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
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1: Person #1
'Love'
Venus in CancerPerfect harmony between male and female radiates warmth and ecstasy. Love, union, friendship, warmth, comfort, passion, affinity, intercourse.
2: Person #2
Libra
A confident, gracious, just, perceptive, graceful, elegant woman.
3: Person #3
Leo
A young man, just, noble, generous, impulsive, humorous, strong.
4: Person #1's view of #2
'Failure'
Saturn in TaurusSloth, abandoned labour, hopes deceived, promises unfulfilled, disappointment. Great effort producing little gain.
5: Person #2's view of #3
Sagittarius
A man of action, generosity, pride, and impetuousness.
6: Person #3's view of #1
'Prudence'
Sun in VirgoIndustriousness, agriculture, building, construction, intelligence in material affairs.
7: Person #2's view of #1
Taurus
A young man with skill in practical matters, reliable, and perhaps dull. He resents spiritual types, being beyond his scope.
8: Person #3's view of #2
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.
9: Person #1's view of #3
'Worry'
Mercury in TaurusIntense strain accompanying a period of inactivity. Anxiety, loss.
10: Overall relationship between persons #1 and #2
Pisces
A very sensitive, yet shallow man, who is quick to respond to attraction.
11: Overall relationship between persons #2 and #3
'Satiety'
Mars in PiscesPleasure fulfilled yet incomplete.
12: Overall relationship between persons #1 and #3
'Works'
Mars in CapricornConstruction, business, commerce, employment, material gain, growth.
13: Overall 3-way Relationship
'Pleasure'
Sun in ScorpioNatural harmony, satisfaction, beginnings of steady increase
