Step 3: Decide the spread that you will use
There are many different spreads which you can use, here are a few of the most common:
- Three card spread. Lay out three cards. Left to right, each card represents the Past, Present and Future.
- Five card Horseshoe spread. Lay out five cards in an upright arc. Left to right, each card represents the Present Position, the Present Desires, the Unexpected, the Immediate Future and the Outcome.
- Celtic Cross. Lay out ten cards as shown in the diagram to the right. Each one of the numbered cards represent the Questioner's:
- Present Position
- Immediate Influences
- Life
- Root of the Reading
- Past Influences
- Future Influences
- Feelings
- Outside Influences
- Hopes and Fears
- Outcome
- Present Position