A “Higher Arc/Lower Arc” Developmental Forecast Spread

Typically, in reading situations where I don’t know the sitter’s specific question or topic of interest in advance, I begin the narrative on a practical note, looking for “action-and-event-oriented” situational-awareness details and developmental insights. If the querent doesn’t connect with what I’m saying, I will change direction into a more psychological angle. Recently I wrote an essay that talked about tarot operating at two fundamentally different levels: a “higher arc” that speaks to the mental/emotional/ spiritual state of mind and a “lower arc” that is centered more in the pragmatic, day-to-day world of experience. I decided to create a spread that attempts to sort this out before having to “backtrack” with the sitter and take an alternate approach. Note that this spread doesn’t preclude a little of both in the reading, but one will ideally dominate and the other will be of secondary importance.

Originally published at http://parsifalswheeldivination.wordpress.com on December 25, 2022.