Recently I’ve been enjoying the heck out of a new-to-me channel from Nancy at Hidden Magic Tarot. While our baseline interpretations for some of the individual cards are different, I appreciate Nancy’s practical approach to reading, her fun exercises for practice and play, and her inventive spreads.
I was doing a deep-dive on her channel last week, and gobbling up her videos pertaining to the card of the year. Instead of just pulling this reading in January and vaguely “referring to it” throughout the year, as I have, Nancy takes an active-engagement approach, with regular readings and custom spreads. Like me, she has The Tower in 2026, and I appreciated the concept of her monthly reading structure, which identifies “a tower that needs to be torn down”.
A few weeks ago, Nancy posted an unrelated spread that can be used to identify opportunities to move forward in a number of life situations. I thought it would be more helpful and specific than the “general readings” I’ve been doing for myself at the start of each month, and decided to combine the concept of The Tower monthly spread with her Bridging the Gap idea.
A little fun wordplay on the famous bridge in London, and I arrived at The Tower Bridge spread. You could use this if you’re also having a “Tower Year,” or any time The Tower features prominently in a reading. In the video linked above I share a sample reading, based on my draw for May. The details of each position are described below.
Position 1: The Tower – What tower is ready to be torn down?
Position 2: The Approach – Where are you now?
Positions 3 – 5: The Bridge – How do I get from where I am now to the next phase?
Position 6: The Shore – Where can this bridge lead me?
There is a certain amount of flexibility in this spread in positions 3-5. You can use more or fewer cards to make your bridge longer and more detailed, or shorter and more succinct.
And of course you can adapt the spread to suit any situation, not just “tower moments” – the #1 spot can be read not just as a tower that needs tearing down but, more generally, the topic of the reading. For this reason, I think this spread could work well when reading for others who “don’t have a question” or “just want a general reading”. It’s less unwieldy and more straightforward than something like the Celtic Cross. Let me know if you try this out in any variation.
