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IX THE TEN-RAY SPREAD
(THE CELTIC CROSS)

Questions

The Ten-Ray Spread takes the form of the Celtic Cross, the classic among spreads. It can basically be applied to any topic, but is particularly suitable for questions related to the trend of events:

• Where is my path leading me?

• What is the inner purpose of my actions?

• In what direction are my external aims developing?

• And how do I encounter the fruits of my actions in the external world?

Background

So that the messages received from the ten selected cards do not become too complicated, it is recommended that you first concentrate on the framework – the axes 1/7 and 4/10 – and disregard the other cards for the time being.

Card 1 then shows us who we are against the background of the question. Card 7 describes the psychological data bank (“inner self”) we have at our disposal from the rich store of individual learning and experience. At the same time, it provides hints about the final outcome – card 10, which sits in a state of grace upon the foundation of the soul (card 4). Card 7 depicts our spiritual power, or the higher self in which we appear “before the supreme being.” If card 4 is the unconscious character trait pointing to the verdict of fate (card 10), then card 7 is the higher aim of the ego (1) or the “path to the throne.”

If we consider this from a broader perspective, card 2 enables us to see the obstacle blocking our path in: the shadow, in so far as we redeem it, leads us to what card 7 shows us. Cards 5 and 6 indicate the background that constellates the problem relating to our current situation (3). The cards in positions 8 and 9 indicate the inner specters (hopes and fears) that we attract to ourselves from the world outside because they complement our inner disposition.

Interpretation

1 The Significator

The significator shows the position you are in, and thereby reflects the issue in question.

2 The Barrier

This depicts the inner or outer resistance that is crippling you. But it also shows your repressed side, which will make you complete if you succeed in living it out in a conscious manner.

3 The Foreground Experience

This card illustrates the foreground goal for which you are striving, everything you see and keep in view. It therefore stands for everything that drifts to the surface and can be observed.

4 The Foundation

The foundation is the original root or basis of the matter. It shows the more profound preconditions that have led to where you are now. “It comes down to this” is the magic formula. It indicates the unconscious original source. It is not be unusual to be surprised by this image because you repress the motives that demand to be elevated into consciousness.

5 The Recent Past

The fifth position reflects events from the immediate past (“This was before”). It therefore shows the visible effects of the unconscious foundation of card 4 elevated to the realm everyday life.

6 The Immediate Future

The immediate future gives you a view of the effects that will soon openly manifest themselves and reverberate in the world (“This comes afterwards”). This card therefore represents a direct consequence of cards 4 and 5.

7 The Higher Self

The relationship between the seventh card and the first is like the relationship between the self and the ego. It shows you the potential for growth needing to be integrated into your self by the ego through the developmental task of the situation in which you find yourself.

8 The Environment

The next card describes your situation from other people’s viewpoint: the image that your environment has of you and to which you can only respond in such a way as others expect.

9 Hopes and Fears

The second-to-the-last card reveals the world in the mirror of your expectations and fears. It makes you aware of the mask that you wear when you are confronted with your inner hopes and fears. It shows how you react to what you assume corresponds to the situation of your experience – regardless of whether something has taken place or not.

10 Culmination and Goal

Everything that demands to be realized as an end and new beginning is brought to completion here. This last card summarizes the other nine and is the goal of the development and the seed from which a new set of objectives can be born.