3 Tarot Spreads To Answer All Of Your Relationship Questions

Looking for some insight into love and relationships? Reach for your favorite tarot deck. A powerful practice for divination and introspection, tarot card readings have been around since the Middle Ages, offering fortune-tellers and everyday people alike a tool to help shed light on life's biggest questions.

And for many, love is at the center of those questions. The following spreads from tarot reader and founder of Witchy Wellness Leah Vanderveldt can be used to assess a current relationship and gain insight into a future one.

This six-card spread covers everything you'd need to know to call in a new relationship. It provides insights into everything from what might be holding you back from love to how you can approach finding a compatible partner.

If you're in a relationship and want to get a deeper understanding of how it's going right now, this six-card spread addresses many of the questions you might have.

Of course, if you're in a relationship, one of the biggest questions you might have is, Where is this going? This five-card spread can give you an indication of what areas within the relationship need a bit more focus, as well as how your partner and you can grow together.

Before you even get started, you'll want to tap into your intuition and connect with your deck, Vanderveldt explains. Sit down somewhere comfortable and clear your space with a journal at the ready. Vanderveldt says she likes to light a candle to prepare for a reading, but you can do whatever feels right for you. 

Close your eyes and ground into your body, observing your senses, she says. If your mind is running rampant, you can do a quick meditation or take a few deep breaths to get centered.

"With relationship readings of any kind, I think it's important to focus on your role in the situation," Vanderveldt tells mbg. After all, this guidance is meant for you and nobody else.

"Pulling cards to try to read someone's mind or gain access to something they didn't grant you isn't the most ethical and might be met with resistance or unclear answers," she adds.

Finally, once your spread is before you, Vanderveldt suggests noting your initial reactions to the cards and the way they interact with each other.

Write your observations down in your journal, along with any questions or insights that come to you. "From there," she says, "you can consult any books or tarot resources to help refine the messages that resonate with you."

Place your cards back in the deck, and close out your reading when you're finished.