Blackjack Spread

I really like doing divination with playing cards, so this is a spread specifically for that style of cartomancy. 

First, deal yourself two cards, like in blackjack.  The first card represents you or your current situation. Subsequent cards represent future events or advice on the situation.  

Continue to deal yourself cards until you hit 21 or bust (go over 21), then look at the meanings.  (In blackjack, aces can count as either 1 or 11, face cards and 10s are 10, and so on down.)  

this was really hard to do without recycling card meanings from other spreads and i’m really happy with all of it. and i think i’m going to make some more harry potter inspired spreads, starting with the houses

if you use it, tag me with #iggymarauder if you post the results :D

yet another tarot spread, made with the help of a few friends. it works really well as far as i’ve seen. if you use this spread, tag your results with #iggymarauder so i can see it! :D

Wheel of Change Spread

Card 1: Litha - The Summer Solstice. Everything is all bright and blooming. This card represents what in your life is at it’s peak, what is most prominent.

Card 2: Mabon - The Autumn Equinox. When light turns to dark, the celebration of harvest - what in your life are you letting go of? Are there any lessons you need to ‘harvest’ before moving on, or should this just be left behind?

Card 3: Yule. The Winter Solstice. The longest night of the year. What in your life lies dormant or ignored? Should it stay that way, or is now the time to bring more light into this area of your life?

Card 4: Ostara. The Spring Equinox. Light overcoming dark. What is growing in your life? Should you allow this to bloom, or perhaps weed it out?

Card 5: Surrounding energies and advice. The overall balance of your life. Look to what card this one seems to pair with, and perhaps put some extra thought into that.

Bonus step - As it is Mabon, after considering the spread as a whole, set card 2 aside. Shuffle the other cards back in, then shuffle the Mabon card back in separately and thoroughly, while concentrating on the energies surrounding it. Search the deck for the Mabon card, and pull it and the surrounding 2 cards out. The card before it represents what to harvest, what to hang on to. The card behind represents what you can let go of.

The What the Hell Just Happened to Me and Why Spread: (This can be tuned to ask a specific entity if you wish, or just present to your inner self if that is more appropriate for you.) 1. The details of the event that just happened. 2. Your current view or attitude towards the event. 3. The main issue to keep in mind regarding the event. 4. What is my guide trying to communicate in this situation? 5. Why is my guide telling me this? 6. Suggested actions to take due to the event. 7. Expected short term outcome. 8. Final result.

(Inspired by these [x][x] three card spreads posted by arcanemysteries that I tweaked and added to, in order to give insight regarding my current situation.)

I did not expect the picture to be so tiny, sorry.

This is a spread I just made and used on the fly, but I figure it might be useful. I’ll post parts of my reading below to explain.

Essentially, imagine a situation as a cube, where each individual person sees a face of the cube. To understand the full situation, you need to piece together all of the faces of the cube. (I tried coloring some of the cube faces and the arrows pointing from the cards to the cube to clear up which card is looking at which face)

Depending on the level of information shared between two individuals, their cube faces might be more transparent and allow for them to see the perception of the person opposite them as well. For example, in my reading #2 was my male roommate and #5 was my female roommate. They are dating and they are both close friends with #3 and #4, so they combined have the highest potential for sharing information and thus their perceptions affect each other’s perceptions. By contrast, #1 was me and #6 was my friends collectively. Since I’ve been mostly quiet on the situation, there is little information shared and thus our perceptions do not affect each other very much.

To use this spread, determine 6 possible views of the situation. For me, this situation is a relationship between myself and a friend, so the positions were:

There are other viewpoints I could have defined but did not. Depending on who you define as having a view of the situation and whose perception they could possibly color, you will have to interpret the spread differently.

Another aspect is that touching faces (for example, #1 and #3 touch) have the possibility of bleeding into each other, depending on how close those people are in real life. For instance, in my reading my perception and my friend’s perception bleed together.

Since this spread is about how a person sees a situation, I found it useful to pay attention to the figures in the cards and see where they were looking. For instance, in my reading #2 was Strength and #6 was the Queen of Pentacles, which have figures whose heads are looking the same direction. Similarly, #3 was the Hanged Man and #4 was the Hierophant, who are both looking at the fourth wall of the card but they are opposite of each other.

I really hope that this spread is useful to some of my followers, and if there’s anything that needs clarifying please send me an Ask and I’ll do my best!

