Five-Card Path Tarot Spread

Past, present, future, guidance, and the likely outcome.

The Five-Card Path walks the same past-present-future road, then goes two steps further. Once the story has been told, a fourth card offers counsel — the attitude or move the cards would have you take — and a fifth shows where the road most likely ends if you heed it. It's the fuller telling: not just what's happening, but what to do about it, and where that choice leads.

The 5 positions

1. The Past. Influences and events that shaped the situation.
2. The Present. Where things stand right now.
3. The Future. The direction things are heading if nothing changes.
4. Guidance. The attitude or action the cards advise.
5. Likely Outcome. Where the present course is most likely to lead.

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• Three-Card Spread (3 cards)
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• Relationship (7 cards)
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• Year Ahead (12 cards)

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