Compiled by David C. Jones (djones@ponder.csci.unt.edu)
Copyright, 1996, David Clark Jones. Please see the table of
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1.24) Four Trines Spread (#12, C5, A) (Doane)
Layout: Twelve cards are displayed in a CIRCLE. In clockwise
order, starting at the left (nine o'clock) this is the numbering of
the cards: 1, 5, 9, 2, 6, 10, 3, 7, 11, 4, 8, 12.
09 02 06
05 10
01 03
12 07
08 04 11
Deal: Numerically as shown.
Reading: As the name suggests, there are four sets of three cards
(trines) that work in conjunction with another.
Trine of Life (1, 6, 11):
Card 1: Personal life: health
Card 6: Mental life: travel
Card 11: Life of Posterity: children, love affairs, pleasure,
speculation
Trine of Power (2, 7, 12):
Card 2: Honor and authority: business, reputation
Card 7: Environment: illness, work
Card 12: Wealth
Social Trine (3, 8, 9):
Card 3: Partners: marital, enemies
Card 8: Kin and thought: siblings, intellectual matters
Card 9: Associates: friends
Trine of Secrets:
Card 4: Things concealed in the environment
Card 10: Money: debts, taxes, inheritance
Card 5: Afflictions: enemies, failures, obstacles
Variation 1: I have seen a variation with a querent card placed in
the center of the layout. (Jones)
Comment 1: Doane indicated that this layout was influenced by
astrology, although its relation to astrology is not immediately
apparent.
Comment 2: For card numbering information, see section 3.6.
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