The future is on the right and the past is on the left and the querent is somewhere in between the two. The cards are read as a story of your life and where you are physically positioned on this journey. Pay special attention to the arrangement of the cards. Reversed cards should be noted. They do not always carry a negative meaning, it depends on their placement in the spread and their reversed definition.
Some reversed cards have a very positive meaning.
However, when there is a predominance of reversed cards or especially reversed cards paired with swords it usually does carry a negative meaning. Also, cards positioned as the outcome card should be noted. The outcome is a series of events enforced at the time of the spread. The querent may make decisions which may lay the groundwork to alter the future events. Interpreting the Tarot is an art.