Spreads
Needed Truth Spread (2 cards)
Purpose
Name the real need (Needs) and choose the kindest way to meet it (Nourish).
How to?
- Think of a simple question (for example “What would support me best today?”).
- Draw two cards face up.
- Optional: Add one Clarifier beneath either card.
- You can use the questions to journal or reflect on the cards and their position.
Positions and prompts
Needs
- What is the essential need beneath the surface?
- What would reduce friction right now?
Nourish
- What boundary, tool, ritual or help meets that need kindly?
- What’s the smallest action I can do today?
Clarifier guidance (optional)
- Soften: Where can I add padding or patience?
- Emphasize: What must not be skipped?
- Expand: What resource or perspective am I overlooking?
Small Truths Spread (3 cards)
Purpose
Surface the small truth (Thread), locate the tension (Knot) and choose a next step to untangle the Knot (Tool).
How to?
- Shuffle with a question in mind.
- Draw three cards face up.
- Optional Clarifier to any position you like.
- You can use the prompts to journal.
Positions and prompts
Thread
- What wants to be named?
- If this truth had a one-line message, what is it?
Knot
- What belief, habit, or circumstance tangles this thread?
- What’s being protected or avoided?
Tool
- What is the step to take to untangle the Knot?
- What can be done in the next 48 hours?
Clarifier guidance (optional)
- Soften: “How can I meet this with more care?”
- Emphasize: “What must not be ignored?”
- Expand: “What am I not seeing yet?”
Seasons of Small Truths (4 cards)
Purpose
Read your situation through a gentle seasonal cycle: what’s shifting (Change), what’s sprouting (Awakening), what wants to shine (Radiance), and what asks for rest (Stillness).
How to?
- Set the anchors:
Place the four season cards face up in this order, clockwise:
Change → Awakening → Radiance → Stillness - Draw four cards:
One onto each anchor, in that order. These become the messages for each seasonal lens. - Optional Clarifier:
Add one Clarifier to the cards of your choice. - Journal using the prompts below
Positions & Prompts
Awakening - Spring
- What new impulse, curiosity, or truth is emerging?
- What support would help it take root?
Radiance - Summer
- Where am I invited to be seen or to share?
- What expression feels generous and sustainable?
Change - Fall
- What is already moving, regardless of my preference?
- What can I release so the transition is smooth?
Stillness - Winter
- What needs protection, pause, or boundaries?
- What can wait without harm?
Clarifier guidance (optional)
- Soften: How can I meet this with more care?
- Emphasize: What must not be ignored?
- Expand: What context or ally widens my options?
Compass of Small Truths (5 cards)
Purpose
Get oriented (North Star), read conditions (Weather), map the ground (Terrain), gather what helps (Supplies), and choose a doable move (Step).
How to?
- Hold a clear intention; shuffle and cut once.
- Lay five cards (see spread pattern)
- Optional clarifier: if you feel like it, add a Clarifier to any cards you want.
- Use the prompts to reflect on or journal about the cards.
Positions and prompts
North Star - orienting truth
- What matters most here, besides preference or panic?
- If I could only honor one value, which is it?
Weather - conditions I can’t control
- What’s elements are passing through (supportive or challenging)?
- How do I work with it instead of against it?
Terrain - the actual ground
- What facts, limits, or resources define the landscape?
- Where are the paths smoother than I think?
Supplies - what helps right now
- What tool, ally or practice lightens the load?
- What can I borrow, trade or simplify?
Step - the next move
- What is the smallest, testable action?
- What would make it easy to begin?
Clarifier guidance (optional)
- Soften: “Where can I apply gentleness?”
- Emphasize: “What must not be skipped?”
- Expand: “What adjacent perspective unlocks movement?”
