“All The World’s A Stage:” A Three-Tiered Short-Term Development Spread

This spread illustrates my long-held opinion that the Major Arcana rarely show significant “big-deal”events in a short-term reading; they may create an environment conducive to such events but they seldom “pull the trigger” all by themselves. Instead, they provide an archetypal “stage-setting,” “thematic backdrop” or “environmental prompt” for the situational drama delivered by the Minor Arcana through the agency of the court cards. (Ask yourself “How often have I pulled a trump card in a daily draw and nothing important happened?” Personally, I would have to answer “Most of the time.”)

The three sets of three cards display evolution of the “story” at different levels of expression: “Where” (in life-circumstances, not physical location), “Who/How” and “What/Why,” while the three quintessence cards offer a high-level synopsis. (“When” is assumed to be “Soon.”) I suggest using it for weekly and monthly draws.

As a plus, here is a fanciful take on the subject with a “Douglas Adams” spin that you might enjoy.

https://parsifalswheeldivination.wordpress.com/2022/02/14/set-the-table-doug/

Originally published at http://parsifalswheeldivination.wordpress.com on August 31, 2022.