Horse Shoe Spread

 

 

Difficulty: Easy

The Horse Shoe is a classic tarot spread. It is more advanced than the three-card reading, yet simpler than most other spreads. It is a versatile method that can be used for most queries, though there are other spreads which would go into more depth. Like the simple Past, Present, and Future spread, it contains these cards in positions #1, #2, and #7, but also has four other tarot cards that help the reader understand how to deal with the future better. The cards are to be read as follows:

1. The Past: Past events affecting the question.
2. The Present: The current state or approaching influence.
3. Hidden Influences: Things the reader may not be aware of (or barely be aware of).
4. Obstacles: This is the challenge: obstacles may be avoided or may have to be dealt with.
5. External Influences: Attitudes and thoughts regarding people around the reader.
6. Suggestions: Recommended course of action.
7. Outcome: The result of following the suggestions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Horse Shoe Reading

	Obstacle Queen of Wands
Hidden Influences 7 of Pentacles		External Influences 4 of Cups
The Present Queen of Cups		Suggestion 10 of Swords
The Past 6 of Cups		The Outcome 8 of Wands

 

 

 

 

The Past represents past events that are affecting the question.

 

6 of Cups

I have no clue what I was thinking on this one. No clue, but if this card comes into play, remember to watch the horizon.

 

 

 

 

The Present represents the current state or immediately approaching influence.

 

Queen of Cups

Queen Bees begin developing in specially constructed cells within the hive. They are often oriented differently from other cells in the honeycomb, and are filled with Royal Jelly, a substance which determines the physiology of the queen to be.

 

 

 

 

Hidden Influences - Things that you may not be aware of, or barely be aware of.

 

7 of Pentacles

'And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof'. –Rev 5:5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obstacle - This is the challenge.

 

Queen of Wands

An homage to H.R. Giger's Alien Hieroglyphs and an insult to perspective. A wand that does nothing more than sap the life from you and squirt it down the drain.

 

 

 

 

External Influences - Attitudes about this situation from people around the querent.

 

4 of Cups

When you order people to do something, be certain that your orders are clear.

 

 

 

 

Suggestion - The recommended course of action.

 

10 of Swords

Classic iconography. Classic significance: Absolute destruction.

 

 

 

 

The Outcome - What will happen if the suggestion is followed.

 

8 of Wands

The means by which you arrive are not necessarily the means by which you'll stay.