By Luna Ravenwood · Updated August 3, 2026
Divination and Dreams Guide
Quick Answer
Six cards comparing Option A and Option B side by side, outcomes, hidden costs, what each path asks of you. Use it for any either-or decision where both choices feel possible.
Key Takeaways
- The Career Decision spread is a 6-card layout from the Modern (Rachel Pollack variant).
- Use it when you're weighing two distinct career options and want each path's energy made visible before you decide.
- Companion crystal: Citrine.
- Estimated time: 20 minutes for a thorough reading.
About the Career Decision Spread
Pollack's two-option spread is the most useful career layout I know, it lets you see both paths laid out side by side so you can compare them not in your head, but visually, with the cards as mirrors. Position 1 is Option A's most likely outcome. Position 2 is Option A's hidden cost. Position 3 is what Option A asks you to become. Then 4, 5, 6 do the same for Option B. The crossing card (position 7, optional) is the wisdom that applies regardless of which path you choose. The point of this spread is not to tell you which to pick, it's to surface what each path actually involves so you can choose with clarity.
The 6 Positions
Each position in this spread carries a defined meaning. Read your card through that position’s lens.
Option A, Outcome
Where Option A leads if you commit to it fully.
Option A, Hidden Cost
What Option A asks you to give up. The shadow side of this choice.
Option A, What It Asks of You
Who you'll become if you walk this path. The growth edge.
Option B, Outcome
Where Option B leads if you commit to it fully.
Option B, Hidden Cost
What Option B asks you to give up. The shadow side of this choice.
Option B, What It Asks of You
Who you'll become if you walk this path. The growth edge.
Pull a Career Decision reading now
Hold your question in mind. When you’re ready, draw 6 cards.
Citrine for the Career Decision
Citrine, the merchant's stone, clears the fog around abundance decisions. Hold it while you sit with both options and notice which one you stop arguing with.
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Frequently Asked
What if both options look good?
Then read the 'hidden cost' positions more closely. One path will reveal a cost you can live with, and one will reveal a cost you cannot. That's your answer.
Can I add a third option?
Yes, just add three more positions for Option C. But three options is the maximum that stays readable. More than that, you're really asking a different question.
How to Read a Spread
Luna Ravenwood's free guide: the structure of the deck, three spreads and what each is for, the three schools of reversals, and how to read for yourself without flattering yourself.
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