The YouTube algorithm sometimes gifts me random videos that bring joy or new project ideas. Recently it started feeding me collective tarot readings. Or “collective readings”. Well, they’re more like vague horoscope readings with performance antics and glitzy imagery, but that’s probably a rant for a future video essay.
Anyway, the idea stuck with me. I wasn’t even looking for these videos. It must have been a sign from the universe, or the algorithm knows my interests too well. I’m already doing tarot readings for friends, myself, and projects. But instead of mangling a reading so it can apply to thousands of viewers, I thought about aiming readings at an archetype or an imaginary person. Or I could start another story project and confuse people into thinking it’s a real drama unfolding. I wouldn’t have to deal with the moral ambiguity of blind tarot readings.
But for actual tarot readings, there’s the issue of monetization. I’m by no means against making a living through something I’m skilled at. If I can pay my bills doing a craft that comes easily to me, what’s the wrong in it? But when it comes to deeply personal readings, especially ones tied to situations where there’s obvious harm, I can’t in good conscience slap ads on top of them. Even if I turn off monetization, YouTube still finds a way.
So what follows is a personal reading, not just for the person it was meant for, but for me too. If you were around Ink Tippler in 2024, you saw my attitude take a dark turn. That year started out with renewed hope and the idea for a fan project. It descended into exhaustion, depression, and loathing. I’ve since learned exactly why that happened and who was involved. While they did intend to mess with and ruin my life, their true intentions were aimed at someone they were trying to manipulate.
Now, in December 2025, most of their attempts have fizzled. One of them is experiencing an incredible backlash and feverishly trying to reverse everything, likely with magick they found on internet forums (good fucking luck with that watered-down, experimental claptrap). Another is hitting the point of unraveling where a lot of bad choices can happen fast. After after 20+ years on the internet—and 40+ years on this planet—I know when shit could get real, real fast.
This was originally written as a script for a video, but I decided against the video part for previously stated reasons. Some parts feel clunky, some parts ramble on. This is the best I can form this message. This is the best way I can get it out in one go while avoiding sensationalism and drama.
I wish I could say for certain when things might escalate so you can prepare better, but that part is for you, querent… or maybe I should call you Seeker. Even if I’ve been roped into this against my will, you’re closer to all of this than I am. This is where your gift of “reading the room” will serve you if things start to worsen. What I can do here is confirm some of your suspicions, validate your experiences, and give you insights that may (I hope) help.
Streamer well-being, mental health, and protection from fans have been discussed, but peer-to-peer safety and harassment barely gets mentioned, if at all. It may be time to start having that talk, because this goes on far more often than people realize. Consider this an extension of the work I’ve been doing for my MLIS degree.
Here’s the reading as it stood near the beginning of this month. I should note that more details have come to light since then, and some of my perceptions have changed as a result, but the advice toward the end still stands.
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Before I get into this message for you, Seeker, I need to give full disclosure. I’ve had my own dealings with the person at the core of this reading, and I’ve encountered others they’ve also affected.
No, I’m not the only one this person has attacked, and I fully expect them to escalate their attacks on me after this. But I’m done being silent. This has gone on long enough, and this is the safest way I know to get this information out.
I also need to clarify that this won’t be a typical tarot reading like the ones I’ve done before. Over the past year and ten months I’ve done countless readings to understand this person: why they targeted me, why they’re so intent on controlling you, how they operate, and how they move through online spaces. There’s simply too much to unpack card by card right now.
So instead, I’m going to give you a synthesis of all that work: the patterns, insights, and major themes that have come up again and again. Then, at the end, I’ll pull cards specifically for you, because I won’t leave you hanging.
To readers about “mystery solving”
If you think you know who I’m talking about, please don’t act on it. Don’t try to identify the streamer I’m addressing, and don’t try to hunt down the person causing the harm. This is not a puzzle to solve, and it’s not an invitation to intervene.
I know people sometimes take it upon themselves to “help” by calling others out or stirring the pot. Please don’t. It puts the innocent streamer at greater risk, it escalates the situation, and it gives the manipulator exactly the kind of attention they feed on.
