Relationship Spread #2
Difficulty: Easy
This relationship spread focuses more on the common ground of the relationship, with three cards in the middle column showing the common ground. The middle column essentially displays the past, present, and future of the relationship.
Card #4 stands for the common base of the relationship, which may be thought of as the past events which have shaped their characters, bringing them together. The current connection that binds them together is Card #3, indicating the values shared. Card #7 implies the common goals that would keep the pair together moving into the future.
The columns on either side show what each partner brings to the table. Remember, relationships need not be romantic, and the partners could even be groups rather than individuals. In this layout, the other person is on the left-hand side and the reader on the right.
Cards #1 & #2 indicate the separate personalities of each member of the relationship. These cards form a sort of bridge with the cards beneath them, #5 & #6, which show the qualities that each partner offers the other person, and thus to the relationship as a whole.
Your Relationship #2 Reading
Mutual Goals |
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Your Qualities |
Connection (Present) |
Others' Qualities |
What You Bring |
Common Base (Past) |
What They Bring  |
7: Mutual Goals
XVII – The Star
The Star represents hope, inspiration, healing, and spiritual guidance. This card embodies the light that shines through darkness, offering peace and renewal after turmoil. A serene figure pouring water into a pool and onto the earth represents the flow of divine energy that nurtures both the soul and the world around us. This card suggests a time of spiritual clarity, where you are guided towards inner peace, hope, and faith in the future. The bright stars above symbolise the presence of higher wisdom, while the figure's calm demeanour indicates a connection to the self and the universe.
The Star encourages you to trust in the process of life, have faith that everything is unfolding as it should, and remain hopeful even after difficult times. It is a reminder that healing is possible, and that inspiration and guidance can be found in moments of stillness and contemplation. The Star invites you to reconnect with your dreams and inner light.
In Relationships: The Star signifies healing and renewal or the hope of a new and positive beginning. It suggests that you or your relationship may be in a phase of recovery, where old wounds are being healed, and the relationship is growing into something more harmonious. The Star encourages optimism, suggesting that you trust in the potential for future growth and love. It may also indicate a time for healing after a breakup or a difficult emotional period, reminding you that new love, hope, and happiness are on the horizon. This card promotes spiritual alignment and connection in relationships, guiding you to love yourself first before sharing that love with another.
In Work: The Star signifies renewal, hope, and inspiration in your professional life. It suggests new opportunities are emerging or you are reconnecting with your true purpose or passion in your work. This card encourages creativity, innovation, and the pursuit of dreams, indicating that you are on the right path towards fulfilling your professional goals. The Star brings clarity and guidance, suggesting to trust your intuition and vision for the future. It can also represent a time of recovery or rebuilding after setbacks or challenges, reassuring you that you have the potential to succeed if you stay true to your values.
Spiritually: The Star represents divine guidance, healing, and connection to the higher self. This card invites you to open your heart to spiritual insight and trust that you are being guided by the universe. The Star suggests a period of spiritual renewal, where you may experience peace, clarity, and alignment with your spiritual path. It encourages you to have faith in your spiritual journey, even if the road ahead seems unclear. The Star is a reminder that the universe is always guiding and supporting you, and that spiritual growth comes with a sense of trust, hope, and connection to the divine.
3: Connection
XI – Justice
Justice represents fairness, truth, accountability, and the law of cause and effect. It embodies the principle of balance, emphasising the need for integrity, fairness, and impartiality. A figure holding a sword in one hand and scales in the other serves as a reminder that actions have consequences, and that truth will always prevail. The sword symbolises clarity, reason, and decision-making, while the scales represent equilibrium, weighing all sides of a situation before making a judgement. This card reminds us that justice is not just about external laws, but about personal responsibility and moral alignment with the truth.
The Justice card indicates you may be faced with a decision that requires fairness, objectivity, and a commitment to what is right. It encourages you to consider all the facts, assess situations without bias, and make decisions based on truth and integrity. Justice also speaks to the consequences of your actions, emphasising that what is sown will be reaped, and suggesting that fairness and ethical behaviour will bring about positive outcomes, while dishonesty or imbalance may lead to negative consequences.
In Relationships: Justice speaks to the need for honesty, fairness, and mutual respect. It may indicate a time for evaluating the dynamics of a relationship, ensuring that both partners treat each other with integrity and fairness. This card encourages you to approach romantic situations with clear communication and seek balance, where both partners' needs are considered and respected. If you are dealing with relationship issues, Justice may suggest the need to take responsibility for your actions or make amends. It can also indicate that the truth will determine the outcome of a romantic situation.
In Work: Justice signals a need for fairness in professional matters, including decision-making, disputes, and negotiations. It encourages you to act with integrity in the workplace, ensuring your actions align with ethical standards and legal requirements. This card may also suggest that you are facing a situation where justice will play a role, such as a legal matter or a need to resolve an issue that requires an impartial viewpoint. Justice reminds you that success will come from fair actions and by making decisions in alignment with your values. It also suggests karmic debts in the professional sphere may be settled, either through rewards for integrity or consequences for dishonesty.
