THREE CARD SPREADS

The two choice problem

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Factors in favor, or strengths of the situation

Factors against, or weaknesses/problems in the situation
What is the most important factor that will help the client make this decision *or* if it is not their decision:
what will be the decisive

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Possible Outcome spread 1
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Aspects of the case that are likely to work in your favor

Aspects of the situation that are likely to work against the outcome you are hoping for
The factor that is likely to be critical in determining the outcome

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Yes/No spread 1
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Yes, If (you deal with this issue)

No, If (you get caught up in this issue)
Maybe, If (you increase your options in this area)

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Finding a soulmate
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2.
3.

Querent
What connects / can connect
Soul Mate

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Finding a partner (1)
1.

Where is the biggest possibility of meeting my partner

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3.

What I need to know about

Possible outcome of situation

meeting my partner

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Finding a partner (2)
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2.
3.

What to look for (personality-wise)

When to look (time frame)
Where to look

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Decision making
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2.
3.

The Situation that must be dealt with

The Task that must be undertaken
The Factor that must be dealt with

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Getting or improving relationships

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2.
3.

The dynamics of your relationships

Your [patterns of] resistance to relationships
Most effective ways to bring in a new relationship OR to improve your relationship

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Where am I right now?
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2.
3.

Your attitude toward that situation

The main thing/The present situation
You must keep in mind about it

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What is the future spread
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3.

Where you are now / current situation

Where you're heading / where you want to be
The path between

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Obstacles & assistance
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2.
3.

Obstacles you will need to resolve

The answer to your question
Assistance you can expect from others

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Options/solutions spread
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2.
3.

One possible solution

A different possible solution
A synthesis of the other two solutions

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Fast solution
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2.
3.

The nature of your problem

The cause of your problem
The solution to your problem

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What's happening (1)
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2.
3.

The event
What you need to know about this event
Its ultimate effect on you

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What's happening (2)
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The issue, the root of the question

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Present circumstances
Future

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What you get
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3.

What you have

What you need to know
What you get

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Body/mind/spirit spread
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Body: how you're doing physically

Mind: how you're doing mentally
Spirit: how you're doing spiritually

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Clarifying values
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2.
3.

What's important
Where to focus your energies
What is encouraging or blocking a good life

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Personal
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3.

Personal (you)
Interpersonal (your relationships)
Transpersonal (the human environment as a whole)

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Consciousness
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2.
3.

Subconscious
Consciousness
Super-consciousness

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Life purpose layout
Split deck into three piles:
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3.

Your purpose in this lifetime--Major Arcana

What you will learn--aces to 10's
What will help you--the court cards

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Daily spread
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2.
3.

The dominant energy for the day

How you'll feel about it/others who might be involved
How it affects you

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Past/present/future
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2.
3.

What happened in the past

What is happening now
What may happen in the future

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Worry remover
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2.
3.

What past influence must I let go of?

What controls the worry?
What future worry should I ignore?

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Tarot & 12 step programs
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3.

Situation now
Action to be taken
Likely outcome

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Physical/Intellectual/Emotional
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2.
3.

The Physical aspect of the question

The Intellectual aspect of the question
The Emotional aspect of the question

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Relationship
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2.
3.

What do you really want from this relationship?

What do you need to face or overcome?
What will help you meet this challenge?

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Think, Feel, do
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2.
3.

How I should think about (it)

How I should feel about (it)
What I can/should do about (it)

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Focus & undercurrents
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2.
3.

Focus, main idea of the situation

Commentary and extra information on Card 1
Undercurrents of either the specific question or life in general (chosen from the bottom of the deck)

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Removing path blockages

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3.

What's blocking your path

A straight description of the road you're on
The key, or what you need to do to remove the block

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Choice spread (1)
Left card - benefits of choice A
Right card - benefits of choice B
Middle card - factor which might help me decide
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Choice spread (2)
Middle - Where am I now?
Left - Where might choice A lead?
Right - Where might choice B lead?
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The outcome
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2.
3.

Outcome of Option 1
Outcome of Option 2
Possible 3rd, unexplored option

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Will I ever .
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2.
3.

Outlook for the situation, event or project

What/who will help
What this will lead to

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3-card thesis, antithesis spread
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Thesis (or an idea)

Antithesis (or reaction to an idea)
Synthesis (or action needed to implement the idea)

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Worry remover
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2.
3.

What worries you

What you should not forget
How you can resolve the situation

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Problem solver
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2.
3.

The problem / situation

The challenge
The talent / what will help you with the challenge

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Actiontaker
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2.
3.

This is what I'll be rid of

This is I will take care of
This is what I will accomplish

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Who am I?
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3.

Who am I?
What are my needs?
How do I go about meeting my needs?

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Prioritizer
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2.
3.

This is important now

I will set this aside for now
This is what I have to take into consideration

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New career
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2.
3.

The problem / situation

The challenge
The talent / what will help you with the challenge

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Partnership/venture
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2.
3.

My partner
Myself
Our joint tasks or chances

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Pathfinder
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3.

Where you stand now

Where you want to be
The path between

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Transition
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2.
3.

The situation that is ending

What I will let go of
The next step

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Thoughts for the future

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Current situation
Fears and hopes concerning the future
Projected outcome

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Relationship spread
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2.
3.

