One of the best readings to use to get clarity on an issue is the three card Past/Present/Future spread. This allows the Seeker (the person asking the question) to see the energy from the past that helped create their current situation, the situation as it stands on the day of the reading, and what will happen in the future if no action is taken.

The Seeker now has a very good overview of their situation, and of the options open to them. The reader can help them to see the influences around them, and to place them into context. The Tarot is a storyboard, and the three cards drawn will tell the story that the Seeker is experiencing.

The question that the Seeker asks is: “Should I accept the promotion that has just been offered to me?”

The cards drawn were:

Past – Ace of Wands

Present – The Lovers

Future – Ten of Swords

The cards were laid out in a linear fashion, from right to left:

Ace of Wands - The Lovers - Ten of Swords

In the past, the Seeker was offered an opportunity for advancement in career. There was a great deal of excitement over this opportunity, as it offered the Seeker not only opportunities for growth, but the opportunity to access their own creativity. They were empowered by the ability to make this choice.

Their choice was to accept the opportunity, and they are very happy where they currently are. Their work environment is very harmonious, allowing them to be open and trusting of the people that they work with. They have a connection with the work they are currently doing, and they feel that they are making a difference.

If they were to accept the promotion they are being offered, they would feel that they had lost everything that they gained when they moved into their current position. They would feel depressed, and unable to make the decisions and take the actions that they make so freely in their current position.

My advice to this Seeker would be to not take the promotion. They love the work they are currently doing, and the new position for them would be a slow death. I would point out the joy of their current work, and the way that it flows so easily into their life. This is what they want to maintain. Accepting the promotion would be quite literally taking away their options.

© June 2009