Spread Engine
A catalog of spreads with positions, categories, price tiers, and recommended interpretation layers.
one-card
Focus, advice, daily energy, or the key meaning of a situation
1. Main answer / energy / key
What key meaning, energy, or advice does the card show?
two-cards-problem-solution
Problem and solution
1. Problem
What is the core problem?
2. Solution
What path helps resolve the situation?
three-cards-situation-action-result
Situation, action, result
1. Situation
What does the “Situation” position show?
2. Action
What does the “Action” position show?
3. Result
What does the “Result” position show?
situation-cross-5
Five cards for first diagnosis of almost any topic
1. Essence
What is the center of the situation?
2. Obstacle
What blocks movement?
3. Influence above
What influences from above: idea, goal, consciousness?
4. Influence below
What influences from below: root, fear, subconscious?
5. Advice / key
What key does the spread show?
question-diagnosis
When the question is unclear, charged, or too superficial
1. Surface question
What is being asked on the surface?
2. Real question
What does the person truly want to know?
3. Fear to hear
What does the person fear hearing?
4. Distorted perception
Where is perception distorted?
5. Better formulation
How can the question be better formulated?
6. First answer
Which card gives the first answer?
two-paths
Compare two possible choices
1. Core of the choice
What is the core of the choice?
2. Path A: gift
What does path A give?
3. Path A: risk
What is the risk of path A?
4. Path A: result
Where does path A lead?
5. Path B: gift
What does path B give?
6. Path B: risk
What is the risk of path B?
7. Path B: result
Where does path B lead?
8. Advice
What advice helps make a mature choice?
relationship-seven
Feelings, masks, hidden field, and advice
1. What I feel
What do I feel?
2. What the other feels
What does the other person feel?
3. What I show
What do I show outwardly?
4. What the other shows
What does the other show?
5. What is hidden between us
What is hidden between us?
6. Where the connection moves
Where is the connection moving?
7. Advice
What advice does the spread give?
career-compass
Resource, block, growth, risk, and next step
1. Where I am now
What does the “Where I am now” position show?
2. Main resource
What does the “Main resource” position show?
3. Main block
What does the “Main block” position show?
4. What to develop
What does the “What to develop” position show?
5. What to stop
What does the “What to stop” position show?
6. Growth opportunity
What does the “Growth opportunity” position show?
7. Risk
What does the “Risk” position show?
8. Next step
What does the “Next step” position show?
project-spread
Idea, resources, people, money, visibility, and outcome
1. Project idea
What does the “Project idea” position show?
2. Potential
What does the “Potential” position show?
3. Weakness
What does the “Weakness” position show?
4. Resources
What does the “Resources” position show?
5. People / team
What does the “People / team” position show?
6. Money
What does the “Money” position show?
7. Visibility
What does the “Visibility” position show?
8. Failure risk
What does the “Failure risk” position show?
9. What strengthens
What does the “What strengthens” position show?
10. Likely outcome
What does the “Likely outcome” position show?
shadow-work
What is repressed, why it exists, and how to integrate its gift
1. What I repress
What does the “What I repress” position show?
2. Why I repress it
What does the “Why I repress it” position show?
3. How it manifests
What does the “How it manifests” position show?
4. What this part wants
What does the “What this part wants” position show?
5. How to recognize safely
What does the “How to recognize safely” position show?
6. Gift of the Shadow
What does the “Gift of the Shadow” position show?
7. First step
What does the “First step” position show?
repeating-pattern
Cycle, hidden benefit, cost, and exit
1. What repeats
What does the “What repeats” position show?
2. Possible origin
What does the “Possible origin” position show?
3. How I maintain it
What does the “How I maintain it” position show?
4. Hidden benefit
What does the “Hidden benefit” position show?
5. Cost
What does the “Cost” position show?
6. What must be seen
What does the “What must be seen” position show?
7. How to exit
What does the “How to exit” position show?
8. What comes after
What does the “What comes after” position show?
marseille-square-3x3
Consciousness, reality, root; past, present, development
1. Card 1
How does this card work in the square?
2. Card 2
How does this card work in the square?
3. Card 3
How does this card work in the square?
4. Card 4
How does this card work in the square?
5. Card 5
How does this card work in the square?
6. Card 6
How does this card work in the square?
7. Card 7
How does this card work in the square?
8. Card 8
How does this card work in the square?
9. Card 9
How does this card work in the square?
elemental-cross
Fire, Water, Air, Earth, and Spirit
1. Fire
Where are will, action, and passion?
2. Water
Where are feeling and connection?
3. Air
Where are thought and decision?
