Sacred Geometry II offers a rich symbolic field for work with the Tarot--and at the same time, the Tarot adds fascinating new dimensions to the imagery of the painting. Here are just a few suggestions for combining these two powerful image systems:

* If you use Sacred Geometry II as a surface on which to lay out Tarot spreads, the images of the painting add yet another layer of complexity to the reading. For example--if you place the central card of the traditional Celtic Cross spread at the center of the painting, it falls on the sixth sephira ("Beauty") of the Tree of Life. Continue to lay out the spread so that what falls below is on the first sephira ("Kingdom"), what is in the past lies at the west end of the outline of St. Mary's Chapel, what is in the future lies at the east end, and what is above falls on the tenth sephira ("Crown"), which strikes the midpoint of the base of the Great Pyramid. By adding the significance suggested by these different symbolic structures to the meanings of the Celtic Cross positions and the cards that fall in the spread, you have a reading of extraordinary depth. The same approach works well to add complexity to a simple three- or five-card spread, and can even be used with a very extensive spread such as a life reading. The twelve gates/moons obviously would work very well when used as the twelve zodiacal houses in a horoscope spread.

* You can create new spreads based on mathematical relationships symbolized in Sacred Geometry II, or simply on number combinations that connect the Tarot with the painting. For example, a fascinating calendar spread can be constructed laying out the twenty-two major arcana on the twelve gates of the City of God (these positions can represent months of the year very well) and the ten sephiroth on the Tree of Life (these might represent the ten years of a decade). By using a miniature deck, you can make a "grand spread"--one that uses the entire deck. The trumps go on the twelve gates and the ten sephiroth, the minor arcana cards on the fifty-six aubrey holes. This layout connects three major symbolic structures--Stonehenge, the Tree of Life, and the New Jerusalem--and creates an interesting mathematical resonance with the structures of the Tarot. Or try using the points of the two Stars of David to construct a dynamic spread: lay the cards in a criss-cross fashion, with any point as 1, its opposite point as 2, and so on. The movement can be either clockwise or counter-clockwise, depending on whether you want to focus on conscious processes or unconscious processes. The spread can be read either additively (continuing the interpretation as you lay down each card) or cumulatively (laying out all the cards and constructing an interpretation from all the cards at once).