Submitted by Richard ShadowFox!
Vincit
Omnia Veritas Spread – This is an
entirely original spread that I created, and the name translates to Truth
Conquers All. Its purpose is to foster honesty in evaluating the situation, but
more importantly in oneself. There is not an applied question for this reading,
so just clear your mind. Separate the cards by the four suits including the
Court cards, and leave the Major Arcana in a separate pile. Shuffle each of the
five stacks of cards. When placing the cards in their positions do so face down
without looking at them. I will explain further in Doing A Reading,
and here I will describe the positions and refer you to the diagram.
1st
Position – This represents your thoughts or conscious awareness so draw a
card from the Sword pile and place it here.
2nd
Position – Pull a card from the Wands stack and place it here, as this your
passion, drive, or desire.
3rd
Position – In this position place a card from your stack of Pentacles, and
this will represent the material aspect of your life.
4th
Position – From your pile of Cups draw a card and place it in this position
to describe the way you feel, as in emotions, perhaps love.
5th
Position - This is a bridge, so place a card from your Major Arcana stack.
6th
Position - This is a bridge, so place a card from your Major Arcana stack.
7th
Position - This is a bridge, so place a card from your Major Arcana stack.
8th
Position - This is a bridge, so place a card from your Major Arcana stack.
At
this point put all five piles together and thoroughly shuffle all the remaining
cards from the deck. Now place cards from all of the remaining in the following
positions.
9th
Position – Place a card here from the remaining cards as your emotions
connecter.
10th
Position - Place a card here from the remaining cards as your thought
connecter.
11th
Position - Place a card here from the remaining cards as your passion
connecter.
12th
Position - Place a card here from the remaining cards as your material
connecter.
13th
Position – This is your present state or destination as the four elements
converge.
Vincit Omnia Veritas Spread
Within this text I have made numerous references to
perceptions and expectations, and I believe they are the true indicator of who
we are, which subsequently leads to where we are in our lives. Each of us
actually carries around three distinct perceptions, which encompasses ourselves
and the others we interact with.
First there is how we see ourselves as a person, and second
there is how we want others see us. We have a propensity to create a projected
image of ourselves that keeps certain aspects somewhat secret within the
thoughts of our mind, at the very least, and this projection differs from what
we actually understand about ourselves. This is not to say that we all have a
secret dark side, but actually just aspects of our personalities we don’t
intentionally reveal. The third perception belongs exclusively to others, and
consists of how they actually do perceive you. This is a blend of the first two
and also includes elements from their own personality based on what experiences
they have had in their lives.
A person only has control over the third perception by fully
understanding the first two and why they are different. It stands to reason
that most of us want others to think well of us, and in that regard the second
perception, the projected one, may represent an ideal, and this would infer
intent to become the projected image. Of course this depends on whether a person
has a hidden agenda, and is attempting to influence a person toward a decision
they would not normally make.
I designed this Tarot spread for the purpose of
self-evaluation and you should not choose a significator for yourself when
using it, as it is highly likely, if not a certainty, that it will reflect the
projected image of oneself. There also is no need for a question because it is
standardized to who am right now. It is slightly complex, but the greatest
difficulty lies in your ability to be honest with yourself.
After having separated the deck into five individual piles,
the four complete suites and the Major Arcana, shuffle each pile thoroughly.
Now place the thirteen cards face down in their respective places as described
in the diagram. Remember to follow the steps I described to make sure the cards
in each position are drawn from the correct grouping of cards. Turn the cards
face up, left to right or right to left to maintain reversal integrity, in the
same order they were placed into the spread.
1.
Looking at the
card in the First Position you will see one of the fourteen possible
Swords. This is the position of conscious thought and intent, and reflects the
flow of your thoughts. It describes where you think you are now based on where
you have been and where you think you are going, with the latter defining
intent.
2.
In the Second
Position there will be a Wand which will represent someone or something of
passion or that you feel strongly about. It is important to stay focused in the
moment, and although this card can represent a lifelong dream it might not be
what you feel the strongest about right now.
3.
The Third
Position is money and the material as represented by the suit of Pentacles.
This does not describe what you project about your current financial situation,
but how it situation, but how it actually how it has evolved up until now, and
how you expect it to be in the future.
4.
A card from the
suit of Cups will represent your feelings and emotions in the Fourth
Position here. Different than desire or thoughts, emotions are often
reactions to situations that occur, and this can also describe love, where just
the presence of someone can generate a feeling. When you encounter someone or
something that you desire or have been thinking about, you will experience
emotions that signify its presence.
5.
The Fifth
Position is a bridge between your thoughts and emotions and is described by
a card from the Major Arcana. This can flow in either direction and the
complexity of interpreting the card here is removed by being honest with
yourself. What do you feel that makes you think this way, or what you are
thinking that makes you feel a certain way?
6.
Another Major
Arcana card will make the bridge between thoughts and passions, and is found in
the Sixth Position. The connection between how your passions drive your
thoughts or intentions, or how what you think sparks your strongest desire, is
what will be revealed by the card that appears in this position.
7.
In the Seventh
Position is how passionate you are about material things, or the inverse,
to what degree your material or financial state drives your passions and
desires. This bridge, indicated by a card from the Major Arcana, describes how
what you have affects what you strongly want to do, or how strongly you are
driven towards the material.
8.
The relationship
between your feelings and the material is depicted in this bridge represented
by a Major Arcana card in the Eighth Position. Obviously, this is how
you feel about money and what it can provide, or how material things affect
your emotions. One way to view this bridge is to consider the elements of
comfort and security.
9.
Connecting you
and your emotions is the Ninth Position, and this card placed from all
of the remaining cards in the deck, flows toward your current state, or destiny
in the center of the spread. This card represents how who or what you care
about or love affects who you are in your life right now.
10.
Your thoughts
are connected to your current state or destiny via the Tenth Position
card, and the flow is inward toward you in the center of the spread. What you
think about, and how you think about it, represents who you are since they
play, or should play a strong role in your decision-making.
11.
How your
passions define you in your current state is Eleventh Position
connector, and this drives you to be who you are right now. Flowing toward the
center card that represents your current state or destiny, this position is
what might be described as someone or something you live for, now are in the
future.
12.
Found in the Twelfth
Position is the way money and material things connect to how your life is
now, or to your destiny. Once again the connectors like this one flow toward
the center of the spread. It can reflect practical thinking in your current
situation, or how you are building future financial security. It could also
describe how you are not doing well on matters of money and the material.
13. The Thirteenth Position is you in your current
state with all the elements combined. As I mentioned, this may also represent
your destiny, and determining whether it represents now, or a time in the
future, is actually the best way to figure out what is between where you are
now, and where you want to be in your life.
The
more you work with this spread the better you should understand yourself, and
the obstacles that stand in your way, well, at least that is my intended goal.
You will notice when reading with the Vincit Omnia Veritas spread that
both the bridges and connectors will often simultaneously work in both
directions. What you should come to be
cognizant of are the things you know but don’t think about, and why you think
about the things you do not know about.
The Vincit
Omnia Veritas spread is not designed to answer questions about love and
money, there are plenty of other spreads that will serve those purposes, but
instead it should help you get more out of the other spreads by generating
self-evaluation. The truth of who you are is the only place you can start. If
you don’t know why you ask a question you will have a difficult time
recognizing and understanding the answers you receive. Seek the truth in
yourself, through honest evaluation, and you will conquer the obstacles that
stand in your way and realize your destiny.