So I quickly put together this 13 card spread using the mat my Wooden Tarot came with as a guide! 

So a pretty basic spread for a general reading! 

(The Wooden Tarot  was designed by skullgarden and you should totally check it out!)

The Sword of Truth Spread

A spread to get to the heart of the matter in a relationship. This spread examines both parties in a relationship, and how their actions contribute to where their relationship is at. Found on Aecletic Tarot (positions slightly modified from original)

Card 1 (center, read solo and as a pair with card 6) - The current situation.

Card 2 (far left, read as a pair with card 3) - How the partner feels about the relationship.

Card 3 (inner left, paired with catd 2) - How the partner acts in the relationship.

Card 4 (far right, paired with card 5) - How the querent feel about the relationship.

Card 5 (inner right, paired with card 4) - How the querent acts in the relationship

Card 6 (bottom, paired with card one) - the root of the situation, what led to the situation.

Card 7 (2nd from top) - Advice

Card 8 (top) - Potential Outcome

Wheel of Your Year Spread

“Wheel of Your Year” is a fourteen card spread designed to look at a year of time. Click the link to find out more about this new spread!

This spread is for pinpointing the cause(s) of unhappiness. Would love to hear results if anyone tests it.

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"Night Vale’s newest spire, built in the night several weeks ago by unknown agents, or aliens, or animals, or just our collective imagination,

T̠̰͋̉ͩ̍H̯̘͖E̶̺ͭ̃͌̍̑ͤ̂ ͛͠B͔ͮ͐̎͑͗ͅR̡ͧ̏ͫ̿͗O̘̻̤̪̟̪̯Ẃ̼̯̹̺̰̅ͫ̃N̤̗ͣͅS̺̑̈̅̓̀̅̈́T̴̥͍̄͆ͮ͋͆͂O̶̩͉̲̰̗̗ͦ͗̂̂̔N̴̻͔͉̺̻̙̜ͣ̓ͦ̊̓Ē̯ͬ̌̄̚ ̠̲̌ͦͬͩ͑̓S̼͛ͨ̾̊P̝ͮ́I̭̥̽͛̓̾͛ͅͅR̘̮̲̩̣̥E̹̘͎͍̖͝

offers itself to all those who are destitute, or down on their luck, or simply being crushed by the consequences of their own maleficence.” 1. Lost. That which you view a misery in your life/that which you believe burdens you. Your perception of your misery.   2. Destitute External sources of stress that cause you misery. 3. Consequences of their own maleficence. Stress that you create yourself/things you need to let go of. Unnecessary pressure. 4. Cast Your Eyes. The major change you need to make to start moving forward in the direction you want. 5. Groveling. That which you cannot change. (Sometimes it's nice to realize you just need to stop forcing something that cannot work.) 6. Scream Thanks. The first sign that your effort to make a change is working. "You might be asking, how much does it cost to receive help from

T̠̰͋̉ͩ̍H̯̘͖E̶̺ͭ̃͌̍̑ͤ̂ ͛͠B͔ͮ͐̎͑͗ͅR̡ͧ̏ͫ̿͗O̘̻̤̪̟̪̯Ẃ̼̯̹̺̰̅ͫ̃N̤̗ͣͅS̺̑̈̅̓̀̅̈́T̴̥͍̄͆ͮ͋͆͂O̶̩͉̲̰̗̗ͦ͗̂̂̔N̴̻͔͉̺̻̙̜ͣ̓ͦ̊̓Ē̯ͬ̌̄̚ ̠̲̌ͦͬͩ͑̓S̼͛ͨ̾̊P̝ͮ́I̭̥̽͛̓̾͛ͅͅR̘̮̲̩̣̥E̹̘͎͍̖͝?

I can assure you it does not cost aaany money. It costs…other things. But if you’re concerned about what those costs are, then you are not in enough trouble for the brownstone spire.”

been trying to make themed spreads that are also decent spreads

much thanks to walter for helping me with this, and who also did the first test run with me. it works well and is succinct, personal, and still harkens to the effects of cannabis; the main point to this spread is perception

tag me with #iggymarauder if you use this so i can see your results!

I get really excited about fall, it’s such a transitional period for me every year and I sorta made a tarot spread for it. Use it as you will, it’s not exactly professional or well thought out but I like it.

