QUESTION & SPREAD IDEAS

Ten Tarot spreads
built from a question

What should you ask, and what should each position hold? Use these everyday examples as starting points, then change the words and number of cards to fit your own reading.

Two cats gather around an open book to shape a question and spread
A meeting of two mindsBefore chasing an answer, decide which angles you want to see.

START HERE, MAKE IT YOURS

A starting point for your reading,
not a correct formula.

Use a question as written or change it until it sounds like you.

Add or remove positions, and draw a follow-up card when a new, specific question appears.

  1. 01ConcernWhat you want to sort out
  2. 02QuestionWhat you ask the cards
  3. 03PositionsThe viewpoints in the spread
  4. 04PurposeHow it returns the reading to you
01

SELF REFLECTION · 3 CARDS

What do I need right now?

QUESTION

“What would be helpful for me to value right now?”

POSITIONS3 cards
  1. 1My present state
  2. 2What I may be overlooking
  3. 3What I want to value now
02

RELATIONSHIP · 5 CARDS

I want to make sense of a relationship

QUESTION

“How should I understand my relationship with this person right now?”

POSITIONS5 cards
  1. 1My feelings
  2. 2The relationship as it is now
  3. 3What is good in this relationship
  4. 4What needs care
  5. 5What I can do
03

TWO PATHS · 5 + 1 CARDS

I want to compare two choices

QUESTION

“What am I likely to experience if I choose A, and if I choose B?”

POSITIONS5 cards
  1. 1Where I am now
  2. 2What choosing A offers
  3. 3What to keep in mind on A
  4. 4What choosing B offers
  5. 5What to keep in mind on B
04

WORK · 4 CARDS

I feel stuck at work

QUESTION

“What should I review to move beyond the present stagnation at work?”

POSITIONS4 cards
  1. 1What is happening now
  2. 2The problem I am carrying
  3. 3A strength I can use
  4. 4The next action available to me
05

INNER PATTERN · 4 CARDS

I want to know why I worry about the same thing

QUESTION

“Why do I keep worrying about this again and again?”

POSITIONS4 cards
  1. 1What I feel on the surface
  2. 2What lies deeper in my heart
  3. 3A thought or behavior I tend to repeat
  4. 4A clue for stepping outside it
06

COMMUNICATION · 4 CARDS

I am unsure whether to tell someone how I feel

QUESTION

“What should I think about before expressing these feelings?”

POSITIONS4 cards
  1. 1What I truly want to say
  2. 2What I expect from saying it
  3. 3What needs care
  4. 4A way of expressing it that feels like me
07

NEW BEGINNING · 5 CARDS

I want to begin something new

QUESTION

“What do I need now as I begin this challenge?”

POSITIONS5 cards
  1. 1Why I want to take the challenge
  2. 2A strength I already have
  3. 3Anxiety or an obstacle
  4. 4The first step
  5. 5What this experience can give me
08

UNDERSTANDING · 5 CARDS

A relationship is out of step

QUESTION

“What do I need to understand to reduce the distance between us?”

POSITIONS5 cards
  1. 1What I feel
  2. 2What is happening between us
  3. 3What I may be misunderstanding
  4. 4What I should communicate
  5. 5A step toward improving the relationship
09

LET GO · 5 CARDS

I do not know whether to let go

QUESTION

“What should I look at as I consider whether to let this go?”

POSITIONS5 cards
  1. 1Why I continue to hold it
  2. 2What it gives me
  3. 3What I lose because of it
  4. 4My fear of letting go
  5. 5The perspective I need now
10

DIRECTION · 5 CARDS

I do not know how I want to move forward

QUESTION

“What do I need to know now as I consider my direction from here?”

POSITIONS5 cards
  1. 1Where I am now
  2. 2What I truly want
  3. 3What I would do well to release
  4. 4What I want to cultivate
  5. 5The next step

TRY IT YOUR WAY

Once you have a question, arrange the cards freely.

Use an example as it is or reshape the positions around what you need today.

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