Gates of Love

A great spread for clarifying relationships, where each card provides an important answer. The spread works wonderfully for querents experiencing difficulties in personal life, as it helps recognize fears and obstacles to creating relationships, gives specific advice on how to pass through these 'Gates', and a forecast for the future.

Shuffle the deck while focusing on the relationship. Draw 7 cards. Card 1 at the bottom — the querent. Cards 2 (left) and 3 (right) — the gate wings: hope and fears. Card 4 above — the arch. Card 5 in the center — the lock. Card 6 is placed on top of card 5 — the key that unlocks the lock. Card 7 at the top — what awaits beyond the Gates. Read bottom to top: who you are in relationships (1), what you expect and fear (2–3), what responsibility to take (4), what hinders (5), how to overcome (6), what lies ahead (7).

Pay special attention to the pair 5–6 (lock and key): the key is placed directly on the lock, symbolically showing exactly how to unlock the barrier. Cards 2 and 3 (hope and fears) are the gate wings, and both are equally important. Even a positive card in position 3 can describe a fear — for example, fear of happiness or fear of change. Card 7 is a forecast, but it will only come true if the querent accepts responsibility (card 4) and uses the key (card 6).

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