making up new spreads??

[*~*Nariko*~*]

Im a newbie to everything, but i have been trying tarot for the past year. is it possible to make up your own spreads?? has anyone done this or did someone elses madeup spread? please tell me what it was like!

[Charlie]

I've never done it because Tarot isn't necessarily my forte. (FrancoFerret is a self-proclaimed expert at this so he would be a GREAT person to get info from and I keep meaning to pick his brain.) But I would definitely imagine that one could make up their own spreads! I've seen all kinds of different spreads and Tarot seems as extensive as anything I've ever tried researching. Haha, ever notice how the more you learn something, the more questions you have about it? That's a sign that you're retaining information and growing your knowledge.

[*~*Nariko*~*]

Yea I have noticed that. But I think I will stick to the basic ones and practice it more before I try that

[erriender]

I've been doing tarot for years now and have only just started making my own spreads. Normally they are a simple variation on existing spreads or a combination of two or more. However, the more you read, the more you'll come to see which positions give you more useful information. So you can make your own spread just using the positions that you like the most.

[louisetassiker]

I have been using Tarot for about 12 years now and if I'm completely honest, I don't really use spreads as such, I just lay the cards out whatever way I feel they need to be laid out for each reading that I do! There's really no right or wrong way to use Tarot, if you follow what you feel is right for you then you'll gain much more from it in the long run

How to use Tarot spreads by Sylvia Abraham is a great book if you want to look more into existing spreads

BB x

[formosa]

I gladly use more my on-the-go made up spreads. You just need to lay it first out in your head, so you know what the card represents when you put it on the table. After the reading I write it down in the journal, so if I come across somewhat similar question, I could use it again if it worked.

For example if you do a spread for a friend, who asks simply what her next month will look like, you may take 4 cards out first that represent you the 4 weeks of the month, then add to each week 2 more cards, which represent the first days of the week and the latter days of the week. This usually gives quite good impression what the month will be like.

Or if you for example do a reading where the question is about the relationships between different individuals. O is one person, X is what unites them, their relationship, and the U is the second person. First the past, then the present and then future. In general it's rather classical, but this can be altered according to your needs. A girl can't make up their mind between suitors, then she's the x in the middle and the O represents the relationship she has with one and U the reletionship she has with the other man.

O x U
O x U
O x U

With this one ought to be careful to stay as neutral on the matters as possible. It is not you, who make the decision nor should you be the one that lead her to decide against one or the other. You just give the information. If this question rises up, I tend to ask the client never to reveal the names of the persons under question - they will know them, but I do sort of blind reading, often never learning the identities. Unless I recognize them by what I see.