Take this as a lesson in awareness, not a call to action. Please respect everyone’s privacy. Let creators set their own boundaries at their own pace. Do your own part in making online spaces safe and enjoyable. And moreover, don’t assume that everything you see in the streaming world is absolute fact. There’s a lot more going on under the surface than you realize.
When you first met this person
Now, Seeker, this person we’re talking about has been causing trouble and disruption on a major scale, not just for you, but for a lot of people associated with you. This is someone you’ve known for a long time. In the beginning, they came across as sweet… soft-spoken, gentle, maybe even a little naive. They made a positive first impression, and you welcomed them into your group without hesitation. You may have even helped them get a foothold in their own streaming career.
But the reality is that the first time this person saw you—your presence, your talent, your success—they wanted what you had. They’re the type who puts in minimal effort but believes that anything they want should come to them automatically. So when they looked at you—popular, thriving, basking in public adoration—they thought, “That’s what I want. That’s what I should have.”
And because they knew how to appeal to you, you let them in without realizing who they really were or what their true intentions were.
None of this is your fault. This person has spent a lifetime masking their nature. You couldn’t have known how controlling, calculating, or possessive they truly are until their behavior escalated in recent years.
From the moment they attached themselves to you, they were already trying to figure out how to take what you’ve built and make it theirs. The ironic part is that they are successful in their own right, but that’s never been enough for them. They don’t just want success. They want your success.
So since the beginning, this person has existed online in your shadow, and they resented it deeply. This still resent it. They watched you grow, watched you become more visible and more supported. They saw fanart of you, opportunities practically fall in your lap, a fandom that sprouted up around you. All because that’s just who you are. You have an aura about you that people want to be around, for good or bad. Some people want to be around you because they like you; some people want to be around you because they want to use you. Obviously, the person we’re talking about is in the latter camp.
Their fakery
This person has spent a great deal of time trying to mold themselves to fit into your circle and to imitate you on some level. One of the clearest examples of this, and one of the biggest red flags, is their accent. Or rather, what they want people to believe is their accent.
They live in a different country than you do. They also work with many people from your own country… in fact, they may mostly collaborate with people from your country… and they use that as their explanation: “I’ve been talking to people from this country for so long, my accent changed!”
But think about the other people you work with. You interact with streamers from different countries; some you’ve known for many years. Have their accents completely changed? Think about your favorite celebrities who’ve moved to the States from overseas. Have their changed drastically since living here?
So how does a person, who still resides in the country they grew up in, somehow have their accent change drastically from just working several hours a week with people from your home country?
By faking it.
People sometimes enunciate—adjust how they speak for clarity—but they don’t undergo sudden, dramatic, permanent accent shifts like this person claims happened to them. This person deliberately puts on a fake accent so they can appeal to a more general audience, because they believed their real accent wouldn’t do the trick. They also believe it makes them unique and special. There have been moments where it came back, but they’ve played it off as something akin to, “Oh, wow, that moment in the game really shocked me. My old accent came back for a second there.”
But when this person logs off—when they’re in their home, around people who know them in real life—their original accent is back in full force.
Interestingly enough, people online have caught on, and they’re calling out this person for it. But instead of coming clean, this person is doubling down. They refuse to let up, because it means confessing to a lie they’ve been pushing for years, and admitting anything remotely wrong means an ego death for them.
Another place where their dishonesty shows is in how they handle sex and sexuality.
Now, in your corner of the streaming world, there’s a lot of juvenile humor. I’m not passing judgment, but this has to be noted for the reason I’m going to state in a bit. So you have puerile sex jokes, shock-value comments, that sort of thing. It’s almost a junior-high level understanding of intimacy and sexuality, and people either play into it for laughs, or they actually believe that’s how sex works. (This is the internet and this is gamer culture. Sorry, but sometimes there is truth in stereotypes.)
This person does the same. I mean, they make crude jokes, provocative comments, anything they think will get a reaction or win them praise from the audience. But underneath it all, they’re actually deeply uncomfortable with sex. They’re repulsed by the idea of physical intimacy, regardless of the people or genders involved.
