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This month, we'll tackle a full-deck version of the French Cross spread. I call this the Australian Cross because it appears in the LWB of "Granny Jones' Australian Tarot."
Also notice that the order of the card layout is different from most French Cross spreads. Here, the center card is card 1, not card 5.
Granny Jones' Australian Cross
.........2..........
5........1.........4
..........3..........
1. a toi (to you) - things personal to you, happening now.
2. a la tete (at your head) - your thoughts, dreams and hopes.
3. aux pieds (at your feet) - things you least care about. You know they are there, but they are not a problem. Things past or already dealt with, or things you can afford to ignore.
4. a cote (by your side) - your support or opposition, depending on the cards.
5. ta surprise (your surprise) - things you least expect to happen.
Additionally, I sometimes draw extra cards at the corners in order to illustrate the relationships between the cards. For example, I may put a card in the Northwest corner, between cards 5 and 2 to show how this surprise event will affect how your dreams and hopes could manifest themselves. Or at the SE corner, between cards 3 and 4 to explore how the past and/or what you're ignoring will influence the present.
