You're asking me whether an external force is keeping him away, which suggests the distance feels unnatural to you — like something beyond ordinary human choice must be at play. I understand why that explanation would feel more tolerable than the alternative.
But here's what I see more directly: when someone withdraws, the most common spell isn't cast by anyone else. It's the pull of their own ambivalence, their own unfinished emotional business, their own lack of clarity on what they actually want. That isn't magic. It's very ordinary human inconsistency.
The question of whether he'll come back is really a question of whether you're willing to remain in a space where his uncertainty determines your stability. And that's not about him at all. That's about what you're choosing for yourself while you wait for an answer only he can give — and only if he ever becomes clear enough to give it.
What the cards are showing me is that a spell is not really what's going on here. The energy I'm picking up points more to your own mind running circles around you — the Nine of Swords in the present position speaks to sleepless nights, overthinking, replaying every moment. That's your worry, not an outside force at work on him.
Temperance in the past shows there was a genuine balance between you two once, a natural blending. That wasn't manufactured or manipulated.
As for him coming back, the Seven of Cups in the future position is a tricky one. It says: be careful what you're seeing versus what's actually there. It's a card of fantasy, of seeing what we want to see. Right now the energy around this feels unclear, with more potential for illusion than reconnection. The honest read is — pull your energy back from hoping and watch what he actually does, not what you wish he would do. That will tell you everything.
No, I don't see a spell at work here.
The past shows Two of Swords — a stalemate, a refusal to see something clearly. One or both of you stopped looking honestly at what was happening between you. That's not magic. That's avoidance.
The present card is Queen of Cups reversed. This is where your concern about a spell likely comes from — there's a current of emotional intensity here, possibly even someone trying to exert influence through feeling, pleading, or silent expectation. But that intensity is human, not occult. If anyone has been weaving something, it's the emotional kind — longing dressed up as intuition.
The future carries Three of Swords. That's the card of heartbreak and separation. It doesn't show him returning. It shows pain continuing — or a painful clarity arriving.
What you're feeling isn't someone else's doing. It's your own heart pulling at threads that have already frayed. The better question might be whether you're ready to see what's already been true for a while.
* AI responses may not always be accurate. Please consider them as one perspective and make final decisions at your own responsibility.