Tarot Spreads by Ranzel Ganzon

Obsession Spread

2008-06-19T07:00:00.000-07:00

To use when you feel stuck, to help see what is holding you back.

Shuffle the deck and lay out cards 1-4 as shown above.

Card 1: This card repesents the old habit that is no longer serving you.

Card 2: This card is why you are comfortable in this hole or why you are binding yourself. Can represent deep issues that need to be addressed, or depths not acknowledged, that are held back and need to be let out in some way. Also repression and fear.

Card 3: This card represents what this is doing to you on an everyday level, insecurities, anxieties, worry, or the happy face you put on things.

Card 4: This card puts it in perspective; it represents the bird's eye view from above. This is an outside opinion, the overall picture.

Now pick card 5

Card 5: This card shows how to free yourself from this, issues you need to get through, or advice you can apply to this situation. This is the way to loosen the chains.

Creativity Spread

2008-06-18T23:49:00.000-07:00

This spread is for creative issues.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents the inspired you, ideas or a goal, or ways to renew your creativity, a different way of looking at things.

Cards 2 and 3: Card 2 represents the fire, and Card 3 the water, the two elements that go into your work and theme to explore.

Card 4: This card is the solid base, your knowledge and learning, training and past experience.

Card 5: This card represents the process where things go under for a while, mostly unknown to you, to resurface later cleansed and energized and shining. This process cannot be controlled or forced, but it can be nourished.

Change & Reaction Spread

2008-05-24T02:48:00.000-07:00

This spread is for dealing with change and recognizing your initial reactions to it.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card is the change, the Death.

Cards 2, 3 and 4: These cards represent things that have died, aspects of yourself that are gone or have been cut off. They can represent your innocence, ignorance, blind faith, control, something in its bloom.

Card 5: This card represents the person you were before.

Card 6: This card represents you just after the change, ways to mourn, sorrow to acknowledge before you can go on.

Affecting Change Spread

2008-05-24T02:29:00.000-07:00

This spread is for affecting change.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents your life in suspension.

Card 2: This card represents what needs to be sacrificed. This represents what must be given up or let go for real change to do the real work.

Card 3: This card represents the deep change or can be a warning against the easy way out.

Your Strength Spread

2008-05-24T02:17:00.000-07:00

This spread can show you your strengths, in general or in a specific situation.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents your greatest strength.

Cards 2 and 3: These cards are other strengths you have.

Card 4: This represents a possible weakness, an area that could be strengthened.

Card 5: This card represents an area where a different kind of strength is needed.

Time to Change Spread

2008-05-23T01:04:00.000-07:00

This spread is good in a time of change, and can help you identify where you are in the various cycles of your life. These can be things that are all happening at once, or represent a general cycle you are going through.

Shuffle the deck and lay out as shown.

Card 1: This represents you, sitting in the middle of the wheel.

Card 2: This point in the cycle represents that which is sleeping or fallow or dead.

Card 3: This card represents what is coming to be; new things that are growing, spring.

Card 4: This is things that are at their height; something that you can be most successful with right now, an idea who's time is right.

Card 5: This card represents the things that are passing away, that are no longer needed, or that are dying now.

Card 6: This the overall theme of fate in your life right now. With which card and position do you identify the strongest?

Who Am I Spread

2008-05-23T00:55:00.000-07:00

This spread represents you yourself, alone.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents you in solitude, your true self.

Cards 2 and 3: These represents your path, where you have been, and which direction you are heading.

Card 4: This is your inner light, your potential, and what you can accomplish.

Making Decision Spread

2008-05-23T00:41:00.000-07:00

This spread is for weighing matters, making decisions, for seeing things fairly, and for discernment.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents one point of view, one side of the matter, one choice or decision.

Card 2: This card represents the other side, the other choice or decision.

Card 3: This card represents an aspect of the first side that perhaps you hadn't considered revealing hidden strengths or conflicts.

Card 4: This card is like card 3, but it defines the second choice or side more clearly.

Card 5: This card is the balance, the weight that is adjusted to bring the two into balance, a compromise that is equitable to both. Or, it can represent advice in a decision as to which is the stronger choice.

Goal Spread

2008-05-23T00:16:00.000-07:00

This spread is to help focus on a goal.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents you and your personality, which dictates what kind of risks you usually take, whether you are cautious or careless, and affects how high you usually set your goals.

Card 2: This card represents your goal, what you are focusing on, or an aspect of that goal you hadn't considered.

Cards 3, 4 and 5: These cards are the things you have, resources upon which to draw, things or people that can help. Also things that you will need to achieve your goal.

Cards 6 and 7: These represent what is possible, and ways to make it happen, a step to the goal. Can be problems that will be met and need to be overcomed, or things to watch out for and prepare for.When you have read all the cards, look at them all together. Are the steps to your goal in order?

