Comments on: How to Read the Celtic Cross Spread Like A Pro – Indicators of Success http://www.tarotelements.com/tarot-spreads/how-to-read-the-celtic-cross-spread-like-a-pro-indicators-of-success/ a tarot blog with tarot card meanings, tutorials and lessons Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:24:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rebecca lavnick http://www.tarotelements.com/tarot-spreads/how-to-read-the-celtic-cross-spread-like-a-pro-indicators-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 rebecca lavnick Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:21:19 +0000 http://www.tarotelements.com/?p=1457#comment-2160 Dear Catherine, thank you so much for your quick reply, I really appreciate you looking into this further and am really excited! I really learned so much today, simply through reading your website and this answered my questions perfectly. Like I say, I knew from my reading yesterday that I was interpreting the CC incorrectly and now I know why. The cards I use are the Haindl Tarot. I assume you're acquainted with them as you mentioned one of Rachel Pollak's books (I have the Haindl Tarot book by her) and am interested in getting the one you mention now. You're correct with all your cards (you list above). What I'd also be interested in finding out, is which 'version' of the CC you use/describe on this site. And is it worth searching the web for the original, traditional placings of the Spread. Although I feel I can really put trust in your description. Looking forward to hearing from you and thanx so much for replying!! ;))) Regards, rebecca Dear Catherine,
thank you so much for your quick reply, I really appreciate you looking into this further and am really excited! I really learned so much today, simply through reading your website and this answered my questions perfectly. Like I say, I knew from my reading yesterday that I was interpreting the CC incorrectly and now I know why. The cards I use are the Haindl Tarot. I assume you’re acquainted with them as you mentioned one of Rachel Pollak’s books (I have the Haindl Tarot book by her) and am interested in getting the one you mention now. You’re correct with all your cards (you list above). What I’d also be interested in finding out, is which ‘version’ of the CC you use/describe on this site. And is it worth searching the web for the original, traditional placings of the Spread. Although I feel I can really put trust in your description.
Looking forward to hearing from you and thanx so much for replying!! ;) ))
Regards,
rebecca

]]> By: Catherine http://www.tarotelements.com/tarot-spreads/how-to-read-the-celtic-cross-spread-like-a-pro-indicators-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2157 Catherine Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:52:11 +0000 http://www.tarotelements.com/?p=1457#comment-2157 Hi Rebecca - I'm glad you got such a lot out of my Celtic Cross tutorial series. I agree you reading looks very encouraging and I would like to comment further, but I need to know what deck you are reading from. I'm presuming the cards in the positions you list are the following (but please excuse me repeating the Major & Courts): The Lovers The Wheel of Fortune Four of Wands Seven of Swords Seven of Wands Two of Cups Death The Moon King of Swords Princess (or Page) of Wands Once I know that I've got the right cards, we can look at it a little closer - though you seem to have your reading very well interpreted, not such an easy task when it's our own love lives we're examining. Thank you for stopping by and welcome to Tarot Elements - I look forward to chatting to you about your spread and the Celtic Cross Spread :) Hi Rebecca – I’m glad you got such a lot out of my Celtic Cross tutorial series. I agree you reading looks very encouraging and I would like to comment further, but I need to know what deck you are reading from. I’m presuming the cards in the positions you list are the following (but please excuse me repeating the Major & Courts):

The Lovers
The Wheel of Fortune
Four of Wands
Seven of Swords
Seven of Wands
Two of Cups
Death
The Moon
King of Swords
Princess (or Page) of Wands

Once I know that I’ve got the right cards, we can look at it a little closer – though you seem to have your reading very well interpreted, not such an easy task when it’s our own love lives we’re examining.

Thank you for stopping by and welcome to Tarot Elements – I look forward to chatting to you about your spread and the Celtic Cross Spread :)

