Eight of Swords




     The Eight of Swords is one of the cards of the Minor Arcana. Depicted on this card is a woman bound and blindfolded behind her are 8 swords blocking her from moving backwards toward the castle. When this card appears in a spread it's normally an indication of indecision or being bound by our own way of thinking. It comes into your spread to remind you that your prison is of your own making and you can remove yourself from those things that bind you once you remove the blinders that you wear from the truth.
Keywords for Interpretation
Upright
The Querant does not know which way to move in a situation that they are facing. Bondage, crises, waste of energy in trivial detail,  censure.
Inverted
Freedom, relaxation from fears. New beginnings are possible and bear fruitition.
     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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