Deck Interview Spread
A short spread used to 'meet' a new deck — asking what it teaches best, where it's blunt, and how you'll work together. Equal parts ritual and genuinely useful calibration.
Detailed Explanation
A deck interview is really an interview with yourself about the deck: the artwork, the mood, and your first impressions get organised into positions like 'your personality,' 'your strength,' 'your limit,' and 'how we'll work together.' It sets expectations, gives you a first journal entry, and makes the deck feel like yours.
Examples
- •'What's your personality?' → Queen of Swords: a blunt deck — expect honesty over comfort
- •'What do you teach best?' → The Moon: a deck for murky, under-the-surface questions
- •'What's our challenge?' → Page of Pentacles: patience — this one rewards slow study
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Deck Interview Spread — tap your read
Interviewing a brand-new deck, you ask 'what do you teach best?' and pull the Queen of Swords. What's the read?
Common Misunderstandings
❌ Myth: "The deck is literally answering questions about itself"
✅ Reality: You're organising first impressions into positions — which is exactly why the exercise works
❌ Myth: "A 'bad' interview means return the deck"
✅ Reality: A challenging interview card is a note about how to work with the deck, not a rejection
Practice Prompts
Use these questions to deepen your understanding:
- •"Design a four-question interview you'd give any new deck"
- •"Interview a deck you've owned for years — does the reading match your experience?"
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