The Trinity Spread

John is next up and he would like to know if he's in the right place where the universe wants him and spirits need him, and would also like to know if finances and happiness are ever going to happen.

It should be noted that John and I have been online friends for several months (at least 8), but we have never met.

I chose the Trinity Spread for a couple of reasons.  First off, it uses only the Major Arcana (no suits) and the Court (Page, Knight, Queen, King) Cards.  This means that the cards he receives will be of major importance, dealing with the broad picture, and not so much with the "everyday" associated with the Minor Arcana (suit) cards.  I also chose this spread because it has some elements that I have never used before.  In addition to looking at influences from the Past, Present and Future, it also incorporates Emotions, Thoughts and Actions.  The spread uses 10 cards, one of which is the "Integration" or "Outcome".

The spread is laid out as follows:

               10   Integration

   7           8            9     Future

   1           2            3     Present

   4           5            6     Past

Emotions     Thoughts     Actions


Emotions deal with not only how you feel about things, but inspirations, intuitions, unconscious activities like dreams, creative activities, and hope and fears.

Thoughts include rational, logical, analytical and mental processes...how we typically make decisions.

Actions are how we translate our thoughts and emotions into results.

Integration represents the forces that come into play from the lower 9 cards.

This spread is different because it's read, really, in 7 phases:  Past, Present, Future, Emotions, Thoughts, Actions, Integration.  This is different because usually each card is read in only one position.  This spread has each card (except the Integration card) read in two.

This spread will take some time, so please, John, indulge me a little more of it.  I will do your spread later tonight, when I get home.