Ten of Swords
The Ten of Swords depicts a painful ending and the collapse of a situation, symbolized by the figure pierced by ten swords. It signifies ruin, loss of hope, and surrender to an unavoidable conclusion, while also marking the opportunity for a new stage as the dawn appears. Upright, it urges acceptance and release; reversed, it cautions against clinging, advising to either keep fighting or wrap up loose ends. Overall it blends finality with the possibility of renewal, reminding you that after rock bottom a new day can begin.
Keywords
Name
Ten of Swords
Description
A figure lies face down at the shore. Ten swords poke into their clothing. One hand rests at their side. The light of a new day peers out from the mountains across the lake's shore.
Keyword
Ruin
Correspondences
Air, Sun, Pluto, Gemini
Upright
Lose hope; Give up; The end; A new stage begins; Surrender to the inevitable.
Reversed
Keep fighting; Don't let go; Wrap up loose ends; Cling to the known.
Visual Description
Ten long swords stand vertically with their hilts at the top and blades reaching down over a shoreline scene. A single prone figure lies face down in the foreground wearing a dark, tattered cloak. A pale sun or moon is low on the horizon above a choppy sea and distant mountains. The Roman numeral X appears at the top of the card and at the bottom a scroll shows the Cyrillic word "Крах" and the mark "TAROSHOP.RU" along with small glyph-like symbols.
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