This isn’t coming from trauma or assault. There might have been a negative incident where they saw something that pertained to sex or the human body that became the catalyst for their revulsion. But the sense I keep getting is that they were brought up in a very strict household. One that taught shame, repression, and fear around anything intimate. They hide this very well for their audience; they have to if they’re going to keep fitting in. But deep down, they can’t comprehend why anyone would want to be physically intimate with another human being.
I’m going to be honest, I almost didn’t want to include this in here, because it felt so… out of place. But it became an important factor in understanding the recent escalation. I’ll explain why when we get there.
How streaming culture is being used against you
Another way they’ve been imitating you is through the games they choose to play. They’ll pick up titles you’re playing, borrow your references, maybe even echo your memes. On the surface, this might seem normal, mostly because it’s just part of streaming culture. A new game comes out, nearly everyone is playing it. This person may sometimes make it a point to play the same games that you’re playing, and try to do it around the same time.
But it’s also because you’re part of a “collective”, one that may have been a real group at one point, but is now more of a loose network of creators who collaborate once in a blue moon. For you, the collective is nothing more than a memory. For everyone else, it’s still serious business and a legitimate entity.
This has created a problem for you. Anyone who associates with anyone in this loose network gets automatically linked to your brand, whether you’ve worked with them or not. There are people you’ve never collaborated with. There are people who haven’t talked to in years. Some people you don’t even care for. But on the surface, to everyone’s audiences, this collective is still seen as a group of very close friends, simply by association and past interactions.
Because of this, chats and references bleed together. There are memes, in-jokes, and callbacks circulating among various overlapping communities, some of which you’re not even aware of. Yet people still expect you to understand and participate in all of it, no matter how many times you explain you’re not familiar with it.
This manipulator uses this confusion and frustration to their advantage. They rely on the fact that you’re juggling a lot: the constant flow of people through your online spaces, the shifting subcultures, your offline responsibilities, and the pressure of maintaining your brand and image. The more busy and confused you are, the better for them.
When you took a break
But we have to look back at a point where their plans first started to really take shape. A few years ago, you had to step back from streaming for a significant period, like a few months. In this person’s mind, this was their moment. Your absence was the opening they’d been waiting for. Everything you built, everything you nurtured, was finally going to become theirs. They started preparing for it: rebranding, promoting themselves, trying to claim the space you vacated.
But then you returned. To them, it felt like their entire plan collapsed. However, by that point, they had made progress in their own career, success they’ve always believed was siphoned from yours. That’s the irony: they are successful in their own right, but it’s not enough. They don’t want just success—they want your success. They want the kind of attention you get, the charm that comes from your natural personality, and the near effortless way opportunities flow to you.
Their thinking borders on magical, almost delusional in how literal they believe this transfer would have been. In their mind, removing you from the picture would automatically shift your audience, your visibility, your momentum directly onto them, without any effort on their part. It’s like they’ve convinced themselves of a kind of “destiny swap,” where they simply claim your place by willing it into being.
So when you came back from your hiatus, they weren’t just disappointed… they were livid. But they shifted tactics. If they couldn’t replace you, then they would use you. That was the turning point, when their true self started to come out.
Ironically, their career took off for a while during this period. You saw their rise, and naturally, you wanted to benefit from that. Friends being friends. I scratch your back, etc. The transactional element of streamer culture.
Suddenly the dynamic flipped: instead of them chasing you, you were chasing them. And they loved that. In their mind, they finally had power over you, and they intended to hold onto it forever. You were going to “pay” for having the nerve to be more successful than them.
This nearly derailed your career. Just seeing them skyrocket left you feeling like you were missing out on something, that your own career was stagnating. They took advantage of that.
They pushed you into collaborations you didn’t enjoy. They pulled you into a new circle of creators you probably never would have chosen to interact with on your own. Some of those people were incredibly cruel, abrasive, and manipulative… just like them. This person, someone you considered a good friend, was among their own kind. And by surrounding you with them, it was one more step towards trying to ruin you.
