Relationship tarot spread: a close look at your relationship

Relationship tarot is a seven-card spread that looks at a relationship from both sides at once. In a general reading, every card describes one person. Here the positions are split between you and your partner, with extra cards for what happens between the two of you.

A relationship tarot reading on My Horoscope has these 7 positions:

1. You: what you bring to the relationship.
2. Your partner: what they bring to the relationship.
3. What connects you: your shared strength, the base of the relationship.
4. Your needs: what you need from the relationship.
5. Your partner’s needs: what they need from the relationship.
6. Challenges: obstacles and points of friction between you.
7. Potential: where the relationship could go.

The strength of this spread is that it shows where your expectations and your partner’s line up, and where they miss each other. The “Potential” card then reflects where the relationship is realistically heading if you both keep going the way you are.

The relationship spread fits when you sense something going on under the surface, something that’s hard to put into words. Try it when communication has stalled, when you’re not sure what the other person wants, or when you’d like to understand the relationship as a whole and not just your side of it.

It works for relationships you’re in, ones that are just starting, and ones you’re still thinking about. If you’re curious how the other person sees you, what’s going on between you, and what the relationship needs in order to grow, this is your reading.

It doesn’t replace talking to your partner. The cards can shed light on what you feel and what they may be feeling, but they can’t stop an argument or fix a communication problem. Treat it as a guide for your own reflection, not a verdict on the relationship.