3 Card Tarot Spread ~ Past, Present, Future

Card 1 – Past 

  • Energies and events that are in the past yet still effect you
  • How your past either holds you back (blocks) or helps you move forward (growth)
  • What you need to take from the past and use to your advantage today

Card 2 – Present

  • What is going on for you right now
  • The energy of the present moment
  • Opportunities and challenges that are currently being presented to you

Card 3 – Future

  • Outcome of situation
  • The direction that things seem to be moving in
  • What you are wanting

Look closer at each card and ask yourself what it represents:

Some possibilities are:

  • A person in your life
  • A situation
  • Your emotions / feelings
  • Your thoughts
  • You and the way you are approaching things
  • A new way of seeing things
  • A possible solution

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Major Arcana
Wands
Cups
Swords
Disks

Random Computer Generated Cards for Your Spread:
( If you get a duplicated navigate left or right one card )

Princess of Cups

Drive: The exploring of the inner worlds

Light: Intuition, sensibility, tenderness, fantasy, dreamy imagination

Shadow: Faking, abuse of feelings, selfish, luxurious, deviation, a flatterer

Keywords: earthly aspect of water, emotional freedom, overcoming jealousy, self-confidence

Queen of Cups

Drive: Floating across the borders, drifting between reality and dream

Light: Imagination, poetry, kindness, sensitivity, emotional depth

Shadow: Diffusion, spinning around in irrational folly

Keywords: water aspect of water as above, open emotions, emotional independence, motherhood

Prince of Cups

Drive: The combination of Spirit and Soul

Light: Compassion, warmth, love, artistic intentions

Shadow: Selfishness, unscrupulousness, cruelty

Keywords: airy aspect of water; our desires, wishes, cravings; opportunity for transformation

Three of Disks – Works

Drive: Manifestation, understanding

Light: Progress, cristallisation, increase of substance,

Shadow: Sloppiness or neglect after a first gain was won, stop in the middle of work

Keywords: Mars in Capricorn, work, fatigue, progressive development, duty to self, self-confidence

Three of Swords – Sorrow

Drive: Melancholy, facing up a painful truth

Light: Understanding, sobering, losing beautiful but false illusions

Shadow: Disappointment, pain, sadness, separation, sorrows

Keywords: Saturn in Libra, annoyances, doubts, lack of light, lethargy, jealousy, depression, tripartite obsession, troubles, uncertainty, anxiety

VI – The Lovers

Drive: Devotion, melting into one another, being one with it, love

Light: Full-hearted confession, trust, optimism

Shadow: Displacement, repression, giving up on one’s self

Keywords: Gemini, love, attraction, rapprochement, relationship, relationship, dissolution of contradictions in love, becoming conscious through human relationships

Queen of Disks

Drive: Fertility, womanliness, security for family, home and materials

Light: Kind, charming, great-hearted, truthful, stable, sensual

Shadow: Moody, foolish, undecided, weak, dependent

Keywords: water aspect of the earth, fertility, nutrition, overcoming the bleak, barren past, physicality

Eight of Cups – Indolence

Drive: Temporary success, but without further result, things thrown aside as soon as gained, nothing of lasting value, journey from place to place, searching for riches

Light: Transformation

Shadow: Depression, suicidal, whining, instability

Keywords: Saturn in Pisces, restraint, restraint, uncertainty, emotional inhibition, laziness, swamp, need for clear distinctions

Ace of Swords

Drive: Invoked powers. whirling force of mind, realisation, logic

Light: Realization, clearness, objectivity, intellectual aspiration

Shadow: Intellectual debacle, coldness, cruelty through logic, intellectual dissatisfaction

Keywords: spiritual purity, original thinking, brilliant thinking ability, divine inspiration, spiritual purity

Prince of Disks

Drive: Solidity, increased material, growth

Light: Unwavering, industrious, enduring, reliable, practcal, reasonable, careful

Shadow: Stubbornness, corruption, avarice, phlegma, dullness, coldness

Keywords: Earth’s Airy Aspect, Structure, High Energy in Material Matter, Unshakable, Caution, Meditation, Physical Activity, Steadiness

Card 1 – Past 

  • Energies and events that are in the past yet still effect you
  • How your past either holds you back (blocks) or helps you move forward (growth)
  • What you need to take from the past and use to your advantage today

Princess of Cups

Drive: The exploring of the inner worlds

Light: Intuition, sensibility, tenderness, fantasy, dreamy imagination

Shadow: Faking, abuse of feelings, selfish, luxurious, deviation, a flatterer

Keywords: earthly aspect of water, emotional freedom, overcoming jealousy, self-confidence

Queen of Cups

Drive: Floating across the borders, drifting between reality and dream

Light: Imagination, poetry, kindness, sensitivity, emotional depth

Shadow: Diffusion, spinning around in irrational folly

Keywords: water aspect of water as above, open emotions, emotional independence, motherhood

Prince of Cups

Drive: The combination of Spirit and Soul

Light: Compassion, warmth, love, artistic intentions

Shadow: Selfishness, unscrupulousness, cruelty

Keywords: airy aspect of water; our desires, wishes, cravings; opportunity for transformation

Three of Disks – Works

Drive: Manifestation, understanding

Light: Progress, cristallisation, increase of substance,

Shadow: Sloppiness or neglect after a first gain was won, stop in the middle of work

Keywords: Mars in Capricorn, work, fatigue, progressive development, duty to self, self-confidence

