There are hundreds and hundreds of other spreads around...... I, personally, do not communicate well with the Celtic Cross.
My relationship is getting better with it though of late, but for each kind of situation and cirucmstance, there are some very good spreads.

In fact, as a beginner, I would think the Celtic Cross must come across quite daunting. Dont you think so yourself?

Yes Cedars , it is very difficult to remember each position , its implications and relationship with the rest of the cards. As I said, I just started with it because that is the one explained/used in most tutorials.  I would love to look at alternates, please share some resources where I could read up on different spreads.
As of now I look at a  spread, write it down in a notebook and interpret what each card means and write it down too , after which I relate cards and come up with the reading output based on what I have written down and what it means in the current context of the question.

You can try the three card spreads...... In fact, if I am not wrong, there is a whole section in here about three card spreads...



Then there are numerous others... You can see these under the postings in the Tarot Reading forum and an extensive description of the Celtic Cross by Payewacker which I find very illuminating - much better than the one that comes with the guidebook in your tarot deck.

Enjoy...