| The Waite Tarot Cards are one of the world's most | | | | The most commonly used spreads contain a number |
| commonly known decks. This particular set of cards | | | | of six up to fifteen cards, it is small enough to cover |
| was made by A. E. Waite in the year of 1909. For | | | | any question what the seeker might have and also |
| this deck's popularity also added the many books | | | | big enough so it can be manageable. The spread is |
| what readers wrote thus making it easy to | | | | usually picked is resembling it is actual name for |
| understand to any novice. For a reader to understand | | | | example if we were using the Horoscope spread |
| the meanings of the cards he first has to learn what | | | | then we lay out 12 cards in a circular pattern. |
| each card symbolizes and then he has to use a | | | | After the cards have been dealt the meaning can be |
| correct spread. Further on I will discuss how different | | | | read because each of them relate to another. The |
| spreads give different meanings to the cards. | | | | storyline develops with interesting themes and plots. |
| The spread means a particular pattern in which the | | | | And how you make up the story gives the tarot one |
| reader lays down the cards. Each spread sets the | | | | of the most exciting feelings. Story telling can be |
| number of cards to use, where the card position is | | | | considered as an art and there are quite a few |
| and what is the actual meaning of it. By using | | | | guides to follow. The most easiest spread to use as |
| different spreads the reader can enlighten the | | | | novice would be the Celtic Cross Spread and by using |
| questions what the seeker might have. Combining the | | | | this and only using one spread at a time you can |
| cards meaning with the spread the true message will | | | | develop faster your intuition, after a bit of practice |
| become visible. | | | | and after you have gained a some experience |
| Readers know that different positions in spreads give | | | | reading cards you can change the spread and learn a |
| different meanings to the cards and each spot that | | | | new one. |
| the cards takes will shine another meaning to it. The | | | | In conclusion the Waite Tarot Cards are one of the |
| most widely used spreads are the Celtic Cross, the | | | | most popular deck in the world, it is easy to learn |
| Rahdue's Wheel and the Horoscope Spread. For | | | | card reading with them because there are so many |
| example you can use one cards if your interested in | | | | books written about it. And as a beginner in card |
| the daily events of the seeker's life. Also we can use | | | | reading you should stick to one spread to develop |
| all 78 cards and doing so it will give us a much bigger | | | | your intuition then move on to another one. |
| picture of the persons life. | | | | |