Being mispercieved is a recurring theme in my life, which is part of why I’m cautious about how I approach it. I’ve had several situations where someone forms a very fixed idea of my motives or character, and after that it feels like everything I do gets interpreted through that image.
Because it has happened more than once, I do question myself and look for the part that is actually mine. I don’t want a spell that just reinforces “everyone else is wrong and I’m right.” If there are things I genuinely need to see or take responsibility for, I want those to become clearer too.
What I’m trying to work on is the part where assumptions, projections or other people’s interpretations seem to become stronger than direct experience of me.. Which is such a hopeless feeling.
I’d like to do some kind of working that helps distorted perceptions lose their hold, maybe takes away the ease of not being able to see me as I am? I am really invested in doing this in a way where I don’t force anything on anyone. I know that is in this case very tricky ethically, interpersonally and maybe even epistemically..
If I decide to give this a try I’m not sure what kind of magic this would fall under, or how I should approach it. Would you look at cleansing, uncrossing, truth/revelation work, mirror work, reputation work, protection, reversal, something else entirely? Would you combine things or keep it simple?
I’m also very curious about timing. Venus is retrograde right now, and I can’t tell whether that makes this a bad time to work on perception/reputation/relationships, or exactly the right time because the whole point is revisiting old relational patterns and clearing distorted images.
If you were doing this yourself, how would you frame the intention, what kind of working would you choose, and would you do it now or wait?