Is he lying to me?

What a reader can tell you

Anyone who claims they can tell from a distance whether he is lying is claiming more than a reader can do. An honest reader starts somewhere else: what exactly did he say, and what about it does not sit right? A story that changes in the retelling, a simple question that gets an angry answer, a gap in the week nobody explains. Written down and read back, these either form a pattern or they fall apart, and both outcomes help.

Tarot has cards people associate with deception, the Seven of Swords and the Moon chief among them. In a live reading they work best as prompts rather than proof. The Moon, for instance, is as often read as your own fear as his secret, and a good reader will ask which feels truer to you. Knowing the difference between intuition and anxiety is half of this question, and there is a guide to it below.

If you decide to ask him, plan it: one clear question, at a calm time, about one specific thing, and then listen to the answer. A reader can help you word it. But if you are frightened of how he will react, if the lies come with control over money, where you go or who you see, or if he keeps telling you that you imagined things you know happened, that is more than a reading question. Talk to someone you trust or a domestic abuse helpline before you raise it, and keep yourself safe.

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Read first

• Tarot Cards That Reveal Lying and Deception
• Seven of Swords as Feelings
• The Moon as Feelings: Is He Hiding Something, or Just Unsure?
• Intuition or Anxiety? How to Tell the Difference
• Intuition in Love: The Red Flags Your Gut Sees First
• Can a Psychic Tell If Your Partner Is Cheating? An Honest Answer