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

Ace of Spades

The Root of Air

Invoked force, conquest, strength through tribulation.

 

 

 

2: Person #2

Four of Diamonds

'Power'

Sun in Capricorn

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

 

 

 

3: Person #3

Five of Diamonds

'Worry'

Mercury in Taurus

Intense strain accompanying a period of inactivity. Anxiety, loss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4: Person #1's view of #2

Nine of Clubs

'Strength'

Moon in Sagittarius

Great strength, tremendous force, recovery, health, power, triumph. Change is stability.

 

 

 

5: Person #2's view of #3

Eight of Diamonds

'Prudence'

Sun in Virgo

Industriousness, agriculture, building, construction, intelligence in material affairs.

 

 

 

6: Person #3's view of #1

Six of Hearts

'Pleasure'

Sun in Scorpio

Natural harmony, satisfaction, beginnings of steady increase

 

 

 

7: Person #2's view of #1

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.

 

 

 

8: Person #3's view of #2

Two of Spades

'Peace'

Moon in Libra

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

 

 

 

9: Person #1's view of #3

King of Spades

Gemini

An active, skilful, witty, clever, fierce man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10: Overall relationship between persons #1 and #2

Three of Diamonds

'Works'

Mars in Capricorn

Construction, business, commerce, employment, material gain, growth.

 

 

 

11: Overall relationship between persons #2 and #3

Four of Hearts

'Luxury'

Moon in Cancer

Giving in to desire. Excess, luxury, insatiability.

 

 

12: Overall relationship between persons #1 and #3

Ace of Diamonds

The Root of Earth

Materialistic concerns, contentment, earthly power and success.

 

 

 

13: Overall 3-way Relationship

Seven of Clubs

'Valour'

Mars in Leo

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