Too tired to read through this whole thread presently.
Here's the Celtic Cross (plus extended into the 12 Astrological houses bit) that I use, which is a combination of the format my teacher gave me years ago - Jackie T Barnes, (psychic and esoteric trainer at the College of Psychic Studies, London) - and a poem describing the layout that I read once somewhere:
n.b. - I don't use the extended bit as I'm not yet (and may never be - who knows) versed in Astrology.
I go up to 11/12.
13---------12---------------------11-----10
14----------------------5------------------9
15----------4---------1, 2---------3------8
16----------------------6------------------7
17
18---------19---------20----------21----22
1) One finds you (current situation)
2) Two crosses you (present influence)
3) Three before you (immediate future events)
4) Four behind you (recent past events)
5) Five crowns you (potential opportunities, the conscious)
6) Six below you (foundation of situation, the subconscious)
7) Seven for your house and home (self position, physical self)
8) Eight for your hopes and fears (hopes, wishes, fears, doubts, the mental self)
9) Nine for what you least expect (outside influences, the emotional self)
10) Ten for what is sure to be (final outcome of future events, spiritual self)
11) Timing and advice. The 1st Astrological house - Aries, the self
12) Past influences that affect the future. The 2nd Astrological house - Taurus, finance.
13) The 3rd Astrological house - Gemini, communication.
14) The 4th Astrological house - Cancer, home.
15) The 5th Astrological house - Leo, creativity.
16) The 6th Astrological house - Virgo, health.
17) The 7th Astrological house - Libra, marriage.
18) The 8th Astrological house - Scorpio, beginnings/endings.
19) The 9th Astrological house - Sagittarius, travel.
20) The 10th Astrological house - Capricorn, destiny.
21) The 11th Astrological house - Aquarius, hopes.
22) The 12th Astrological house - Pisces, restrictions.
I was taught to split the deck into majors and minors, and draw a card from each pile for each position - reading the pairs of cards together for the interpretation.
...right... I'm off to zzzzzzzzzz land.