As with the Sibilla, so with playing cards. This is a typical spread that can be used to get a broad bird-eye view on the querent’s life. Many versions of this spread exist. Here I discuss the one I know. Simply shuffle the cards and have the querent cut, then distribute the cards into seven small stacks of three cards each.

Pack 1 is the querent, Pack 2 is the home, Pack 3 is outside influences or outside the home, Pack 4 is money and career, Pack 5 relationships, Pack 6 possible difficulties, Pack 7 the unexpected.

The spread does not see very far into the future, and it rather reflects the present and at most the next two months, sometimes even just one.

This is a spread I often use for myself rather than for others. The following example is a reading a did for myself about three months ago.

Pack 1 (querent): 4♥ – A♥ – 2♥

The pack shows a generally stable and pleasant state of mind and tranquility in and around the house.

Pack 2 (house): 7♥ – 10♣ – 5♠

I didn’t truly understand this at the time, even though it was obvious, as it shows a sudden journey. The 5♠ simply turned out to be showing that the journey would be a sacrifice. We had to suddenly visit my mother-in-law who had broken a foot.

Pack 3 (outside): A♦ – 6♦ – K♠

Here some news of an administrative or bureaucratic nature is shown, generally unfavorable as the Spade falls last. Our accountant sent us an endless questionnaire to fill out as the government had raised some issues on out paperwork.

Pack 4 (work): K♣ – 5♦ – A♣

My significator falls here. I believe I have talked about the combination of the 5♦ with an Ace showing a new phase. In this case there is a new something coming up to me. Around a month later I managed to be accepted by a new translation agency.

Pack 5 (love): 5♣ – 9♣ – 3♠

I interpreted this as having lots of things to do that would keep me distant from hubby (the actions create distance, interfering with my love life). Indeed, for two or three weeks afterward it was as if we didn’t live together as we were occupied with our own projects.

Pack 6 (problems): 5♥ – 8♥ – 9♥

Quite frankly, no great problem was on the horizon. If the other cards had been worse I could have judged that the realization of my wish would be compromised, but the spread was relatively tame, so in this case the cards were just saying there was no big issue coming up.

Pack 7 (surprise): 2♦ – 6♥ – Q♥

This was clearly a message bringing a reconciliation with a woman. It turned out that a couple of days later I was contacted by an old college friend I hadn’t spoken to in almost ten years.