Tarot Guide
Tarot Spreads — Layouts & Step-by-Step Guides
Learn the most popular tarot spreads — from the simple three-card draw to the Celtic Cross — with position-by-position meanings and step-by-step how-to guides for each layout.
Popular tarot spreads
A spread is the pattern you lay cards in — each position asks a different question. If the cards are the vocabulary, spreads are the grammar. Pair them with the 78 tarot card meanings to read any layout.
Three-Card Spread
3 cardsbeginner
The three-card tarot spread maps a situation across past, present, and future — the most popular and versatile layout in tarot, simple enough for beginners yet genuinely insightful.
Celtic Cross Spread
10 cardsadvanced
The Celtic Cross is the most famous 10-card tarot spread, giving a complete, in-depth view of a situation — its roots, challenges, influences, and likely outcome.
Love & Relationship Spread
5 cardsintermediate
The five-card love tarot spread reveals how you and a partner truly feel, what connects you, the challenge between you, and where the relationship is heading.
Yes or No Spread
1 cardbeginner
The one-card yes or no tarot spread gives a fast, focused answer to a specific question, read from the drawn card's traditional yes/no leaning and its upright or reversed position.
One-Card Daily Draw
1 cardbeginner
The one-card daily tarot draw offers a single message to focus your day — a simple ritual that sharpens your intuition and teaches the cards one at a time.
Career & Work Spread
5 cardsintermediate
The five-card career tarot spread clarifies where you stand at work, what is blocking you, your strengths, the action to take, and the likely outcome.
Horseshoe Spread
7 cardsintermediate
The seven-card horseshoe tarot spread gives a well-rounded view of a situation — past, present, hidden influences, obstacles, outside forces, guidance, and the likely outcome.
Decision Spread
5 cardsintermediate
The five-card decision tarot spread weighs two options side by side — showing where you stand, what each path holds, and the wisest way forward.
Mind, Body & Spirit Spread
3 cardsbeginner
The three-card mind, body, and spirit tarot spread is a gentle self-check-in, showing what each part of you needs to come back into balance.
Situation, Action, Outcome Spread
3 cardsbeginner
The three-card situation, action, outcome tarot spread is a practical problem-solver — it names where you are, the best action to take, and where that action leads.
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