Ankh Spread

 

 

Difficulty: Kind of tough

The Ankh Spread is for questions about the causes behind trends. It is similar to the Celtic Cross and Secret of the High Priestess spreads, but it covers the reasons behind the circumstances in question differently, perhaps giving a better explanation of why things are the way they are.

The loop of the upper section of the ankh reveals the spiritual background and causes of the situation, while the stem of the base focuses on prospects for the outcome.

The first two tarot cards represent the two parent causes of the situation. They will either complement each other or show two opposing sides of a conflict, depending on how they relate. These are the significator cards of the Ankh spread.

3. This tarot card shines light upon the early causes of the trend in question.

4. Pinpoints the causes that triggered the current situation.

5. Reveals the spiritual perspective of the subject at hand.

6. This card examines the reasons why this course of action had to unfold, as a means to this end.

At this point, it is good to pause to soak in the meaning of the first six cards before moving forward to the last three cards. The last three reveal prospects for the future.

7. The Next Step gives clues about the immediate future.

8. Surprising Experiences encountered en route to the result.

9. This represents the result.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Ankh Reading

	Higher Perceptions Ten of Hearts
Early Causes Three of Spades		Triggering Causes Ace of Clubs
	Necessary Conclusions Jack of Spades
Significator #1 King of Hearts		Significator #2 Seven of Clubs
	Next Step Two of Spades
	Surprising Experiences Ten of Diamonds
	Outcome Four of Diamonds

 

 

 

 

Significator #1

King of Hearts

Pisces

A very sensitive, yet shallow man, who is quick to respond to attraction.

 

 

 

 

 

Significator #2

Seven of Clubs

'Valour'

Mars in Leo

Struggles, obstacles, difficulties met with courage. Small victories.

 

 

 

 

 

Early Causes

Three of Spades

'Sorrow'

Saturn in Libra

Melancholy, disruption, discord, delay, separation.

 

 

 

 

 

Triggering Causes

Ace of Clubs

The Root of Fire

Energy, natural force, strength, creation, invention, pioneer spirit, enterprise, source, beginning, birth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higher Perceptions

Ten of Hearts

'Satiety'

Mars in Pisces

Pleasure fulfilled yet incomplete.

 

 

 

 

 

Necessary Conclusions

Jack of Spades

Aquarius

A pure intellectual, clever but unstable of purpose, a mind full of various contradictory ideas and opinions. He kills his ideas as fast as he creates them.

 

 

 

 

 

The Next Step

Two of Spades

'Peace'

Moon in Libra

Contradictory characteristics of the same nature. Pleasure after pain. Quarrel resolved.

 

 

 

 

 

Surprises

Ten of Diamonds

'Wealth'

Mercury in Virgo

Material prosperity. Completion of material building. Old age.

 

 

 

 

 

The Outcome

Four of Diamonds

'Power'

Sun in Capricorn

Earthly power, dominion, law and order, material success, skill in confrontation.