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Self-reflection spread
This spread is designed to help you reflect upon a particular aspect of your life. It will help you find answers to questions such as:

• What can I do to advance my career?
• What can I do to improve my relationship with (name a person, e.g. wife, husband, partner, friend, work colleague, boss, child, parent)?
• What factors should I consider in relation to (name a specific option that is open to you)?
• How can I build on, or what is the significance of (name something that has happened to you)?

Whenever you consult the Tarot cards, it is best to avoid questions that simply invite the answer "yes" or "no". It is also a good idea to write your question down - the process of formulating questions helps you focus on what you need to know. The Tarot cards reflect your state of mind at the time - if you're confused about what you want to know, the answers from the cards will reflect that confusion.

Laying the Cards
Divide your Tarot deck into three piles:

• Major Arcana cards (the 22 cards that start at The Fool and end with The World)
• court cards (Kings, Queens, Knights and Pages)
• Minor Arcana cards (Wands, Swords, Pentacles and Cups - 10 from each suit).

Place the Major Arcana cards face down on the table and move them around to ensure a random mix of upright and reversed cards. Pick up the cards, shuffle them a little more if you wish, then spread them in a fan face down on the table. Concentrate on the question you are asking, choose a card and place it face down in the first position of the spread.

Repeat the shuffling process for the court cards. As you draw card 2, ask for guidance on an aspect of your personality that could help you in relation to your question. As you draw card 3, ask for guidance on an aspect of your personality that could be a hindrance in relation to your question. Only draw cards 2a and 3a if you are asking about a relationship between yourself and another person. As you draw 2a, ask yourself "what aspect of his/her personality is helpful at the moment?" For 3a ask "what aspect of his/her personality is a hindrance at the moment?"

Repeat the shuffling process for the Minor Arcana cards. As you draw the final three cards project your thoughts into the future and focus on how the situation might unfold.

Interpreting your Cards
When all the cards are drawn, turn them face up and go to the chapter for the Major Arcana card you drew as the key. There you will find my interpretation of a self-reflection spread with that Major Arcana card in the key position, along with a story that shows how events played out in reality. Finally, there are questions to ask yourself if you draw that Major Arcana card in the key position.
Next, go to the chapter on the Court Cards to help you interpret cards 2 and 3. The chapter on the Minor Arcana will help you interpret cards 4-6.

In this chapter of Ticket, Passport and Travel Cards, you will also find general tips on reading the Tarot cards.

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