Situation, forces & direction
Support · Block · Tendency
An alternative to yes/no. Instead of a fixed answer, it reveals the forces at work and the direction things currently lean toward.
When to use this spread
An alternative to yes/no. Instead of a fixed answer, it reveals the forces at work and the direction things currently lean toward.
Why this spread
A yes-or-no question gets a thin answer from the cards, because they show forces, not verdicts. This spread translates the question into three things you can actually see: what pushes forward, what holds back, and where things tend if nothing changes. The answer comes out richer than yes or no, and more useful.
The positions and what each one means
- 1
What supports
The forces moving things forward - 2
What blocks
What slows or restrains the situation - 3
Current tendency
Where things are leaning now — not a fixed fate
What sets it apart
Example questions
What supports and blocks my chances of a promotion?
Open with this questionWhat supports and blocks the development of this relationship?
Open with this questionMore spreads in "Situation, forces & direction"
- Situation · Challenge · Advice3 cardsWhat is happening now, what is getting in the way, and what to do with it. The most practical of the three-card spreads.
- Strengthens · Weakens · Potential3 cardsFor evaluating something that already exists — a relationship, job, project, or process already in motion.
- 5-Card Question Reading5 cardsThe same question, with more depth: adds the root of the situation and advice above the forces acting within it.
- Seven-Card Horseshoe7 cardsA middle ground between five cards and the Celtic Cross: adds past, hidden influences, and a possible outcome without the complexity of ten positions.