How does the guy I like see me?

The cards can't report what's going on inside his head — but this spread is worth looking at, because what it shows is mostly *how much of what you're reading as attention is coming from your own side of the conversation.*

Past — Knight of Swords, reversed. The impression you formed of him came through talk: quick, direct, sharp with words. Reversed, the message didn't land the way it was sent — you likely read some bluntness as coldness, or took one clipped exchange as a verdict on you, when the card shows a mismatch between what was said and what you heard it say.

Present — Page of Wands, reversed. This is the seat that's actually about him, and cards read a person's position as what you can see plus what you put into it. What you can see right now is enthusiasm that isn't moving — messages that are pleasant and go nowhere, plans made in the abstract, warmth that stays at the messenger stage. It doesn't tell you he doesn't care; it says the visible evidence you have doesn't yet show motion.

Future — Ace of Swords, upright. Conditional: *if* this week keeps being talk-without-follow-through, the next beat is a clear exchange — something said outright rather than implied. It's a tendency, not a promise, and the Ace only arrives if there's room for it.

Two notes on the spread itself: every card is a minor, so this is ordinary relationship material, not a fate-level story. And two of the three are Swords — the entire channel here is *thinking and words*. Whatever is between you is being carried by conversation, which is also why it's so hard to read.

So: if this week's signals stay flat and conversational, expect the next honest thing between you to be a direct sentence rather than a tone. If they turn into actual plans, time, or follow-up, then the Page was just an early draft and the Ace was always going to land.

Your move, this week: in one real conversation with him, say one concrete true thing about yourself instead of interpreting his tone — and then notice whether he asks a follow-up question. That's something you can observe, not a test you set for him, and it returns information no card can hand you.

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