| The Five of Swords is one of the cards of the Minor Arcana. Depicted
on this card is a man looking scornfully at two dejected figures, who have left their swords lying on
the ground. He has two swords on his left shoulder and one pointing to the ground. A storm is brewing
in the background. This is a card which can be interpreted several different ways. This card when it
comes into the spread can show treachery or deciet as well as victory or vanquishing an enemy. When
I see this card I normally tell the querent that they may of in the past had a bitter argument where they
felt they were right, yet in truth they may have lost more than they gained. This card shows that
often we have to look at the whole of the picture and is our pride worth the losses? Are we the victor
or the vanquished?
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| Keywords for Interpretation |
| Upright |
| Conquest over others through physical strength,
may be percieved as a threat to the querent, treachery, vanity, deciet, pride,
arrogance, self~betrayal. |
| Inverted |
| Weakeness, chance of loss or defeat,
Stormy weather ahead. |
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| There is a myriad of symbolisms on this and many of the other cards in
both the major and minor arcana. In order to present a comprehensive and easy to use as a reference source
set of pages for this and other cards, I will refrain from going into great detail regarding the individual
symbols on the cards. On a future date I will go over the more explicit aspects of them. If you have a
question regarding a particular symbol you can email me at Tamerin.
I would also like to hear from you on some of your interpretations of this particular card or any other
that you would like to discuss. Please use above email link. |
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