aibhlin said:
So, I'm a little sick of the celtic cross. It certenly serves it's purpose, but it's a little like the RWS, sometimes it's a little... dull (don't get me wrong, I love my RWS but it's, you know... the RWS). Back to the cross, I do like it but I'd like a general spread which is as good as the cross but a little more exciting. My creative nerve has been completly clogged up lately so I can't figure one out for myself, and I tried browsing the index but nothing seemed to be what I was looking for really... So, if anyone has a spread they'd like to recomend I'd be insanely grateful!
I don't know if you've seen the double Horsehoe Spread, but I was looking for a substitute for the celtic cross and started using it for general purposes. I found it to be rather informative.
If you spread them all face down, then turn them up starting with present, then past, then the rest in sequence, it's a fun and informative spread.
here's the layout and meanings.
1X2XXX13X14
3X4XXX11X12
5X6XXX 9X10
XXX7X8XXX
1 & 2 represent the past
3 & 4 represent the present
5 & 6 represent your hopes and fears
7 & 8 represent the unknown
9 & 10 represent the gate
11 & 12 represent the near future
13 & 14 represent the far future.
I found it useful and now use it rather than the cross.