Spreads
A spread is a reading template in which cards are laid out in a set pattern and each place answers a question. The same card reads differently in a different position.
Single Card Spread
Single point
1 card
Two Card Spread
Horizontal line (two points)
2 cards2 variations
Three Card Spread
Horizontal line (time axis)
3 cards4 variations
Four Card Spreads
Rhombus (four directions)
4 cards2 variations
Five Card Cross Spread
Plus sign (+)
5 cards
Horseshoe Spread
U-shaped arc (half circle)
7 cards
Relationship Spread
Two columns narrowing downward
7 cards
Celtic Cross Spread
Cross + vertical staff
10 cards
Tree of Life Spread
Three-pillar tree (ten sephiroth, twenty-two paths)
10 cards
Year Spread (Circular)
Circle (clock face) + center
12 cards +1 optionalCircular
Astrological 12 Houses Spread (Circular)
Circle (birth chart wheel) + center
12 cards +1 optionalCircular
Hero's Journey Spread (Circular)
Circle (Campbell's monomyth circle)
12 cardsCircular