TJ’s Multiple Choice Spread
This works much the same way as the Yes / No system but is used more for decisions that have more than two options. The best way to explain it is through an example:
Someone comes in and asks about a decision with several different options. Let’s say that they have a career decision to make. They want to know if they should…
1. stay with the job they have
2. change departments
3. change companies
4. change industries
5. go into business for themselves
You would lay down the number of cards as there are options (in the above case, 5) and begin your piles with one. If there is an Ace or Ten on a pile that pile is done and the answer is interpreted as in the Yes / No system. The count continues until there is an Ace or Ten or 22 cards in the piles, just as in the Yes / No system. When a pile contains an Ace or Ten then skip that pile when you continue the count.
aking the above example let us say that there was an Ace of Cups in pile 2 on the fourth set (card count). This would indicate a positive potential because of the Ace and the fourth card being associated with the Emperor could suggest that the structure is understood in this option making a transition less cumbersome. Also with the suit of Cups the possible indication would be of possible good feelings since there is familiarity.
Then maybe an Ace of Swords on the first pile on the Sixth count indicating that a positive potential exists in staying with the present position but some relationship details need to be examined (dissected).
Then the fourth pile gets a Ten of Wands on the ninth count indicating that a sense of being alone may create a burden since this is a career outside of your industry there may be a feeling of isolatoin. The fifth Pile may receive a Ten of Swords on the sixteenth count indicating that starting a business may be a disaster at this time. And finally the third pile may go all the way to a twenty two count without an Ace or a Ten which could indicate that the potential is neither positive or negative.
Usually after the client is pacified with this kind of approach you can handle the question more appropriately but this time they will listen because they feel that the question has been addressed in a manner that they expected. The best way, of course, is to ask which of these options would they choose if they knew that they couldn’t fail and that everything would happen the way they wanted it to. Then do a reading asking what steps would be most conducive to a successful outcome.