I’ve been considering making a listing for this type of spread for a while, because while I can certainly design a custom reading with any number of cards for any situation, I think there’s just a lack of non-monogamous relationship spreads in the community in general and I thought it might be helpful to outline the one I use. This one can be used equally well for a triad or a V where the two partners have a platonic relationship with each other – or you could leave out cards 9 and 10 if you don’t want to explore that. This can also be expanded and adapted to be used for a lot of other relationship maps – with one card for each person represented, and two cards for each relationship that’s explored. Laying out the cards in this kind of manner might get difficult with more than three people, though, so I would suggest drawing a diagram and labeling it with the card numbers and then just laying the cards out in rows to look at them!
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The State of the Polycule: How are the relationships functioning together as a whole?
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You: your needs, wants, and concerns about the relationships
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Partner #1: their needs, wants, and concerns about the relationships
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Partner #2: their needs, wants, and concerns about the relationships
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The relationship between you and P#1: places you can improve
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The relationship between you and P#1: things that are going well
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The relationship between you and P#2: places you can improve
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The relationship between you and P#2: things that are going well
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The relationship between P#1 & P#2: ways you can help what isn’t working
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The relationship between P#1 & P#2: ways you can support what is going well
If you do this spread yourself, I’d love to hear how well it worked for you! And feel free to share this post with other readers!
This spread is available in my shop now, as well, and is currently on sale – 40% off through the end of the month!