| If you are in the process of learning to read tarot | | | | Another layout that you will most likely use when |
| cards, all of the different spreads that there are for | | | | learning to read tarot cards is the birthday spread. |
| different types of readings can be a little confusing. | | | | Again, as with many different tarot layouts, there |
| There are 3 card layouts or spreads, spreads that | | | | are many different adaptations, one of which uses a |
| use 10 or more cards and even times that a reader | | | | 9 tarot card layout. This layout uses the 9 cards to |
| may only pull one card from the tarot deck. Learning | | | | give an interpretation of what has happened in the |
| to read the tarot cards and even learning the | | | | past for the person and even over the past year |
| different spreads that are used does not have to be | | | | since their last birthday. It also gives information |
| difficult; what will make it easier is to learn what the | | | | regarding what is to come within the next year. |
| different spreads are used for. However, it is | | | | As you are learning to read the tarot cards you will |
| important to note that different readers often | | | | find that while they type of layout or spread that |
| change spreads or adapt them to fit situations or if | | | | you use is important, so is the energy that comes |
| they feel that the cards that they have pulled have | | | | from the cards themselves. While you need to put |
| not given them enough information. | | | | emphasis on the layout itself and the meanings of |
| One variation tarot card layout, which you will most | | | | the cards that are drawn, the energy of the cards |
| likely come across when learning to read tarot cards | | | | may take on a life of their own and give you some |
| is the past, present, future spread. While this reading | | | | additional information regarding the situation. |
| is normally done using three cards there are variations | | | | When beginning learning to read tarot cards try |
| and one of them uses a 9 card layout as opposed to | | | | experimenting with the past, present, future tarot |
| 3. Instead of using 1 card for the past, 1 for the | | | | spread, with both the 3 card layout and the 9 card |
| present and 1 for the future to help the individual | | | | layout. Practice by reading the cards for yourself and |
| understand the answer to their question, this layout | | | | getting yourself accustomed to the cards. You will |
| uses 3 cards for each time frame. Using 3 cards | | | | most likely find that you can gain much more |
| instead of 1 allows for a better understanding of | | | | information from the 9 card spread and will find it |
| what has transpired in their situation to bring them | | | | easy to use and work with. Take your time when |
| from point a to point b. Once you know the basic | | | | learning to read the tarot cards and work on |
| understanding of the 3 card past, present, future | | | | understanding the layouts and the cards; this will go a |
| card layout learning to read the tarot cards, using 9 | | | | long way in helping you read for yourself and others. |
| cards is easy to adapt to. | | | | |