Decision tarot spread: two paths
Name your two options, then draw five cards: where you stand, what each path brings, what you're missing and how to choose.
What's on your mind?
Read my cards forThe question is optional. Holding it in mind while you choose is what matters.
Two Paths positions
- 1Where you stand
The heart of the decision and your state of mind.
- 2Path A
What choosing the first option brings.
- 3Path B
What choosing the second option brings.
- 4What you're not seeing
A factor that's hidden or underweighted.
- 5Advice
How to approach the choice, whichever way you go.
How to do a Two Paths reading
- IName the two options you're choosing between.
- IIShuffle and choose five cards.
- IIICompare the two paths side by side, then read the advice.
How the Two Paths reading works
Two-path spreads don't decide for you. They show how each option feels from the inside, which is often what's missing from a pros-and-cons list.
Pay attention to your reaction when you read each path. Relief and disappointment are both information.
Two Paths questions
What if both paths look difficult?
Then the reading is saying the choice itself is hard, not that one option is doomed. Look at the advice card and the hidden factor for how to move.
Can I compare more than two options?
Run the spread again with a different pair. Comparing two at a time keeps the reading clear.
Learn the cards in this spread
Every card in your reading links to its full meaning, upright and reversed. To read a Two Paths spread on your own, start with the Major Arcana, the four suits and how to read tarot cards, or browse all 78 card meanings.