The simplest method for daily guidance or quick answers.
- Shuffle the deck while focusing on your question
- Draw one card from the top or fan out the deck and select intuitively
- Interpret the card in context of your question
Classic spread for understanding a situation's timeline.
- Position 1 (Left): Past influences affecting the situation
- Position 2 (Center): Present circumstances and energies
- Position 3 (Right): Future possibilities or outcomes
Most comprehensive traditional spread.
- Present situation
- Cross (challenge or support)
- Distant past/foundation
- Recent past
- Possible outcome
- Immediate future
- Your approach
- External influences
- Hopes and fears
- Final outcome
- Shuffling: Mix cards thoroughly while concentrating on your question
- Cutting: Traditional method involves cutting the deck with left hand (intuitive side)
- Reversed Cards: In Marseille tradition, reversed cards often indicate blocked energy or internal aspects
- Significator: Optional card representing the querent, chosen before the reading
- Clarification Cards: Can draw additional cards to clarify unclear messages
The 22 Major Arcana represent life's spiritual journey and major archetypal energies.
Keywords: New beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, free spirit Description: A wanderer with a bundle on a stick, accompanied by a small dog. Represents unlimited potential and the beginning of a journey. Number 0 or unnumbered, symbolizing infinite possibilities. Upright: Fresh starts, adventure, living in the moment, taking risks Reversed: Recklessness, risk-taking without consideration, foolishness
Keywords: Manifestation, willpower, skill, resourcefulness Description: A figure at a table with tools representing the four suits. The infinity symbol above shows unlimited potential. Master of the elements and conscious creation. Upright: Power, skill, concentration, action, resourcefulness Reversed: Manipulation, poor planning, untapped talents
Keywords: Intuition, mystery, subconscious, spiritual wisdom Description: A seated female figure holding a book, wearing papal robes. Guardian of hidden knowledge and the mysteries of the unconscious mind. Upright: Intuition, sacred knowledge, divine feminine, subconscious Reversed: Secrets, disconnected from intuition, withdrawal
Keywords: Fertility, femininity, beauty, nature, abundance Description: A crowned woman holding a scepter and shield with an eagle. Represents creative power, maternal influence, and earthly pleasures. Upright: Femininity, beauty, nature, nurturing, abundance Reversed: Creative block, dependence on others, emptiness
Keywords: Authority, structure, control, father figure Description: A bearded ruler seated on a throne, holding a scepter. Represents established power, protection, and structural stability. Upright: Authority, establishment, structure, father figure Reversed: Domination, excessive control, inflexibility, lack of discipline
Keywords: Tradition, conformity, education, belief systems Description: A religious figure blessing two smaller figures. Bridge between heaven and earth, keeper of sacred knowledge and traditions. Upright: Religious beliefs, conformity, tradition, institutions, teaching Reversed: Restriction, challenging tradition, unconventional lifestyle
Keywords: Love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices Description: A young man between two women with Cupid above. Represents choice in love, moral decisions, and the harmony of opposites. Upright: Love, harmony, relationships, values, choices Reversed: Disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values
Keywords: Control, willpower, success, determination, triumph Description: A crowned figure in a chariot pulled by two horses or sphinxes. Victory through maintaining focus and mastering opposing forces. Upright: Control, willpower, success, action, determination Reversed: Lack of control, lack of direction, aggression
Keywords: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law Description: A crowned figure holding scales and a sword. Divine justice, karma, and the need for balanced judgment. Upright: Justice, fairness, truth, cause and effect, law Reversed: Unfairness, lack of accountability, dishonesty
Keywords: Soul searching, introspection, inner guidance, wisdom Description: An old man with a lantern and staff. The seeker of inner truth, wisdom through solitude and contemplation. Upright: Soul searching, introspection, being alone, inner guidance Reversed: Isolation, loneliness, withdrawal, anti-social
Keywords: Cycles, destiny, turning point, good luck, karma Description: A wheel with figures rising and falling. The eternal cycle of life, unexpected changes, and the hand of fate. Upright: Good luck, karma, life cycles, destiny, turning point Reversed: Bad luck, lack of control, clinging to control
Keywords: Inner strength, courage, patience, control, compassion Description: A woman gently opening a lion's mouth. Spiritual strength over material, courage through compassion. Upright: Strength, courage, patience, control, compassion Reversed: Weakness, self-doubt, lack of self-discipline
Keywords: Suspension, letting go, sacrifice, new perspective Description: A man hanging upside down by one foot. Voluntary sacrifice for greater wisdom, seeing from a different angle. Upright: Suspension, restriction, letting go, sacrifice Reversed: Resistance, indecision, stalling, avoiding sacrifice
Keywords: Endings, transformation, transition, letting go Description: A skeleton with a scythe in a field. Not literal death but transformation, clearing away the old for rebirth. Upright: Endings, beginnings, change, transformation, transition Reversed: Resistance to change, unable to move on, fear of change
Keywords: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose, meaning Description: An angel pouring water between two cups. Alchemy of life, finding the middle path and right proportions. Upright: Balance, moderation, patience, purpose Reversed: Imbalance, excess, lack of long-term vision
Keywords: Bondage, addiction, sexuality, materialism, shadow self Description: A horned figure with two chained humans. Material bondage, temptation, and confronting shadow aspects. Upright: Bondage, addiction, sexuality, materialism Reversed: Breaking free, power reclaimed, release
Keywords: Sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, awakening Description: A tower struck by lightning with figures falling. Sudden illumination that destroys illusions and false structures. Upright: Disaster, upheaval, sudden change, revelation Reversed: Avoiding disaster, delaying the inevitable, fear of change
Keywords: Hope, faith, renewal, spirituality, healing Description: A nude woman pouring water under a starry sky. Divine inspiration, healing waters of life, and renewed hope. Upright: Hope, faith, purpose, renewal, spirituality Reversed: Lack of faith, despair, disconnection, discouragement
Keywords: Illusion, fear, anxiety, intuition, dreams, subconscious Description: Two dogs howling at the moon with a crayfish emerging from water. The realm of dreams, illusions, and deep intuition. Upright: Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition Reversed: Release of fear, repressed emotion, clarity
Keywords: Joy, success, positivity, vitality, enlightenment Description: Children under a bright sun. Pure joy, success, vitality, and enlightenment after darkness. Upright: Joy, success, celebration, positivity, vitality Reversed: Temporary depression, lack of success, sadness
Keywords: Reflection, reckoning, inner calling, rebirth, awakening Description: An angel blowing a trumpet over rising figures. Spiritual awakening, answering a higher calling, final reckoning. Upright: Judgement, rebirth, inner calling, absolution Reversed: Self-doubt, inability to forgive, harsh self-judgment
Keywords: Completion, accomplishment, travel, unity, fulfillment Description: A dancing figure within a wreath surrounded by four creatures. Cosmic consciousness, completion of the journey, wholeness achieved. Upright: Completion, accomplishment, travel, unity Reversed: Incomplete, no closure, seeking external validation
- Always read with the querent's highest good in mind
- Respect free will - readings show possibilities, not fixed fate
- Maintain confidentiality of readings
- Avoid reading on health, legal, or financial matters beyond general guidance
- Encourage querents to trust their own intuition above all