Relationship Spread #1
Difficulty: Easy
This tarot spread is easy to read, like a convenient chart. In this spread, court cards generally indicate actual people with the same characteristics. Knights (or corresponding princes, but not kings) and queens are meant to represent actual men and women in this tarot spread. Look for patterns in the cards as always.
Card #1 is the overall significator of the relationship. The two columns on either side of the significator characterise each individual's role in the relationship. The relationship does not have to be romantic. In fact, it could be a relationship between a person and a group, or even how two groups relate.
The top row, cards #7 & #2, is about the conscious thoughts of each person, or what they think about the relationship and likewise how they view their partner.
The middle row, cards #6 & #3, reveals the way each individual feels about the other. Emotional awareness corresponds to a person's unconscious thoughts that run deep, affecting a person in ways he or she is not fully aware of.
The bottom row, cards #5 & #4, represents the way each person behaves, in other words the stance taken regarding the relationship. The way a person acts may be genuine, but sometimes people are phony and manipulative, so it is best to weigh this card against the other person's cards to determine how they match up.
Your Relationship #1 Reading
You | Other Person | ||
Thought | ![]() Jack of Hearts |
![]() Seven of Clubs |
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Emotion | ![]() Seven of Diamonds |
The Significator![]() King of Clubs |
![]() Four of Diamonds |
External Stance | ![]() Jack of Diamonds |
![]() Ten of Diamonds |

The Significator
King of Clubs
Sagittarius
A man of action, generosity, pride, and impetuousness.

The Querent's Thoughts
Jack of Hearts
Scorpio
A man who moves in shadows, who ambitiously lusts for great wisdom and power. His calm appearance masks an ocean of passion.
Ill-dignified: a merciless man of insatiable ambition.

The Other Person's Thoughts
Seven of Clubs
'Valour'
Mars in LeoStruggles, obstacles, difficulties met with courage. Small victories.

The Querent's Emotions
Seven of Diamonds
'Failure'
Saturn in TaurusSloth, abandoned labour, hopes deceived, promises unfulfilled, disappointment. Great effort producing little gain.

The Other Person's Emotions
Four of Diamonds
'Power'
Sun in CapricornEarthly power, dominion, law and order, material success, skill in confrontation.

The Querent's External Stance
Jack of Diamonds
Taurus
A young man with skill in practical matters, reliable, and perhaps dull. He resents spiritual types, being beyond his scope.

The Other Person's External Stance
Ten of Diamonds
'Wealth'
Mercury in VirgoMaterial prosperity. Completion of material building. Old age.