Spiritually: Justice represents the principle of cosmic law, the balance between light and dark, and the understanding that everything is connected through universal laws. This card encourages you to reflect on your actions and beliefs, ensuring they are in alignment with higher truth. Justice invites the seeker to embrace personal accountability, recognising that spiritual growth comes from living a life balanced and true to one's values. It is a reminder that truth and fairness are universal principles that guide the spiritual path and that every action has a karmic effect. In the spiritual realm, Justice asks you to seek equilibrium, balance, and the deeper truth that lies beneath surface appearances.
4: Common Base
V – The Hierophant
The Hierophant represents tradition, spiritual guidance, conformity, and the pursuit of higher knowledge. It embodies the connection between the material and the spiritual worlds, serving as a bridge between earthly concerns and divine wisdom. The Hierophant, a spiritual leader sits between two pillars, symbolising the balance between different belief systems or realms of existence. He holds a sceptre and makes a gesture of blessing, representing his role as a guide to spiritual enlightenment and as an authority on sacred teachings.
The Hierophant is the embodiment of structured wisdom, offering spiritual teachings that have been passed down through generations. This card suggests you may need to seek counsel or mentorship from a wise figure or should adhere to established traditions and practices to find clarity and direction. The Hierophant reminds us that spiritual growth and enlightenment are often found through established systems, whether through religion, philosophy, martial arts, or other forms of structured knowledge.
In Relationships: The Hierophant speaks to the importance of tradition, commitment, and spiritual alignment. It may indicate that you seek a relationship grounded in shared values, moral beliefs, or spiritual practices. This card may also suggest the need to commit to a relationship in a formal or traditional manner, such as marriage, or to honour the teachings that come from longstanding cultural or familial expectations. The Hierophant reminds us that relationships can thrive with mutual respect, understanding, and adherence to shared principles.
In Work: The Hierophant suggests you may need to follow a structured path or seek guidance from an established authority in your field. It may mean that success can be achieved through conformity to established norms, practices, and systems. This card encourages you to pursue your professional goals with discipline and a respect for tradition, while also considering mentorship or further education to deepen your knowledge. The Hierophant may also point to a career in teaching, counselling, or religious or spiritual fields, where the transfer of knowledge is central.
Spiritually: The Hierophant represents the pursuit of spiritual knowledge through structured systems, such as religion, philosophy, or spiritual teachings. This card invites you to seek wisdom from established sources through sacred texts, a religious leader, or a disciplined spiritual practice. The Hierophant suggests the path to enlightenment can be found by following tradition, honouring teachings, and connecting to a community of like-minded individuals. It also emphasises the importance of faith, devotion, and moral integrity on the spiritual path.
2: Your Qualities
XXI – The World, Reversed
The World represents completion, fulfilment, and the culmination of a long journey. It symbolises the achievement of a goal, the harmony of opposites, and the attainment of wholeness and balance. Depicted with a dancer encircled by a laurel wreath, with cherubim representing the four fixed signs of the zodiac (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius) in each corner, the World represents the successful completion of a cycle and the joy that comes with realising your potential. The laurel wreath signifies victory and accomplishment, while the dancer's movement indicates the freedom and joy accompanying the realisation of a dream or goal.
Reversed, the World can indicate you are feeling unfulfilled, as if a goal has been left unfinished or a cycle has not been completed. It may suggest that unresolved issues or lessons still need to be addressed before you can move forward with a sense of wholeness. The reversed World may also signify stagnation or a lack of closure, urging you to take action to finish what you've started or to find resolution. This card encourages you to examine what may prevent you from feeling complete, whether it is fear, unfinished business, or unacknowledged growth. It reminds you that fulfilment and closure are within your reach, and the final steps towards achieving your goals require conscious effort.
In Relationships: The World signifies a harmonious, fulfilling relationship or the completion of a significant romantic cycle. It indicates that you have reached a point of emotional maturity, where you feel at peace within yourself and in your connection with your partner. This card suggests a balanced relationship that brings completion and joy. It may also indicate you are ready to enter a new phase of your romantic life, whether that means deepening your commitment, moving towards a more serious partnership, or even moving on from a relationship that has run its course. For those who are single, the World signals the readiness to embrace love more holistically, free from old baggage, and to attract a relationship that aligns with your true self.
In Work: The World signifies the successful completion of a long-term project or goal. It represents recognition, accomplishment, and the fulfilment of professional aspirations. This card suggests you have reached a level of mastery or expertise and are ready to take on new challenges or ventures. It may also signal the end of a phase in your career, offering the opportunity for growth and advancement in a new direction. The World invites you to celebrate your professional success and acknowledge the effort and dedication it took to reach this point. It also suggests that you are prepared for the next step in your journey, having gained the experience necessary to continue evolving in your career.
Spiritually: The World represents enlightenment, integration, and oneness with the universe. This card signifies that you have reached a place of spiritual balance and fulfilment, where you feel aligned with your purpose and at peace with yourself and the world around you. The World encourages you to embrace the interconnectedness of all things and acknowledge the completion of a significant spiritual cycle. It signals that you have gained wisdom and understanding and are ready to integrate that knowledge into daily life. This card invites you to celebrate your spiritual growth and honour the journey that has brought you to this moment of wholeness.
