One thing card reader will sometimes wonder is how many cards they should draw and if you are a beginner, this is an important question. The number of Oracle cards that you spread are the number of cards that you will draw when you do a reading. There are certain patterns that you can lay the cards out in but there is no specific or wrong way in drawing the cards when you do an Oracle or an Angel Oracle card reading.
Pay attention to what your gut feeling, and your intuition are telling you and draw as many cards as you feel like your guide is telling you. There are some spreads that are pretty basic that you can use, and these can help you feel that you are an advanced reader.
Try the spreads out and see which one you are the most comfortable with and use your inner gut feeling or your intuition to help you choose from these spreads or to create your own spread. Remember that your angels will guide you as long as your heart is open.
Pay attention to the cards and if any seem to jump out or grab your attention then this could be because your angels are guiding you. If you draw a card out of your deck and you see that it is upside down, this could mean that the card has a strong message to give you.
Card Spreads
There are many different card spreads that you can do to help make your reading powerful.
One Card Reading
With the one card reading, you can ask questions and you can get guidance from your spiritual guide. This can come through energies and you can use this type of spread to get answers from your angels and your spirit guides.
Three Card
Using a three-card reading can help you get answers that are much more specific than just yes or no questions. There are different kinds of three card readings that you can use, and this depends on what kind of questions you are asking.
The first three card reading has to do with your past, present and future and the first card that you draw and put on your left-hand side is a card that will represent the past.
The card in the middle, or the second card that you draw, is energy from the present and the last card, or the card on your right-hand side represents the future. Let the guides give you the right direction.
When you are doing a past, present and future reading, you need to understand that time is relative and that when you reach the spiritual realm, the things that are happening are happening now and this is where the energy comes form.
So, for example, if you have a future card in your hand, you could be talking about tomorrow or even a year. You have to pay attention to what your intuition is telling you so that you can understand the time frame that you are in at the time of the reading.
There are other ways that the three-card reading can work and this can be without a time or a place. When you do an Angel Oracle card reading, the first card that you draw will be the one that you are asking about. The second card will talk to you about your present and the question that you asked, and the last card will tell you what you need to do for your future.
There is also a three-card reading that you can do for relationships. To do this, the first card talks about what you want out o fa relationship, the second one will tell you what the person wants and what they are feeling and the third card will tell you where the relationship is going or what is missing to make the relationship better.
There are different kinds of three card readings that can be done, and you need to remember that you use your spirit, mind and body to make the reading perfect for you.
Five Card
When you do a five-card reading it depends on and builds upon the three-card reading. This will be a challenge or a situation and the guidance that you need for the question you are asking.
With the first card, you will ask about the situation and this will be where your question comes from and the energy of the question.
The second card will be your challenge card and this card will let you know what problems or challenges you will face soon.
The third card is your guidance card and will help you to know what you can do about your present situation.
The fourth card is the focus card, and this tells you what you need to focus on so that you can get the answers that you need. This card can help you know how you can move forward in your life.
The fifth card is the outcome card which will help you to have the guidance and answers for the question that you asked.
You can use the cards to help you with other readings such as two card or four card readings and you can change it depending on what your intuition tells you to do.
Celtic Cross
The Celtic Cross spread is one of the most common spreads that people do when doing Tarot readings. This spread can help you to ask any and all questions and can be changed to work for the Oracle or the Angel Oracle cards.
This spread is a ten-card spread and they can be laid out by first drawing only six cards.
The first card will be the situation that you are currently in. This will be how you see life and what your perception of the world around you are.
The second card is the challenges that affect your situation.
The third card is the situation that is causing you influence such as what is going on in your mind or in your physical body.
The fourth card will help you to understand how your past relates to what is going on with you.
The fifth card will be your energy and your goals.
The sixth card will tell you what is going to happen in the future.
The seventh card will be how things in your life are influencing you.
The eight card is how the environment and things on the outside of your life are affecting your situation.
The ninth card will show you what you are afraid of and what you hope your life turns out to be.
The tenth card is the outcome card. This card will tell you what your final outcome is going to be.
The ten cards are for those that want to get a deeper understanding of what is happening in their life. The more cards that are drawn is a more in-depth look at what is going on in your life and in the world around you.
When you work more with your cards, you will be able to connect with them more and you will be able to understand what they mean. Always pay attention to what your angels and your guides are showing you and telling you and this can help you to find out the meaning of your cards.