| The Celtic Cross spread is one of the most popular Tarot spreads, providing varied insight into many aspects of a complex situation and your role in it. The Renaissance Tarot is a modern deck, with symbolism drawn from the heroic age and rendered in renaissance style. This deck is an excellent choice for exploring questions of passion, mastery, and the inner workings of human reason. If you would like your own copy of the Renaissance Tarot, you can buy it now! |
 | The card not shown but at the center of the cross, represents the atmosphere surrounding the central issue. Page of Staves: A young person of faithful countenance who, even unintentionally, helps others. An unofficial Hermes: a carrier of important news, an envoy, a guide, a pleasant stranger. A suave, bring and noble soul. |
 | The card visible at the center of the cross represents the obstacle that stands in your way - it may even be something that sounds good but is not actually to your benefit. Six of Cups (Pleasure), when reversed: Renunciation of the past. New resolve to face the future. |
 | The card at the top of the cross represents your goal, or the best you can achieve without a dramatic change of priorities. King of Coins, when reversed: If intelligent, one susceptible to the influence of the child of Saturn, Accidia, the inertia and melancholy of the philosophers. If conventional, then an avarice and greedy person preoccupied with money, with an idolatrous faith in the exploitation of the earth and a distrust of nature. |
 | The card at the bottom of the cross represents the foundation on which the situation is based. Three of Staves (Virtue), when reversed: Dishonesty and conflict in affairs. |
 | The card at the left of the cross represents a passing influence or something to be released. Knight of Cups: A person of turbulent, poetic, romantic cast. An opportunity or favorable event in the near future. Deep feeling transformed into verse, music or visions. |
 | The card at the right of the cross represents an approaching influence or something to be embraced. Ace of Swords, when reversed: The brutal aspect of power. Violence. Consuming heat. |
 | The card at the base of the staff represents your role or attitude. The High Priestess: The abstract, spiritual and intellectual face of the anima, which is the feminine nature of the soul. Primordial feminine wisdom. The cyclic and balancing forces of nature. The ancient underground tradition of healing arts, magic, and spiritual mystery. |
 | The card second from the bottom of the staff represents your environment and the people you are interacting with. Seven of Staves (Valor): Splendid award or valuable prize earned by one's wits, and by tricks and counter moves. |
 | The card second from the top of the staff represents your hopes, fears, or an unexpected element that will come into play. Two of Staves (Dominion), when reversed: Wavering in the charge ahead. Victories delayed. Stalemate. |
 | The card at the top of the staff represents the ultimate outcome should you continue on this course. Five of Staves (Strife): A project or adventure abandoned or cut short because of the departure or disappearance of a necessary colleague, partner, friend or lieutenant. |
