7-card layout
Horseshoe Tarot Spread
A broad seven-card overview of past and present conditions, hidden influences, obstacles, environment, advice, and direction.
Card positions
- 1. PastRead this card through the question implied by the position, then compare it with the cards immediately around it.
- 2. PresentRead this card through the question implied by the position, then compare it with the cards immediately around it.
- 3. Hidden InfluenceRead this card through the question implied by the position, then compare it with the cards immediately around it.
- 4. ObstacleRead this card through the question implied by the position, then compare it with the cards immediately around it.
- 5. EnvironmentRead this card through the question implied by the position, then compare it with the cards immediately around it.
- 6. AdviceRead this card through the question implied by the position, then compare it with the cards immediately around it.
- 7. DirectionRead this card through the question implied by the position, then compare it with the cards immediately around it.
How to read this spread
Read the positions in order once, then look for repeated suits, Major Arcana concentration, contradictions, and cards that seem to answer one another. Reversals are best treated as modified expressions rather than automatic negatives.