At a glance
Feelings Lens
strategy · discretion · unseen motive
Read the emotional pattern
Look at transparency and avoidance, but do not treat this card as proof that another person is lying. Check the observable behavior.
Separate feeling from inference
Use this lens to explore the emotional quality of a situation. A card cannot verify another person’s private feelings.
- Name the feeling this interpretation brings up in you first.
- Write down the other person’s observable words and actions separately from your explanation of them.
- If it is appropriate to ask, choose a direct question that gives the other person room to describe their own experience.
A question for your side of the connection
Would I still defend this plan if the people affected understood how it works?
For the full upright and reversed interpretation, read the Seven of Swords card guide.