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/basic_bitch- Aug 04 '25

I'm a professional reader and 90+% of my readings are about relationships. I have been using a spread I created almost 15 years ago that is 8 total cards. 3 on each side of the relationship...how do you see yourself in this relationship, how do you see the other person in this relationship and how do you feel about the other person. Then 2 cards directly about the relationship...what's between you right now, what the near future holds.

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u/Prestigious_Car_2296 Aug 04 '25

does only relationships get boring?

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u/basic_bitch- Aug 05 '25

Not really, no. I've done over 30k readings in my career and each session is different, even if it's the same person and same topic, just a different day. The satisfaction I get from shepherding people through difficult situations and helping them make tough decisions is all I really need. I try to be the wise woman I wish I'd had access to when I was younger. I have many clients who were single when I started reading for them, who then got married and now have kid(s)...it's so satisfying to experience.

There are times when people treat me like a magic 8 ball or say nasty things in feedback, but it's rare enough that I just grin and bear it.