Joe Teller #1 @5803
Thu Mar 29 23:26:54 1990

One of the more useful alternative card layouts was one published in
the book  'Choice Centered Tarot' by Gail Fairfield, and I thought
I'd share it with  folks here:
   [Numbers represent order the cards are layed out in, 1 being first]
 
 
                            10
                         Key Factor
 
                             9
                         Probable Result
 
                 7                           8
           Resource for step              Interference to step
 
                              6
                     Needed Step towards goal
 
                              5
                       Goal To Seek
 
1    &      2                                      3    &    4
Whats wrong at Present                       Whats right at Present
  
Interpetation: The concept of 'right' and 'wrong' is meant as being
what is the unnatural and natural events and people in the situation
you are reading for, to help identify hinderances to the most useful
goal to go towards (5). 
(7) is a Resource that is present or that must be tapped by the
person(s) involved to achieve the goal, while 
(8) is any interference, such as personal procrastination or a
financial setback that is hindering the movement towards the goal. 
(9) represents where things may lead towards once the goal has been
reached and 
(10) is a key factor overall to watch for while dealing with the whole
'big picture' of the reading.
   Why use this layout? Well for some it is easier to deal with the
present more than to reflect on the three states of time
(past/present/future) and it is also easier for some people to center
themselves by dealing with thoughts as a series of goals to be reached
and then moved past to other things. This layout is more Jungian in
construct than magickal, that is it is designed to work well with the
psychological triggers of the human mind to assist in making
decisions.
   Do I use it? Occasionally, and I also use a Varient Celtic Cross
and a few other patterns (some of which I may present later), as well
as occasional 'free form' reading forms [Which I've had described as
looking much like old fashioned programmers flow charts for computer
programming]. It depends on who I'm reading for, the circumstances of
the reading, the deck I'm using and the kind of question(s) I'm trying
to help them answer for themselves.