Relationship Spread #1
Difficulty: Easy
This 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 2 columns on either side of the significator characterize 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 2 groups relate.
The top row, cards #7 & 2, shows 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, shows the way each individual feels about the other. Emotional awareness corresponds to a person’s unconscious thoughts that run deep, effecting 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 your partner’s other cards to determine if they match up.
Your Relationship #1 Reading
You | Other Person | ||
Thought | ![]() Ace of Spades |
![]() Ten of Diamonds |
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Emotion | ![]() Nine of Spades |
The Significator![]() Four of Diamonds |
![]() Queen of Hearts |
External Stance | ![]() Eight of Spades |
![]() King of Clubs |

The Significator
Four of Diamonds
"Power"
Sun in CapricornEarthly power, dominion, law and order, material success, skill in confrontation.

The Querent's Thoughts
Ace of Spades
The Root of Air
Invoked force, conquest, strength through tribulation.

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

The Querent's Emotions
Nine of Spades
"Cruelty"
Mars in GeminiSuffering, pain, malice, loss, lies, dispair, slander.

The Other Person's Emotions
Queen of Hearts
Cancer
A dreamy, imaginative, tranquil, poetic, and extremely receptive woman. Generous, yet not overly hospitable. She is very dependent on the neighbor cards in determining dignification.

The Querent's External Stance
Eight of Spades
"Interference"
Jupiter in GeminiWaste of enegy in attention to details at the expense of the big picture. Restriction. Sudden unforeseeable bad luck.

The Other Person's External Stance
King of Clubs
Saggitarius
A man of action, generosity, pride, and impetuousness.