existence serving as the roots, and their mind, spirit, and body branching out through the past, present and future.
Card Positions:
1. The Querent
2. The Querent’s Spiritual Past
3. The Querent’s Mental Past
4. The Querent’s Bodily/Physical Past
5. The Querent’s Spiritual Present
6. The Querent’s Mental Present
7. The Querent’s Bodily/Physical Present
8. The Querent’s Spiritual Future
9. The Querent’s Mental Future
10. The Querent’s Bodily/Physical Future
Methods of Expansion:
Adding an environment (the soil) can be performed by drawing two to four extra cards and placing these on either side of position one from left to right. This represents the soil from which the querent’s tree of life has sprouted. These cards could represent family, childhood, or anything that has occurred in the distant past. All of these cards have a strong influence on the tree, so if you plan on using the environment in a reading, it may be best to lay it down before the tree itself.
In the diagram below, A, B, C, and D represent the environment.
.9....8....10
..6...5...7..
...3..2..4...
A..B.1.C..D
The Tree of Life Spread
.9....8....10
..6...5...7...
...3..2..4...
.......1......
Purpose:
Can be used to answer a specific question or for a general reading. Analyzes past, present, and future by any three other factors you choose. I generally make each branch represent spirit, mind, and body, but you could have them represent anything else that suits you. The spread is shaped like a tree, with the querent’s own existence serving as the roots, and their mind, spirit, and body branching out through the past, present and future.
Card Positions:
1. The Querent
2. The Querent’s Spiritual Past
3. The Querent’s Mental Past
4. The Querent’s Bodily/Physical Past
5. The Querent’s Spiritual Present
6. The Querent’s Mental Present
7. The Querent’s Bodily/Physical Present
8. The Querent’s Spiritual Future
9. The Querent’s Mental Future
10. The Querent’s Bodily/Physical Future
Methods of Expansion:
Adding an environment (the soil) can be performed by drawing two to four extra cards and placing these on either side of position one from left to right. This represents the soil from which the querent’s tree of life has sprouted. These cards could represent family, childhood, or anything that has occurred in the distant past. All of these cards have a strong influence on the tree, so if you plan on using the environment in a reading, it may be best to lay it down before the tree itself.
In the diagram below, A, B, C, and D represent the environment.
.9....8....10
..6...5...7..
...3..2..4...
A..B.1.C..D
