# MindTrays Relationships 60 linocut cards about closeness, distance, conflict, repair, family and boundaries — two cups, a mended bowl, a gate left half open. Built for couples and family work: people choose the image that fits their relationship, and the conversation starts from there. **Relationships is a -card deck about what happens between people.** Closeness, distance, conflict, repair, belonging and boundaries — shown through objects and places, never faces: two cups steaming side by side, a boat drifting from the pier, a bowl mended with gold. There is no text on the cards and no fixed meanings; each person chooses the image that fits their own relationship. The cards ## Scenes, not faces Nobody has to find themselves in a stranger's portrait. A pair of chairs, a gate, a storm between two houses — the relationship lives in the picture. Open the deck to see all and pick the ones for your session. What's inside ## cards, six ways of being together The groups make it easy to put a theme on the table. Mixing them is where couples surprise each other. Closeness & Connection10 cards Two cups, intertwined trees, a shared umbrella — the moments that hold people together. Distance & Longing10 cards Chairs back to back, a single lit window, footprints drifting apart. Conflict & Tension10 cards A tangled thread, a cracked cup, locked antlers — tension without blame. Repair & Reconnection10 cards A bowl mended with gold, a half-rebuilt bridge, a shoot from a cut stump. Family & Belonging10 cards A long table with many chairs, nested bowls, coats of every size. Boundaries & Space10 cards A gate half open, a low stone wall, a curtain between two chairs. Cards linocut prints + 1 back Format2:3 portrait, 1024×1536 px Text on cardsNone — images only People on cardsNone — objects and places Typical session10–40 minutes Works withCouples, families, 1:1 and groups When to reach for it ## Conversations this deck opens **The first couples session.** Each partner picks a card for "us, right now" before either explains anything. **After a fight.** Name what broke and what it cost without replaying who said what. **Growing apart.** Put distance on the table as a picture — two islands, a boat leaving — instead of an accusation. **Family mapping.** One card per person, placed by closeness and direction; the layout says what nobody would. **Boundaries work.** Find the gate, the wall or the curtain that fits — and whether it should open or close. **Separation and co-parenting.** Talk about what remains shared when the relationship changes shape. **Team friction.** Let colleagues show how collaboration feels without naming anyone. **Your own relationships.** A card for someone you keep thinking about, and a few lines on what it shows. Who it's for ## Built for the space between two people ### Couples therapists Two partners choosing separately surface the differences a joint conversation smooths over. Nothing on the card takes a side. ### Family & systemic work Map closeness, distance and belonging on the table. Children and adults can use the same images — no reading, no faces to compare. ### For yourself A quiet way to look at a friendship, a parent or an ex. Choose the picture first; the words tend to follow. Example spreads ## Three layouts to start from Positions guide the conversation; they never fix what a card means. 12 ### Us now 2 cards 1. 1How it feels to me 2. 2How it feels to you Two-sided desk 123 ### The bridge 3 cards 1. 1Where I stand 2. 2What could connect us 3. 3Where you stand Timeline matrix 1234 ### Repair 4 cards 1. 1What broke 2. 2What it cost 3. 3What still holds 4. 4What could mend it Quadrants matrix How to work with it ## From deck to conversation 1 ### Choose the theme Put one group on the table, or all if the relationship needs room. 2 ### Pick separately Each person chooses face up without showing the other. The reveal is the moment that matters. 3 ### Lay them side by side Drag the cards closer or further apart. Distance on the desk often says what words avoid. 4 ### Write what surfaced Note what each card stirred. The spread saves with the session for next time. Questions to ask ## Prompts that work with these cards “What is happening in this picture between the two of us?” “Where would I place myself in this card — and where would you?” “What is just outside the frame that nobody talks about?” “What would have to change for this card to become a different one?” “Which card would we have chosen a year ago?” “What in this image is still worth protecting?” The artwork ## Carved, printed, and made for this deck Every card is an original linocut-style print created for MindTrays in two inks — deep indigo and brick red — on warm rice paper. The limited palette keeps the deck calm, so the **relationship in the picture** is what people notice first. Cards render at 1024×1536, sharp enough for a couple to zoom into the detail that caught them on a shared screen. Questions ## About this deck How many cards are in the deck? cards and one shared back, in six groups of ten: closeness, distance, conflict, repair, family and boundaries. The groups help you choose a theme; mixing them is encouraged. Why are there no people on the cards? Faces invite comparison — age, gender, looks. Objects and places let anyone see their own relationship in the image, and nobody is cast as the villain. Can couples use it without a therapist? Yes. Pick a card each for how things feel, then take turns saying what you see. The cards open the conversation; they don't judge it. Can I use it online with a couple? Yes. Start a collaborative session from this deck and send the link. Both partners join with a display name — no account needed — and move cards on the same desk. How is this different from Tarot? There is no symbolic system, no divination and no correct reading. A card does not predict your relationship; it reflects what you bring to it. Do I need training to use it? No. There are no meanings to memorise. People look, choose and talk; you hold the conversation inside your own method. Other decks ## Pairs well with ## Put your relationship on the table Open , choose a card each, and turn them over together. Working with a couple remotely? 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