They tried to break you in public
This stretch of your career really put you through the wringer. You tried to keep a brave front, convincing yourself that this new circle’s jokes were just good-natured teasing. Just another subculture in the streaming world. That this socializing and collaboration was good for your career. But it wasn’t. The energy around you was pure, unfiltered mean girl behavior.
I witnessed one moment myself. I watched the early part of a stream where someone in the manipulator’s circle asked you, in front of everyone’s chats, “Do you smell? Do you take a shower?” In the snottiest, meanest voice they could muster.
Trust me, as a woman, I know when another female is enjoying being cruel, and I felt this one’s brutal joy deep in a part of my being that recoils when I sense this sort of attitude.
You laughed it off, but they had their ammunition, teasing you relentlessly afterwards. Later on, near your sign-off, you praised the manipulator and their friend, saying that they knew how to have a good time, good for shooting the shit, so on… outright lying to cover the shame and confusion you really felt that night.
What happened wasn’t playful. That was cruelty disguised as humor. It was immature, it was disgusting. These aren’t even kids. These are adults—voting, bill-paying adults—and they still possess this childish mentality. This group treats public humiliation as entertainment, and their idea of comedy was putting someone down in front of thousands of people.
Streaming culture can feel like a version of high school that never ended, where everyone gets a chance to be the cool, popular kid at long last. But this environment—the one you were pushed into—was high school at its worst, dialed up to eleven… even past eleven. It drained you, hurt you, and left you wondering where your career and your life were heading. There may have even been a point where you thought that maybe your streaming was coming to an end.
Meanwhile, despite this and other forms of harassment being laid out bare and unfiltered, nobody in the audiences spoke up. There’s an illusion that the streaming space is a lighthearted, carefree wonderland where everyone gets along and plays games for a living. But many people don’t see the dynamics behind the scenes. They don’t pick up on what’s wrong, even when the truth is right in front of them. Or they’re in full denial. Or they simply don’t care.
But some people did notice. They were disgusted by what you were being put through, and they could see right through this person and their clique. People may have reached out to help. You may not have accepted it, or you ignored them for what seemed to be legitimate reasons at the time.
You were in survival mode, trying to push through what you believed were just the growing pains of a new stage in your career. But this was part of the manipulator’s plan to hurt you and ruin what you’ve built. And they weren’t done.
They tried to ruin your outside interests
This person kept pushing for collaborations with them and their new group. They wouldn’t let up. To make matters worse, they would sometimes up and cancel collaborations involving you. They would build up this excitement about working together, and then contact you out of the blue to tell you that it wasn’t happening or that you were replaced.
And because of that pressure, you lost a lot of time for your own interests, your own projects, for the work and opportunities that would have moved your career forward in the way you wanted. Some of those opportunities might never come back—or if they do, it won’t be for a long time. This person became something of a money drain for you, intentionally trying to rob you of your income. Trying to make you dependent on them.
It didn’t stop there. They criticized anything you did outside of streaming. You have an artistic project—something you’ve been nurturing for years. You sometimes downplay it publicly, maybe even poke fun at yourself for it, but deep down, it does mean a lot to you. In fact, this would be your real career if not for streaming.
This person tried to shut that down, too. Every bit of success you had outside the streaming sphere, they minimized. Harshly. They didn’t want you to have anything they weren’t controlling. They wanted to dictate what made you happy and what you were allowed to excel at, so they could grant it or take it away as they pleased.
They’re interfering with your connections
This person didn’t limit their manipulation to your online life. They pushed into your offline relationships as well. They managed to create a rift between you and a longtime friend, someone who was part of your life long before streaming. Now the two of you barely speak, if at all.
They’re also interfering with someone new in your life. They’re not just trying to sabotage your relationship with this new friend; they’re trying to undermine that person directly. They sense this new connection brings you happiness, opportunities, and growth in ways they could never provide. The connection is friendly, professional, and it’s feeding parts of you that had been starving for years.
This manipulator has been determined to break this new connection from the moment they realized it existed. And they very nearly succeeded once already, back when this new friend was still a stranger. The manipulator twisted the situation, just as they’d twisted all other situations. Fed you suspicions and lies… some you might have believed simply because they came from someone you already knew.
