Swords

Question 1

Ace of Swords

Answer 1

a new insight, mental force, truth, justice, fortitude

a goal, a new awareness, insight, focus

Question 2

Two of Swords

Answer 2

Strategic waiting, dormant issue, blocked emotions, avoidance, stalemate

peace, balance of emotion and intellect, harmony, division resolved with effort

Question 3

Three of Swords

Answer 3

Important agreements, trust and risk of betrayal, heartbreak, loneliness

Sorrow, disruption, separation, melancholy, unhappiness, tears

Question 4

Four of Swords

Answer 4

Rest from strife, taking refuge in the mind and heart without actually retreating from situations, contemplation, quiet preparation

Convention, compromises, rest from strife

Question 5

Five of Swords

Answer 5

Intentional exile to find something better, self-interest, discord, open dishonor

defeat, malice, spite, evil-speaking, anxiety

Question 6

Six of Swords

Answer 6

Using the right science, heady problem solving, the blues, recovery, travel

mental labour or work, success after anxiety, modesty, dominance

Question 7

Seven of Swords

Answer 7

Knotty situation, untangling or taking a loss and salvaging what you can, running away, lone-wolf style, hidden dishonor

Unstable effort, vacillation, striving against opposition too powerful to overcome, unreliability, fringe culture

Question 8

Eight of Swords

Answer 8

Too many options, bound in mind, restriction, confusion, powerlessness

Restriction, attention to details at the expense of more important things, lack of persistence

Question 9

Nine of Swords

Answer 9

Anguish, living with a hard truth, worry, guilt

illness, suffering, despair, dishonesty, nightmares

Question 10

Ten of Swords

Answer 10

Making a choice, clarifying conclusion, as bad as it’s going to get, bottoming out, victim mentality, martyrdom

Ruin, death, defeat, disruption, undisciplined warring force, something is totaled