Card of the Day for October 13 - Eight of Swords
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Attribution - Jupiter in
Gemini
Swords is the suit of the intellect. It represents air, authority, thought, reason, justice, truth and ethical principles.
The eight represents a yin
energy associated with personal power, advancement, reaping the
harvest, material gain, regeneration, setting new priorities,
new ways forward, re-organization, control.
Rider-Waite Imagery
The suit of swords is related to the element of air. It concerns matters of thoughts, ideas and the mind.
A woman stands bound & blindfolded. She is surrounded by 8
swords stuck point down in the ground. There are three on the left
side of the card and five on the right side of the card. The
ground is brown and there are pools of water. Her feet are
partially on the ground and partially in water. The woman has
black hair that is windswept and almost reaches her shoulders. She
has a blindfold and has fabric wrapped four times around her body.
She is wearing a red dress and a brown undergarment with a round
neck. The dress has long sleeves and goes down to the tops of her
shoes. The bottom of the skirt is draped and slightly windblown to
the right. Her shoes are brown. Behind the woman is a pool of
water. There is a mountain in the distance on the left side on the
card. In the background on the right is a tall hill with a castle
on it. The hill is gray and the roofs are red.
http://tarotjourney.net/tarot-cards/minor-arcana/swords/8-of-swords/
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Arthur Edward Waite (1911)
A woman, bound and hoodwinked, with the swords of the card about her. Yet it is rather a card of temporary durance than of irretrievable bondage.
Divinatory Meanings
Upright: Bad news, violent chagrin, crisis, censure, power in trammels, conflict, calumny; also sickness.
Reversed: Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery; what is unforeseen; fatality.
Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana
Eight: For a woman, scandal spread in her respect. Reversed:
Departure of a relative.
UPRIGHT
Frustration.
Disillusion and loss of hope.
Indecision could make matters worse.
Troubles ahead – illness or misfortune.
Self-imposed restrictions.
Powerlessness.
Illness.
Hard work overcomes limitations.
Censure.
Crisis, conflict, disunion.
Hesitancy, paralysis.
Bondage through fear.
Worry.
Isolation.
Confusion, misunderstandings.
Narrow or restricted surroundings.
Unable to think clearly about your situation.
Others interfere with your
decisions.
Being controlled by outside
forces.
Having no faith in yourself.
Waiting for rescue.
Stuck in a rut of your own making.
Imprisonment.
Your ability to communicate is temporarily impaired.
Sometimes the restrictions are a result of an accident or a death that has imposed limitations. Seek counsel if you can’t see the way out yourself.
Loss of honour.
Strength through limitations and enthusiasm.
Dissipation.
Overwork.
REVERSED
Liberation from extremely confining and restrictive conditions.
Breathing room to make a decision.
Distancing problem.
Freedom.
Release.
Terror of the unknown.
Making choices or taking action after a long period of dithering.
Breaking old habits and patterns that have caused grief.
Think outside the box.
Refusing to be a victim any longer.
Regaining your self confidence.
Desperation.
Using excess to overcome restriction.
Impulsiveness.
Curiosity.
Impatience, stress, struggles.
An accident.
Treachery.
Opposing forces.
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5. Sphinx
6. Fey