Yet your instincts told you there was something about this stranger you needed to understand. Despite this, the manipulator’s ploy worked, because they weren’t just working on you. The stranger withdrew and stepped back. They tried to move on from you.
It hit you hard. You thought you caused it—that you did something wrong, or that they discovered something about you that they didn’t like. You agonized over this for months. You kept up appearances, but underneath, you were fraying. There was a deep sense of loss, a real fear that you would never move on from it.
But the stranger returned. On their end, they realized that something was wrong. Something wasn’t right, that they were being influenced. It took them a while, but they reached out. They got through, you listened… you immediately started to build something with them, and they were no longer “the stranger”.
Because of this manipulator’s previous interference, you’re very protective of this connection. If you’ve told anyone about it, you’ve kept it to basic details. You haven’t alluded to it on your streams because you’re afraid that this manipulator will interfere again.
But the manipulator can sense how the connection is growing despite everything they’ve thrown at it. They know you’re growing spiritually and emotionally, even professionally, as a result of this connection. The best news is that it’s stronger than it was in the past. Both of you know what this manipulator tried to do, and that’s the key to protecting what you have.
Why you can’t downplay this situation anymore
So, Seeker… this next part is important. I’m not trying to alarm you, but this does get darker.
This person is obsessed with you to the point where they’re trying to monitor everything you do. They have notifications for your streams and videos. If you’re streaming, they may jump in the chat and try to get your attention. If they’re live and you start streaming, they may raid you. They do this with the hope that you’ll call them out in chat and acknowledge them. In the past, if you didn’t notice them or call them by name, they probably messaged you later and gave you hell.
This person doesn’t know how to stop. I mean it when I say this is their entire life now. They spend hours obsessing over you, your happiness, your success, and how they can stop it. They don’t have a real life. No real hobbies. They will stream for several hours on certain days for their work, then they’ll watch their colleagues’ social media accounts or perform rituals to try to control them.
And that’s the other thing… because sources have told me this person may have gotten into dark or coercive magick to try to further assert control. Not just on you, but everyone in their circles. Even if you don’t believe in the supernatural, this person’s belief in their own ritualized power is a danger signal. People who think they can manipulate others through means like this often justify their actions. This isn’t clingy, this isn’t mere jealousy, this is a fixation with an attempt to control and a capability to retaliate.
What this means for your safety
People who behave like this often escalate when they sense they’re losing a target. This can result in smear campaigns, harassment, sabotaging opportunities, doxxing attempts or digging for personal info, attempted forced reconciliation, and emotional blackmail (such as threats of self-harm).
This is not something you should ignore or hope will “die down.” You’re dealing with an illusion of a complete adult human being whose life is nothing more than a collection of lies and their desperate attempts to prevent discovery. This person’s behavior is entitled, controlling, and based on a total inability to consider that they might be wrong in any capacity. They don’t build things; they imitate, adopt personalities, and pull pieces from others. They’ve cobbled together an inorganic online persona. They’re incapable of creating anything on their own. They can’t come up with an original idea; they can only imitate.
They’ve learned how to succeed by manipulating the culture around streaming. It’s a mask they’ve been building for years, and it’s starting to crumble because their past doings are catching up to them. They’re desperately trying to hold onto everything they’ve stolen and copied, including all the people they think they need to control to keep up their success. Every interaction they can get from you is an opportunity for them to re‑establish control. It’s a way to feed their crackling illusion.
That’s not to say that everything that’s happened in your career has been awful, especially this year. Right now, because of the healing you’ve been doing and the distance you’ve put between yourself and this person, your career is at a place where things are going your way again. You’re even involved with a small group of streamers whose company you actually enjoy. In fact, you call them your friends, maybe even your siblings in spirit.
But other times, you may collaborate with people you don’t necessarily like. You tend to avoid calling out bad behavior because you don’t want drama or to hurt anyone. But this creates opportunities for harmful people to attach themselves to you, including the one you’ve been quietly trying to distance yourself from for almost a year now.
