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 4 of Swords
Hidden Influences 2 of Swords		External Influences 10 of Swords
The Present 8 of Wands		Suggestion 9 of Cups
The Past 9 of Swords		The Outcome Balance

 

 

 

 

The Past represents past events that are affecting the question.

 

9 of Swords

Drawn on July 4th to the sound of fireworks. Weapons and explosives are now components of ritual as often as components of battle. I suppose they always were.

 

 

 

 

The Present represents the current state or immediately approaching influence.

 

8 of Wands

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

2 of Swords

There is nothing that can't be destroyed by a powerful enough weapon, but be sure you have the right weapon for the job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obstacle - This is the challenge.

 

4 of Swords

Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!

(Today is a good day to die!)

 

 

 

 

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

 

10 of Swords

Classic iconography. Classic significance: Absolute destruction.

 

 

 

 

Suggestion - The recommended course of action.

 

9 of Cups

A whole lot of cargo looks minimal when it's loaded onto a gigantic ship. This applies to more than one might expect.

 

 

 

 

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

 

Balance

AKA Justice in traditional Tarot.

Not the scales of a common religious moralist and no longer a cardinal virtue, but the raw, heartless justice of nature.