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Hey, I’m confused which cards are which numbers. Any chance you can make an image with the numbers on the cards in their placements? Im guessing unconscious is the card beneath the middle pair and the conscious is above?

@Tammy – With physical spreads, I like flipping one at a time, interpreting one at a time, until I’m done – but then I revisit the whole spread again and see what else I learn. But lots of people do it in different ways, I would just do whatever you’re most comfortable with.

Hi,
Love your app! I’m wondering when you do a physical spread like the Celtic Cross, do you flip all the cards and then explain the whole spread? Or do you flip, explain, flip, explain as you go? If that makes sense.

Thank you. I think I would also benefit from questions to think about in each card spot like you did with the pairs.

I am blessed , thank y’all for helping me with my question’s💗

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If you’ve worked with the tarot before, you’ve most likely already encountered the famous Celtic Cross Tarot Spread. This well known 10 card tarot spread is flexible while also providing comprehensive answers to so many questions and topics. It is also one of the rare tarot spreads that you can use even when you don’t have a particular question to ask. With the Celtic Cross Tarot Spread you can examine all the different aspects of a situation, getting a piece by piece breakdown of any event that has crossed your path.
However, being a 10 card tarot spread, it can also be rather complicated to work with, especially if you’re first starting out. Which is why we think it’s worth taking the time to examine this spread a little more closely.
In this article, we’re going to explore not just the position of the cards, but also how to tie things together to help you craft a narrative, which is the best part of tarot reading!
We’ll break down the Celtic Cross in the same way we do with other standard tarot spreads, by looking at the positions of the cards.
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Now that we’ve gotten the individual positions of the Celtic Cross tarot spread, we can start working on developing the stories that develop within this complex 10 card tarot spread.
The Celtic Cross Tarot Spread can be broken down into two sections. They are the cross, consisting of 6 cards on the left hand side, and the staff, the four cards on the right. Altogether, the cross section of this spread gives you a picture of all the happenings in your life; internally and externally. The staff allows you to examine the querent’s life as it is outside this situation. We learn how the context of this situation can affect it, and also - how to change it, if desired.
Within the cross, you can break down the cards into yet another two sections - the central circle, represented by two cards, which convey the heart of the matter, and the surrounding four cards representing the events of your life that surround it. You can envision this as a wheel of four cards turning around an axis of two cards.
The cross can also be split into a different two sections - the horizontal cards, including the central axis, displays time, while the vertical cards express consciousness. Reading both horizontally and vertically, we see these as two smaller spreads that give us the past, present and future - as well as unconscious, self, and conscious.
All together, we can see a beautiful and complex 10 card tarot spread that is able to give us clarity and depth.
In addition to the smaller sections within the Celtic Cross spread, we can also look at some other pairs that may be particularly helpful to compare and contrast. These cards have special relationships that can give another dimension to the reading.
And that's it! We hope that this has been an informative look at this classic 10 card tarot spread. You should now have all the tools and background to confidently read the Celtic Cross. Need elaborations? Leave a comment. We're also excited to learn about how this impacted your own Celtic Cross readings. Let us know below!
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Brittany has been reading Tarot for 17 years and deep-dived into its history, purpose, and purpose. Her interest in Tarot started when she was just 13 years old. Since then, he has been enthusiastically reading for friends, family, and herself. It's part of her everyday life, and she loves sharing with others on Tarot Technique.
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The Celtic Cross spread is said to be one of the most fundamental tarot spreads. It is taught in most introductory classes and can be found in many “How to Read Tarot” books. This spread can be used for general readings or for specific questions that the Seeker has.
There are three common formations for the Celtic Cross that are explained below. Each one offers the reader explanations for the cards . However, the placements vary.
If completing a reading for yourself, you simply need to shuffle the cards until you feel that you’ve done an adequate job or until you feel “done.” This feeling is different for everyone and takes some time to get used to. A good rule of thumb is to shuffle the cards, thinking of a particular problem or situation. This will allow your conscious mind to hone in on what the most important piece.
