Classic Tarot Cards Reading

The spread most commonly used for a classic Tarot cards reading is known as the Cross and Staff/ Mystic Cross or Grand Cross. The Tarot meanings are read from a ten-card spread. Most individuals who give Tarot card readings consider that this classic spread works best when it is used to answer specific questions. The Tarot represents figurative arrangements of universal ideas, behind which lie all the understandings of the human mind.
The layout for this classic Tarot cards reading has probably survived so long because although, simple it is extremely powerful. Its strong energy has built up due to the large amount of people, who have used it over the years to interpret Tarot meanings.
When laying out the cards for a classic Tarot cards reading, the cross is two sections. This has the circle/cross on the left, which is made up from six cards and the staff on the right, which is made up from four cards. The cross represents the Celtic cross representative of Ireland and has a circle that links the four upright spokes. It symbolizes unity and the joining of spirit.

Tarot meanings are read by joining together the feminine energy in the circle with the masculine energy from the staff section. The two parts of the cross in this classic tarot cards reading mirror our dual nature. The Circle is made from two crosses. The central one of two cards, nests inside the larger cross. The Tarot meanings of the cards, which make up the small cross, represent what is most central to you at the time of reading, the heart of the matter.
The Tarot meanings of the cards making up the larger cross represent a movement from past to future, along the horizontal from left to right and a move from the conscious to unconscious on the vertical from top to bottom. These six cards used in the classic Tarot cards reading give a snapshot of both your inner and outer environment at this specific time.

The Tarot meanings of the staff section will comment on your life outside of your present concerns. This is where you will receive guidance about your future direction and life lessons. There are a number of different versions of the spread used in this classic Tarot cards reading and it is always possible to adjust the spread to your own needs. Of course you will need to decide on this before you do a reading. One Tarot cards reading gives you more information about the positions and their Tarot meanings.