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 finaincial 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 serie sof 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.