Comments on: Killing The Tarot Spread: How and Why I Ditched Positional Layouts http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts A Tarot Blog - tarot tutorials, tips and techniques. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Douglas Gibb http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-6900 Douglas Gibb Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:04:07 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-6900 Hi Mzzlee, Lol! Great to hear you're ditching the positional spread. When I first did it, I was amazed at how much easier tarot reading became. I'm glad you found this post at just the right time :) Hi Mzzlee,

Lol! Great to hear you’re ditching the positional spread. When I first did it, I was amazed at how much easier tarot reading became.

I’m glad you found this post at just the right time :)

]]> By: mzzlee http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-6887 mzzlee Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:39:08 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-6887 fabulous, doug! just this morning, i did a reading for myself. started with celtic cross and then decided to play a bit. moved stuff around, spread more cards, ditched positional meanings, went in a few layers. whaddya know?! here i am reading this splendid post tonight. i am there! thank you as always! just great, inspiring stuff. fab! fabulous, doug!
just this morning, i did a reading for myself. started with celtic cross and then decided to play a bit. moved stuff around, spread more cards, ditched positional meanings, went in a few layers.
whaddya know?! here i am reading this splendid post tonight. i am there! thank you as always! just great, inspiring stuff. fab!

]]> By: Douglas Gibb http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-6123 Douglas Gibb Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:52:02 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-6123 Hi Carol, Thanks for dropping by :) I'm glad this post was useful to you and I wish you every success in discovering your preferred method of reading Tarot :D Hi Carol,

Thanks for dropping by :)

I’m glad this post was useful to you and I wish you every success in discovering your preferred method of reading Tarot :D

]]> By: Carole ( weave) http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-6086 Carole ( weave) Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:13:24 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-6086 Greetings, I have found your web site and have been fascinated in reading information re spreads etc etc. I am just a point where I will throw out the traditional spreads and I do feel very limited when one card is placed in eg. hopes and fears, I feel constrained, so it will be a great relief to build up maybe in smaller spreads this method. I'm feeling happier already.....Thanks for this information Carole Greetings, I have found your web site and have been fascinated in reading information re spreads etc etc. I am just a point where I will throw out the traditional spreads and I do feel very limited when one card is placed in eg. hopes and fears, I feel constrained, so it will be a great relief to build up maybe in smaller spreads this method. I’m feeling happier already…..Thanks for this information

Carole

]]> By: Douglas Gibb http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 Douglas Gibb Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:48:22 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-4209 Hi Colin, Glad your enjoying Elemental Dignities and that it's enriching your Tarot experience. It sounds to me like your confidence is increasing which is the first sign of becoming a proficient Tarot reader. Glad you enjoyed the post :) Hi Colin,

Glad your enjoying Elemental Dignities and that it’s enriching your Tarot experience. It sounds to me like your confidence is increasing which is the first sign of becoming a proficient Tarot reader.

Glad you enjoyed the post :)

]]> By: Colin M http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-4176 Colin M Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:18:22 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-4176 Hi there Doug, I am new here looking and training myself in a way that I hope that I am learning. I have some books, the Tarot Bible, in itself is a good reference to all the meanings, and as I read I feel like yeah I am picking stuff up! I think you are right about the positional spreads. I have been looking at the elements in readings and can see the big impact that they have within the cards and how it affects a reading. I can see what you mean in the way that it affects an outcome. When I was first starting, not too long ago, I was always looking at the books and felt that this was getting me nowhere, but when you put things into the relationships of the elements, this has helped me. Anyway, there you are from an inspired beginner. Ah yes, I like the three card spread. I look at further cards that follow in the next three, then the next three, again following in a row similar to the Opening of the Key spread and just looking at relationships and what they might tell me. I also feel that this is a good way to learn the elements in similar sorts of rows, ah yes, I also love the site... Hi there Doug, I am new here looking and training myself in a way that I hope that I am learning. I have some books, the Tarot Bible, in itself is a good reference to all the meanings, and as I read I feel like yeah I am picking stuff up! I think you are right about the positional spreads. I have been looking at the elements in readings and can see the big impact that they have within the cards and how it affects a reading. I can see what you mean in the way that it affects an outcome. When I was first starting, not too long ago, I was always looking at the books and felt that this was getting me nowhere, but when you put things into the relationships of the elements, this has helped me. Anyway, there you are from an inspired beginner. Ah yes, I like the three card spread. I look at further cards that follow in the next three, then the next three, again following in a row similar to the Opening of the Key spread and just looking at relationships and what they might tell me. I also feel that this is a good way to learn the elements in similar sorts of rows, ah yes, I also love the site…

