Past, Present, Future

Card positions

1. Position 1

   Past

   Identifies the influence or pattern that brought the situation here.

   Suggested question

   What earlier influence still shapes this situation?

   Relationship to the layout

   Use this context to explain the Present, not to assume that history must repeat.

2. Position 2

   Present

   Clarifies the current reality, choice, or tension.

   Suggested question

   What is most active or changeable now?

   Relationship to the layout

   Compare this position with the Past to see what has continued and what has changed.

3. Position 3

   Future

   Shows the likely direction if the current pattern continues.

   Suggested question

   Where could this pattern lead if nothing changes?

   Relationship to the layout

   Treat this direction as feedback on the Past and Present, not as an unavoidable outcome.

Worked example

1. Past: Six of Cups

   Six of Cups in Past points to loyalty and memory shaping the question.

2. Present: Justice

   Justice in Present asks for a fair decision based on current evidence rather than nostalgia.

3. Future: Two of Wands

   Two of Wands in Future suggests that honest evaluation could open a wider plan.

Synthesis

A familiar attachment still matters, but the choice becomes clearer when memory is balanced with facts and a deliberately chosen horizon.

Interpretation order

1. Past
2. Present
3. Future

How to bring the reading together

Track what repeats from Past to Present, name the choice available now, and read Future as a conditional consequence that can still be redirected.