1: Their Qualities
XVIII – The Moon
The Moon represents intuition, illusion, the subconscious, and hidden truths. It invites you to explore the realm of the unconscious mind, dreams, and intuition. A moonlit landscape with a wolf and a dog howling at the moon, a path winding through rocky terrain, and a crab emerging from the water symbolises the mysterious and sometimes deceptive nature of the mind. The moonlight casts shadows, obscuring as much as it illuminates. It invites you to look beyond appearances to understand deeper meanings or hidden emotions. This card suggests there may be illusions, confusion, or uncertainty in a situation, and it encourages you to trust your intuition to navigate through the unknown.
The Moon calls for introspection, asking you to explore your inner world and pay attention to your dreams and emotional responses. It signals a time when the mind may be clouded or things are not what they seem on the surface. The Moon invites you to trust your inner wisdom and be cautious of deception and self-deception.
In Relationships: The Moon suggests there may be confusion, misunderstandings, or illusions. It could indicate that one or both partners are hiding their feelings, or there are secrets to be revealed. This card warns against jumping to conclusions or making assumptions based on surface-level information. The Moon encourages open communication and honesty, urging you to trust your intuition and dig deeper into your emotions. It can also signify a period of emotional uncertainty or mood swings, where clarity may come only after introspection and reflection. This card asks you to be patient with yourself and your partner.
In Work: The Moon suggests there may be hidden factors or uncertainties surrounding a work situation. It encourages you to look beyond the surface. There may be deception, miscommunication, or unclear motivations at play, and you should be cautious about trusting everything you hear or see. This card can also indicate a time of emotional vulnerability in the workplace, when intuition may be more reliable than logic. The Moon invites you to listen to your gut feelings and avoid making decisions without understanding the situation. It may also point to a need for creative or intuitive solutions, as the path forward may not be clear.
Spiritually: The Moon represents the journey into the subconscious mind and the exploration of hidden aspects of the self. This card calls for introspection, inviting you to uncover and confront your fears, desires, and unresolved emotions. The Moon encourages you to pay attention to your dreams, intuition, and inner messages, as these may hold the keys to spiritual growth. However, it also warns of illusions and misleading thoughts, urging you to approach your spiritual journey with caution and awareness. The Moon signifies that the path to enlightenment may be shrouded in mystery, and you must trust your inner wisdom and intuition to guide you.
6: What You Bring
IX – The Hermit
5: What They Bring
XV – The Devil, Reversed
The Devil represents temptation, addiction, materialism, and the shadow self. It embodies the forces that bind us to unhealthy patterns, illusions, and attachments. A powerful, frightening figure symbolises the internal and external forces that trap us in cycles of desire, fear, and self-doubt. This card is about the darker side of human nature—the impulses, obsessions, and habits that may seem alluring at the moment but ultimately prevent growth and freedom. The chains are loosely fitted on the figures, suggesting that the freedom to break free from these constraints is possible, but only when you recognise your own power and the nature of your attachments.
Reversed, the Devil can indicate a breaking free from bondage, temptation, or unhealthy attachments. It suggests you are beginning to free yourself from negative patterns, addictions, or toxic situations that have held you captive. However, the reversed Devil also cautions that the work of liberation is ongoing. While the chains are loose, it can take time to confront lingering fears or attachments before you are free. This card reversed encourages continued self-awareness, growth, and healing, reminding you that true freedom comes from within and requires conscious effort to remain free from temptation and negative influences.
In Relationships: The Devil suggests you may be entangled in a toxic or unhealthy relationship dynamic. This could include co-dependency, manipulation, or addiction to the relationship itself. The card warns against staying in situations where attachment or control are the primary forces at play. It may also point to unhealthy patterns in your behaviour, such as fear of intimacy or a reliance on superficial desires rather than deeper emotional connection. The Devil invites you to take a step back and examine your motivations in relationships, encouraging you to break free from unhealthy attachments and embrace healthier, more empowering connections.
In Work: The Devil may indicate that you are trapped in a cycle of materialism, greed, or unhealthy work habits. It could suggest an over-reliance on success or external validation, or feeling bound to a job, career, or ambition that no longer serves your highest good. This card can also point to unhealthy competition, control issues, or toxic environments in the workplace. The Devil encourages you to assess where you are compromising yourself in pursuit of career success or material gain. It suggests that fulfilment comes from aligning with your authentic purpose and breaking free from self-imposed limitations.
Spiritually: The Devil speaks to the shadows within the self—the unresolved fears, ego attachments, and limiting beliefs that keep you from experiencing freedom and enlightenment. This card invites you to confront your inner darkness and the forces that bind you to the lower aspects of your nature. The Devil challenges you to examine your relationship with fear and temptation and recognise how these forces may be blocking your spiritual growth. This card calls for liberation, urging you to break free from whatever is holding you back from experiencing spiritual truth.