5 card spread for decision making

There are points in our lives, where like the two of swords, we must make a difficult choice in order to move forward at all. And while many people believe that tarot cards are used exclusively for fortune telling, they can also become an helpful part of how we can make decisions. Truthfully the art of reading tarot cards is significantly more complex than describing the outcomes of making one choice or another. It’s also important to try and keep things simple when using tarot cards for decision making. Sometimes, working with a spread that has a small amount of cards can keep your answer from being too complicated or uncertain. For example, this spread has only 5 cards, 1 card per decision, and the other three that address the situation and your feelings surrounding it. 

a quick word on asking questions

Before we dive any further into tarot card spreads, it’s important to discuss how to ask your tarot cards good questions.  

As any teacher will tell you, asking “yes/no” type questions does not help you learn anything measurable.  It’s the same with tarot cards-- they’re not equipped to handle questions like that.  A pendulum would be more attuned to “yes/no” questions.  

But tarot cards are built to help you explore energies affecting a person or situation and the possible-- or probable-- outcomes.  They are simply not designed for black and white answers.  

Instead, ask a question that allows the cards to interact with and explore the energy surrounding your advice.  For example, instead of asking: “Will this work out?”  Ask: “Under what circumstances would this event flourish?”  The difference lies in giving the tarot cards to a chance to “discuss” the answer with you.  After all, you’ll learn more from interaction than you will a lecture!   

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