Two of Swords
The Two of Swords represents an insoluble dilemma and a period of reflection that demands a difficult decision. It describes a time of passive waiting and a deadlock that makes a quick solution impossible, requiring respite and temporary cessation of action. The card highlights tense inward focus—concentrating and withdrawal into oneself—as one attempts to settle the conflict, search for compromise, or project a fragile balance. Upright it suggests truce, balance, or stalemate; reversed it can indicate perfidy, duality, or the breaking of the deadlock.
Keywords
Keyword
Armistice
Description
This card is about an insoluble dilemma, a period of reflection and a difficult decision. This is a time of passive waiting. The deadlock situation makes a quick solution impossible. A respite and a temporary cessation of action, tense thinking, concentrating, and withdrawal into oneself. An attempt to settle the conflict, search for a compromise or project a fragile balance.
Upright
Truce, balance, stalemate
Reverse
Perfidy, duality, breaking the deadlock
Visual Description
A white‑haired figure kneels on a rocky shore, head bowed and hands resting on their knees. Two upright swords are planted in the ground behind them, connected by a cord with tassels. A pale moon hangs in a cloudy sky above distant mountains, and a thin strip of churning water laps the rocks in the foreground. The figure wears a blue cloak over light garments and appears still and contemplative.
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