Tarot Spreads for Your Question
A tarot spread gives each card a position: one question to explore. Start with your situation, or choose a familiar layout.
By spread
Classic spreads
- 1 cardBeginner
Mirror of Soul
One Card
One focused answer for clarity now.
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Flow of Time
Three Card
See how the situation unfolds.
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In-depth Reading
Celtic Cross
Explore influences, challenges, and outcomes.
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Seven Steps of a Story
Horseshoe
Seven cards from past to likely outcome, with what's hidden and what's in the way.
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When You Feel Lost
Guidance
Five cards for an open question: where you stand, what holds you back, what you can lean on, your next step and where it leads.
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Yes or No
- 1 cardBeginner
The Clear Answer
Yes or No
One card answers a yes-or-no question, plainly.
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Love
- 3 cardsBeginner
Mirror of Two Hearts
Love & Feelings
You, them, and what the two of you make together.
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Who Is Coming
Future Partner
Reflect on what you seek in a partner and what could draw a new connection.
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The Road Together
Relationship Path
Reflect on where your relationship stands and where it may be heading.
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The Bridge Back
Reconciliation
Reflect on your experience of the breakup, what has changed, and what to weigh before reaching out.
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Predictions
- 1 cardBeginner
Today’s Compass
Personal Daily Reading
An AI reading for today: one card, one theme and, if you like, your intention.
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The Month Ahead
Monthly Forecast
The month’s theme, its challenge and how to meet it.
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The Wheel of the Year
Year Ahead
A theme for the year, then a card for each month ahead.
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Decisions
- 5 cardsIntermediate
Crossroads of Fate
Decision
Weigh two directions and where each one leads.
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Three Roads Diverge
Three Options
Name three choices and see each one side by side, with advice to weigh them.
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Wheel of the Year
- 5 cardsIntermediatePremium
Where the Veil Thins
Samhain Spread
Five cards through a doorway: what ends, what to release, and what walks on with you.
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The Longest Night
Yule Spread
Four cards like a candle flame: the dark you are in and the light coming back.
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First Light Under Snow
Imbolc Spread
Three cards climbing like a shoot: what stirs, what to clear, the first step.
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Day and Night in Balance
Ostara Spread
Four cards on a balance: light and shade weighed, and what to plant now.
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The May Bonfire
Beltane Spread
Five cards laid as a bonfire: what lights you up and how to keep the flame.
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The Sun at Its Height
Litha Spread
Six cards in a ring like the sun: your fullness, its heat, and the turn ahead.
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The First Sheaf
Lughnasadh Spread
Four cards bound like a sheaf: what you have reaped and what it asks of you.
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The Second Harvest
Mabon Spread
Five cards in a harvest bowl: what you gathered, what to keep, what to let fall.
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How to choose a tarot spread
New to tarot? Start with One Card, which has a single position, or Three Card, which has three. For everything else, match the spread to the shape of your question.
- A quick answer to one question: draw a single card. For a yes-or-no question, choose Yes or No.
- How a situation is unfolding over time: Three Card.
- A relationship, your side and theirs: Love & Feelings.
- A choice between options: Decision weighs two options, and Three Options compares three and adds a card of advice.
- A complex situation with some history: the ten-card Celtic Cross, from the present situation and its challenge to a possible outcome.
- A period rather than a question: Personal Daily Reading, Monthly Forecast, or Year Ahead for the day, the month, or the year. A question is optional.
By number of cards: 1 card — One Card, Yes or No, Personal Daily Reading · 3 cards — Three Card, Love & Feelings, Monthly Forecast, Imbolc · 4 cards — Yule, Ostara, Lughnasadh · 5 cards — Future Partner, Relationship Path, Decision, Three Options, Samhain, Beltane, Mabon, Guidance · 6 cards — Reconciliation, Litha · 7 cards — Horseshoe · 10 cards — Celtic Cross · 13 cards — Year Ahead.
The four 3-card spreads differ by what their positions ask: Three Card — past, present, and possible direction; Love & Feelings — you, them, and the connection; Monthly Forecast — the month's theme, its challenge, and advice; Imbolc — what stirs beneath, what to clear away, and the first step.
Questions, answered
Which tarot spread should a beginner start with?
Start with One Card, which has one position, so there is one card to read. Three Card is the next step, with three positions instead of one; both are marked Beginner in the catalog.
How many cards does a tarot spread need?
Taromi's spreads use 1 to 13 cards, depending on the layout, and each card fills one named position. One Card, Yes or No, and Personal Daily Reading draw a single card; most spreads here use 3 to 6; Celtic Cross draws 10 and Year Ahead 13.
What is the difference between a 3-card and a 10-card spread?
Three Card uses three positions, past, present, and possible direction; the Celtic Cross uses ten, adding the challenge, the foundation, your approach, outside influences, hopes and fears, and a possible outcome. Three Card gives an outline of a situation; Celtic Cross explores more aspects of it, which suits a question with some history behind it.
Which tarot spread is good for general guidance?
For general guidance, start with the Guidance spread: five cards for an open question, from where you stand to one concrete next step. For a quick answer, ask One Card an open question such as "What do I need to see right now?"; Three Card shows where things have been and where they may be heading. For guidance tied to a period, Personal Daily Reading and Monthly Forecast take the day or the month as their theme.