Job Change & Career Transition Spread
A five-position Wirth Cross application for weighing one clear job change, career transition, or offer.
Questions this spread is best for
- Should I accept this particular job offer?
- Should I leave my current role for a defined alternative?
- What must I evaluate before making this transition?
Card positions and meanings
Read each card through the role of its fixed position. A card does not mean the same thing in every place in a spread.
- 1
Supporting Factors
Motives, abilities, resources, and practical conditions that support changing jobs, making the transition, or accepting the opportunity.
- 2
Opposing Factors
Risks, lack of preparation, opportunity costs, and practical reasons that support delaying or declining the move.
- 3
Judgment & Advice
The evaluation criteria, preparation, or principles of action most important to the career decision.
- 4
Resolution & Outcome
The practical result or workable direction most likely to follow from making the career choice under present conditions.
- 5
Central Synthesis
The central issue on which the choice depends, such as a long-term goal, order of priorities, or responsibility that must be accepted.
Sources and version
Source type: FlipTarot contextual application
Method basis: Wirth Five-Card Cross
These references support the underlying classic structure. The question-specific title and position explanations are original FlipTarot editorial work.
References
- Oswald Wirth, Le Tarot des imagiers du Moyen-âge (1926–1927).
- Mary K. Greer, “Oswald Wirth’s Tarot Spread.”
How to use this version
- 1Frame one clear proposition and use only the 22 Major Arcana.
- 2Draw four cards for Supporting Factors, Opposing Factors, Judgment & Advice, and Resolution & Outcome.
- 3Add their numbers: a drawn Fool counts as 0; repeatedly subtract 22 from totals above 22; a result of 22 denotes the Fool. Place this calculated synthesis in the center and read it first.
Job Change & Career Transition Spread
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