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Pros and Cons Option Spreads
Two things coalesced [came/grew together] that inspired me to write the following spreads. Jeff asking about it on the ATT list/group and at the same time [me] reading McElroy's new book 'Absolute Beginners Guide to Tarot'.
Anyhoo .. here is the spread I originally created for a choice between two options. Very easy going for the most part.
Simple Option Spread
1
.. 3
2
1.) Option A
2.) Option B
3.) Advise
I decided to expand on this and came up with the Simple Pros and Cons Option Spread.
Simple Pros and Cons Option Spread
Option A - 1 . 2 . 3
Option B - 4 . 5 . 6
Option A [State Your Query/Option]
1.) Pros [Benefits, rewards, Why I should]
2.) Cons [Challenges, Obstacles, Why I shouldn't]
3.) Advise
Option B [State Your Query/Option]
4.) Pros [Benefits, rewards, Why I should]
5.) Cons [Challenges, Obstacles, Why I shouldn't]
6.) Advise
From here I went hog wild and came up with the In Depth Pros and Cons Spread.
In Depth Pros and Cons Spread
Option A
.... 1 ...... Pros
2 . 3 . 4 .. For
.... 5 ...... Cons
6 . 7 . 8 .. Against
.... 9 ...... Advise
Option A [State Your Query/Option]
1.) Pros
2.) Benefits
3.) Rewards
4.) Why I should
5.) Cons
6.) Challenges
7.) Obstacles
8.) Why I should NOT
9.) Advise
Option B is treated the same way. You could start numbering this at 10, 11, 12, and so on - up to card 18. But I recommend you do the two options separately, writing down your take on Option A, and then moving on to Option B. You might also consider reshuffling and cutting for Option B.
Option B
.... 1 ...... Pros
2 . 3 . 4 .. For
.... 5 ...... Cons
6 . 7 . 8 .. Against
.... 9 ...... Advise
Option B [State Your Query/Option]
1.) Pros
2.) Benefits
3.) Rewards
4.) Why I should
5.) Cons
6.) Challenges
7.) Obstacles
8.) Why I should NOT
9.) Advise
So in all - the In Depth Pros and Cons Option spread has 18 cards. Separately for each option you will only be dealing with 9 cards - which is a little more manageable. You can always expand the number of options.
Don S.
Two things coalesced [came/grew together] that inspired me to write the following spreads. Jeff asking about it on the ATT list/group and at the same time [me] reading McElroy's new book 'Absolute Beginners Guide to Tarot'.
Anyhoo .. here is the spread I originally created for a choice between two options. Very easy going for the most part.
Simple Option Spread
1
.. 3
2
1.) Option A
2.) Option B
3.) Advise
I decided to expand on this and came up with the Simple Pros and Cons Option Spread.
Simple Pros and Cons Option Spread
Option A - 1 . 2 . 3
Option B - 4 . 5 . 6
Option A [State Your Query/Option]
1.) Pros [Benefits, rewards, Why I should]
2.) Cons [Challenges, Obstacles, Why I shouldn't]
3.) Advise
Option B [State Your Query/Option]
4.) Pros [Benefits, rewards, Why I should]
5.) Cons [Challenges, Obstacles, Why I shouldn't]
6.) Advise
From here I went hog wild and came up with the In Depth Pros and Cons Spread.
In Depth Pros and Cons Spread
Option A
.... 1 ...... Pros
2 . 3 . 4 .. For
.... 5 ...... Cons
6 . 7 . 8 .. Against
.... 9 ...... Advise
Option A [State Your Query/Option]
1.) Pros
2.) Benefits
3.) Rewards
4.) Why I should
5.) Cons
6.) Challenges
7.) Obstacles
8.) Why I should NOT
9.) Advise
Option B is treated the same way. You could start numbering this at 10, 11, 12, and so on - up to card 18. But I recommend you do the two options separately, writing down your take on Option A, and then moving on to Option B. You might also consider reshuffling and cutting for Option B.
Option B
.... 1 ...... Pros
2 . 3 . 4 .. For
.... 5 ...... Cons
6 . 7 . 8 .. Against
.... 9 ...... Advise
Option B [State Your Query/Option]
1.) Pros
2.) Benefits
3.) Rewards
4.) Why I should
5.) Cons
6.) Challenges
7.) Obstacles
8.) Why I should NOT
9.) Advise
So in all - the In Depth Pros and Cons Option spread has 18 cards. Separately for each option you will only be dealing with 9 cards - which is a little more manageable. You can always expand the number of options.
Don S.