4. Earth
Where are body, money, and result?
5. Spirit / center
What is the overall balance?
celtic-cross-classic
A ten-card grand stage of the question
1. Current situation
What does the “Current situation” position show?
2. Crossing influence
What does the “Crossing influence” position show?
3. Root
What does the “Root” position show?
4. Recent past
What does the “Recent past” position show?
5. Conscious aim
What does the “Conscious aim” position show?
6. Near future
What does the “Near future” position show?
7. Querent position
What does the “Querent position” position show?
8. External influences
What does the “External influences” position show?
9. Hopes and fears
What does the “Hopes and fears” position show?
10. Outcome
What does the “Outcome” position show?
celtic-cross-psychological
Inner conflict, roles, and a new level
1. Me in the situation
What does the “Me in the situation” position show?
2. Inner conflict
What does the “Inner conflict” position show?
3. Subconscious cause
What does the “Subconscious cause” position show?
4. Old experience
What does the “Old experience” position show?
5. Desired future image
What does the “Desired future image” position show?
6. Near shift
What does the “Near shift” position show?
7. My role
What does the “My role” position show?
8. Environment role
What does the “Environment role” position show?
9. Fear / hope
What does the “Fear / hope” position show?
10. New level
What does the “New level” position show?
celtic-cross-event
For documents, moving, projects, conflicts, or exams
1. What is happening
What does the “What is happening” position show?
2. Main obstacle
What does the “Main obstacle” position show?
3. Cause
What does the “Cause” position show?
4. Already started
What does the “Already started” position show?
5. Desired result
What does the “Desired result” position show?
6. Near development
What does the “Near development” position show?
7. How to act
What does the “How to act” position show?
8. External influence
What does the “External influence” position show?
9. Risk
What does the “Risk” position show?
10. Likely outcome
What does the “Likely outcome” position show?
twelve-houses
Yearly or life overview across twelve areas
1. House 1
How does this area manifest?
2. House 2
How does this area manifest?
3. House 3
How does this area manifest?
4. House 4
How does this area manifest?
5. House 5
How does this area manifest?
6. House 6
How does this area manifest?
7. House 7
How does this area manifest?
8. House 8
How does this area manifest?
9. House 9
How does this area manifest?
10. House 10
How does this area manifest?
11. House 11
How does this area manifest?
12. House 12
How does this area manifest?
relationship-return-dynamics
A healthier version of “will they return?”
1. Connection state
What does the “Connection state” position show?
2. What they feel
What does the “What they feel” position show?
3. What they intend
What does the “What they intend” position show?
4. Contact block
What does the “Contact block” position show?
5. Potential to restore
What does the “Potential to restore” position show?
6. If you wait
What does the “If you wait” position show?
7. If you release
What does the “If you release” position show?
8. Advice
What does the “Advice” position show?
karmic-relationship-lesson
Lessons, repeating pattern, and wise exit
1. Why the bond appeared
What does the “Why the bond appeared” position show?
2. My lesson
What does the “My lesson” position show?
3. Other's lesson
What does the “Other's lesson” position show?
4. Repeating pattern
What does the “Repeating pattern” position show?
5. What to stop
What does the “What to stop” position show?
6. What to understand
What does the “What to understand” position show?
7. How to leave wiser
What does the “How to leave wiser” position show?
money-resource
Money attitude, leaks, potential, and step
1. My money attitude
What does the “My money attitude” position show?
2. Where resource leaks
What does the “Where resource leaks” position show?
3. Income potential
What does the “Income potential” position show?
4. What I undervalue
What does the “What I undervalue” position show?
5. What to structure
What does the “What to structure” position show?
6. Fear blocking
What does the “Fear blocking” position show?
7. Practical step
What does the “Practical step” position show?
archetypal-path
Best with Majors, technically available with the full deck
1. Where I am now
What does the “Where I am now” position show?
2. Leading archetype
What does the “Leading archetype” position show?
3. Testing archetype
What does the “Testing archetype” position show?
4. Lesson
What does the “Lesson” position show?
5. Self-image to leave
What does the “Self-image to leave” position show?
6. Emerging self-image
What does the “Emerging self-image” position show?
7. Next gate
What does the “Next gate” position show?
inner-child
Gentle self-reflection without forcing trauma
1. Which part is active
What does the “Which part is active” position show?
2. What it feels
What does the “What it feels” position show?
3. What was missing
What does the “What was missing” position show?
4. Effect on decisions
What does the “Effect on decisions” position show?
5. What calms it
What does the “What calms it” position show?
6. Adult self support
What does the “Adult self support” position show?
