The Embrace, Accept, Let Go 3 Card Tarot Spread

This 3 card tarot spread is unique. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it can be applied to any area of ​​your life: love, career, plans for the future — whatever. It's quick, to the point, and if done right, it leaves you with a few things to think about. 

The magic of the tarot three card spread is its simplicity. Just three cards, three little truths, and a lot of deep breaths as you try to figure out if the Universe is giving you a nudge or a downright shove. You can do this 3 tarot card spread yourself or ask one of our Tarot readers for help if you want to dig deeper.

Preparation Steps

Before you lay out the cards, spend some time on the topic of your question. Of course, you can start this three card tarot spread with the general question, "What do I have to embrace, accept, and let go of in my life?" or you can add some specifics. Here are a few aspects you might be interested in learning about:

• Your current place of work and what you need to do to succeed in this position.
• Your past and its impact on your life.
• Financial stability and what changes to embrace for improvement.
• Your fears and which of them are unreasonable.
• Your relationship or something that could grow into it.
• Family interactions and relationships.
• Spiritual journey and what practices to adopt or discard.
• Leisure and relaxation, and what you should allow more time for.

The 3 card tarot spread meaning reveals the dynamics between the three crucial aspects of your life's current trajectory. Once the topic is chosen, visualize it in your head. For example, if you want to ask about a relationship, imagine this person or use some memory with them. Mentally, repeat your question. Only then, click on the first card in your tarot card 3 card spread.

The First Card: What Should You Embrace?

This is where the Universe gets you to lean into something — an aspect of yourself, a situation, or maybe that side hustle you keep putting off. In this 3 card spread tarot tells what you need to grab with both hands and say, "Yes, sure, I'm in."

What it will be depends on your question. Maybe, it's a person you need to connect with or write them a small message at least. Maybe it's your talent you don't use or an opportunity you're scared to pursue. The Universe itself handed you this card, saying, "Stop pushing it away. Embrace it."

If you pull the Fool here, it's time to leap into a new opportunity in your life without overthinking. Even if, at first, this opportunity sounded like a joke. If it's the Empress, it's time to use your creative side without thinking you're not talented enough. Whatever the card, the message is clear: stop resisting and start embracing.

The Second Card: What Should You Accept?

There is something in everyone's life that you don't have to do anything about except accept it in order to move on. It's about seeing things as they are, whether it's a hard truth about yourself or the fact that your job isn't exactly what your recruiter had promised. The second card in this 3 card tarot spread reading tells you what to accept.

In this position, the Tower says you must buckle your seatbelt. You might need to accept that something in your life is falling apart, but it's creating room for the new. The Lovers can be a sign that you need to acknowledge the value of connection, especially if you have been avoiding closeness or couldn't choose the right path.

No matter which card falls out, as soon as you decipher its meaning, do nothing. Just accept it.

The Third Card: What Should You Let Go?

Here is the final act in this three card spread tarot reading. The third card shows what you need to let go of in your life in order to move on faster and more productively. The Let Go card shows you what has been preventing you from moving on, what you have been clinging to because of habit, fear, or just plain stubbornness. It's often the thing you thought you couldn't possibly live without, but actually, you can.

The Devil card may show it's time to release whatever's chaining you down. It can be bad habits or toxic relationships. The Hanged Man card asks you to let go of the need for control or a specific outcome. Release your grip. Let life flow a bit.

The Results

Together, the three cards of this tarot 3 card spread show you the way to happiness. The first card hugs you and tells you what is worth an embrace to become happy. The second one gently takes your hand and asks you to accept something in your life as it is. The third card touches your shoulder and points to something you probably already knew but couldn't let go of, hinting that the time has come, and it's for the better.

From now on, you can tune in, get real with yourself, and embrace the fact that even if you can't control everything, you can at least decide what to carry forward.