As I’ve said, this person has exploited streaming culture to keep their grip on you. Publicly, they act like everything is fine between you—like you’re still close, still supportive, but you know, you guys are just busy these days. But in their other social circles, they’ve been spreading rumors and fabrications about you, which don’t line up with the good work and good will you naturally do.
Remember the accent fakery I mentioned earlier? That’s just one discrepancy that’s caused others in their circle to question this person’s credibility. Some people already know what they’re like behind the scenes, and they’re starting to talk more about the other shit this person has pulled, including the misinformation about you.
Breakdown
On top of everything else, this person’s personal life is crashing around them. Their family has never understood their streaming career, and they’ve definitely never supported it. To this family, streaming is either a waste of time or actively harmful, and there’s a real possibility that they’re trying to intervene or shut it down.
Moreover, something serious has recently come to light, something this person was hiding from their family for a long time. This may even include legal consequences or the threat of them. Whatever it is, it’s big enough that it’s caused a fallout and this person has been spiraling harder.
Here’s where things take yet another turn. Remember when I mentioned how this person handles sex and sexuality? They’ve latched onto something about you—specifically about a connection. A grownup connection. And the idea of you having a real, adult relationship sent them into a total meltdown.
As I’ve said, for all the crude jokes and innuendo they make on their streams, this person is deeply uncomfortable with sex or intimacy in real life. Their reaction to the idea of you having a serious relationship was disgust, revulsion… like you were no longer the “pure, untouched” ideal they had mentally built around you. It shattered some delusion of innocence they were holding onto, and it enraged them.
There’s a very twisted sense of ownership here, as if your private life violated some internal narrative they had about who you’re supposed to be. This would be expected of a fan or a viewer, not another streamer.
I want to be clear: I’m not exaggerating when I say their headspace is a mess. Their thinking loops back on itself; their moods twist from one extreme to another; they’re trapped in their own bitterness and obsession. It’s why they spend so much time monitoring you, over-analyzing everything you say or do, and trying to control things they have no actual power over. They live in a mental labyrinth of their own making, and they refuse to find a way out.
Where things stand and what you can do
This person knows they can’t control you anymore. They know they can’t sabotage the connection you’ve built. They know you’ve had real relationships. Their family is on their back. Their grip on every narrative they’ve spun is slipping, and they feel their entire world collapsing.
People like this don’t handle losing control well. When they sense they’re cornered, when their influence is slipping, that’s when they become genuinely dangerous. Not because they’re powerful, but because they panic, lash out, and stop thinking clearly. They start crossing lines because they have nothing left to lose.
So what can you do?
First, you need to be honest—with the right people. I’m not talking about going public or making statements to your audience. That would blow up instantly, and it would reach this person in the worst possible way. But the people in your circle—the ones you actually trust—need to know why you’ve been pulling back from this streamer and why you won’t work with them. If you keep this to yourself, you’ll be isolated, and that’s exactly what this manipulator wants.
Second, be careful about those you trust. There are still people around you who think this streamer is harmless or “just a little quirky,” and they have no idea what’s actually going on behind the scenes. Some of them would even defend this person without realizing they’re enabling something dangerous. You need friends who understand the seriousness of the situation, not people who wave or explain it away.
Third, stay far away from this person’s other circles. Do not reach out to their other collaborators. Do not try to get these people’s side of the story. This person would take even a hint of contact as you being interested in reconnecting. That alone could kick their obsession back into full gear. Avoid that entire ecosystem as much as you can.
Fourth, protect your boundaries, especially around content. If you make unboxing videos or react to gifts or mail, I’d recommend you screen everything if it’s feasible. If you have mods or anyone who helps with vetting, be selective about who you bring into this. Choose the people who have shown consistency, maturity, and zero interest in drama. Maybe even consider doing a second pass yourself. No chance for this person or their supporters and fans to slip something through that forces you to acknowledge them publicly or gives them a breadcrumb to obsess over.
Vetting here also applies to collaborations, especially those you’re not setting up yourself. Make sure you know ahead of time who you’re working with. If this other streamer manages to slide into a collab, shows up unexpectedly, or gets added at the last minute, you have every right to decline or walk away. The revenue from those VODs or streams is not worth the trouble of having to start the distancing process all over again.
