This is a simple five card spread that can be used for the new year or any transitional phase in your life. This is a variation on a past - present- future spread reading from left to right.
In these readings I tend to start with card 1 in the center giving some general information about the current state of things. What's happening right now?
Card 2 reflects on past events giving some insight into what might have led to the current state. It can also tell us what things are influencing us now. In a regular past - present - future reading I'd look more for influences. They might be positive or negative.
In a transitional reading I'm looking particularly for things which are no longer serving their purpose.
Card 3 will give a general theme for the upcoming year.
This is not just for a new year. It can be a new moon reading, or any new beginning or transition. A new job, new relationship, or anything that represents a beginning.
Card 4 is placed beneath "what is happening now." I like to use placement like this as a key to the cards function. Because it is beneath you can use it a few ways. And you really should always modify spreads to make the most sense to you. It will help you intuitively grasp the information you're looking for if you're comfortable with the card's placement symbolically.
So this can mean "the underlying circumstances" as it might in a Celtic Cross reading. Or, as I prefer it in this spread, it is subconscious or hidden knowledge. Think dreams, subconscious, things that the client knows but may not be aware of. It can also show things which will be revealed over the next year.
The important thing is too have a clear idea of what you want it to mean going into the reading.
Finally Card 5 placed above can be a message from the higher self. This is a little different than the dream self or subconscious self. I prefer to see the higher self which is the client's ideal self, a form which they are becoming in their spiritual evolution.
You may ask for a message from an angel or a spirit guide. Again, don't be afraid to modify the spread to suit yourself. But the idea is that this card is "above" and so the message here is advice coming from a higher place.
Feel free to post questions below. And contact me for a personal five card reading if you're interested.
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