Crossroads
Card 22 · decision · choice, paths and options
mixed
timing: a decision point
yes / no: mixed
Crossroads in a reading
Crossroads is decision: choice, paths and options. Its tone is mixed, and its timing is a decision point. When the question asks for a plain yes or no, this card counts as mixed.
Love
A choice between people or directions.
Work
A career fork.
Money
Competing options.
Health
Choosing a treatment. This is not medical advice.
Shadow
Indecision, avoiding the choice.
By age
| child | A small choice. |
|---|---|
| young | A life-direction decision. |
| adult | A career or love fork. |
| mature | A considered choice. |
| elder | One path or another. |
As a house
Crossroads is also the 22nd house: decisions and choices. Its question is What choice are you facing?. Wherever it falls in the tableau, that area of life is being described.
Crossroads combinations
Crossroads forms 35 pairs in the Grand Tableau. Each one reads differently, and the order matters: Crossroads first sets the subject.
Crossroads + Ridernews arrives that forces a choice
Crossroads + Clovera lucky opening between the options
Crossroads + Shipdeciding which direction to travel
Crossroads + Housea choice about home and family
Crossroads + Treea decision with long-term health consequences
Crossroads + Cloudsoptions clouded by doubt and confusion
Crossroads + Snakea choice tangled with hidden complications
Crossroads + Coffinone path closes for good
Crossroads + Bouqueta delightful invitation to choose
Crossroads + Scythea sudden cut between the options
Crossroads + Whipagonizing back and forth over a decision
Crossroads + Birdstalking through the possible paths
Crossroads + Childa choice that opens a fresh start
Crossroads + Foxa decision that calls for cunning
Crossroads + Beara choice involving money or authority
Crossroads + Starsoptions lit by hope and clear direction
Crossroads + Storka decision that sets change in motion
Crossroads + Dogchoosing between paths with a loyal friend
Crossroads + Towera decision shaped by rules or institutions
Crossroads + Gardena choice played out in public view
Crossroads + Mountaina decision stalled by a heavy obstacle
Crossroads + Miceoptions slowly eroded by worry
Crossroads + Hearta choice made with the heart
Crossroads + Ringdeciding whether to commit
Crossroads + Booka decision kept quiet for now
Crossroads + Letternews that forces a choice
Crossroads + Mana man weighing his options
Crossroads + Womana woman standing at a turning point
Crossroads + Lilya calm decision made with maturity
Crossroads + Suna choice that leads to success
Crossroads + Moonan emotional crossroads guided by intuition
Crossroads + Keythe right path reveals itself with certainty
Crossroads + Fisha choice about money or business
Crossroads + Anchordeciding between security and change
Crossroads + Crossa heavy, fateful decision to make