This is not my original spread but by a Japanese tarot reader called Nekomata. I found it very interesting and usuful. It is a graceful spread depicticng the ship of the Babylonian Goddess Moon Goddes Ishtar. The equivalent in other country is Inanna in Assyria or Venus of Roman myth in later time. I use this for rune readings too!
The purpose of this spread is to go up to the long past and near past as well as trying to see the near and long future alternative in order to solve problems or to help choosing from different alternatives.
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1. The far past: what happened in the far past?
2. The near past: something that happened recently
3. Influence from the past: some incident that you are still influenced from the past
4. The subconsciousness: something you have in your heart without knowing it clearly
5. The problem: the query's question
6. The present situation:the present situation of query
7. The hope: the query's hope
8. The consciousness: what you have in your heart
9. The key to the future: something that leads to the future
10. Near future: insidents that would happen in the near future
11. Future: something that awaits in the future
12.The final result: the card that sums up the former cards
Let me know what you think of... I know some spreads are useful and effective but for others no meaning whatsoever...
Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:26 am