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Tarot Spread Guide · 3 card spread

Situation, Obstacle, Advice Spread

A practical three-card layout for seeing the issue, the main friction, and a workable response.

When this spread helps

Use it for a problem that needs an action rather than a prediction.

A useful question to ask

What is the real issue, what is making it harder, and what response is available to me?

Card positions

1

Situation

2

Obstacle

3

Advice

How to use this spread

  1. Name one situation you want to understand.
  2. Read each position before drawing.
  3. Connect the cards as one story, then keep one realistic next step.

Reading boundary

A spread gives each card a job; it does not make an outcome certain. Use the result to identify choices, evidence, and a next step you can test in real life.

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