Tarot cards are a tool that anyone can use to take a deeper look into different aspects of life. Even with no psychic abilities or spiritual connection, Tarot cards will pose questions and allow you to examine different emotions and dig deeper into various life lessons.

When you do add in a psychic connection, however, the cards transform from thought-provoking to a transformative source of spiritual guidance.

Why Use Tarot Cards?

Tarot cards are a phone line to the divine, a translation tool for the energies around you, helping you tap into messages from spirit guides and your Higher Self.

The future is never set in stone. Free will means you can take control and make a change whenever you want to, but the cards can let you know what lies ahead on the path you’re currently walking, and how to best navigate potential hurdles.

Tarot can provide insight into love by revealing the intentions of a partner, examining the potential connections between personal energies, and showing where you yourself might still need healing or care before you can create the relationship of your dreams.

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How To Do a Tarot Card Spread for Love

The most important thing to consider when doing a Tarot spread is that each card placement has intention. You can do something as simple as pulling three cards to answer a single question, or you could lay them out as past, present, and future. You could also focus on something more complex, where each card placement indicates an element of the whole picture.

Card placements will often answer things like the overall energy of the situation, the biggest challenge ahead, what needs your attention, fears that are holding you back, and what might happen in the future. 

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A Tarot Love Spread

Here is an easy but comprehensive Tarot love spread.

To start, shuffle the deck well while focusing on your intentions, the relationship you desire, and the person in question — if there is one.

When you feel the cards are telling you to stop, draw nine from the deck and place them down in this order: 

At the center, a card to encapsulate the general energy of the relationship. 

To the left, one for the partner. To the right, one for yourself.

Above it, place one card to show what past relationship drama might still be clouding the new relationship, and one below to show the potential foundational connection that draws you together.

The next four cards should be laid out in groups of two on each side. One of those sides will represent the obstacles that you may face and the path through.

The cards on the other side will represent the outcome if you continue on your current path, followed by the outcome if you address the issues and obstacles that may be in your way — a potential best-case scenario.

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Love Spread Tarot Card Meanings

When doing a Love Reading, there are cards that indicate harmonious and potentially long-lasting companionship, as well as cards that can spell danger for the future of a couple. Any card can be significant in a love Tarot spread, and the placement of the card will also matter significantly.

A card that deals with betrayal, for example, will mean something very different in a position indicating past hurt and trauma, as opposed to a position indicating intention and future outcomes.

Here are some love spread Tarot cards to look out for. These could indicate potential long-term happiness or the presence of potential major problems, depending on their placement and the question asked.

The Lovers: This is a classic card for a Love Reading, and it usually indicates a strong connection. It can potentially indicate lust, attraction, and physicality.

While it is a positive card, its precise meaning will depend on the other cards around it, which can determine if it is indicating something more long-lasting or a fiery but brief fling.

Two of Cups: The Two of Cups is often called the soulmate card. The iconography of the classic Rider-Waite deck mirrors that of The Lovers, though this card usually indicates a deeper connection on a soul level.

Ace of Cups: Aces indicate creation and Cups are all about love and emotion, so this is a great card to find in a Love Reading. It can signal the growth of a family, either through childbirth or marriage.

Seven of Swords: This is a card of hidden agendas, lies, and betrayal. It usually indicates that there may be secrets being kept that are still unknown. It can be a reminder to open up and be vulnerable, as well as a warning that all may not be as it seems. 

Three of Swords: Sometimes called the heartbreak card, this card is usually represented by a heart pierced by three sharp swords. This can indicate pain from the past that has not yet been fully resolved, as well as portend heartbreak in the future. 

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Other Love Spread Tarot Cards

Any card can have significance in a Love Reading, depending on the question put forward, but things to keep an eye out for include:

Kings and Queens of any suit, as they indicate emotional maturity and stability

The Emperor and Empress, which together create the heads of a family

The Star and the Chariot, both of which can indicate a path forward out of a situation that may be less than ideal, as well as a new plan of action.

The Ten of Pentacles and the Ten of Cups can indicate long-term prosperity and a healthy relationship.

Cards like the Nine and Ten of Swords, Death, and the Tower can all potentially indicate trouble ahead, either in the form of unresolved issues or major changes on the horizon that must be navigated.

How To Use Your Love Tarot Insights

Anyone can tap into the power of the Tarot and use these cards to deepen their understanding of their relationships. However, it takes practice, time, and experience to fully explore and understand the messages that the cards are attempting to share with you.

If you don’t want to waste time starting a new relationship with someone who might not be the right fit for you, if you’re concerned there may be secrets or a hidden agenda at play, or if you’re just looking to know how to best maximize the potential for long-lasting love and work through the hurdles ahead, consider reaching out to an expert psychic for a Love Reading. 

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