Three of Swords – Sorrow

Drive: Melancholy, facing up a painful truth

Light: Understanding, sobering, losing beautiful but false illusions

Shadow: Disappointment, pain, sadness, separation, sorrows

Keywords: Saturn in Libra, annoyances, doubts, lack of light, lethargy, jealousy, depression, tripartite obsession, troubles, uncertainty, anxiety

VI – The Lovers

Drive: Devotion, melting into one another, being one with it, love

Light: Full-hearted confession, trust, optimism

Shadow: Displacement, repression, giving up on one’s self

Keywords: Gemini, love, attraction, rapprochement, relationship, relationship, dissolution of contradictions in love, becoming conscious through human relationships

Queen of Disks

Drive: Fertility, womanliness, security for family, home and materials

Light: Kind, charming, great-hearted, truthful, stable, sensual

Shadow: Moody, foolish, undecided, weak, dependent

Keywords: water aspect of the earth, fertility, nutrition, overcoming the bleak, barren past, physicality

Eight of Cups – Indolence

Drive: Temporary success, but without further result, things thrown aside as soon as gained, nothing of lasting value, journey from place to place, searching for riches

Light: Transformation

Shadow: Depression, suicidal, whining, instability

Keywords: Saturn in Pisces, restraint, restraint, uncertainty, emotional inhibition, laziness, swamp, need for clear distinctions

Ace of Swords

Drive: Invoked powers. whirling force of mind, realisation, logic

Light: Realization, clearness, objectivity, intellectual aspiration

Shadow: Intellectual debacle, coldness, cruelty through logic, intellectual dissatisfaction

Keywords: spiritual purity, original thinking, brilliant thinking ability, divine inspiration, spiritual purity

Prince of Disks

Drive: Solidity, increased material, growth

Light: Unwavering, industrious, enduring, reliable, practcal, reasonable, careful

Shadow: Stubbornness, corruption, avarice, phlegma, dullness, coldness

Keywords: Earth’s Airy Aspect, Structure, High Energy in Material Matter, Unshakable, Caution, Meditation, Physical Activity, Steadiness

Card 2 – Present

  • What is going on for you right now
  • The energy of the present moment
  • Opportunities and challenges that are currently being presented to you

Princess of Cups

Drive: The exploring of the inner worlds

Light: Intuition, sensibility, tenderness, fantasy, dreamy imagination

Shadow: Faking, abuse of feelings, selfish, luxurious, deviation, a flatterer

Keywords: earthly aspect of water, emotional freedom, overcoming jealousy, self-confidence

Queen of Cups

Drive: Floating across the borders, drifting between reality and dream

Light: Imagination, poetry, kindness, sensitivity, emotional depth

Shadow: Diffusion, spinning around in irrational folly

Keywords: water aspect of water as above, open emotions, emotional independence, motherhood

Prince of Cups

Drive: The combination of Spirit and Soul

Light: Compassion, warmth, love, artistic intentions

Shadow: Selfishness, unscrupulousness, cruelty

Keywords: airy aspect of water; our desires, wishes, cravings; opportunity for transformation

Three of Disks – Works

Drive: Manifestation, understanding

Light: Progress, cristallisation, increase of substance,

Shadow: Sloppiness or neglect after a first gain was won, stop in the middle of work

Keywords: Mars in Capricorn, work, fatigue, progressive development, duty to self, self-confidence

Three of Swords – Sorrow

Drive: Melancholy, facing up a painful truth

Light: Understanding, sobering, losing beautiful but false illusions

Shadow: Disappointment, pain, sadness, separation, sorrows

Keywords: Saturn in Libra, annoyances, doubts, lack of light, lethargy, jealousy, depression, tripartite obsession, troubles, uncertainty, anxiety

VI – The Lovers

Drive: Devotion, melting into one another, being one with it, love

Light: Full-hearted confession, trust, optimism

Shadow: Displacement, repression, giving up on one’s self

Keywords: Gemini, love, attraction, rapprochement, relationship, relationship, dissolution of contradictions in love, becoming conscious through human relationships

Queen of Disks

Drive: Fertility, womanliness, security for family, home and materials

Light: Kind, charming, great-hearted, truthful, stable, sensual

Shadow: Moody, foolish, undecided, weak, dependent

Keywords: water aspect of the earth, fertility, nutrition, overcoming the bleak, barren past, physicality

Eight of Cups – Indolence

Drive: Temporary success, but without further result, things thrown aside as soon as gained, nothing of lasting value, journey from place to place, searching for riches

Light: Transformation

Shadow: Depression, suicidal, whining, instability

Keywords: Saturn in Pisces, restraint, restraint, uncertainty, emotional inhibition, laziness, swamp, need for clear distinctions

Ace of Swords

Drive: Invoked powers. whirling force of mind, realisation, logic

Light: Realization, clearness, objectivity, intellectual aspiration

Shadow: Intellectual debacle, coldness, cruelty through logic, intellectual dissatisfaction

Keywords: spiritual purity, original thinking, brilliant thinking ability, divine inspiration, spiritual purity

Prince of Disks

Drive: Solidity, increased material, growth

Light: Unwavering, industrious, enduring, reliable, practcal, reasonable, careful

Shadow: Stubbornness, corruption, avarice, phlegma, dullness, coldness

Keywords: Earth’s Airy Aspect, Structure, High Energy in Material Matter, Unshakable, Caution, Meditation, Physical Activity, Steadiness

Card 3 – Future

  • Outcome of situation
  • The direction that things seem to be moving in
  • What you are wanting
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