Lemniscate Spread (with 12 Cards)
| 6-7. aspirations / speculations | 11-12. probable outcome | |||||
6 | 7 | 1. present self | 11 | 12 | ||
5 | karmic line | 1 2 | 10 | |||
| 5. lesson to learn | 4 | 3 | 2. issue to confront | 8 | 9 | 10. future self |
| 3-4. past/root, inner sphere | 8-9. unconscious knowledge | |||||
A number of lemniscate layouts have been devised for divinatory use. This version is from Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth by Benebell Wen. (You can download information on this and other sophisticated and interesting layouts from the Holistic Tarot Study Guides section of her Web site; we cannot do justice to them here.)
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.
| 1. | Heart of the Matter; What Covers Seeker in the Present | |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Challenges/Obstacles; What Blocks Seeker or What Will Come to Cross Seeker's Path | |
| 3-4. | Past Influences / Foundation / Inner Sphere | |
| 5. | Lessons Not Yet Learned; Recurring Theme in Seeker's Life of Spiritual Significance; The Core of Seeker's Past; Past Life Influences | |
| 6-7. | Past Hopes, Aspirations, or Fears; Speculative Future | |
| 8-9. | Latent Forces / Future Inner Sphere | |
| 10. | Seeker's Future Self; Who Seeker is to Become | |
| 11-12. | Most Probable Outcome / Future Outer Sphere |