Witch, please!
Tarot spreads for the curious rebel
Ashes and Architecture
A ceremonial spread for rebuilding around collapse
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THE TOWER
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Remove the tower card from your deck and set it face up. It will provide the foundation for your spread. The imagery is important, so always be sure to take in the symbolism before you read from any book.
1. The Tower- the theme or foundation of your reading. Indicating a time of chaos and regeneration
2. The Ashes- What has been reduced to dust. The belief, identity, structure, or dream that no longer holds its shape
3. The Embers- What still smolders? What heat or anger needs releasing?
4. The Structure- What truth still remains intact amidst the rubble?
5. The Blueprint- What is ready to be rebuilt?
6. The keystone- What is the first step to creating a solid, dedicated foundation to your new architecture.
Contemplate your spread. Notice similar colors, elements, or suits. Is there a theme?
Journal your contemplations
"Dance with the Devil" spread
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1. The Chain
What currently has a hold on me? This is your addiction, obsession, shame, or unconscious attachment - the thing you swear you've tamed but still slinks around in the dark
2. The Mask
How am I deceiving myself? This reveals your self-delusion, avoidance, or the role you play to stay safe in illusion.
3. The Flame
What hidden desire am I afraid to name? This is the forbidden pleasure, the hunger, the true yearning, not necessarily "bad", just buried.
4. The Mirror
What does this archetype want to teach me? What deeper wisdom or liberation is available through facing this shadow?
5. The Key
What can help me reclaim my power? The tool, mindset, or actin that will unchain you - or better yet, help you realize you were never truly bound
6. The Pact
What agreement must I make with myself now? A commitment to integrate what you've uncovered, not with guilt, but with agency.