Extended Family Spread (Conflict Resolution)

FaeryGodmother

Extended Family Spread (Conflict Resolution)

Recently I had a need to gain some insights into my family situation and this was the spread I devised to cover everything I needed to know. It certainly provided much food for thought and helped me stand back from my emotions to see what was going on for everyone involved. I hope this spread is as useful to someone else as it was to me.

1/ The Child/ren (How the Child is now emotionally)
2/ Mother (How the mother is now emotionally)
3/ Mother's Partner (How the partner is now emotionally)
4/ Father (How the Father is now emotionally)
5/ Father's Partner (How the partner is now emotionally)
6/ Step or Half Siblings (How they are affecting the current situation)
7/ Root cause of the conflict
8/ How the conflict is manifesting
9/ What the Mother can do to resolve the conflict
10/ What the Father can do to resolve the conflict
11/ Outcome if the advice of cards 9 & 10 is followed
12/ Outcome if things continue as they are.

******1********
**3*2****4*5***
***6******6****
******7********
******8********
***9******10***
*****11*12*****

Notes on the spread:
#Position 1/ should be one card for each child common to the Mother and Father.
#If the Mother or Father doesn't have a partner just omit their cards.
#Also Position 6/ should be one card for each child involved. There's two 6's in the diagram thingy to show that the step/ half sibling cards should go under the appropriate parents.
#Its supposed to look like a family tree but I guess whatever shape helps you remember what the card positions are works for me :)

I would appreciate some feedback on ways to improve the spread or perhaps what could be worded differently. Thanks.
FGM