Ok, one of the hardest things I find about the Tarot is deciding how I'm going to lay out the cards for a particular question, so I thought I'd start a Spread Database to help people who have similar troubles. If you have any spreads you like feel free to post them here and 'll add them to the database. I hope this helps biggrin .

General
(No question/subject required)

The Three Card Spread
This is the first spread most aspiring readers learn, it's simple and fast.
3 Card
1. Past
2. Present
3. Future

Daily Vibrations
This is a good reading to do for yourself, it's a variation on the 3 Card Spread. It gives a quick overview of the day ahead and alerts you to potential problems so you can avoid them
Daily Vibrations
1. Your general character/feelings for today
2. General morning influence
3. General evening influece

Question

Celtic Cross
No disscussion of Tarot spreads would be complete without the Celtic Cross, it is probably the most used spread in the world. It is good for specific questions, covering many areas of the situation without being overly complicated.
Celtic Cross
1. The current situation
2. Factors that affect the situation
3. The wishes of the querent
4. Possible directions this situation is headed
5. The past situation of the issue
6. The future situation of the issue
7. The current situation of the querent
8. Influences of the querent from the envrioment
9. The Querents ability to overcome obstacles arising from the issue
10. The eventual outcome

Arrowhead
This spread is very effective at cutting to the heart of a vauge question, I often use it when people ask for stuff like "My love life" or equally murky areas.
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3-2-4
--1--
1. The Concern
2. Impressions of 1.
3. Past/Waning influences
4. Present influences
5. What will help
6. What the querent must beware of
7. Prevalent influence
8. Where the situation is headed.

Dark of the Moon
This spread is not for use when looking outward about a situation, decision or problem in your life. You use this layout when you want to look inward and examine where you life is at.
1 - Releasing. Things you need to let go of in your life.
2 - Keeping. Things you should be holding close to you.
3 - Receiving. New things that are coming into your life.
4 - Surroundings. How the world around you is affecting you.
5 - Giving. What you should be giving to others.
6 - Beginning. Something new that will begin soon.
7 - Your lesson. What you need to be.


Relationship

Cup of Relationships
This spread is good for reading into existing relationships.

7 9 8
5 6
3-4
2
S1 1 S2
1. The foundation of the relationship
2. Recent past
3. Current state of the relationship
4. Obstacles the both face
5 Views of partner #1 regarding the relationship
6. Views of partner #2 regarding the relationship
7. Expectations of partner #1regarding the relationship
8. Expectations of partner #2 regarding the relationship
9. Best outcome