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Guacamolly posted an update in the group
Tarot School 9 years, 3 months ago Hey guys! I just did my first ever reading with a “card a day” spread. I drew the ten of swords, and now I’m stressed out because I don’t know how to interpret it! The only thing I could think of was that I can create melodrama in my own life, but I was curious about how others interpret this card.
This is a difficult card for me also. Swords relate to air, the internal processes of thought or emotion but tend to be a bit more negative than cups with also deal with the same things. Tens represent an excess of the suit–the suit gone too far. So this could be as simple as you’re thinking about ______ too much. I think this card can also refer to feeling like a victim but I am also suspicious that that is a bit too negative. I would be interested to see what others have to say that might be of a more positive nature.
Some thoughts on this card from littleredtarot.com, our resident AS Tarotist.
Also, Biddy Tarot on the ten of swords. Beth mentioned this website in her article this week. I’m finding it very useful!!!
And because I want to practice Ali’s magical HTML geekery here’s some quotes from Biddy Tarot on the 10 of Swords that are reassuringly more positive.
Those interpretations made a lot of sense for me! I’m about to take the GRE, and I’m extremely nervous about it, so in relation to the ten of swords, I’m interpreting that I need to worry less about studying and the outcome. Thanks Elisabeth!
Great! Good luck! I think the difficulty will be over soon and will evolve into something new also seems quite fitting!
Good luck with your GREs! Tens can mark a turning point between the end of an old cycle and the beginning of a new one. Sometimes the ten of swords is an indicator that you’ve already faced the worst of a situation, and the silver lining is that you can begin to heal and move on. A good thing to keep in mind is that the swords can often indicate inner/mental states. So the disaster spelled out by the high sword cards may not be an actual disaster in your life at all, but a reflection of an inner state of anxiety or panic. So one interpretation of this card could be that you’re in the thick of stressing out and torturing yourself over something (like GRES – very understandable), but that the situation will soon resolve itself, and you’ll be able to move on.
Those interpretations make sense, as well. Thank you!