Problem and Its Solution
5 cardsCategory: Critical Situations
Analysis of a problem and the search for an optimal solution.
Overview
This spread will help find a solution to any practical problem, and suggest how to act in a specific situation.
Spread Diagram
Card Positions
The Theme
'This is what it's about' — the essence of the problem, description of the situation.
Circumstances
External circumstances that help or hinder solving the problem, as well as the influence of others — their help (if the card is positive) or opposition (if negative).
Plus
What should be done, what will help solve the problem.
Minus
What should not be done, what hinders solving the problem.
Outcome
The outcome, result, how everything will end.
How to Read
Shuffle the deck while focusing on the problem. Draw 5 cards. Card 2 at the top — circumstances. Card 4 on the left — minus (what not to do). Card 1 in the center — the theme. Card 3 on the right — plus (what to do). Card 5 at the bottom — outcome. Read from center: first the essence (1), then external factors (2), actions (3–4), outcome (5).
Tips & Advice
Cards 3 and 4 are the key pair: 'plus' and 'minus'. Their contrast gives a clear direction for action. Card 2 (circumstances) shows whether others help or hinder — a positive card means support, a negative one means opposition. Card 5 (outcome) shows the result provided you follow the advice of cards 3 and 4.
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