Relationship Mirror Spread tarot spread
How you see the other person and how they see themselves, what they represent to you and what you represent to them; in the middle the obstacles, then strengths and the probable result.
- You
- The other person
- The relationship
The 8 positions of the Relationship Mirror Spread
- 1You
Who you are today in this relationship: your starting position.
Who am I in this relationship?
- 2How you see the other person
Your perception of the other person: how you see them, through your own filters.
How do I see the other person?
- 3How the other person sees themselves
The image the other person seems to have of themselves, as a tendency.
How does the other person seem to see themselves?
- 4What they represent to you
The place and meaning the other person has in your life.
What do they represent to me?
- 5What you represent to them
The place and meaning you seem to have for the other person, as a tendency.
What do I represent to the other person?
- 6Obstacles
The difficulties standing between the two points of view: what creates distance.
What separates us?
- 7Strengths
The positive aspects of the bond that you can count on.
What can we count on?
- 8Probable result
Where the relationship leads if the forces stay as they are: a tendency.
Where does the relationship lead?
How to read the Relationship Mirror Spread
- Kings, Queens, Knights and Pages point to energies and attitudes, not to the gender of the people.
- The cards speak about the querent and the relationship: what concerns the other person is a tendency, not a reading of their mind.
- The obstacles (6) are at the centre, between the two mutual meanings: they are what stands in the middle.
- How you see the other person ↔ How the other person sees themselvesCome vedi l'altra persona e come l'altra persona si vede: se le due immagini coincidono, o quanto distano.
- What they represent to you ↔ What you represent to themCiò che ciascuno rappresenta per l'altro: la reciprocità del legame.
- Obstacles ↔ StrengthsOstacoli e forze: cosa separa e cosa unisce.
- Strengths ↔ Probable resultLe forze e l'esito: se ciò che vi sostiene porta dove le carte indicano.
Origin
The 'mirror': a modern spread for relationships already under way, which compares how you see each other and what you represent to one another.
Frequently asked questions
How many cards does the Relationship Mirror Spread use?
The Relationship Mirror Spread uses 8 cards: the full 78-card deck.
What do the positions of the Relationship Mirror Spread mean?
The positions are: You, How you see the other person, How the other person sees themselves, What they represent to you, What you represent to them, Obstacles, Strengths and Probable result. Each card is read as the answer to the question of its position.
How do you read the Relationship Mirror Spread?
Kings, Queens, Knights and Pages point to energies and attitudes, not to the gender of the people. The cards speak about the querent and the relationship: what concerns the other person is a tendency, not a reading of their mind. The obstacles (6) are at the centre, between the two mutual meanings: they are what stands in the middle.
Where does the Relationship Mirror Spread come from?
The 'mirror': a modern spread for relationships already under way, which compares how you see each other and what you represent to one another.
More spreads of the same kind
You and the other person at the sides; on the vertical axis the roots of the bond, the present and the future. Five Major Arcana, all chosen.
Station for Two (Thoughts, Feelings, Actions)Each person's thoughts, feelings and actions, read in mirrored pairs; at the centre the current situation, which is uncovered last.
Seven-Card Relationship SpreadYou, the other person, the bond; then a strength and a friction, the advice and the outcome if it is followed.
Crossroads SpreadWhere you are and what brought you here, then two roads: for each the energy, the challenge and the outcome. It is for understanding, not for making the cards choose.
