Question-based spread5 positions · draw 4 + calculate 1

Decision-Making Tarot Spread

A Wirth Cross application that weighs supporting and opposing forces, decision criteria, likely consequences, and the principle behind one major choice.

Read with this spread

Questions this spread is best for

Should I take this specific action?
What supports and opposes one clearly stated decision?
Which value or responsibility should govern my choice?

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.

Supporting Factors
Reasons, resources, opportunities, and reliable forces supporting the proposed action.
Opposing Factors
Risks, costs, blind spots, and approaches to avoid that oppose or limit the proposed action.
Judgment & Advice
The most important standard for weighing both sides and the preparation or action needed before deciding.
Resolution & Outcome
The result, direction of resolution, or consequence most likely to follow from making the choice under present conditions.
Central Synthesis
The central principle, value priority, or unavoidable issue on which the whole decision truly depends.

Sources and version

Source type: FlipTarot contextual application

Method basis: Wirth Cross Tarot Spread

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

Frame one clear proposition and use only the 22 Major Arcana.
Draw four cards for Supporting Factors, Opposing Factors, Judgment & Advice, and Resolution & Outcome.
Add 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.