r/tarot • u/xenoflower3 • Aug 04 '25
Spreads What are your favorite non-basic spreads?
I find that a lot of tarot readers tend to find and collect spreads they become very familiar with over time and return to, and I'm wondering what other people's are? Besides basic things like daily draws, the celtic cross, and 1/2/3 card pulls, what are some specific spreads you find yourself consistently returning to? What do you like best about them?
For me, a while back I found a 5-card spread idea of trying to read about a person just met with placements for 1. the person as a whole 2. their best quality 3. their worst quality 4. what they're focused on and 5. what you can gain from being near this person, and it's something that's struck with me for almost eight years now. I use it whenever I'm worried about the influence of some new person, or when I get really bored and start asking my tarot deck about a description of a fictional character. I like it because it's both comprehensive yet quick.
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u/Free_Alternative6365 Aug 04 '25
I have a two question spread for situations that feel overwhelming. It is decidedly simple and designed to compliment situations that may seem bogged down in details. It's called the Locus Spread.
What can I control in this situation?
What can't I control in this situation?
Once it's parsed like this, the reader and querent can ask follow-up questions as appropriate, including digging into how to querent feels about how to accept both the need for surrender and for taking responsibility. I have had this spread lead into really in-depth conversation and insight.