In the Garden: A Relationships Tarot Spread
This tarot spread was born of a project made possible by the generosity of my patrons. My very first goal on Patreon was to create a tarot zine that collected thirteen spreads that are based on the types of ways that I've cast cards again and again over the years. Basically, these spreads are what I would pull out if you were coming over for a bit of tarot and tea.
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Growing Together is a spread for learning about ourselves in our relationships. You can use this spread in any kind of relationship where you're hoping to cultivate growth and understanding be it romantic, familial, work or friendship. For the final two cards of the spread, I recommend pulling only from the Major Arcana to help you understand the greater themes of your own individual journey as embodied in this relationship as well as that of the other person.
Side note for my polyamorous folks. If you want to read for multiple partners at once, you have a few options for making alterations to the spread. You can read cards 1 through 5 for all involved and simply add as many Journey cards as you need. Or pull multiple versions of each card for each person (i.e. a Relationship Significator card for you and Person A and another one for you and Person B). It mostly depends on how many cards at once feels like too many on the table for you to read.
Card 1 · The Relationship Significator
A card to represent the relationship. You can also choose a specific card from your deck for this spot.
Card 2 · The Recent Past
A card representing the recent past - typically 3 to 6 months - of your relationship.
Card 3 · The Recent Future
A card representing what may come - usually only within the next 3 months - of your relationship.
Card 4 · Too Much
A card which helps us to understand what there might be too much of, including what we might be focusing too much on, about our relationship.
Card 5 · Too Little
A card which helps us to understand what there might be too little of, including what we might not be paying aHen4on to enough of, about our relationship.
Card 6 · My Bigger Journey
Using only the Major Arcana pull a card to help you understand the bigger energy of your life and development that you are bringing into this current relationship.
Card 7 · Their Bigger Journey
Using only the Major Arcana pull a card to help you understand the bigger energy of the other person's life and development that they are bringing into this current relationship.
At the end of the spread, take a look at the first card again - the Relationship Significator - and read it in the context of what you've learned from the spread in addition to your initial reading of the card.
In addition to relationships with others, there’s a lot of magick to be found in learning about how we relate to ourselves. Here are a pair of spreads for connecting with your future self and your ancient self. For a bit of plant magick here’s a recipe to help connect with wisdoms of the heart and the mind.
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