Love Development Online Tarot Reading

What questions does this spread suit?

• Where is this relationship going?
• What do they actually think of me right now?
• What is standing between us?

6 card positions

1. Position 1 · How I see it
2. Position 2 · How they see it
3. Position 3 · Past
4. Position 4 · Present
5. Position 5 · Future
6. Position 6 · Outside influences

How to read each position

How I see it

How you really feel and think about the relationship, including what you might not say aloud. Upright usually shows a feeling you are aware of; reversed can show doubt, guardedness or mixed motives. Read it directly against card 2, because the two views side by side are the core of this spread.

How they see it

How the other person tends to see the relationship, as far as the cards can reflect it. Treat it as a perspective to consider, not a certain reading of their mind. Compare it with card 1: matching suits suggest you are engaging on the same level, contrasting suits that you want different things from each other.

Past

What brought the relationship to where it is: how it began, or an earlier chapter that still shapes it. A Cups card often marks an emotional beginning, a Swords card old hurts or misunderstandings. Read cards 3, 4 and 5 together as the relationship's timeline.

Present

The current state of things between you, the middle of the timeline. This is where the two views in cards 1 and 2 meet in practice. A reversed card here often points to something that needs attention now rather than later.

Future

The direction the relationship tends to move if the current pattern continues. It follows from cards 3 and 4, and is shaped by the gap or the harmony between cards 1 and 2. Read it as a tendency, since what you both do now can still change it.

Outside influences

Forces beyond the two of you: work, family, friends, distance, timing, or a third person. A court card here often points to a particular person, and Pentacles to practical matters like money or living arrangements. Ask whether this influence is something you can talk about openly together.

Common mistakes

• Card 2 is not mind-reading. Use it as a prompt to consider the other person's position, and check it against what they actually say and do.
• Read cards 1 and 2 before anything else. The distance between the two views usually explains the whole timeline.
• Don't blame card 6 for everything. Outside influences are real, but the spread sets them beside both views and the timeline for a reason.
• If the Future card is hard, look to the Present card for what can change now. It is the position you have the most influence over.

Worked example

Question: 'Where are things heading with the person I've been seeing for three months?' The Knight of Cups in position 1 shows the querent approaching this romantically and openly, while the Two of Swords in position 2 suggests the other person may still be weighing things up and holding back. The Ace of Cups in the Past marks a warm, promising start, and the Two of Pentacles in the Present points to two busy lives being juggled. The Two of Cups in the Future suggests a mutual connection is possible, and the Ten of Wands as the outside influence names work pressure as a real factor. Read together, the spread reflects genuine feeling on both sides, with the other person's hesitation perhaps more about bandwidth than interest; a gentle, honest conversation may help more than guessing.

How to use it

1. Write your question as one sentence you can compare against and act on.
2. Read what each position means before you draw.
3. Record your own reading, weighing the position, the reversal and your real situation.