Question-based spread3 cards

Yes or No Tarot

A three-card directional answer using Greer’s weighted upright-and-reversed voting rule, followed by a Past–Present–Future reading of the conditions.

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Questions this spread is best for

  • One clear closed question
  • A directional answer with visible reasoning
  • Knowing when a tied result means the answer is not settled

Card positions and meanings

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  1. Past

    A previously formed condition that affects the answer tendency; the card’s orientation counts as one vote.

  2. Present

    The most decisive current factor and the direction toward which the answer presently leans; the card’s orientation counts as two votes.

  3. Future

    A factor that may reinforce or change the answer tendency if current conditions continue; the card’s orientation counts as one vote.

Sources and version

Source type: FlipTarot contextual application

Method basis: 3-Card Yes or No Tarot Spread

These references support the underlying classic structure. The question-specific title and position explanations are original FlipTarot editorial work.

References

  • Mary K. Greer, “Three-Card Spreads: The Essentials (and more).”
  • Mary K. Greer, The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals, printed pp. 20–21, 215–216, 229–239.

How to use this version

  1. Ask one closed question that can honestly be answered Yes or No, without combining several conditions.
  2. Draw Past, Present, and Future with upright or reversed orientation preserved: the outside cards count as one vote and the center as two.
  3. Count upright as Yes and reversed as No, then interpret all three cards to understand the conditions behind the tendency.

Yes or No Tarot

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