Day Planetary Tarot Spread

     The following are instructions (and guidelines) for performing the daily planetary influence of the day tarot spread. Planetary spreads are nothing new, the most popular being the 7-card spread which many of us enjoy using. What is different about this spread? For starters, it focuses on the planetary influence of the current day. You can potentially perform this for the full 7-days. Not only can you perform this reading utilizing some basic astrological knowledge of the planets, but you may also incorporate and/or call upon the deities which fall under a particular planet.
     A good example of this is depicted in the YouTube video I posted this morning (Tuesday, June 18, 2013). I spent some time meditating and focusing my mind on what it was that Mars (Roman aspect of Greek Aries) would say if he were present at the divining table. What was his twist on today's reading? Check out my YouTube channel and see for yourself. However, if you prefer not to go this route, all is well because it will be an effective reading by simply keeping to the planetary influence of the day as is. With that all said here is a list of the days of the week along with their associated planets and colors. FYI: If you are searching for more in depth planetary correspondences, there is a plethora of decent information available online, for free. For anyone new to any of this, do your homework, there is also plenty of misguiding info out there. Okay, now for the list:
Monday: Moon –white                                                                                
Tuesday: Mars – red                                                                                      
Wednesday: Mercury - purple/multi-colors                                                                         
Thursday: Jupiter- Blue                                                                                                
Friday: Venus – Green                                                                                                 
Saturday: Saturn –black                                                                                                                               
Sunday: Sun- yellow (or gold)
Preliminary Step (not required, yet helpful):     
Take the effort to read up/study/glance at the planetary activities of the day. Is the planet of the day retrograde? For all you astrology buffs, you will love this preparatory step.
Instructions:                                                                                                                                        
1. Divide tarot deck into 5-piles, 1-for each distinct suit and the 5th for the major arcana, total of 5-piles.               

2. Beginning from left to right place pile of major arcana on the left followed by the next four suits. What order should the piles go? Pentacles, Cups, Swords, Wands, it does not matter. All that matters is that you are comfortable with the order it is in. (You may place piles right to left, or whatever does it for you is fine).

3. Shuffle each individual pile.  
4. Turn/flip over the top card of the minor arcana piles, leaving the major arcana pile untouched.
5. Conduct your reading, focusing the entire time how the planet of the day changes/affects each individual card.
6. After reading the 4-minor arcana cards, turn/flip over the top card of the major arcana pile.
7. Analyze how the major arcana affect the individual cards as well as the overall reading.              
8. Take note of how the planetary influence of the day affects the "advice/perspective" of the major arcana card over the overall reading. Does it distort/enhance it in any way? How?
9. Take note of any cards (both major & minor) which coincide with the planetary aspects/influences of the day. Is there is specific deity that comes to mind before, during or after the reading? For example, on Tuesdays I think of the Roman God Mars himself and I ask myself, what would Mars say if he were sitting across my table, reading the cards to me?
Instructions for performing multiple days at a time:
1. If you want to read for the following day, place all turned over cards back into their perspective piles. 
2. Reshuffle each pile in the same manner you did the first time.  
3. Turn/flip cards over & conduct your reading.
4. Upon finishing, return all cards to their perspective piles.                                                           
5. Continue reading for following days not to exceed the days in a week, i.e., 7-days.
     This particular spread is empowering when asking about a specific activity/issue to be tackled during a specified day while under the influence of the current planet. I advise to conduct the reading within the 7-day time frame. I am sure others will think otherwise and that is perfectly acceptable. In the end, do what feels best. I hope you enjoyed these instructions and that they were not too confusing or ambiguous. If so, forgiveness is a wonderful virtue. :-) If you would like to see some videos employing this method, you may visit (and subscribe!) to my YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ALDTarot

Blessings always,                                                                                                                                                               

Love,                                                                                                                                                                                    

Ana



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