7. New agreement
What does the “New agreement” position show?
reversed-card-diagnosis
Block, delay, shadow, excess, or inner process
1. What is blocked
What does the “What is blocked” position show?
2. Why blocked
What does the “Why blocked” position show?
3. Outer manifestation
What does the “Outer manifestation” position show?
4. Inner experience
What does the “Inner experience” position show?
5. Weakening or excess
What does the “Weakening or excess” position show?
6. How to turn the energy
What does the “How to turn the energy” position show?
7. Advice
What does the “Advice” position show?
alchemical-spread
Prima materia, Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, Rubedo
1. Prima materia
What does the “Prima materia” position show?
2. Nigredo
What does the “Nigredo” position show?
3. Albedo
What does the “Albedo” position show?
4. Citrinitas
What does the “Citrinitas” position show?
5. Rubedo
What does the “Rubedo” position show?
6. Philosopher's stone
What does the “Philosopher's stone” position show?
wheel-of-year
12 months plus lesson, resource, and warning
1. Month 1
What is the theme of the month?
2. Month 2
What is the theme of the month?
3. Month 3
What is the theme of the month?
4. Month 4
What is the theme of the month?
5. Month 5
What is the theme of the month?
6. Month 6
What is the theme of the month?
7. Month 7
What is the theme of the month?
8. Month 8
What is the theme of the month?
9. Month 9
What is the theme of the month?
10. Month 10
What is the theme of the month?
11. Month 11
What is the theme of the month?
12. Month 12
What is the theme of the month?
13. Main lesson of the year
What is the main lesson of the year?
14. Main resource of the year
What is the main resource of the year?
15. Warning
What warning matters?
life-crossroads
What ended, what calls forward, and the first step
1. Where I stand
What does the “Where I stand” position show?
2. What ended
What does the “What ended” position show?
3. What still holds
What does the “What still holds” position show?
4. What calls forward
What does the “What calls forward” position show?
5. What frightens
What does the “What frightens” position show?
6. Lose if I stay
What does the “Lose if I stay” position show?
7. Lose if I go
What does the “Lose if I go” position show?
8. Gain through change
What does the “Gain through change” position show?
9. First step
What does the “First step” position show?
hero-journey
Major transitions, creative projects, and growth crises
1. Ordinary world
What does the “Ordinary world” position show?
2. Call
What does the “Call” position show?
3. Refusal
What does the “Refusal” position show?
4. Mentor / resource
What does the “Mentor / resource” position show?
5. Threshold
What does the “Threshold” position show?
6. Trial
What does the “Trial” position show?
7. Main fear
What does the “Main fear” position show?
8. Death of old self
What does the “Death of old self” position show?
9. Gift
What does the “Gift” position show?
10. Return
What does the “Return” position show?
relationship-potential
What strengthens, weakens, and where the bond can develop
1. What connects
What does the “What connects” position show?
2. What strengthens
What does the “What strengthens” position show?
3. What weakens
What does the “What weakens” position show?
4. What I do not see
What does the “What I do not see” position show?
5. What the other hides
What does the “What the other hides” position show?
6. Potential
What does the “Potential” position show?
7. Main risk
What does the “Main risk” position show?
8. Advice
What does the “Advice” position show?
new-person
Readiness for a new bond and healthy dynamics
1. Who enters my field
What does the “Who enters my field” position show?
2. What I am ready to receive
What does the “What I am ready to receive” position show?
3. What I repeat from the past
What does the “What I repeat from the past” position show?
4. What bond I need
What does the “What bond I need” position show?
5. Healthy dynamic
What does the “Healthy dynamic” position show?
6. What blocks meeting
What does the “What blocks meeting” position show?
7. Advice
What does the “Advice” position show?
third-influence
Not an accusation, but a symbolic diagnosis of outside influence
1. Bond essence
What does the “Bond essence” position show?
2. Me
What does the “Me” position show?
3. Other
What does the “Other” position show?
4. Third influence
What does the “Third influence” position show?
5. What is hidden
What does the “What is hidden” position show?
6. Where illusion is
What does the “Where illusion is” position show?
7. What is real
What does the “What is real” position show?
8. Advice
What does the “Advice” position show?
product-launch
Value, audience, sales, and first commercial step
1. Product essence
What does the “Product essence” position show?
2. Who needs it
What does the “Who needs it” position show?
3. Core value
What does the “Core value” position show?
4. Weakness
What does the “Weakness” position show?
5. Sales block
What does the “Sales block” position show?
6. Strong channel
What does the “Strong channel” position show?
7. What to simplify
What does the “What to simplify” position show?
8. What to strengthen
What does the “What to strengthen” position show?