Some readers fan the cards out before them on a table (or the floor) and pick from a line. This method is beneficial if you feel your mind was scattered while you were shuffling the cards to begin with. However, it can be overwhelming as a standard deck has 78 cards. Fanning the cards also requires perhaps more space than the Reader has. For example, reading at a dining room table versus a coffee shop table.
Another method is to shuffle the cards and pick from the top of the deck. If using this method, the Reader would lay the cards out in the numbered order of the spread outline. Choosing cards from the top of the deck is faster and more efficient for space.
Placing the cards in their numbered order depends on which version of the spread the Reader chooses to use. There are three common versions of the Celtic Cross spread and each of the layouts is explained in detail below.
This version of the Celtic Cross was popularized by Priscilla Pardridge using the pseudonym of Eden Gray. During her lifetime, Gray wrote some of the most influential tarot divination books. This version of the spread can be found in her book Mastering the Tarot (1971). This spread is different from both the Waite and Thoth methods explained further down.
The first six cards in this spread are clustered around each other, creating the “cross” shape. Card 7-10 are placed to the right of the shape and are laid out from bottom to top. At first glance, it may look like there are two separate spreads being laid out, however, by following the numbers assigned to each card, the Reader is able to follow the linkage between them.
The Rider-Waite spread is most commonly used in associated with the Rider-Waite deck; however, it can be used with any existing tarot deck. Waite’s version of the Celtic Cross is based on the Catholic sign of the cross (“head, heart, left, right”).
Similar to the Gray layout, this version of the Celtic Cross has ten cards with 7 through 10 on the right side of the “cross” shape. However, the main difference between the two is the layout in which the first six cards are placed. Card 1 is in the center, Card 2 is placed horizontally across it, but Cards 3-6 are in a different order. Card 3 is placed above Card 1, and Card 4 is placed below Card 1. Card 5 is placed to the right of Card 1, and Card 6 is placed to the left of Card 1.
This spread was popularized by Aleister Crowley. This is arguably the most common of the three spreads as Cards 3-6 are placed in clockwise order around Card 1 and Card 2 and are therefore easier to remember. Unlike the other two spreads, Card 3 in this deck illustrates the Seeker’s destiny or their higher purpose. Often Seekers are too focused on what is directly in front of them and are not yet aware of their higher purpose.
While all three spreads are similar, Waite and Gray’s spreads have the most in common. The meanings of the cards are identical, however the placement (therefore numbering) is what sets them apart.
As illustrated above, the ordering is different but the meanings for each card placed remains the same.
With all 3 versions (Gray, Waite, and Thoth) Cards 7 through 10 are identical and are placed in the same order, regardless of which method used.
This spread stands out the most simply because it has something that the other two don’t: a card about destiny. In many descriptions of this spread, the card is explained by relating it to the Seeker’s destiny and the path they should be on. However, another reading of the card, while still keeping with the idea of destiny, discusses the awareness of the Seeker to their greater purpose or higher calling. It is important to note that some Seeker’s will turn up their nose at the word “destiny”, therefore having another way to read Card 3 in the spread is necessary.
There is no one answer to this question. It is this practitioner’s experience that whichever the Reader is most comfortable with is the one they should use. Each version of the spread can be used to answer general inquiries or specific questions, meaning that nothing is lost by using one over the other.
However, the Thoth version of this spread, for this Reader, makes the most logical sense in the placement of cards and is therefore easier to remember. By moving in a clockwise motion of placing the cards (12, 3, 6, 9) it is one less thing the reader needs to try and remember. Since the Celtic Cross is one of the most rudimentary tarot spreads , it is important that learners to the craft become familiar with this spread. But because of the sheer number of cards required for a reading using the Celtic Cross, it can be overwhelming. Choosing a spread that makes some kind of orderly sense, could be beneficial for the tarot practitioner.
In Benebell Wen’s book, Holistic Tarot (2015), she says that “[i]t might almost be laughable for someone to call him- or herself a tarot practitioner and not know one variation of the Celtic Cross” (p. 336). While this practitioner disagrees with her wording, it is important to point out that the Celtic Cross is one of the most fundamental tarot spreads, second only the basic 3-card spread for Past, Present, and Future readings. The inclusion of the Celtic Cross in most tarot reading books (introductory or not) makes it a staple for every practitioner, regardless of systematic belief or training.
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