| The Shadow Truth spread provides insight into your attitudes and hidden feelings. This spread is used when you are having trouble confronting something, or fear that you are concealing something from yourself. The Russian Tarot of Saint Petersburg is the final commissioned work of Yuri Shakov, a master in the lost art of Russian miniature painting. The rich, dark images lend themselves to questions regarding the struggle of the human spirit in trying times. If you would like your own copy of the Russian Tarot of Saint Petersburg, you can buy it now! |
 | The card in the center represents the attitude you assume. Judgment: Atonement. Judgment. The need to repent and forgive. The moment in which to account for the manner in which we have used our opportunities. Rejuvenation. Rebirth. Improvement. Development. Promotion. The desire for immortality. Legal judgment in one's favor. One should carefully consider how one's present actions affects other persons. |
 | The card to the right represents the thoughts and feelings that underly your attitudes. Two of Clubs (Dominion), when reversed: Sadness. Trouble. Restraint caused by others. Loss of faith. Surprise. |
 | The card at the top represents how your attitude is evolving and will evolve in the future. Four of Clubs (Completion): Romance. Society. Harmony. Newly acquired prosperity. Tranquility. The fruits of labor. Rest after strife. |
 | The card to the left represents how others perceive your attitude. Wheel of Fortune: Destiny. Fortune. Fate. Outcome. Culmination. Approaching the end of a problem. Good or bad luck, depending on influences of nearby cards. Inevitability. The Wheel suggests the course of event from beginning to end. Advancement for better or worse. |
 | The card at the bottom represents what you cannot confront or are hiding from yourself. Ace of Clubs: Creation. Beginning. Invention. Start of an undertaking. Fortune. Enterprise. Gain. Inheritance. Birth of a child. Beginning of a meaningful experience. An adventure. Escapade. |