9. First commercial step
What does the “First commercial step” position show?
10. Growth potential
What does the “Growth potential” position show?
job-or-business
Stable work, independent path, and mature next step
1. Where I am now
What does the “Where I am now” position show?
2. What job gives
What does the “What job gives” position show?
3. What job takes
What does the “What job takes” position show?
4. What business gives
What does the “What business gives” position show?
5. What business takes
What does the “What business takes” position show?
6. Main fear
What does the “Main fear” position show?
7. Real resource
What does the “Real resource” position show?
8. Which path is more mature
What does the “Which path is more mature” position show?
9. Next step
What does the “Next step” position show?
inner-conflict
Two inner parts and a possible compromise
1. One part wants
What does the “One part wants” position show?
2. Another part fears
What does the “Another part fears” position show?
3. Where they fight
What does the “Where they fight” position show?
4. What first protects
What does the “What first protects” position show?
5. What second protects
What does the “What second protects” position show?
6. What both do not see
What does the “What both do not see” position show?
7. Compromise
What does the “Compromise” position show?
8. Step toward peace
What does the “Step toward peace” position show?
blind-spot
What is seen, hidden, and how it shapes decisions
1. What I see
What does the “What I see” position show?
2. What I do not see
What does the “What I do not see” position show?
3. Why I do not see it
What does the “Why I do not see it” position show?
4. Effect on decisions
What does the “Effect on decisions” position show?
5. Who mirrors this
What does the “Who mirrors this” position show?
6. What will become clear
What does the “What will become clear” position show?
7. How to act now
What does the “How to act now” position show?
month-ahead
Main theme, work, relationships, risk, and resource
1. Month theme
What does the “Month theme” position show?
2. What develops
What does the “What develops” position show?
3. What ends
What does the “What ends” position show?
4. Relationships
What does the “Relationships” position show?
5. Work / money
What does the “Work / money” position show?
6. Inner state
What does the “Inner state” position show?
7. Risk
What does the “Risk” position show?
8. Resource
What does the “Resource” position show?
9. Advice
What does the “Advice” position show?
week-ahead
Main weekly energy and practical focus
1. Energy of the week
What does the “Energy of the week” position show?
2. What supports
What does the “What supports” position show?
3. What may block
What does the “What may block” position show?
4. Work / tasks
What does the “Work / tasks” position show?
5. Relationships
What does the “Relationships” position show?
6. Inner focus
What does the “Inner focus” position show?
7. Advice
What does the “Advice” position show?
dual-visible-hidden-6
The main deck shows the visible line, while the shadow deck reveals the hidden layer
1. Visible: situation
What is visible on the surface?
2. Hidden: situation
What is hidden beneath the surface?
3. Visible: obstacle
What blocks outwardly?
4. Hidden: obstacle
What blocks covertly?
5. Visible: action
What action is visible?
6. Hidden: key
What hidden key matters?
dual-relationship-mirror-8
Outer dynamic and hidden shadow of the connection
1. Me: visible
What do I show?
2. Me: hidden
What do I hide?
3. Other: visible
What does the other show?
4. Other: hidden
What is hidden in the other's field?
5. Connection: visible
How does the bond look?
6. Connection: shadow
What shadow lies between us?
7. Direction
Where is the connection moving?
8. Wise key
What key restores agency?
dual-fate-freewill-10
The stream of circumstance and the actions available to the person
1. Fate: current
What is the stream of circumstance?
2. Will: action
What action is available?
3. Fate: pressure
What presses from outside?
4. Will: response
How to respond more maturely?
5. Fate: gift
What gift is in the circumstances?
6. Will: resource
What resource can be activated?
7. Fate: risk
What risk does the stream carry?
8. Will: mistake
What action mistake should be avoided?
9. Fate: development
Where does the stream lead without intervention?
10. Will: key
What key changes the quality of the path?
grand-78-oracle
The full Tarot canvas: gates, consciousness, events, shadow, resources, and outcome
1. Gate 1
What signal does gate 1 give in the full canvas?
2. Gate 2
What signal does gate 2 give in the full canvas?
3. Gate 3
What signal does gate 3 give in the full canvas?
4. Gate 4
What signal does gate 4 give in the full canvas?
5. Gate 5
What signal does gate 5 give in the full canvas?
6. Gate 6
What signal does gate 6 give in the full canvas?
7. Gate 7
What signal does gate 7 give in the full canvas?
8. Gate 8
What signal does gate 8 give in the full canvas?
9. Gate 9
What signal does gate 9 give in the full canvas?
10. Gate 10
What signal does gate 10 give in the full canvas?
