Card 57 • swords

Eight of Swords

Brief Description

The Eight of Swords indicates a period of indecision or confusion where action is not recommended. You should gather more information and wait for clarity to emerge. The card advises patience and attention to detail, signifying that the right path will become clear eventually.

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Description

A woman in the image is safe but does not know where to go. She may be undergoing a trial, testing her intuition, or simply following someone's instructions. The card advises that now is not the time to make decisions or choices.

Gather more information or let things take their course for a while, and then it will become clear where to move. Despite the apparent futility, everything will become clear. Do not struggle or make hasty conclusions. Instead, stay the course, and as events unfold, it will become possible to recognize the right path.

The card calls for patience; light will follow after the storm, and confusion will pass. Just pay attention to details and gather information. Sometimes this card indicates time needed for recovery after illness.

Imagery

Apples scattered on the tree and the ground symbolize doubts, decisions, self-discipline, and insight. A hedgehog approaching the apples represents concentration, resourcefulness, and intuition.

Upright Meaning

Stay the course, it's not the time to act, temporary difficulties in achieving goals, feeling trapped, ignoring reality, empty gossip, gathering information, disappointment, time needed for recovery.

Reversed Meaning

Voluntary limitations, regret over hasty actions.

Keywords

Hold on until the end, need for patience.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Ann Moura, Art by Kiri Østergaard Leonard

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