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Apparently, I'm late to the party, but I tried this last night and liked it. I think this is one I'll be using again...
Wow! It's been eleven years! This spread was briefly mentioned in another thread and I thought of of sharing how one can make more in-depth analysis by combining SWOT with different categories. Below are examples of progressive elaborations (YAY INCEPTION!)
A. Simple SWOT
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
S-----W-----O-----T
B. SWOT with rows
a) PAST (P1) -PRESENT (P2) -FUTURE(F) SWOT
----- S-----W-----O-----T
P1
P2
F
b) MIND (m) BODY (b) SPIRIT (s) SWOT
-----S----- W-----O-----T
M
B
S
C. INCEPTION SWOT
a) FIRST LEVEL INCEPTION SWOT - SWOT x PPF x mbs
-----------S------------W-----------O-------------T
P1-------m b s--------m b s--------m b s---------m b s
P2-------m b s--------m b s--------m b s---------m b s
F--------m b s--------m b s--------m b s--------- m b s
b) SECOND LEVEL INCEPTION SWOT - SWOT x PPF x mbs x APPARENT (A) HIDDEN (H)
---------------S--------------------W--------------------O--------------------T
P1--------- mA bA sA-----------mA bA sA-------------mA bA sA------------mA bA sA
------------mH bH sH-----------mH bH sH-------------mH bH sH-----------mH bH sH
P2--------- mA bA sA-----------mA bA sA-------------mA bA sA------------mA bA sA
------------mH bH sH-----------mH bH sH-------------mH bH sH-----------mH bH sH
F--------- mA bA sA-----------mA bA sA-------------mA bA sA------------mA bA sA
------------mH bH sH-----------mH bH sH-------------mH bH sH-----------mH bH sH
This last spread yields specific points. For example, the first card would be - S P1 mA and can be read as Strength of Mind in the Past which was Apparent (obvious? not hidden?).
I'm going to try adding this new 1st level inception SWOT onto the new phuture website when it gets launched next month.
Your original SWOT has been popular since I added it a few years ago. Thanks!
A 72 card spread is eye popping! If I was to use such a spread I'd be very curious about the remaining 6 cards.
I often find with Tarot that what is missing from a spread is important to note.
So perhaps this spread could use the whole deck by attributing the 6 remaining cards to what is missing from your career?
Callanish
Great charts and tables. Gotta love a 72 card spread!
I think I'll stick with 12 cards for now, but I'm definitely going to keep 72 in mind.
Thanks for the mind expander!