Yes or No Spread
A three-card directional answer using Greer’s weighted upright-and-reversed voting rule, followed by a Past–Present–Future reading of the conditions.
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
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
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: Three-Card Yes/No Method
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
- 1Ask one closed question that can honestly be answered Yes or No, without combining several conditions.
- 2Draw Past, Present, and Future with upright or reversed orientation preserved: the outside cards count as one vote and the center as two.
- 3Count upright as Yes and reversed as No, then interpret all three cards to understand the conditions behind the tendency.
Yes or No Spread
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