There will be people who will misread the situation and believe that this is just a rough patch between friends and “talking it out” or having a collab will fix things. This is not a misunderstanding. This is an ongoing harassment campaign that could have ruinous consequences if you don’t maintain your boundaries. As you determine who your true friends are, you may also learn who enables this manipulator, intentionally or otherwise.
Finally, find your real friends. You’re going to need support if this escalates… and chances are, it will, especially considering this person’s mental state. You need people who understand the situation, who won’t dismiss your concerns, who aren’t tied to that other streamer’s social web, and who won’t approach them and start asking questions. Build your support network now. Don’t wait until you’re in the middle of a crisis to figure out who you can trust.
People who may help you
I know I’ve probably painted this person as relentless and unstoppable, but there is a way to get out of this. It won’t be instant, but it will work over time.
Here’s what the cards say about practical steps to cut this person out of your life:
- Seven of Cups reversed clarified by Eight of Swords: You’ve uncovered the truth about this person, but a lot doubt still remains. The good news is that much of this doubt exists in your head. You can navigate this situation once you start letting go of the fear that this person will never go away or that they’re all-powerful and unstoppable. Remember that this situation DOES have an end.
- Ace of Swords clarified by The World: Discernment. Your intuition is a real tool—trust it. You’ve seen this person for what they really are, and you’re ready to be done with them forever. There’s no redemption arc for them, not after their attempts to destroy your life and career. This person has never liked you, and had always intended to use you as a cash cow and a stepping stool for their own career. You’ve cut through the confusion and you’re already creating a new chapter in your life.
- Ten of Wands clarified by Queen of Pentacles: But you have to keep it up, no matter how tiring or hopeless it may feel. Accept that truly ridding this person from your life may be a long trial. You may be burdened, but through it all, you’re already rebuilding and caring for yourself in new ways. You also have support around you…
Your best allies are represented by:
The Fool clarified by Nine of Swords reversed: These are people unafraid to speak out, take chances, and break free from fear. They’ve done the healing work, overcome their own doubts, and can help you see what may be obscured by your overthinking or fears.
Temperance reversed clarified by Ace of Cups: These are people who’ve had to deal with imbalances in their own lives, but are able to persevere… and even if they may not be entirely out of their own bad situations, they know there’s a way out. The power lies in their mental state and sense of hope. Despite what they’ve gone through, these people possess spiritual cores that have kept them alive, even when they felt dead or unwilling to go on. Maybe the most desperate of situations can dim their lights, but they can’t be extinguished. These are fighters, the kind of people you want around when things seem hopeless.
Page of Cups clarified by Three of Swords: These are creative, hopeful, resilient, and maybe even playful—people you may already know, or who are quietly supporting you. Some may even be involved in this situation, either directly or indirectly (but still try to avoid visiting this manipulator’s other circles, for previously mentioned reasons). There’s a lot of heartache and grief because of this manipulator, but these people know this will end… it’s just getting through that’s the struggle.
Additionally, I could read this combination in two other ways: these people have messages or advice for you… or through your own intuition, and because of the pain shared between you and others, you already know who these people are.
Conclusion
I know it’s a lot to take in. I’m sure I repeated some points a few times. Considering this has gone on for nearly two years now, there was a lot to get through, and you need to understand every possible angle. There may have been moments when you had to step back from reading this, or you felt that your situation was hopeless. I’m sorry if I caused you any discomfort, but discussing this in a safe, neutered language would not have gotten the point across. You’ve been through enough as it is, and you’re not the type who appreciates sugarcoating.
This will not be easy, but it is possible to get through. You’re already resilient, and you’re far more intelligent and keen than you give yourself credit for.
You’re not alone in this, and you’re not powerless. You have people who see this, who’ve been affected by this. When you find your true friends, getting through this situation will be just a little bit easier.
That’s all I have right now. I hope this gives you the perspective you need, and that your resolve has been bolstered. I’m rooting for you and sending my love. Take care, Seeker.