Swords Flashcards
Ace of Swords Rx
Don’t do it/run/surrender ego
Stress, anxiety, pain
Lost cause/cutting someone off
Clashes with authority/fear of punishment
Setting limits/taking back harsh words
Conception; underworld journey, psychic surgery, spiritual weapon
Two of Swords
Conflicting perspectives
Diplomatic negotiations
Fence sitting/ambivalence/unwillingness to commit
Inability to make a decision/stalemate
Awaiting better info/procrastination
Two of Swords Rx
Breaking the peace to take action
Lies and duplicity
Break through complacency to examine disturbing issues
Opposites joined/reconciled - peace
Opposites irreconcilable
Deeper truths will soon be revealed
Three of Sword
Sorrow, heartache, jealousy
Can’t reconcile heart and mind
Loss and self-pity
Failed relationship/separation/miscommunication
Accusations, harsh words, hurt feelings
Physical pain, injury, surgery
Tears can lead to release, inspiration
Three of Swords Rx
Disaster averted/healing after loss
Denial that a relationship has ended
A drama queen/blaming others for problems
Quarrels become violent/escalation of problems
Minor surgery; black magic, curses/need for a shaman or counselor
Four of Swords
Sleep, dreams, meditation to escape stress
Getting thoughts/priorities in order
Writing down dreams/ making lists
Advice from prayer/ doctor or spiritual authority
Incarceration/retirement/death
Four of Sword Rx
Awakening with clarity/new perspective
Recovery after illness/refusal to take care of self or follow advice
Insomnia/bad dreams
Get out of jail/a return after isolation
Returning to work/quitting dead-end job
Caution and care to recover from business/personal/health problems
The astral, inner guides, channeling
Five of Swords
No-win situation/losing friends and support
Facts over feelings/principals over kindness
Communication breakdown/arguments
Negative thoughts/mental fragmentation
Unfair tactics/abuse
An ugly victory/refusing to fight/defeat and humiliation
Five of Swords Rx
Same as upright plus mourning after carnage
A burial/buried truths and motives revealed
Overemphasis on abstract idealism
Remorse/regret after ending a conflict
Reparations/growth after loss
Don’t start new ventures
Burial rites, wandering soul/soul parts need assistance, weather magic
Six of Swords
Moving away from difficulties/seeking safety
Planning a journey/transferring data, ideas
The mind seeks patterns and relationships/science
Gaining perspective and objectivity
Interest in the well-being of others
Six of Swords Rx
Stuck mentally and physically
Travel delays/floods, drowning, choking
Covert activities revealed/caught at the border
Culture shock upon return from trip
Too much subjectivity/clinging to prejudice
Public revelation/unwanted proposal/need for escape
Soul retrieval, underworld journeys
Seven of Swords
Meeting challenges with strategic skill
Research, strategy, preparation
Espionage, deceit, manipulation,escape
Wit/mental deftness disarms others
Evasion/unfaithfulness/secret love affairs
Travel by land or incognito
Seven of Swords Rx
Avoiding danger/fear of getting caught
Dishonesty/deception revealed
In denial about shameful secret/coming out
Returning to the scene/retrieving something/stolen goods returned
Letting someone take advantage of you
Initiation involving stealth, trickery, thievery
Eight of Swords
Public censure/trial/imprisonment
Self-sabotage/internal criticism
Lacking skills/knowledge how to navigate terrain
Feeling stranded in darkness and surrounded by peril
A test of ingenuity, trust, and faith
Eight of Swords Rx
Using ingenuity and improv to remove obstacles
Breaking constraints esp socially imposed ones
Temporary restrictions
Delusions of persecution supported by apparent logic
Deception/susceptibility to persuasive arguments, facts, ideas
Initiatory trials of endurance and faith/cutting psychic cords
Nine of Swords
Depression, anguish, guilt, dread, remorse
Insomnia, dark night of the soul
Failure and loss through your own mismanagement
Comfort is available/time will heal
Brooding, expecting the worst/unable to see a way out
Solitude/isolation/penance
Nine of Swords Rx
Coming out of depression, nightmare is over
Confession alleviates guilt and self-blame
Hidden shame, loneliness/hidden severe depression
Justified anxiety and suspicion
Hiding away due to slander/fighting to restore rep
Hot flashes, night sweats, depression; dismemberment/loss/terrifying enounter/taboos
Ten of Swords
Defeat, failure, loss
End to struggle/letting go
Loss of health, fortune, position, honor
Catastrophe leads to release, relief, closure
Letting go of a betrayal
Ten of Swords Rx
Recovery and rebirth/surviving disaster
Despite changes, doubts linger
Relapse or recurrent illness
Repairing weaknesses
Refusal to let go
Back, chronic fatigue, lupus/immune system, acupuncture; near-death experience, ritual dismemberment
Ace of Swords
New determination/way of thinking
Application of will/focus energies/specific action
Mental sharpness/analysis/wit/logic
Examining pros and cons, weigh in both sides
Writing, communication, clarity
Judgment/achievement/ambition/fair play
