Secrets, Lies and Promises
This is a really neat spread, created by Corrine Kenner, that you can find in the 2007 Tarot Reader
When I saw this spread I couldn’t wait to try it. It’s fairly simple, yet promises to reveal more complex ideas than “past, present and future”. It has twists and turns. It sounds like an adventure.
The first card, above the other three, is Your Situation. I felt it could be something you could choose to look at, which the card would address, or you can leave it up to the cards to tell you what situation they will concern. I chose to let the cards decide. Upon seeing the King of Pentacles I knew that the spread would be about my desire for financial security and organization. My husband and I had just been discussing our business, our plans to move next year and how we can get better control of our financial situation. The way I read court cards they can be people or energies. In this case this card represented to me the mastery of material and financial part of my life.
The following three positions, from left to right, are A Secret; Something You Don’t Know, A Lie; something you believe that is not true, and A Promise; A promise to you from the universe.
My quick take on these three cards was that I need to put more emphasis on listening to my heart and inner guide and less on material comforts and desires, and that the way to achieve the success and security I want is by using my mind. In essence, listening to my heart and mind to achieve my goals and not be so concerned about immediate comforts and possesions.
Well, duh. That’s basically common sense isn’t it? But sometimes you need the clarity that Tarot can offer to cut through confusion and anxiety – two things I seem to have in abundance these days.
I think the Moon is also telling me that there is something important I am not allowing myself to be aware of. Something below the surface of my consciousness that I need to understand. I have not been meditating as much as I’d like lately, simply because I am not making the time for it. It’s time to change that.
The Ace of Swords shows the power of the mind cutting through the crown of materialism. The crown is not unlike that worn by the King of Pentacles. The universe promises me that my mind can overcome any material concerns. This is something easily forgotten in our possession-driven society, where much emphasis is put on “what you have” rather than “who you are”.
This is an interesting and powerful spread, and deceptively simple. I had fun trying it out.
