As Oscar Wilde wrote, ‘When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving oneself, and one always ends by deceiving others’,
That Mirror position in new relationship spreads can be so revealing yet challenging to interpret honestly. Especially if you’re trying to do a spread like this for your own relationship. Just like twin flame readings, I think emotions can run a little too hot and this is one of those times I think we should have a third party interpret the cards for us.
Practicing with video walkthroughs of actual readings helps me catch my own bias when I’m reading about someone new, especially when my excitement wants to turn every court card into a soulmate signal. There’s this technique I picked up where you read the same spread twice, once with your hopeful heart and once pretending you’re reading for a skeptical friend, and the difference in interpretation can be quite sobering.
The awareness this brings has saved me from misreading genuine red flags as ‘mysterious allure’ more times than I’d like to admit.