The Mirrors of Projection

A fourfold movement charting the intoxicating, dangerous theater of the mind — from the dream that dresses itself in flesh, to the shadow that swallows the sun.

Where the first volume maps the physical architecture of touch and tether, Volume II steps into the hall of mirrors. These four cards explore the dizzying, high-voltage alchemy of early romance, where we rarely fall in love with the real, flawed stranger standing in front of us. Instead, we fall in love with a reflection — an idealized phantom, a twin mind that flatters our ego, a hypnotic chemistry, or a love so massive it eclipses our own identity.

IXglimmer→VIdistortion→XVconsumption→XVIIIeclipse
IX
The Mirage — a figure reaching toward a shimmering reflection in a vast, glassy lake beneath a night sky
IXWater · Neptune in Pisces
The Mirage
“The dream that dresses itself in flesh, until the morning comes.”
VI
The Narcissus — two figures sitting on opposite sides of an ornate brass mirror, foreheads almost touching, eyes locked on the glass
VIAir · Venus in Gemini
The Narcissus
“The mirror that flatters the soul, until it starves the heart.”
XV
The Siren — a mesmerizing figure rising from churning dark ocean waves, one hand extended forward casting a soft bioluminescent teal glow, jagged cliffs looming under a stormy sky
XVWater · Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
The Siren
“The melody that sounds like home, until the shore disappears.”
XVIII
The Eclipse — two figures in an ancient rocky landscape under a blackened sky crowned by a brilliant white-gold solar corona; one figure dissolving into shadow, the other reaching out in reverence and grief
XVIIIEarth · Pluto in Capricorn
The Eclipse
“A love so massive it blocks out the sun, until you forget your own shadow.”

Read in the order they fall: glimmer · distortion · consumption · eclipse

The Threshold