One card & getting started
3-Card Reading
The general-purpose spread. Best when you have one clear question and no specific angle you need to isolate.
When to use this spread
The general-purpose spread. Best when you have one clear question and no specific angle you need to isolate.
Why this spread
Three cards are the minimum that can hold cause and consequence: what sits at the centre, where it may develop, and what there is to learn from it. The spread does not force you to pick an angle in advance, which makes it the right choice when the question is clear but the way into it is not.
The positions and what each one means
- 1
Central card
The force or situation at the heart of the question - 2
Potential
Where this may develop if the current pattern continues - 3
Lesson
What the situation asks you to understand, learn, or change
What sets it apart
Example questions
What is the potential of this new connection?
Open with this questionWhat is important for me to understand about this period?
Open with this question