CROSSROADS A metaphorical associative card deck for decision and clarity

Printable metaphorical associative cards for coaching and therapy: 50 cards plus a 39-page facilitator guide with layouts, a coaching framework and a question bank. Instant digital download.

CROSSROADS

A metaphorical associative card deck for decision and clarity

Most card decks sell you images. This one gives you a method.

Crossroads is built for the moment a client knows something has to change and cannot yet say what. Fifty quiet, cinematic photographs — a road that forks in the fog, a bridge with planks missing, a lantern on a dark path, first green in dark soil — and nothing printed on any of them.

⸻ AT A GLANCE ⸻

PRODUCT TYPE · Printable card deck and facilitation tool. Digital download only — no physical item is posted.

DIVINATION SYSTEM · None. These are not tarot or oracle cards. There is no doctrine, no spread meanings and no message printed on the card. Interpretation belongs entirely to the person holding it.

ITEM COUNT · 50 cards · 3 card backs · 39-page facilitator guide · printable session record sheet

SIZE · Cards 3 × 4.5 in (76 × 114 mm) at 300 DPI. Print sheets in both A4 and US Letter, four cards per sheet, 13 sheets.

FILE TYPE · PDF and JPG, delivered as 5 files (one is a ZIP)

FORMAT · Print at home, or use on screen in online sessions

INCLUDED ITEMS

· 01 — 50 cards, US Letter, 13 sheets with cut lines

· 02 — 50 cards, A4, 13 sheets with cut lines

· 03 — 3 card back designs, both paper sizes

· 04 — 39-page facilitator guide (PDF)

· 05 — 50 single card images + 3 backs (ZIP) for screen-sharing

INTENDED USE · One-to-one coaching, group facilitation, workshops and retreats, team and leadership sessions, supervision, teaching, and personal reflection. Suitable as a reflective tool alongside therapy for practitioners working within their own scope of practice.

THEME · Decision and clarity. Muted, cinematic photography — paths, thresholds, doors, weather, light. Five clusters: The Crossroad, The Block, The Cost, The Resource, The Step.

USER LEVEL · Beginner to experienced. The guide includes verbatim language for the first three minutes of a session and a troubleshooting section, so a first-time facilitator can run a session on day one.

LANGUAGE · English

PRODUCTION METHOD · Original digital artwork and an original written facilitator guide, created by Digital Whimsy Wonders.

USAGE RIGHTS · For one person or one practice. You may print as many copies as you need for your own use and use the cards in paid sessions with clients. You may not share, resell or redistribute the files, print decks to sell, or reproduce the images or guide text in your own materials. Full terms are in the guide.

⸻ WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT ⸻

The 39-page facilitator guide is a working manual, not a leaflet:

· The psychology of projection, and why ambiguity is the working part

· Ethics and scope of practice, written plainly

· Five card layouts, with diagrams

· A four-step coaching framework with scripted facilitator language

· A question bank organised by what you are trying to reach

· Verbatim language for the first three minutes of a session

· A troubleshooting section — what to do when a client says nothing, explains instead of feeling, cries, or when one person dominates a group

· Printing instructions, a printable session record sheet, and clear licence terms

⸻ THE FIVE CLUSTERS ⸻

1 · THE CROSSROAD — where the client actually is

2 · THE BLOCK — what is in the way

3 · THE COST — what staying is costing them

4 · THE RESOURCE — what they already have

5 · THE STEP — what happens next

Shuffle all fifty, or draw by cluster for a directed session. The clusters map onto the four-step framework in the guide.

⸻ USING THE DECK ONLINE ⸻

Every card is included as a single image, so you can screen-share one at full size during a video session. The guide has a section on running sessions over video, including how to keep a blind draw.

⸻ PRINTING ⸻

Print at 100% / Actual Size — never Fit to Page. Recommended paper: 250–300 gsm matte card stock. Every sheet carries cut lines with a margin between cards, so cutting is forgiving. Full printing, cutting and laminating guidance is on page 5 of the guide.

⸻ PLEASE NOTE ⸻

This is an instant digital download. No physical item will be shipped. Files are available immediately after purchase.

This deck is a reflective and facilitation tool. It is not a psychological assessment, a diagnostic instrument, or a substitute for therapy or medical care.

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