The relationship

What happens at the table

Type a question if you have one — it is kept only on this page, never sent anywhere — then shuffle. The deck riffles, the cards glide into place face down, and the reading waits for you. Turn cards in any order; hover a card before turning it to see what its position asks. Each card's meaning is written into the reading as it is turned, with about a third of cards falling reversed.

Use the full-screen button at the top right of the table to give the spread the whole screen. New to this spread? Read what each position means.

Other spreads

• A single card — One card for the day, or for one clear question.
• Past, present, future — Three cards: where it came from, where it stands, where it tends.
• Mind, body, spirit — Three cards to take your own measure — not a question, a check-in.
• The horseshoe — Seven cards in an arc, from the past through counsel to outcome.
• Two paths — A decision spread: the fork, each road's near and far consequences, and counsel.
• The Celtic Cross — Ten cards: six make the cross, four the staff beside it.
• The year ahead — Thirteen cards: one for each month around a card for the year's theme.