My Messy Try at the 6-Card Past, Present, Future Spread
Alright, picture this. My dining table this morning. Coffee half cold, sun barely up. Saw this spread idea online – “Past Present Future” with six cards. Sounded straightforward. Grabbed my most worn deck, the one with dog-eared corners. You know the one.
First thing: Shuffled like crazy. Knocked my coffee mug, almost a disaster. Dried it quick, kept going. Split the deck. Felt kinda clumsy doing it, honestly. I’m no pro. Laid out six cards face down, left to right, top row then bottom. Supposed to be two rows: Past, Present, Future on top, then their Influences underneath.
- Card 1 (Past): Flipped it – Seven of Swords. Uh oh. Sneaky stuff? Past me trying to cut corners? Felt called out. Maybe that time I kinda-sorta avoided that tough conversation.
- Card 2 (Present): The Tower. Seriously?! Yeah, the lightbulb crashing down tower. My stomach dropped. Present felt chaotic alright, messy, things falling apart? Didn’t sugarcoat it.
- Card 3 (Future): Three of Cups. Huge relief! Like spotting land after a storm. Possible happy times ahead? Friends, celebration? Heart lifted a bit.
Alright, deep breath. Flip the bottom row – the “Why” behind each.
- Card 4 (Past Influence): Knight of Pentacles. Slow and steady? Grinding away? Made sense – guess past me was just plodding along, head down, maybe too focused. Missed the forest for the trees?
- Card 5 (Present Influence): Page of Cups. Seriously? Childlike wonder right under the Tower’s chaos? Card’s like “Hey, maybe embrace the weird feelings?” Felt contradictory.
- Card 6 (Future Influence): Ace of Wands. Firestarter! Felt good. Potential? New energy driving those Three of Cups good vibes? Sign me up.
Sat there staring at the mess. The Tower dominating Present. But the Page says stay open? And Future looks bright thanks to new fire? Felt totally confused. Thought this spread was “easy”. Nope. Wasn’t getting clear answers. Grabbed my notebook, scribbled it all down. Like this:
- Past: Messed up trying shortcuts (7 Swords), Why? Cause I was stuck head-down grinding (Knight Pents).
- Present: Feels like chaos (The Tower), Why? Somehow gotta find space for open feelings despite the mess? (Page Cups).
- Future: Looks like happier times (3 Cups), Why? New energy or spark coming (Ace Wands).
Conclusion? Honestly? Not crystal clear. But hey, that Page of Cups under the Tower… maybe the reading itself was showing me how I interpret stuff. Was my panic (Tower present) missing a chance to just feel my way through (Page Cups)? Dunno. Didn’t wrap it up neat. Readings rarely do for me. Real takeaway? Pay attention to the messy feelings right now, don’t shut them down even if things feel like crumbling. And maybe that opens the door to the good stuff coming. Maybe. We’ll see. Poured another coffee.
