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The Horseshoe Tarot Spread
Seven cards laid in an arc like a horseshoe: a look at your situation from past to outcome, with the advice sitting halfway along the curve.
When to use it
Reach for it for one specific situation, when three cards feel too thin and ten feel like too much. A happy medium.
Pull the cards
The 7 cards of this spread are already dealt face down, and the first position here is The past. Hold your question in mind, turn each of the 7 over yourself, upright or reversed as it falls, and read it together with the place it landed in. The full reading in my voice happens in the Mirror, and these 7 cards you listen to on your own.
Tap each card to turn it over.
The positions
1. The past - What brought you to where things stand now.
2. The present - Where the matter sits right now.
3. What's hidden - What's shaping things from the shadows, the part you haven't thought about yet.
4. The obstacle - The main thing standing in your way.
5. The people around you - The people and circumstances around the situation, and the part they play.
6. The advice - What's worth doing, the heart of the whole spread.
7. The outcome - Where it's all heading if you take the advice to heart.
How to read it
Read the arc from left to right. The sixth card, the advice, is the axis the whole spread turns on. The outcome on the right depends on whether you listen to it.
What to remember
The Horseshoe shows how a situation is moving and the lever worth pulling. The outcome here is a likely one, and the advice is there to improve it. I don't foretell anything as set in stone.
FAQ
What is the horseshoe tarot spread?
Seven cards laid in an arc: past, present, what's hidden, the obstacle, the people around you, the advice and the outcome. It sits between a quick three-card draw and the deeper Celtic Cross.
How many cards are in a horseshoe spread?
Seven, laid in an arc from left to right. The sixth card, the advice, is the axis of the whole spread, and the outcome hangs on it.