Card 57 • swords

Eight of Swords

Brief Description

The Eight of Air represents the exaggeration of danger and the struggle with self-created, imaginary subconscious fears. It signifies running away from fears born of imagination rather than reality. This card warns of unpleasant news and the tendency to amplify threats beyond their actual significance. The astrological correspondence of Jupiter in Gemini suggests expansion of mental anxieties and communication of worrying thoughts.

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Core Meaning

Exaggeration of danger, struggle with one's own fabricated subconscious fears. Escape from one's own fears created by imagination. Unpleasant news.

Astrological Correspondence

Jupiter in Gemini.

Visual Description

A frightened young woman in a yellow dress runs forward with a large menacing, shaman-like figure looming behind her, arms outstretched. A black crow flutters near her skirt while dead leaves swirl around, and shadowy figures, trees and distant rooftops appear in the background. At the top left a blue triangle contains the number 8; the top right reads 'AIR LUFT AIR AIRE'. The bottom left shows the word 'ARIA' and the lower right includes a small copyright '©rozamira tarot'.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Milo Manara

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