Tarot for Career Decisions
Career readings work best when they describe the situation, not predict the promotion. Here is how to frame a work question, which spread fits, and what to ignore.
Career questions are where people most often want tarot to be a fortune teller: will I get the job, will I be promoted, will the company survive. The cards are poor at all three. They are excellent at something more useful.
Ask about the situation, not the outcome
"Will I get the promotion" is a prediction question, and the deck cannot answer it. "What is my real hesitation about this role" is a description question, and the deck is good at it. The second question tells you something you can act on before the decision is made.
What work readings are good at
They are strong at surfacing the thing you have been avoiding. The job that looks fine on paper but leaves you flat. The manager whose approval you are chasing for reasons that have nothing to do with work. The ambition you have been calling a hobby.
Which spread fits
For a single clean decision, such as taking an offer or asking for a raise, the three-card spread is enough. For a tangled situation, such as a role that is fine but you are restless, the Celtic Cross has the positions to hold it. See the spreads to compare.
What to ignore
Ignore any reading that dates an outcome or names a person who will help or hinder you. Those are guesses dressed as insight. Keep the part that describes how you actually feel about the work, because that part is real and it is the part that will still be true after the decision.
Try it
Bring a question about your situation, not your future. Start a reading with something like "what is this job actually costing me" and see what comes back.