| The Hagall spread is a tool for revealing the path of spiritual growth in difficult situations. It is a favorite of mystics and those confronting a major life challenge. The Renaissance Tarot is a modern deck, with symbolism drawn from the heroic age and rendered in renaissance style. This deck is an excellent choice for exploring questions of passion, mastery, and the inner workings of human reason. If you would like your own copy of the Renaissance Tarot, you can buy it now! |
 | The card in the middle of the circle represents the core or central issue of the situation. The World: Completion and perfection. Focus. Synthesis. Interweaving. The vast design of nature. The interconnecting patterns of experience. Fulfillment and success. |
 | The card at the bottom of the circle represents something you did to bring the situation about. Eight of Cups (Indolence), when reversed: Awareness. Perseverance. Optimism. |
 | The card at the bottom left of the circle represents your beliefs, impressions, or expectations. Eight of Staves (Swiftness), when reversed: Bewilderment. Awe. Temporary immobility. |
 | The card at the bottom right of the circle represents the most likely outcome of the situation given present circumstances. Temperance, when reversed: Excess. Imbalance. Indulgence. Polarization. |
 | The card at the upper left of the circle represents the spiritual history of the situation the things you've learned. Queen of Cups: A person of generous and loving nature, graceful and sparkling as a mountain stream, or deep and serene as a country lake. A poetess, musician or actress. |
 | The card at the top of the circle represents the spiritual tasks and challenges of the present situation. The Empress, when reversed: Stifling domesticity. Bourgeois limitations. High-handed matriarchy. Junoesque jealousy. |
 | The card at the upper right of the circle represents the metamorphosis of the spiritual situation, and how your knowledge will evolve. Wheel of Fortune: The intrusion of chance into affairs. Unlikely coincidence. "What goes up, must come down." The intercession of good fortune in life. A sudden opportunity that must be exploited deftly and promptly; according to Machiavelli, in The Prince, Fortune is "bald behind", that is, once she runs past, it will be too late to grab her, and so she must be seized as she approaches, "by the forelock". |
 | The card at the left of the lower line represents the person or qualities that will sustain your spiritual journey. Ten of Coins (Wealth), when reversed: Risk. Future in doubt. Gambling with one's well being. |
 | The card in the middle of the lower line represents the qualities that you express in this circumstance. Justice, when reversed: Justice miscarried or delayed. |
 | The card at the right of the lower line represents the person or qualities that will reveal spiritual knowledge. Strength: Strength and fortitude. Moral resolve. Triumph over base instincts. Mens sana in corpore sana (Sound mind in a sound body). |
