We love working with oracle cards for intuitive guidance, inner clarity, and to connect with our Higher Self and/or spirit guides! Each deck we use carries its own energy, wisdom, and personality. Sometimes we find working with spreads (using an expressed intention for pulling and arranging of each card) can bring even deeper messages and inspiration. Here are some of our favorite spreads for various intentions for deeper self-discovery.
1. Select Your Deck: Choose a card deck that resonates with you. There are many different decks available, each with its own theme, art, and messages. Look for one that resonates with you interests, beliefs, or spiritual path.
2. Set Your Intention: Before you begin, take a moment to set your intention for the spread. This could be a question you want guidance on, a specific area of your life you want insight into, or simply a desire to connect with your intuition and higher wisdom.
3. Clear the Deck: Tap the deck (we like to tap three times) to clear the energy of the deck. You can also use cleansing smoke or a Selenite wand to cleanse and recharge the deck.
4. Shuffle the Cards: Shuffle the deck while focusing on your intention. You can shuffle them in any way that feels comfortable to you. Sometimes a card will jump out, and we believe that message is for you!
5. Draw a Card: When you feel ready, draw cards for your spread. Trust your intuition to guide you in selecting the right card!
The power of the number three can be built into a few different spreads for seeking clarity.
1) Past/Present/Future: Guidance for the evolution of a particular situation
2) Situation/Challenge/Guidance: Supports problem-solving
3) What I Know/What I Don't Know/What I Need to Know: Reveals both clarity and blind spots. Powerful spread for self-awareness.
4) Desire/Fear/Outcome: Uncover what your heart truly wants versus what is holding you back.
Pull seven cards, one for each chakra, starting with the Root Chakra to gain more insight into the chakras that may need unblocking or nurturing.
Root: Stability and security
Sacral: Creativity and passion
Solar Plexus: Motivation and confidence
Heart: Compassion and self-love
Throat: Expression and truth
Third Eye: Intuition and authenticity
Crown: Spiritual connection
Connect with energies or experiences from a previous lifetime that may still be influencing your current path.
First card: The past life energy or story
Second card: The lesson or karmic pattern still influencing you
Third card: Guidance to heal or integrate
Use this the spread when needing a deeper dive into inner work and clearing subconscious beliefs surrounding abundance, particularly finances. Pull a card for each question.
1) What vibration or mindset am I currently holding onto about money, finances, and abundance?
2) What blocks or limiting beliefs are holding me back from living in flow with abundance?
3) How can I shift into greater flow? What actions must take place?
Pulling cards during the moon cycles can give us powerful readings. Pull a card for each question.
Full Moon: 1. What am I ready to release? 2. What is the lesson? 3) Where can I offer gratitude?
New Moon: 1. What intention should I plant? 2. What energy supports my intention? 3. What should I focus on manifesting?
On the New Year or your birthday, build a spread for the year ahead. Pull twelve cards, one for each month, to tune into the energies that may shape the coming year.
Oracle cards are wonderful intuitive tools so feel free to create your own spread! Each message is an invitation to listen, reflect, and trust your inner knowing. Over time, these practices strengthen your intuition and deepen your spiritual connection!
