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5 · 52 · medium

Five-card line

Everyday plot: entrance, resource, obstacle, advice, outcome.

Best for

  • work and money
  • relationships without dramatizing
  • move, purchase, meeting

Not for

  • medical and legal questions

Positions

Entrance

Where does the scene begin?

Resource

What helps?

Obstacle

What blocks?

Advice

Which step is reasonable?

Outcome

Where does the nearest cycle lead?

Reading rule

Red suits soften, black suits require checking. Repeated suit matters more than one pretty card.

Save repeated suit, obstacle, and outcome card.