The "foundation" of the relationship

The "current state" of the relationship
The "future possibilities" of the relationship

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Yes/Maybe/No 3 card spread
(from ATA)
Three "Positive" cards means YES
Three "Negative" cards means NO
Two "Positive" cards means MAYBE YES
Two "Negative" cards means MAYBE NO
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Relationship spread
1. Foundation
2. Current state
3. Future possibilities
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Decision making
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2.
3.

Factors in favor, or strengths of the situation

Factors against, or weaknesses/problems in the situation
What is the most important factor that will help the client make this decision *or* if it is not their decision:
what will be the decisive factor

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Fairy spread for children
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We'll work on the 'fairy' spread given to be by a

special friend.You lay 3 cards, one for the body and two for the wings. You
then interpret the message from your 'fairy'.
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Problem solver

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3.

One possible solution

A different possible solution
A synthesis of the other two solutions

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Problem solver (2)
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2.
3.

What you should not forget

The path between
This is what I will accomplish

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Maiden Mother Crone
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3.

Maiden--your childhood and how it actually shaped your present reality

Mother--how you nurture yourself and others or how you manifest your creative power in the world
Crone-What barriers need to be overcome as we are facing our dark side

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Sun Moon Star
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Moon--Solution that will manifest itself in a dream

Sun--a positive action that is called for, an issue that will relsolve itself quickly
Star--spiritual insight or blessing

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Seed Plant Blossom
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3.

Seed--beginning of something you want to see happen (Pick this card, contemplate it and return it to the
deck (planting the idea)
Plant--turn over the top card to see how to take care of the seed til harvest (can draw three clarifying cards
here)
Blossom--what germinated (If you don't like this card, start over and plant another seed!)

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Who dunnit
Who - this card describes who the person is
What - this card explains the motive behind it all
Why - this card explains why the person is doing it
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"What is the name of the tribe that I should volunteer my time to?" In his additional comments he did mention he
was going to volunteer as a psychological counselor and he was headed to Arizona.
Personally I live in New Jersey. What do I know of Indian reservations. But I pulled the cards anyway.
He received: The Magician/The Ace of Cups/The Seven of Swords
I was shocked! I had an answer! The Magician's left hand pointed to South / SouthEast. The Ace of Cups
Summer/South strongly supported "YES" tell him to head South. And then I had to giggle to myself even. Using
the Rider Waite look for yourself at the background of the Seven of Swords card. Don't those tents sorta
resemble very colorful teepee's? Stretching the symbolism one could also say amusement park, gaming area or
casino? The card also looks arid, dry, and yes, even perhaps like SouthEast Arizona might?

So I prepared his answer. I did tell him that unfortunately the Tarot cannot give me the exact name of either
people or places. However the Tarot can provide physical characteristics of, and directions. I was very optimistic
about both his reading and the importance of why he had chosen to do this now in his life.
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Clarifying Values
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2.
3.

What's important
Where to focus your energies
What is encouraging or blocking a good life

When a client knows this, he or she is in a better position to make the choice that is right for their spiritual
development.
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Pandora Star
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3.

What you want to know (look at the card's suit to see what level this is affection the relationship on for a
reason why h/she would be worried about the other party involved)
What you don't know about the situation and
The end result--one possible direction based on this reading that the situation could take.

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When will I ever
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2.
3.

Underlying dynamics
Pattern of resistance
Way to find something new or improve

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Making a choice
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2.
3.

Option #1
Querent
Option #2

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What do you see in my lovelife?
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2.
3.

Basis of the relationship

Need to know or do about
Likely outcome based on current

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Life Purpose
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3
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3.

The dominant energy for the day

How you'll feel about it/others who might be involved
How it affects you

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Fast Solution:
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3
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3.

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The nature of your problem
The cause of your problem
The solution to your problem

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Quickie 3:
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The issue, the root of the question

Present circumstances
Future

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The Hanged Man (affecting change)
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2
3
This card represents your life in suspension.
This card represents what needs to be sacrificed, the area to attend to. This represents what must be given up or
let go for real change, the hard decisions that must be made to do the real work.
This card represents an epiphany, the deep change made as a result if you are willing, the possibilities. Or can be
a warning against the easy way out.
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The Star the glimmer of hope
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3
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This is something to hope for; a sign, a goal to work towards. Remember you can always find something
positive, even in the most negative-seeming cards. Especially if this card is negative, you have to find that
little glimmer.

2 and 3 represent positive things you can work on right now while keeping that Star in the corner of your sight.
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3.

This represents pouring the water on the earth: this is what you can do to nourish yourself physically, or
issues that have been preventing you from taking adequate nourishment.
This represents returning water back to water: this is how you can enrich your unconscious, your soul. This
is what you need to work on for spiritual nourishment.

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The Judgement (new beginnings)
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This represents the earth the new sprout of you will grow out of; it is the nourishment you need to grow and
change. It can represent spiritual riches, or past experience, or the past life you are leaving behind.
This is the call, the trumpet that summons, the sun you are growing towards. This represents your inner voice,
the demands of the soul, or the parts of you that demand change.
This is the little sprout of you, how you will grow and adapt, the new you. It is also what renews you.
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