Structure and Use

A spread's design encodes an approach to the question: a three-card past-present-future line, a relationship spread with a position for each person, a decision spread weighing options. The reader interprets each card in light of the position it falls in, and often in relation to the cards around it.

The atlas records the layout, the meaning of each position, and the origin of a spread where it is known. The spreads group by size (one-card, three-card, five-card and larger), so a browser can move from the simplest layouts to the most elaborate.