]]> By: rebecca lavnick http://www.tarotelements.com/tarot-spreads/how-to-read-the-celtic-cross-spread-like-a-pro-indicators-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 rebecca lavnick Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.tarotelements.com/?p=1457#comment-2152 Dear Catherine, I came across your site through a specific question about the celtic cross. I've been using it for years and learned its first-hand from a Spanish 'witch' I lived with for a few months in London, back in 1993. It's the reading I have the most experience with and one that never dissappoints me, ie. that I have faith in. Last night I got a most fantastic reading, which I shall describe below, yet the true meaning of it, I realised, was clouded by my lack of insight into the CC. I realised there was something wrong with my interpretation, simply because of the nature of the question and the cards. Here is a brief outline of this fabulous reading (which I'm sure you'll be able to agree on ;)): The question: where is my current path ie. relationship [with my fiancee] leading to? 1. The Lovers 2. The Wheel of Fortune 3. Perfection 4. Uselessness 5. Courage 6. Love 7. Death 8. The Moon 9. The Father of Swords in the South (King of Swords, Ra) 10. The Daughter of Wands in the East (Princess of Wands, Radha) At first, despite the perfection of each card, I could not make out the reading and always thought 6. was the past, 3. Incoming influences from the past 4. the future 5. incoming influences into the future. But that didn't make any sense in this reading. Having read your articles on the CC now, so much has become clear about this reading. Esp. your two lines of the crosses (vertical and horizontal) explain so much and I realise thus that our relationship that has recently been 'useless' (no real direction, petty discussions etc.) shall transform through the Wheel of Fortune and also Death (as 7.) fairly soon into a long-standing (passive cups of the card love) and spiritual (two 7s) love. The other interesting aspect of this reading is the line of intention on the right. This indicates to me (through Death in 7.) that the change is one I desire and am facilitating or causing (or the perfection in 3. coming from me or both of us), that the moon shall accompany and help me (female, night, cycles, a card I identify myself with quite a lot), my hopes and fears being my fiancee (King of Swords) or rather a certain quality I hope changes in him, and Princess of Wands being the outcome (Radha, also a character I personally identify with, symbolising creativity, joy i.e. love of life). Funnilly, I then decided to pull a last additional card (I now know I can chose three) and expected something like a 'warrior'. This, because the relationship (and cause for the question) is not an 'ideal' one in a certain way, but one I accept as my fate and thus a new, unknown mission (partner is a scorpio and I a double-aquarian). What I actually pulled, though, to my surprise and joy, was the Mother of Swords in the South (Queen of Swords)!! - symbolising motherhood and fertility. This, where the children are an issue for the future. I am amazed how the reading I did yesterday, became clear today after my reading your articles. There are definitely still other issues (like the elements) through which I could find out even more. In anycase I am extremely grateful to you and happy to find such clear, informative and trustworthy directions on how to read the CC. Initially I thought I'd find out more about the original CC meanings on positions, but for now I'll stick to this one and (like the first comment above) am perfectly happy to adapt my interpretation. When you look beneath the surface, you can let your intuition, nature to speak for itself and learn from it. Best regards, rebecca Dear Catherine,
I came across your site through a specific question about the celtic cross. I’ve been using it for years and learned its first-hand from a Spanish ‘witch’ I lived with for a few months in London, back in 1993. It’s the reading I have the most experience with and one that never dissappoints me, ie. that I have faith in.
Last night I got a most fantastic reading, which I shall describe below, yet the true meaning of it, I realised, was clouded by my lack of insight into the CC. I realised there was something wrong with my interpretation, simply because of the nature of the question and the cards.

Here is a brief outline of this fabulous reading (which I’m sure you’ll be able to agree on ;) ):

The question: where is my current path ie. relationship [with my fiancee] leading to?

1. The Lovers
2. The Wheel of Fortune
3. Perfection
4. Uselessness
5. Courage
6. Love
7. Death
8. The Moon
9. The Father of Swords in the South (King of Swords, Ra)
10. The Daughter of Wands in the East (Princess of Wands, Radha)

At first, despite the perfection of each card, I could not make out the reading and always thought 6. was the past, 3. Incoming influences from the past 4. the future 5. incoming influences into the future. But that didn’t make any sense in this reading.

Having read your articles on the CC now, so much has become clear about this reading. Esp. your two lines of the crosses (vertical and horizontal) explain so much and I realise thus that our relationship that has recently been ‘useless’ (no real direction, petty discussions etc.) shall transform through the Wheel of Fortune and also Death (as 7.) fairly soon into a long-standing (passive cups of the card love) and spiritual (two 7s) love.
The other interesting aspect of this reading is the line of intention on the right. This indicates to me (through Death in 7.) that the change is one I desire and am facilitating or causing (or the perfection in 3. coming from me or both of us), that the moon shall accompany and help me (female, night, cycles, a card I identify myself with quite a lot), my hopes and fears being my fiancee (King of Swords) or rather a certain quality I hope changes in him, and Princess of Wands being the outcome (Radha, also a character I personally identify with, symbolising creativity, joy i.e. love of life).
Funnilly, I then decided to pull a last additional card (I now know I can chose three) and expected something like a ‘warrior’. This, because the relationship (and cause for the question) is not an ‘ideal’ one in a certain way, but one I accept as my fate and thus a new, unknown mission (partner is a scorpio and I a double-aquarian). What I actually pulled, though, to my surprise and joy, was the Mother of Swords in the South (Queen of Swords)!! – symbolising motherhood and fertility. This, where the children are an issue for the future.
I am amazed how the reading I did yesterday, became clear today after my reading your articles. There are definitely still other issues (like the elements) through which I could find out even more.
In anycase I am extremely grateful to you and happy to find such clear, informative and trustworthy directions on how to read the CC. Initially I thought I’d find out more about the original CC meanings on positions, but for now I’ll stick to this one and (like the first comment above) am perfectly happy to adapt my interpretation. When you look beneath the surface, you can let your intuition, nature to speak for itself and learn from it.

Best regards,
rebecca

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