The Complete Guide to Tarot Spreads: The Weekly Fortune-Telling Method

If you’re not looking for long-term forecasts over a year or two and instead want a quick read on the near future, this tarot spread is ideal. It outlines what’s likely to happen in the coming week. It’s especially useful if you’ve already planned your schedule and want to see what each day might bring. Draw the cards at the start of each week (or any day you prefer) to get your personal forecast.

I. When to Use This Spread

As the name suggests, the Weekly Forecast spread is used to read the week ahead. It’s particularly helpful when you’ve planned your week and want insights for specific days.

II. Card Layout

• Shuffle and cut the deck as usual. Then stack the cards face down and draw the first seven, placing them face down in positions labeled "1" through "7" as shown.
• Next, draw the eighth through fourteenth cards (forming the second row) and place them in order beneath the first row.
• This completes the layout. Now flip the cards by column: first the pair "1" and "8," then "2" and "9," and so on. After all cards are revealed, begin your interpretation.

III. Position Meanings

The spread uses fourteen cards in total, with two cards in each column describing the same day’s forecast. In other words, cards 1 and 8 represent one day, cards 2 and 9 another, and so on. These seven pairs give you the outlook for the upcoming week.

• Positions 1 and 8 represent Monday’s forecast
• Positions 2 and 9 represent Tuesday’s forecast
• Positions 3 and 10 represent Wednesday’s forecast
• Positions 4 and 11 represent Thursday’s forecast
• Positions 5 and 12 represent Friday’s forecast
• Positions 6 and 13 represent Saturday’s forecast
• Positions 7 and 14 represent Sunday’s forecast

IV. Reading Order

The most important aspect of this spread is the order of interpretation. For example, if you’re reading on a Thursday, start with the fifth pair (cards "5" and "12"), which represents Friday. Then read Saturday ("6" and "13"), Sunday ("7" and "14"), and only then circle back to Monday ("1" and "8"), Tuesday ("2" and "9"), and so on. In other words, positions "1" through "7" are fixed weekday markers; don’t assume you always begin with the first pair—that would be a mistake.

Certain cards carry special weight in this spread: if the upright "Wheel of Fortune" or "The Hanged Man" appears, the coming week is likely to be especially fortunate, with positive developments. However, if "The Hanged Man" appears reversed, or if "The Tower" appears (upright or reversed), the week may be less favorable and some hopes could be disappointed.