June 2001 Spread of the Month

What with A&E running a month of all-new Biography episodes, I got an idea for a spread.  There are some caveats for it, of course.  It's important to have a philosophical approach, with an emphasis on free will and an avoidance on pure prediction, when using this spread--it could be dangerous in the hands of a dogmatic, "This is the way it is..." kind-of reader.  Then again, that's true of any spread, really.

Biography Spread by Diane Wilkes

Separate the deck into three piles: Major Arcana, Court Cards, Minor Arcana.  Once separated, shuffle each pile separately and place them face-down in that order, to select cards as directed.

                     12

1                    2                    3

         4                       5

         6                       7

         8                       9

        10                     11

Card One: Life Theme (Major Arcana)

Card Two: Life Challenge (Major Arcana)

Card Three: Raison d'etre (Major Arcana)

Cards Four and Five: Childhood -- who the individual was and what went on (Court Card)(Minor Arcana)

Cards Six and Seven: Adolescence  -- who the individual was and what went on (Court Card)(Minor Arcana)

Cards Eight and Nine: Adulthood 21-40 -- who the individual was and what went on (Court Card)(Minor Arcana)

Cards Ten and Eleven: Adulthood 40-? -- who the individual was and what went on (Court Card)(Minor Arcana)

Card Twelve: Crowning Achievement (Major Arcana)

Click here to see a sample reading using this spread.

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