While the Values Vault was originally created as a tool for clarifying core values in therapy, coaching, and self-reflection, it’s also found a playful second life—as an oracle deck.
Using the cards this way invites a more intuitive, heart-led approach. Much like a tarot or oracle deck, you simply draw a card (or three) and let it speak. Each value becomes a lens, a nudge, or a mirror—illuminating what matters most in a moment of uncertainty, transition, or growth.
Ways to Use Values Vault as an Oracle Deck
Using Values Vault in an oracle style invites a more intuitive and reflective connection with your core values. Here are some favorite ways to work with the cards:
One-Card Pulls
- Daily Anchor – “What value wants to guide me today?”
- Centering Prompt – “What am I being called to remember?”
Three-Card Spreads
- Past – Present – Future
Reflect on how your relationship to a particular value has evolved over time.- Past: A value that shaped you
- Present: What’s active now
- Future: A value to cultivate or reclaim
- Challenge Spread
Explore a current struggle through a values lens:- The Core Challenge
- What’s Blocking You
- The Path Through
- Head – Heart – Gut
Tune into different layers of internal wisdom:- Head: What you think you “should” value
- Heart: What you deeply care about
- Gut: What feels instinctively true or misaligned
- Inner Conflict Spread
For moments of indecision or ambivalence:- The value pulling you one way
- The value pulling you the other
- The value that integrates or balances both
Custom Reflection
- Value of the Month – Draw a card to guide reflection, journaling, or goal-setting for the month ahead
- End-of-Day Debrief – Ask, “Which value did I honor today?” or “Which value felt neglected?”
- New Moon or Birthday Ritual – Use the cards to clarify what you’re releasing, what you’re embracing, and what you’re calling in
- Intuitive journaling – Draw a card and free-write how this value shows up in your life (or where it’s missing)
There’s no wrong way to do it. Just shuffle, draw, and listen.