11. Gate 11
What signal does gate 11 give in the full canvas?
12. Gate 12
What signal does gate 12 give in the full canvas?
13. Gate 13
What signal does gate 13 give in the full canvas?
14. Conscious 1
What signal does conscious 1 give in the full canvas?
15. Conscious 2
What signal does conscious 2 give in the full canvas?
16. Conscious 3
What signal does conscious 3 give in the full canvas?
17. Conscious 4
What signal does conscious 4 give in the full canvas?
18. Conscious 5
What signal does conscious 5 give in the full canvas?
19. Conscious 6
What signal does conscious 6 give in the full canvas?
20. Conscious 7
What signal does conscious 7 give in the full canvas?
21. Conscious 8
What signal does conscious 8 give in the full canvas?
22. Conscious 9
What signal does conscious 9 give in the full canvas?
23. Conscious 10
What signal does conscious 10 give in the full canvas?
24. Conscious 11
What signal does conscious 11 give in the full canvas?
25. Conscious 12
What signal does conscious 12 give in the full canvas?
26. Conscious 13
What signal does conscious 13 give in the full canvas?
27. Events 1
What signal does events 1 give in the full canvas?
28. Events 2
What signal does events 2 give in the full canvas?
29. Events 3
What signal does events 3 give in the full canvas?
30. Events 4
What signal does events 4 give in the full canvas?
31. Events 5
What signal does events 5 give in the full canvas?
32. Events 6
What signal does events 6 give in the full canvas?
33. Events 7
What signal does events 7 give in the full canvas?
34. Events 8
What signal does events 8 give in the full canvas?
35. Events 9
What signal does events 9 give in the full canvas?
36. Events 10
What signal does events 10 give in the full canvas?
37. Events 11
What signal does events 11 give in the full canvas?
38. Events 12
What signal does events 12 give in the full canvas?
39. Events 13
What signal does events 13 give in the full canvas?
40. Shadow 1
What signal does shadow 1 give in the full canvas?
41. Shadow 2
What signal does shadow 2 give in the full canvas?
42. Shadow 3
What signal does shadow 3 give in the full canvas?
43. Shadow 4
What signal does shadow 4 give in the full canvas?
44. Shadow 5
What signal does shadow 5 give in the full canvas?
45. Shadow 6
What signal does shadow 6 give in the full canvas?
46. Shadow 7
What signal does shadow 7 give in the full canvas?
47. Shadow 8
What signal does shadow 8 give in the full canvas?
48. Shadow 9
What signal does shadow 9 give in the full canvas?
49. Shadow 10
What signal does shadow 10 give in the full canvas?
50. Shadow 11
What signal does shadow 11 give in the full canvas?
51. Shadow 12
What signal does shadow 12 give in the full canvas?
52. Shadow 13
What signal does shadow 13 give in the full canvas?
53. Resources 1
What signal does resources 1 give in the full canvas?
54. Resources 2
What signal does resources 2 give in the full canvas?
55. Resources 3
What signal does resources 3 give in the full canvas?
56. Resources 4
What signal does resources 4 give in the full canvas?
57. Resources 5
What signal does resources 5 give in the full canvas?
58. Resources 6
What signal does resources 6 give in the full canvas?
59. Resources 7
What signal does resources 7 give in the full canvas?
60. Resources 8
What signal does resources 8 give in the full canvas?
61. Resources 9
What signal does resources 9 give in the full canvas?
62. Resources 10
What signal does resources 10 give in the full canvas?
63. Resources 11
What signal does resources 11 give in the full canvas?
64. Resources 12
What signal does resources 12 give in the full canvas?
65. Resources 13
What signal does resources 13 give in the full canvas?
66. Outcome 1
What signal does outcome 1 give in the full canvas?
67. Outcome 2
What signal does outcome 2 give in the full canvas?
68. Outcome 3
What signal does outcome 3 give in the full canvas?
69. Outcome 4
What signal does outcome 4 give in the full canvas?
70. Outcome 5
What signal does outcome 5 give in the full canvas?
71. Outcome 6
What signal does outcome 6 give in the full canvas?
72. Outcome 7
What signal does outcome 7 give in the full canvas?
73. Outcome 8
What signal does outcome 8 give in the full canvas?
74. Outcome 9
What signal does outcome 9 give in the full canvas?
75. Outcome 10
What signal does outcome 10 give in the full canvas?
76. Outcome 11
What signal does outcome 11 give in the full canvas?
77. Outcome 12
What signal does outcome 12 give in the full canvas?
78. Outcome 13
What signal does outcome 13 give in the full canvas?