Tarot · Love & Relationships · 10 cards · deep

Taking Their Measure

A full character portrait of another person: the face they show, who they are underneath, what drives them, the old wound, what they withhold, what they want from you, how they handle being crossed, their blind spot, where they can be trusted, and the one thing to watch for.

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Reading someone you need to understand before you commit to them - a partner, a business associate, a family member, anyone whose real motives matter.

The positions

  1. 1

    The Face They Show

    How do they present themselves - the version other people meet?

  2. 2

    The Person Underneath

    Who are they when the performance stops and nobody is watching?

  3. 3

    What Drives Them

    What is the engine - the want underneath the behaviour?

  4. 4

    The Old Wound

    What early injury still shapes how they move?

  5. 5

    What They Will Not Show

    What is kept deliberately out of sight?

  6. 6

    What They Want From You

    Their intent toward you specifically - what they are after here.

  7. 7

    How They Handle Being Crossed

    What comes out of them when they are challenged or cornered?

  8. 8

    Their Blind Spot

    What about themselves can they genuinely not see?

  9. 9

    Where They Are Trustworthy

    Where can they actually be relied on - the fair reading?

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Taking Their Measure

Tarot · 10 cards

1
The Face They Show
2
The Person Underneath
3
What Drives Them
4
The Old Wound
5
What They Will Not Show
6
What They Want From You
7
How They Handle Being Crossed
8
Their Blind Spot
9
Where They Are Trustworthy

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