Politics

Masks upon masks. Smiles that hide agendas. Words carefully chosen not to communicate, but to manipulate. Politics is the game of appearing rather than being.

This card appears when you are caught in a web of social games — at work, in relationships, or within yourself. Someone is not being straight with you, or perhaps you are not being straight with yourself. The gap between what is said and what is meant has grown dangerously wide.

Strip away the pretense. What is actually happening here? What do you actually want? Honesty may be uncomfortable, but it is the only foundation that doesn't crumble.