Ten cards, ten positions. Most beginners freeze. Here's the order that makes it readable:
- Start with positions 1–2 (situation + challenge). Read them as a pair.
- Then 3–4 (foundation + recent past). Your backstory.
- Then 5–6 (crown/best outcome + near future). What's emerging.
- Then 7–8–9 (self, environment, hopes/fears) as one cluster of inner-outer-desire.
- Finally card 10 (outcome) — but only after the other nine have shaped your read.
Don't read one card at a time. Read in chunks. Pause between chunks. A good Celtic Cross takes 15–25 minutes, not 5.