]]> By: Douglas Gibb http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Douglas Gibb Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:24:44 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-2111 Hi Anna, Thanks for dropping by :D I'm really glad that you're finding some of the content on this blog useful. <blockquote> Today I put your ideas to the test. I did a reading for my-self for the month of December. I found a compromise I could work with. I chose five subjects (my-self, my work, family finances, in my home, unexpected). I used 3 cards for each theme, spreading the cards is 5 lines. The big change for me is that I looked at each group of 3 cards not as a sequence of time, or advantages and challenges. I read them using the elemental dignities, central card as the outcome, and looking at the the other two to determine the strength, and the meaning. It worked beautifully. I got repeating numbers on the side cards. I got evolutions. It made perfect sense. I was so surprised! </blockquote> Awesome! This is a great example of how Elemental Dignities can add extra depth to your readings. It also highlights how a more fluid approach to a Tarot reading allows intuition to 'talk'. Experimentation is really the best approach to refine our Tarot understanding and skills. I'm really happy that you've got a lot out of some of the articles on this blog and I thank you for your kind words :D Hi Anna,

Thanks for dropping by :D

I’m really glad that you’re finding some of the content on this blog useful.

Today I put your ideas to the test. I did a reading for my-self for the month of December. I found a compromise I could work with.
I chose five subjects (my-self, my work, family finances, in my home, unexpected). I used 3 cards for each theme, spreading the cards is 5 lines.
The big change for me is that I looked at each group of 3 cards not as a sequence of time, or advantages and challenges. I read them using the elemental dignities, central card as the outcome, and looking at the the other two to determine the strength, and the meaning.
It worked beautifully. I got repeating numbers on the side cards. I got evolutions. It made perfect sense. I was so surprised!

Awesome! This is a great example of how Elemental Dignities can add extra depth to your readings. It also highlights how a more fluid approach to a Tarot reading allows intuition to ‘talk’.

Experimentation is really the best approach to refine our Tarot understanding and skills. I’m really happy that you’ve got a lot out of some of the articles on this blog and I thank you for your kind words :D

]]> By: Anna http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 Anna Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:26:31 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-2109 Hello. First of all I want to thank you for all the resources you make available on your Blog. I have spent a lot of time on it, and I have learnt a lot. Thank you. I discovered Paul Hughes- Barlow's web site a few months ago. I found his explanation of the elemental dignities fascinating. I have been studying Tarot for over twenty years, yet, I barely used the elements interactions in interpreting my readings. I did, but I just touched the surface. Anyway, I have paid more and more attention to them. I followed your explanation of them, and it is starting to make more and more sense. Last night I read your posting about reading without formal spreads and positions. I like spreads. I make my own most of the time. They help me interpret the card within a specific contest. I find gypsy reading overwhelming. But, I could understand the benefits of more fluid readings. Today I put your ideas to the test. I did a reading for my-self for the month of December. I found a compromise I could work with. I chose five subjects (my-self, my work, family finances, in my home, unexpected). I used 3 cards for each theme, spreading the cards is 5 lines. The big change for me is that I looked at each group of 3 cards not as a sequence of time, or advantages and challenges. I read them using the elemental dignities, central card as the outcome, and looking at the the other two to determine the strength, and the meaning. It worked beautifully. I got repeating numbers on the side cards. I got evolutions. It made perfect sense. I was so surprised! In the end, I even moved the order of the lines to better see the relations between cards. I put the line representing my-self over the line dealing with my family life, and below it the one for the unexpected. They all worked together to reaffirm each other and the main message of the reading. Thank you. I will definitely keep experimenting. Anna Hello. First of all I want to thank you for all the resources you make available on your Blog. I have spent a lot of time on it, and I have learnt a lot. Thank you. I discovered Paul Hughes- Barlow’s web site a few months ago. I found his explanation of the elemental dignities fascinating. I have been studying Tarot for over twenty years, yet, I barely used the elements interactions in interpreting my readings. I did, but I just touched the surface. Anyway, I have paid more and more attention to them. I followed your explanation of them, and it is starting to make more and more sense.
Last night I read your posting about reading without formal spreads and positions. I like spreads. I make my own most of the time. They help me interpret the card within a specific contest. I find gypsy reading overwhelming.
But, I could understand the benefits of more fluid readings.
Today I put your ideas to the test. I did a reading for my-self for the month of December. I found a compromise I could work with.
I chose five subjects (my-self, my work, family finances, in my home, unexpected). I used 3 cards for each theme, spreading the cards is 5 lines.
The big change for me is that I looked at each group of 3 cards not as a sequence of time, or advantages and challenges. I read them using the elemental dignities, central card as the outcome, and looking at the the other two to determine the strength, and the meaning.
It worked beautifully. I got repeating numbers on the side cards. I got evolutions. It made perfect sense. I was so surprised!
In the end, I even moved the order of the lines to better see the relations between cards. I put the line representing my-self over the line dealing with my family life, and below it the one for the unexpected. They all worked together to reaffirm each other and the main message of the reading.
Thank you. I will definitely keep experimenting.
Anna

