The Celtic Cross Spread


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9

8

7
5
4
1
2
6
3
  1. This covers the querent.
  2. This crosses the querent.
  3. This is beneath the querent.
  4. This is behind the querent.
  5. This crowns the querent.
  6. This is before the querent.
  7. What the querent fears.
  8. Family opinion.
  9. The querent’s hopes.
  10. Final outcome.

The origin of the venerable Celtic Cross layout is murky, and there are many variations of this popular layout. In the version used in this Web site, the order of the positions is according to Eden Gray’s Mastering the Tarot.

Interpret the second card (that crosses the first card in the center of the cross) as being reversed if the top of the card points to the left.

For detailed information on this layout, see: