The Relationship: two people, side by side
Seven cards set the two people in a relationship face to face: how each of them stands, what exists between them, what each one brings, what is still left unsaid and where the bond is heading if nothing changes.
It is not only for couples. It works for any relationship between two people — a business partner, a friend, a father, a boss. Write your question, shuffle and draw: the reading appears written out on the spot, card by card and then as a whole. It is free and needs no sign-up.
How the cards are laid out
What each position means
The one who asks
How the person asking stands, on their side of the relationship: what they feel, in what frame of mind they are living the bond right now.
The other person
How the other person stands, on the far side. It is not the querent’s opinion of them — it is their own card.
What binds them
The bond as it is today, with its strengths and its weak spots.
What one brings
What the person asking puts into the relationship: what they give, what they ask for, what they add.
What the other brings
What the other person puts into the relationship: their contribution, measured by the same yardstick.
What is missing
What has not yet been said or lived: the missing piece that would make the relationship whole.
Where it is heading
The direction of the bond: where it is heading, if everything carries on as it is.
When to use The Relationship
When you want to look at a relationship fairly, from both sides. It is very useful in times of doubt or distance, but also for understanding a relationship that is going well and that you want to look after. The symmetry of the spread — one column for each person — makes you look at the other with the same attention you give yourself.
If the question is only about what the other person feels, the Sol da Alma — Love spread was made for that: seven of its eight houses speak of the other side.
How to read The Relationship
Compare the cards that mirror each other: the person asking with the other person, what one brings with what the other brings. Cards of the same suit on both sides show two people in tune; contrasting suits, two different ways of living the same bond.
The centre — what binds them and what is missing — is the heart of the reading. That is where the work to be done lies. The last card, the direction, is not a destiny: it is where the relationship will go if no one touches the cards in the centre.
Frequently asked questions
Can I do The Relationship without the other person knowing?
You can. The spread does not speak for them or bind them to anything: it shows what the cards say about the bond, so that you can understand it better.
Does it work for friendships or work relationships?
Yes. It works for any relationship between two people — family, friendship, work or business partnership.
What is the difference between The Relationship and the love tarot?
The Relationship looks at both sides equally. The Sol da Alma — Love spread speaks only of the other person: what they feel and think, what holds them back and what they hope for.
See a sample report for this spread (PDF)
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