]]> By: Douglas Gibb http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-2011 Douglas Gibb Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:07:36 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-2011 Hi Chris, Thanks for stopping by :D I agree! The Tarot is a constant learning process - it always amazes me how something simple can totally transform the way I approach future Tarot readings. <blockquote> All readers should try it, especially when court cards are involved (a major source of confusion for many readers). </blockquote> I agree - it's one of those areas that can often confuse people. The system you suggest sounds awesome; any interesting or helpful way to practice the Court cards should be embraced. <blockquote> Let your intuition be your guide! Give it a try, you will be pleasantly surprised!. </blockquote> LOl awesome way to put it :D Hi Chris,

Thanks for stopping by :D

I agree! The Tarot is a constant learning process – it always amazes me how something simple can totally transform the way I approach future Tarot readings.

All readers should try it, especially when court cards are involved (a major source of confusion for many readers).

I agree – it’s one of those areas that can often confuse people. The system you suggest sounds awesome; any interesting or helpful way to practice the Court cards should be embraced.

Let your intuition be your guide! Give it a try, you will be pleasantly surprised!.

LOl awesome way to put it :D

]]> By: Chris T http://taroteon.com/tips-and-techniques/killing-the-tarot-spread-how-and-why-i-ditched-positional-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 Chris T Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:24:18 +0000 http://taroteon.com/?p=2197#comment-2009 I agree with non positional readings. I have been reading for 23 years, it is a constant learning process. I always have divided my majors from my minors and used the horoscope spread with no inverted cards. Majors layed out first, minors on top,(if the area of concern was negative, trust me, the upright cards tell the story as well) I also deal off the top, no cutting of the deck. This system always worked for me, and still does, however, when concentrating on an area of concern, I find the cards read as a book, page after page, card after card. All areas are addressed, or can be, but the reading itself is truly more accurate and in sequential order of events. All readers should try it, especially when court cards are involved (a major source of confusion for many readers). They truly tell a story about themselves and the client with whom the reading is done for. Let your intuition be your guide! Give it a try, you will be pleastly surprised!. I agree with non positional readings. I have been reading for 23 years, it is a constant learning process. I always have divided my majors from my minors and used the horoscope spread with no inverted cards. Majors layed out first, minors on top,(if the area of concern was negative, trust me, the upright cards tell the story as well) I also deal off the top, no cutting of the deck. This system always worked for me, and still does, however, when concentrating on an area of concern, I find the cards read as a book, page after page, card after card. All areas are addressed, or can be, but the reading itself is truly more accurate and in sequential order of events. All readers should try it, especially when court cards are involved (a major source of confusion for many readers). They truly tell a story about themselves and the client with whom the reading is done for.

Let your intuition be your guide! Give it a try, you will be pleastly surprised!.

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