A woman stands bound and blindfolded, surrounded by eight swords planted in the ground, yet the way out is open. It is restriction, fear and a mental prison: you are more free than you think.
Bound and blindfolded by your own thoughts.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Bad news, violent chagrin, crisis, censure, power in fetters, conflict, calumny.
Reversed
Reversed, you free yourself: the bonds loosen, you see the way out, you take back your power.
Release from the trap of the mind.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery; the unforeseen.
In love
Upright Feeling trapped in a relationship.
Reversed You free yourself from a limiting relationship.
In work
Upright Feeling trapped at work; limited options.
Reversed You find a way out.
In money
Upright Financial restrictions, feeling stuck.
Reversed You free yourself from financial pressure.
At home and in the family
Upright Feeling trapped at home.
Reversed You free yourself from family limits.
On your path
Upright Your own beliefs imprison you.
Reversed Liberation from limiting beliefs.
Its counsel
Upright Remove the blindfold. The way is open.
Reversed Walk out. Nothing holds you now.
Correspondences
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana, suit of Swords
- Element
- Air
- Rank
- Eights: movement, power and mastery
Dreams that carry this card
Swords
Ace of Swords · Two of Swords · Three of Swords · Four of Swords · Five of Swords · Six of Swords · Seven of Swords · Nine of Swords · Ten of Swords · Page of Swords · Knight of Swords · Queen of Swords · King of Swords