3-Card Tarot Spread — Past, Present & Future

Also for 3-Month energy

A simple yet powerful tarot spread for understanding current energy and near-term direction – a powerful snapshot of your journey. It is one of the commonly used tarot spreads for beginners and experienced readers alike.

It shows what’s shaped you, where you stand now, and the direction energy is moving toward.

The first card (on the left-hand side) is your ‘Past‘, which reveals influences that shaped your current situation.

The second card (in the middle) is your ‘Present‘, which illuminates your current circumstances and energies.

The third and final card (on the right-hand side) is your ‘Future,’ which provides insight into potential outcomes and opportunities in the near term.

Also, best for a 3-month forecast, like the current month (e.g., January), then February and March – it is kind of a 3-month energy. Ideal when you want clarity without overwhelm to see your quarterly energy.

Prefer to begin with a meditation session to clear my mind before drawing cards.

5-Card Tarot Spread — Situational Analysis

A deeper look into a specific situation.

This spread examines:

🜂 Card 1 (central): The Present Situation; revealing your current position

🜂 Card 2 (left): The Recent Past; influences that led to your present

🜂 Card 3 (right): The Near Future: What’s coming in the immediate future

🜂 Card 4 (below): The Influencing Factors; elements affecting your outcome

🜂 Card 5 (top): The Final Outcome: the culmination of this

Best for work, career, moving, etc. Questions that don’t have a yes/no answer. The question should be phrased as: “What do I need to know about ‘X’?“

5-Card Tarot Spread — Next Step Guidance

This spread is designed for moments when you don’t need analysis — you need direction.

🜂 Card 1 (top-left): What is my next step? → a single point of action

🜂 Card 2 (top-middle): What do I have to change? → habit/attitude/approach

🜂 Card 3 (top-right): How can I change this? → concrete way

🜂 Card 4 (sub-left): What do I have to continue doing? → maintaining what is going right

🜂 Card 5 (sub-right): How will my life change as a result of this next step? → motivation & awareness of results

It doesn’t look backward.

It doesn’t predict.

It answers one question clearly: “What do I do next?”

This tarot spread will help answer any questions you have about moving forward. Ideal when you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or mentally exhausted from thinking in circles.

7-Card Tarot Spread — Decision-Making & Yes/No Paths

This spread is designed for transparent decision-making, not just yes/no answers — making it a powerful alternative to traditional yes/no tarot spreads.

It shows why the question is here, where you stand, and how each choice (yes & no) unfolds over time — so the decision stays in your hands.

🜂 Card 7 — The Root of the Question > “Why is this question coming up now?”

This card reveals the inner trigger behind the question/the real reason timing matters right now, providing crucial context for your decision.

👉 Starting here is intentional. Before examining outcomes, this card brings awareness—not urgency.

🜂 Card 1 — Your Energy in This Situation

This card reflects your mental and emotional state, whether fear, desire, or pressure is leading, and where you truly stand before you choose.

👉 This card often clarifies one thing clearly: the core of the issue isn’t outside — it’s your inner position.

🜂 Cards 2–3 — The YES Path

• Card 2: What unfolds if you say yes
• Card 3: Where that choice leads in the long term

🜂 Cards 4–5 — The NO Path

• Card 4: What unfolds if you say no
• Card 5: Where that choice leads in the long term

🜂 Card 6 — The Key Insight / Wisdom Card

This is the card Tarot places on the table, saying: “Don’t decide without knowing this.”

It may reveal a blind spot, a higher level of awareness, or a final warning or key insight.

👉 This is where the reading closes with clarity. Control stays with you — not the cards.

7-Card Tarot Spread — Relationship Analysis

Designed to explore emotional dynamics, connection patterns, and relationship direction. It looks beyond surface behavior to also understand challenges and potential outcomes. This spread is often used in tarot as a love spread for relationship clarity and emotional insight.

🜂 Card 1: You > This card shows how you enter the relationship. Your emotional state, expectations, and underlying intentions.

🜂 Card 2: Your Partner > This card reveals your partner’s true energy in the relationship.

🜂 Card 3: Strength of the relationship > This card addresses a core question: What is holding this relationship together?

🜂 Card 4: Challenging area > This card highlights where the relationship gets stuck.

🜂 Card 5: Influence from the past > This card reveals what is being carried into the relationship.

🜂 Card 6: Likelt Outcome > This card shows where the relationship is heading if nothing changes.

🜂 Card 7: Advice > This is Tarot’s guiding voice, restores a sense of agency. It reminds you that choice still exists.

Best for romantic relationships, questions such as “Why can’t I break free?” address the structure of emotional bonding and help you understand relationship dynamics and the other party’s intentions.