The 3-Card Tarot Spread I Use When Life Feels Stuck

Let me show you something simple, because clarity doesn’t need complexity.

When a client tells me they feel stuck — not dramatic, not falling apart, just quietly blocked — this is one of the first Tarot spreads I reach for. Three cards. Nothing fancy. No overwhelm.

The reason it works is because it mirrors how the mind actually processes a problem.

Card One: Where You Are Now

This card isn’t about facts. It’s about emotional reality. Not what you say is happening — what’s really happening underneath. When people see this card, they often nod before I say a word. That recognition is important. You can’t move forward from somewhere you refuse to stand.

Card Two: What’s In The Way

This is the most misunderstood card, and often the most valuable. It rarely represents an external obstacle. More often, it reveals a belief, fear, or outdated story you’re still carrying. This is where subconscious patterns show up — the kind you don’t notice because they feel normal.

Clients often say, “I didn’t realise I was still thinking like that.” That moment alone can be enough to loosen the block.

Card Three: The Way Through

Not the future. Not the outcome. The way through. This card gives direction, not prediction. It shows the next right step — not the whole staircase. Tarot works best when it respects free will, and this card does exactly that.

What I love about this spread is that it doesn’t tell you who you’ll marry or when money will arrive. It helps you understand why you’re paused — and how to move again without forcing anything.

I’ve used this spread with people facing relationship confusion, career crossroads, emotional burnout, and quiet dissatisfaction they couldn’t quite name. It works because it speaks directly to the subconscious — the part of you already holding the answer.

Tarot isn’t about fate. It’s about awareness.

And once you see clearly, movement happens naturally. “This spread works best when intuition is trusted rather than forced…”

Untill next time,

Rob

I use these 3 card readings when I am using The Future Clarity Reading™. So if you have a couple of pressing issues you'd like answers to, then please take a look.