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The '''[[Celtic Cross]]''' is one of the most popular and enduring [[Tarot]] spreads. It is used as a practical method for [[divination]] by laying out the cards in a pattern that resembles a [[christianity|Christian]] cross of the style found in formerly [[Paganism|pagan]] regions.
'''[[Archangel Gabriel]]''' is an [[archangel]] with power to announce [[Yahweh|God's]] will to men. He is mentioned in the [[Bible|Hebrew Bible]], the New Testament, and the Quran. The [[Abrahamic religion]]s all recognize Gabriel as an [[angel]]ic spirit. Many [[Christianity|Christian]] traditions — including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Anglicanism — also revere Gabriel as a [[saint]].


The Celtic Cross spread was first mentioned in print by [[A.E. Waite]] in his 1910 book, ''[[The Key to the Tarot|A Pictorial Key to the Tarot]]'' as "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination." Waite likely created the spread himself and ascribed it an "ancient Celtic" pedigree as an imaginative means for giving the spread some credibility as a [[divination]] tool. However, it is also possible the spread was utilized by [[magician]]s of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] and Waite discovered it through them.


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Archangel Gabriel is an archangel with power to announce God's will to men. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran. The Abrahamic religions all recognize Gabriel as an angelic spirit. Many Christian traditions — including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Anglicanism — also revere Gabriel as a saint.


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