Couple's Cross tarot spread
You and the other person at the sides; on the vertical axis the roots of the bond, the present and the future. Five Major Arcana, all chosen.
- You
- The other person
- The relationship
The 5 positions of the Couple's Cross
- 1You
Your role in the couple: how you are in the relationship and what part you bring.
How am I in this relationship?
- 2The other person
The other person's role in the couple, how they show themselves and how you perceive it.
What is the other person's role?
- 3The roots
The foundations: how you met and what the bond rests on.
What does our bond rest on?
- 4The present
The current state of the relationship and its dynamics.
What is our relationship like today?
- 5The future
The direction the relationship is taking, if the forces stay as they are.
Where is the relationship going?
How to read the Couple's Cross
- Kings, Queens, Knights and Pages point to energies and attitudes, not to the gender of the people.
- The cards speak about the querent and the relationship: what concerns the other person is a tendency, not a reading of their mind.
- The vertical axis (3-4-5) is the story of the couple; the horizontal axis (1-4-2) is who lives it.
- You ↔ The other personLe due persone ai lati dell'asse: la relazione nasce dal loro incontro e si legge in confronto.
- The roots ↔ The futureRadici e futuro: se il legame sta crescendo dalle sue fondamenta o si sta staccando da esse.
Origin
A five-card cross in common use for relationship readings: the two people at the sides, roots, present and future on the vertical axis.
Frequently asked questions
How many cards does the Couple's Cross use?
The Couple's Cross uses 5 cards: the 22 Major Arcana.
What do the positions of the Couple's Cross mean?
The positions are: You, The other person, The roots, The present and The future. Each card is read as the answer to the question of its position.
How do you read the Couple's Cross?
Kings, Queens, Knights and Pages point to energies and attitudes, not to the gender of the people. The cards speak about the querent and the relationship: what concerns the other person is a tendency, not a reading of their mind. The vertical axis (3-4-5) is the story of the couple; the horizontal axis (1-4-2) is who lives it.
Where does the Couple's Cross come from?
A five-card cross in common use for relationship readings: the two people at the sides, roots, present and future on the vertical axis.
More spreads of the same kind
Each person's thoughts, feelings and actions, read in mirrored pairs; at the centre the current situation, which is uncovered last.
Seven-Card Relationship SpreadYou, the other person, the bond; then a strength and a friction, the advice and the outcome if it is followed.
Relationship Mirror SpreadHow you see the other person and how they see themselves, what they represent to you and what you represent to them; in the middle the obstacles, then strengths and the probable result.
Crossroads SpreadWhere you are and what brought you here, then two roads: for each the energy, the challenge and the outcome. It is for understanding, not for making the cards choose.
