Designing Your Own Tarot Spreads Book

	List of Illustrations	xiii
	Foreword	xv
	Acknowledgments	xvii
	Introduction	xix
Part I	Fundamentals of Spread Design	1
1	Elements of a Tarot Spread	3
	The Question	4
	Number of Cards	4
	Spatial Design	6
	Position Meanings	6
	Order of Laying and Reading	6
	Special Constraints	6
	Additional Cards	7
2	Defining the Question	9
	Problematic Questions	11
	Predictive Readings	13
	Exercises	15
3	Layout Size	19
	Choosing a Spread Size	19
	Focusing Readings	21
	Doubling	22
	Exercises	23
4	Position Definitions	27
	Developing Position Definitions	28
	Working with Reversals and Dignities	34
	Spreads Without Positional Meanings	36
	Exercises	38
5	Spatial Design	43
	Exercises	51
6	Significators and Other Special Cards	53
	Significators	53
	Question Card	56
	Comment Card	56
	Clarification Card	56
	Foundation Card	57
	Bias Card	57
	Lesson Card	58
	Exercises	60
7	Placing and Reading the Cards	63
	Placing the Cards	63
	Reading the Cards	64
	Exercises	66
Part II	Inspirations for Spread Design	69
8	Sources of Inspiration	71
	Exercises	76
9	Multipurpose Spreads	79
	Past-Present-Future	80
	Situation-Challenge-Path Forward	81
	Celtic Cross	82
	Mind-Body-Spirit	84
	Exercises	85
10	Love and Relationship Spreads	87
	Mirror Spreads	88
	Thought-Word-Deed	92
	Hidden vs. Apparent	94
	Internal vs. External	94
	Exercises	94
11	Practical Spreads	97
	Focus on the Practical	98
	Use Your Personal Experience	98
	Be Proactive	99
	Use Your Imagination and Contextualize	102
	Read the Cards More Literally	102
	Exercises	103
12	Alternatives and Decision Spreads	107
	Pros and Cons	108
	Factors to Consider	108
	Deciding Factors	109
	Unknown Influences and Unidentified Alternatives	109
	Traditional Approaches to Alternatives	112
	Exercises	114
13	Predictive Spreads	115
	Yes/No Questions	117
	Yes/No Predictions	118
	Other Predictions	120
	Exercises	123
14	Psychological and Interactive Spreads	125
	Understanding Our Actions and Feelings	125
	Seeing Ourselves Clearly	126
	Setting Priorities	128
	Jungian Concepts	131
	Exploring Issues Interactively	131
	Exercises	136
15	Spiritual and Metaphysical Spreads	139
	Spiritual Spreads	139
	Metaphysical Spreads	140
	Past-Life Readings	142
	Exercises	147
16	Special Occasion Spreads	149
	Exercises	153
	Glossary	155