I liked the layout of my “Roadkill Penguin” spread so much that I decided to do another spread based on it, this time to be read in a linear left-to-right fashion with “sidebar” cards adding more detail. The “crisis” of the title reflects the almost inevitable fact that every human endeavor runs into complications at some point in its evolution. It can be as innocuous as simply “ironing out the wrinkles” or so dire that it presents a true “show-stopper.” This spread is intended to help find a way through the “thicket of despair.” Reversals can be used to add more depth and subtlety.