To get a snapshot of your life now, I use this spread:
PEMS
card 1 = physically, your physical state
card 2 = emotionally, your emotional state
card 3 = mentally, your mind state
card 4 = spiritually, your spiritual state
3 card spread
card 1 = while my body is telling me ( or wants me to
know)
card 2 = my mind says
card 3 = and my spirit whispers
3 card spread
card 1 = while my past says
card 2 = my present tells me
card 3 = and my future is whisperin