Cicero
I'm sure we've all heard the tarot reffered to as such. It scares me how true the puesdonym is sometimes.
So here's the spread.
Purpose: Have a muddled, clouded mind with serious upsets? Or just can't concentrate? Feel as if you're asking your deck dumb questions that has it annoyed? Try this spread.
layout:
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4---5---6
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1: The "@#$!! what am I feeling?" card. I find stating emotions right up front helps set the tone.
2. Start of the situation, what got you into this?
3. Why is it bothering you now?
4. The 'problem' (not to be confused with the 'start')
5. Possible negative outcome
6. Possible positive outcome
7. What you should/need/consider (to) do(ing)
8. What you should not/ is a bad idea/ don't do
9. But the good news is...or Final outcome, or overall meaning of the spread. Which ever works in the situation.
So anyways, that's The Poor Man's Therapist. I find it works best when you are very upset, and concentrate on one specific emotion rather than a 'general' thing. Because the spread was designed and meant to be used for a specific emotion.
For example: you feel hurt and anger. Concentrate on the anger first and then do a spread for the hurt, and then the lesser emotions that might be associated in that order until you are finished. Write the spreads down and then revist them after you've let them simmer. So you can fully read them with a clear head. Obviously you don't have to be so indepth, but this is just a suggestion.
Hope it helps some of you out there.
Cicero
So here's the spread.
Purpose: Have a muddled, clouded mind with serious upsets? Or just can't concentrate? Feel as if you're asking your deck dumb questions that has it annoyed? Try this spread.
layout:
----1-----
--2---3---
4---5---6
--7---8---
----9-----
1: The "@#$!! what am I feeling?" card. I find stating emotions right up front helps set the tone.
2. Start of the situation, what got you into this?
3. Why is it bothering you now?
4. The 'problem' (not to be confused with the 'start')
5. Possible negative outcome
6. Possible positive outcome
7. What you should/need/consider (to) do(ing)
8. What you should not/ is a bad idea/ don't do
9. But the good news is...or Final outcome, or overall meaning of the spread. Which ever works in the situation.
So anyways, that's The Poor Man's Therapist. I find it works best when you are very upset, and concentrate on one specific emotion rather than a 'general' thing. Because the spread was designed and meant to be used for a specific emotion.
For example: you feel hurt and anger. Concentrate on the anger first and then do a spread for the hurt, and then the lesser emotions that might be associated in that order until you are finished. Write the spreads down and then revist them after you've let them simmer. So you can fully read them with a clear head. Obviously you don't have to be so indepth, but this is just a suggestion.
Hope it helps some of you out there.
Cicero