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Posts tagged ‘Yes/No Spreads’

Jul 23

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A Yes-No-Maybe Tarot Technique

I generally use tarot for diving into the murky depths of my psyche. But sometimes I just want to be told what to do! I’ve tried various Yes/No spreads with dismal results, so I just gave up on the whole idea. Then the other day, while sorting through some old papers, I found notes on a technique I learned in a workshop with Mary Greer and Rachel Pollock at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. This technique provides a nice balance between getting a cut-and-dried Yes/No answer and gaining insight into the situation. I’ve tweaked it a bit and it’s been giving me solid advice ever since I started experimenting with it a few years ago.

This spread answers one question: “Should I …..?”
Should I send out for pizza? Should I tell my boss where to shove the job? Should I get a puppy?

It doesn’t help you evaluate pros and cons. It advises you on whether to do the proposed action or not, then tells you the consequences of following the card’s advice.

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Mar 10

Justice Card Dotti Tarot de Marseille
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Giving Up on Yes/No Spreads

A few months ago, I endured several weeks where my life was out of control and my daily schedule at the mercy of other people’s decisions (also known as Jury Duty).

This seemed like a perfect time to test out some Yes-No spreads.

At the beginning of each day, I’d ask the cards things like: will the judge let us go home early today; will the prosecution wrap up its presentation; will the defendant go for a plea bargain and put us all out of our misery? I used four different yes/no techniques for each question employing just the forty pip cards. I recorded the responses and tallied how often each technique predicted events correctly. Read more