Situation · Challenge · Advice

When to use this spread

What is happening now, what is getting in the way, and what to do with it. The most practical of the three-card spreads.

Why this spread

When the feeling is "stuck", what is missing is not another description of the situation but a step. This spread separates what is happening, what is in the way and what can be done, and ends on advice rather than a forecast. It suits anyone who wants to leave the reading with something to do tomorrow morning.

What sets it apart

Example questions

• ✦What is blocking my progress at work, and what should I do?

  Open with this question

• ✦What is the right way to approach this situation?

  Open with this question

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