Love Spread

2008-05-23T00:04:00.000-07:00

This spread is for love, in all its forms.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents your love of yourself, self-love and self-image, representing strengths and weaknesses, or issues to get through.

Card 2: This card represents your love for others, your family, friends, lovers, or a specific person.

Card 3: This card represents another factor or person, something not accounted for. Can be a love triangle, or a difficult choice.

Card 4: This card represents situations out of your control. Also represents the love the Universe holds for you, and your trust (or lack of faith) in that.

Cards 1, 2 and 4 are forms of love you will always have and that are not dependent on others: your love for yourself, your love for others, and the love the Universe has for you.

Relationship to Heavenly Father Spread

2008-05-22T07:36:00.000-07:00

A spread exploring your relation to Heavenly Father.

Shuffle the deck and lay out per the diagram at right, all face down. Turn each card over as you read them, one at a time.

Card 1: Earth. Your weaknesses.

Card 2: Water. This card represents faith.

Card 3: Air. This card represents how you see religion rationally.

Card 4: Fire. This card represents your calling.

Card 5: Spirit. This card represents testimony.

Card 6: Soul. The card represents your overall reaction to religion.

Problem cards can represent areas that need attention: they can be blocks or difficulties with that element or aspect of your relationship to Heavenly Father.

General Keep Up Spread

2008-05-22T07:24:00.000-07:00

This is a general spread for looking at your situation, goals, maintenance, general upkeep of your life.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown. Turn them over as you read each position.

Card 1: This card represents you in command, how you go about things.

Card 2: This card represents things you can control.

Card 3: This card represents things you can't control.

Card 4: These are things to discard, situations or attitudes that no longer serve you.

Card 5: This card represents things to keep in a modified form, things to prune.

Card 6: These are things that need maintaining.

Card 7: This is the result or goal you would like to reach.

Card 8: This card represents an unexpected result, unforeseen or secondary consequences, something to be aware of.

Card 9: This card represents your willpower, your desire for this thing, which can overcome the odds.

The Relationship Spread

2008-05-22T07:12:00.000-07:00

This spread is useful in issues of family and friends, in helping you figure out the relationships you have to the people around you.

Shuffle the deck and lay out as shown.

Card 1: This is your self, you alone.

Cards 2 and 3 represent your family and the early influences that have made you what you are.

Card 2: This card represents how your family strengthens you, the positive things that have gone into you.

Card 3: This card represents conflicts with your family, where you don't agree; things you just don't see eye to eye. Can be differences between your family and you.

Cards 4 and 5 represent specific people you are dealing with in this situation, family or friends. Pick as many cards as you need here. You can be as specific here or as vague as you need: you can pick cards for specific people, or let the cards decide who is who.

Card 6: This card represents the opinions of others and how it affects you.

Card 7: This card represents your view of things, your opinion and the way you see things.

The Intuitive Mind Spread

2008-05-22T01:23:00.000-07:00

This spread is for helping to know the intuitive mind.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Cards 1, 2, and 3 represent the the unconscious mind, and can represent dreams you've had recently in your life. There is no order to these, and no judgments are made here. Rely on your intuition for these cards especially.

Cards 4 and 5 are nearer to the surface, though still under it; you are more conscious of these currents, but their roots are deep.

Card 4: This is the shadow aspect of things.

Card 5: This is the light aspect of things, to balance the dark.

Cards 4 and 5 should be in balance and harmony; if they are not, take it as a sign that some work may be needed towards that.

Card 6: This card is at the surface of the water, where the unconscious and conscious meet; this is how all the previous cards relate to events in your life.

Making Things Happen Spread

2008-05-21T07:30:00.000-07:00

This spread can help you to make things happen.

Shuffle the deck, laying cards 1-3 face up and 4-7 face down as shown.

Card 1: This card represents inspiration.

Card 2: This card represents the change the inspiration goes through, the your transformation process.

Card 3: This card is the manifestation.

When you have read the first 3, turn the other four over.

Cards 4-7 represent the things you can draw on to make this happen.

Card 5: Air, or Swords, intellectual gifts, decisions and clarity and discernment.

Card 6: Water, or Cups, emotional gifts, intuitive knowledge, gut feelings.

Card 7: Fire, or Wands, gifts of passion and drive and life! That which you love and are driven towards.

Recognizing Fear Spread

2008-05-21T06:41:00.000-07:00

This spread is to help you recognize your fears in a new situation.

Shuffle the deck and lay out the cards as shown.

Card 1: This card represents you, your attitude, and your inexperience in this situation.

Card 2: This card represents on what you have always relied and the past that you may have to let go.

Card 3: This card represents the risk you may have to take.

Card 4: This card represents your fears.

Card 5: This card represents what you have to gain, the learning you will come by, the experience and the life you can be living.