The Love Triangle Spread
Difficulty: Complicated
Casually referred to as the Love Triangle, this spread can be used to determine the dynamics of the relationship between three people, regardless of whether romance is involved. This spread is arranged in the form of a hexagram, consisting of several large and small triangles. This tarot spread may seem somewhat complicated, but it is not entirely that difficult.
The first step is to interpret the card for each individual position in the spread. Generally, one might ask about a relationship they are involved in, but this does not have to be the case. Ordinarily, the reader's representative card is #1, their main person of interest is #2, and the other person would be #3.
The second step fills in the downward triangle and involves further examination of the individuals through their views of the other people. Each person has two more cards showing the way they see and relate to the other members of the triangle. For example, Card #6 indicates how Person #3 relates to Person #1, while Card #9 stands for Person #1's attitude toward Person #3.
The next step completes the upward triangle and the hexagram, focusing on cards #10–13. It also completes the many smaller triangles and hints at the potential for each relationship. The final card, #13 can be considered the significator of the reading, which suggests the overall potential for this three-way relationship.
Your Love Triangle Reading
P#3 | 3to2 | 2+3 |
2to3 | P#2 | ||
3to1 | Overall | 2to1 | ||||
1+3 | 1to3 | 1to2 | 1+2 | |||
P#1 | ||||||
1: Person #1
Nine of Clubs
'Strength'
Moon in SagittariusGreat strength, tremendous force, recovery, health, power, triumph. Change is stability.
2: Person #2
Seven of Hearts
'Debauch'
Venus in ScorpioLoss or lack of moral values. Deception, shameless indulgence, lust, fornication, intoxication, delusion, promises unfulfilled.
3: Person #3
Queen of Clubs
Aries
A calm attractive woman. Strength relaxed. Persistent, adaptive, but intolerant of opposition.
4: Person #1's view of #2
Seven of Diamonds
'Failure'
Saturn in TaurusSloth, abandoned labour, hopes deceived, promises unfulfilled, disappointment. Great effort producing little gain.
5: Person #2's view of #3
Eight of Diamonds
'Prudence'
Sun in VirgoIndustriousness, agriculture, building, construction, intelligence in material affairs.
6: Person #3's view of #1
Jack of Diamonds
Taurus
A young man with skill in practical matters, reliable, and perhaps dull. He resents spiritual types, being beyond his scope.
7: Person #2's view of #1
Six of Diamonds
'Success'
Moon in TaurusMaterial success and gain. Influence, philanthropy, nobility.
8: Person #3's view of #2
Five of Clubs
'Strife'
Saturn in LeoStruggle, competition, opposition, violence, quarrelling, lust and carnal desire.
9: Person #1's view of #3
Nine of Hearts
'Happiness'
Jupiter in PiscesA feeling of perfect happiness and well-being.
10: Overall relationship between persons #1 and #2
Two of Diamonds
'Change'
Jupiter in CapricornConstant change, likely a pleasant change, visit to friends, wandering.
11: Overall relationship between persons #2 and #3
Eight of Spades
'Interference'
Jupiter in GeminiWaste of energy in attention to details at the expense of the big picture. Restriction. Sudden unforeseeable bad luck.
12: Overall relationship between persons #1 and #3
King of Clubs
Sagittarius
A man of action, generosity, pride, and impetuousness.
13: Overall 3-way Relationship
Two of Spades
'Peace'
Moon in LibraContradictory characteristics of the same nature. Pleasure after pain. Quarrel resolved.