Okay, so I officially created my first spread. I decided I wanted a relationship spread that wasn’t so focused around the usual. So, I did a sexual relationship spread. Below I’m going to give more details about the spread, but first I need someone willing to either test this spread out on themselves or would like a free reading from me. You must provide feedback from the reading and sort of know a thing or two about tarot (sorry friends, I need some actual feedback that may help the progression of this spread and future spreads I decide to make.) Thank you guys in advance! Also, this spread is made for more sexually charged decks (Decameron, Kamasutra, Adana Arcanum, etc. etc.).

If you are using a deck similar to those mentioned above, I would recommend both considering the meanings in correlation to the deck at hand AND the traditional meanings for cards one, two, eight, and nine.

Card One- You (This represents you or the querent in the current relationship[you can either choose a card yourself or just lay the cards as normal])

Card Two- Your Partner (This represents your/the querent’s current sexual partner)

Card Three- The Relationship (This is JUST for the sexual relationship that exists between your current sexual partner and yourself)

Card Four- How you see the relationship 

Card Five- How your partner sees the relationship 

Card Six- Your desires/fears for/of the relationship

Card Seven- Their desires/fears for/of the relationship

Card Eight- Advice on how to achieve/overcome both partner’s desires/fears

Card Nine- Possible outcome if advice is followed

The ‘Find Your Story’ Spread

This is just a jumble of cards. Until you look closer, and the underlying pattern appears: a spiral.

Life is just like this spread: it’s messy and random, but we try our best to create order as we go.

This spread is useful when you feel creative. Perhaps you want a new direction, or a personality makeover. Maybe you’re a writer and need plot inspiration. Start from the centre of the spiral, and choose a path through the spiral. 

The example above is one of many, many possibilities. You might want to find a short, straight course, or a long winding one. Use as many cards as you want in your spiral, even a whole deck if you feel like it.

With the cards you’ve chosen, create a narrative which suits your purpose. Go forth and find your story!

This is an entry for innerselfnotes' spreadcrafting contest!

If you’ve lost your spiritual spark, or have been neglecting yourself spiritually along with your practices and need to get outta of this funk, this spread is for you. I created this spread unintentionally using my new Shadowscapes deck; it started with a simple one card spread and I then continued asking questions and thus the birth of this spread. This is also my first tarot spread I’ve ever made so yay~

Any feedback would be appreciated, and let me know how this spread works for you!

I … I think I had a bit too much fun making this in gimp.

Anyway, The Princess Bride. If you’ve never read or seen it, all you need to know is that true love is the best thing in the world, next to cough drops, but also that life is pain, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Fortunately, this spread prepares you for both! Use it to test the strength of your current relationship, or as a forecast for possible things to come. Or whatever. I’m not your boss.

1) Once upon a time – the beginning of your relationship. This might represent one of you, both, all, or it could be referring to the circumstances that brought you together.

2) The Foundation – what your relationship is built upon, what gives the relationship strength.

3) The First Trial – Relationships have their ups and downs. This is a down, and you might want to prepare for it.

4) The Mask – An aspect of your Love(s) that you may not be aware of.

5) The Prince – A person, persons, or perhaps just an unfortunate set of circumstances, that pose a threat to your relationship.

6) The Second Trial – Another issue you might want to prepare for. The issue will likely be connected to the Prince card.

7) The Friends – Unlike the Prince, this card represents the forces that help keep your relationship together.

8) Happily Ever After – Where will this relationship end up?

I tested this spread on the main characters – Westley and Buttercup, and got a hilariously accurate result, so hopefully the spread will do good by the rest of y’all, too.

I often find myself wanting to do a tarot reading at night, around the time that I should probably be getting into bed.  I get this craving to use tarot to help myself turn inward, start winding down, and maybe reflect on the day a bit.  But I rarely have a specific question, and I’m also not really up for dealing with any super-rough material.  So, the other night, I quickly sketched out and used this spread, and I’m loving it - it was a very soothing way to move from the busy-ness of the day into the quiet of the nighttime.  Is it kind of mushy?  Oh, yeah, it’s super mushy.  But it’s what I need sometimes, so screw it.  

1. Validation: What can you validate about your experience right now/today?  In other words, what inside of you could you show acceptance and understanding towards?

2. Cherish: What can you cherish about yourself today? What deserves celebration and affection?

3. Strength: What strength of yours deserves recognition today?  How were you strong today?

4. Pride: What should you be proud of yourself for today?

5. Growth: How are you growing right now?  What path on you on?  Or, in what ways might you change for the better soon?

6. Gratitude: What can you be grateful for today?