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Decision Tarot Reading

Decision Tarot Reading

A five-card spread for choosing between two options. Choose 5 cards.

Take a breath and hold your question in mind before you choose.

Choose 5 cards

Four of Cups back Four of Cups front
The Moon back The Moon front
The Devil back The Devil front
Two of Swords back Two of Swords front
Two of Wands back Two of Wands front
Strength back Strength front
Wheel of Fortune back Wheel of Fortune front
Five of Swords back Five of Swords front
The Empress back The Empress front
Three of Wands back Three of Wands front
The Magician back The Magician front
King of Pentacles back King of Pentacles front
Page of Wands back Page of Wands front
Six of Pentacles back Six of Pentacles front
Eight of Wands back Eight of Wands front
Seven of Cups back Seven of Cups front
Nine of Wands back Nine of Wands front
Three of Cups back Three of Cups front
Nine of Swords back Nine of Swords front
Nine of Cups back Nine of Cups front
The Hanged Man back The Hanged Man front
Five of Wands back Five of Wands front
Ace of Wands back Ace of Wands front
Four of Wands back Four of Wands front
Queen of Cups back Queen of Cups front
Justice back Justice front
Seven of Pentacles back Seven of Pentacles front
Queen of Wands back Queen of Wands front
Four of Pentacles back Four of Pentacles front
Five of Pentacles back Five of Pentacles front
Ace of Pentacles back Ace of Pentacles front
Queen of Swords back Queen of Swords front
The Fool back The Fool front
Page of Cups back Page of Cups front
The Lovers back The Lovers front
King of Cups back King of Cups front
Nine of Pentacles back Nine of Pentacles front
The Hierophant back The Hierophant front
Eight of Swords back Eight of Swords front
The Sun back The Sun front
Queen of Pentacles back Queen of Pentacles front
Ten of Cups back Ten of Cups front
The Tower back The Tower front
Death back Death front
The Hermit back The Hermit front
Eight of Pentacles back Eight of Pentacles front
Ace of Cups back Ace of Cups front
Knight of Cups back Knight of Cups front
Six of Cups back Six of Cups front
Three of Pentacles back Three of Pentacles front
Five of Cups back Five of Cups front
Two of Pentacles back Two of Pentacles front
Six of Wands back Six of Wands front
Eight of Cups back Eight of Cups front
The Emperor back The Emperor front
Knight of Pentacles back Knight of Pentacles front
Four of Swords back Four of Swords front
Seven of Wands back Seven of Wands front
Page of Swords back Page of Swords front
Knight of Swords back Knight of Swords front
The High Priestess back The High Priestess front
The World back The World front
Ace of Swords back Ace of Swords front
Three of Swords back Three of Swords front
Page of Pentacles back Page of Pentacles front
The Chariot back The Chariot front
Ten of Pentacles back Ten of Pentacles front
Temperance back Temperance front
Seven of Swords back Seven of Swords front
Judgement back Judgement front
Ten of Swords back Ten of Swords front
Six of Swords back Six of Swords front
Ten of Wands back Ten of Wands front
King of Wands back King of Wands front
Knight of Wands back Knight of Wands front
Two of Cups back Two of Cups front
The Star back The Star front
King of Swords back King of Swords front
5/5 cards left

About the decision tarot reading

When you are stuck between two options, tarot can act as a mirror. This spread gives each option its own card, adds a card for what you cannot see yet and ends with advice on how to decide.

Decide beforehand which path is Option A and which is Option B, and keep that order while you read. A strong card for one option is not an order to choose it. Notice how you feel when you see each card: relief or disappointment is information about what you want.

The 5 positions

  1. The situation. What is the choice really about?
  2. Option A. What does the first path look like?
  3. Option B. What does the second path look like?
  4. A hidden factor. What are you not seeing yet?
  5. Advice. How should you decide?

How to use this reading

Name your two options in your mind, A and B, and keep them fixed. Choose five cards and read them in order. Compare cards 2 and 3 side by side, then let cards 4 and 5 add the missing context.

Questions and answers

How do I use tarot to make a decision?
Define the two options, draw one card for each, and add a card for what is hidden and one for advice. Use the cards as prompts to think, not as an instruction.
What if both options look bad?
That is useful information too. Look at the hidden factor and the advice card: they often show a third path or the thing you have avoided.
Can I use it for more than two options?
The spread is built for two. For a wider view use the horseshoe spread or the 5 card reading.

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