Reading:
1. The heart of the Matter: (The card on Bottom)
This first card allows you to go beyond the client's question. It tells you what he is experiencing in regard to the question. The vibrations surrounding the condition are revealed in this first card. If a Court Card turns up here, it indicates that another person is involved in the client's query.
2. This is what crosses you for good or bad.
Whatever this card represents can be determined in the light of the remaining spread. Whether it is favorable or unfavorable depends upon the card itself and the client's question. For example, if the question has to do with the success of a new business enterprise, and the Ace of Wands turns up in this second placement, we can assume that it crosses the first card favorably. However, it is always better to scrutinize the entire spread carefully before offering an interpretation.
3. This is the basis of the situation.
This card reveals the real origin of the client's question. The written query usually does not indicate the whole situation, so you should pay special attention to this card. If, for example, a female client asks whether a certain man will contact her, you may find that the third card reveals a quarrel in the client's past or a long journey of separa tion. There could be many reasons for her question, and this card will tend to reveal them to you if you are perceptive and intuitive. The third card will help you considerably in your overall divination.
4. This is behind you, or in the process of leaving.
From this card you can see the immediate background of psychic vibrations experienced by the client. Depending on the client's attitude, the condition indicated may still be with him. If this condition is an undesirable one, a word of encouragement may help to dispel the situation, for the fourth card indicates that it is in the process of leaving or clearing up. If the card is favorable, the remaining cards will indicate this
5. This is what crowns you and could come into being.
The fifth card relates to situations not yet materialized and so is extremely helpful in advising the client. With this card you can see a possible and often probable course of future events. If you can tell that these possibilities would be harmful or undesirable to your client, you can advise him accordingly. Likewise, if the possibilities seem beneficial, you can gently encourage the growth of the seed contained in this card.
6. This is before you.
In the process of interpreting this card, you should consider the tenth and final card also. These two cards have a positive relation ship and are connected in the final interpretation: one leads to the other, and both deal with a future situation that is taking shape as a result of past and present circumstances.
7. This represents your own negative feelings.
If a positive, promising card turns up in this position, it simply means that the client has a negative attitude toward this situation and cannot appreciate or accept the beneficial circumstances. You can offer guidance and often relieve anxieties regarding the situation, so that the client can come to accept whatever benefits are in store. Also, together with the third card, this seventh card can help you to see deeply into the true emotions surrounding the client's original question.
8. This represents the feelings of others around you.
If the client has asked a question involving another person, this card will help you to see the other person's point of view. However, if the question relates only to the client's activities, the eighth card provides insight into how other people feel regarding the client and his situation.
9. This represents your own positive feelings.
Often a person thinks one thing, but through fear or inhibition says another. The ninth card will help you determine how the client really feels about the matter in question. If he is apprehensive, you can guide him toward the solution to his dilemma through the wisdom of the Tarot
10. The outcome.
The tenth and final card indicates the outcome of the situation. Its interpretation depends upon the people and circumstances involved in the client's question and upon the nine preceding cards. All the other cards lead up to this card and must be read accordingly. You must first arrive at a conclusion, based on the totality of these factors and your own intuition, then you must decide what action to reccommend to your client, based on your thorough understanding of the spread in relation to the client's question.
