Practice spreads

[Sierra]

Hey all, I'm wanting to practice with my deck(s) more, but I don't have any particular practice spreads to do. I'm just wondering if anybody here has any simple (and general) sort of spreads they use just to practice? Preferrably a spread that doesn't have to do something with myself.

This is just for on my own, sitting on my bedroom floor, not practicing with anybody.

Thanks guys!

And sorry if this was discussed somewhere else, I couldn't seem to find anything after a search :).

PS - oh damn, I posted it in the wrong sub-forum, I meant to just post it in the general tarot forum. If any mods can move that for me it'd be deeply appreciated - thank you! :)

[Xentor]

Wish granted ;)

[wolf]

There are a lot of different ways to read tarot ... some well known, many just liked by individual readers. I don't work well with the celtic cross spread, and usually come up with my own layouts. Try a three card draw ... recent past, present, future ... another I like I call "wheel of the year" Eight cards are drawn, one for each of the quarters and cross quarters ... Yule is in the "north" position and you go around the year from there ... what I do is start the reading with the next to come in time. I will sometimes add a card in the center for clarification of any questions. I read anything head in to the center as upright, and head out as reversed.

Another good reading for relationship questions is (change sex as appropriate): one for me, one for he, one for we.

Sometimes let the cards themselves determine the readings.

I put all the cards on the table (floor or bed sometimes) and swirl them around ... you know, like you did as a child before you learned to arc shuffle? Cards that make my hands feel tingly or otherwise grab my attention, like ones that flip themselves over or move further away from the pile than they should have been able to also become part of the reading. Either read them in the order of draw, or sometimes they will form a layout all by themselves ... like two cards that insist they belong together.

You can also do the mixing and mushing about with the cards face up and pull the ones that call to you ... this can help you figure out where your head is at the time you're doing the reading.

Hide the Little White Book in a drawer somewhere too ... let the cards speak to you on their own.

[Estelle]

I suggest for practice, keep it simple. Draw three cards. Which way does the energy flow? Right to left? Left to right? Both flanking cards towards the centre? Everything dead stopped?

Try and make a 'story' and you will enjoy it and it will be great practice.