Eight of Swords
The Eight of Blades represents feelings of constraint, bondage, and indecision. It suggests being imprisoned by one's own circumstances, with an inability to see opportunities for change. However, it also highlights the potential for liberation and new beginnings, urging caution against impulsiveness. This card challenges you to trust your intuition and take deliberate steps towards freedom.
Keywords
Invoked
Bondage, imprisonment; betrayal; inability to see the bigger picture; fear to move forward; short-term illness.
Banished
Impulsiveness; relief from fears; freedom; new beginnings.
Victims of Circumstance
We find ourselves the victims of circumstance often in life. Here the witch is bound, hoodwinked, and deprived of sight. He must rely on his intuition or run the risk of getting swept up in the fear of his current situation. His left hand is tied to the blade but his right rests on the pommel. If he trusts his second sight, he will realize he has the power in his right hand to free his left.
Divinatory Meaning (Invoked)
The Eight of Blades invoked signals feelings of constraint and bondage. You feel helpless to affect your circumstances. You are a prisoner of your own indecision and victimhood. You cannot see or refuse to see the opportunities around you to get out of your current situation. This is also a time when you may be betrayed by a friend, or even by your own thoughts. If your intuition is telling you to watch out, listen. Take a step back and look at your actions, your behavior, and how you deal with things. Look at the bigger picture of the situation because all your answers are right in front of you. Another interpretation is that you may be or will soon experience a short-term illness, which could be physical or mental.
Divinatory Meaning (Banished)
You are released from the bondage of the past when Eight of Blades is banished. Your newfound freedom brings relief and new beginnings. You have overcome some obstacle or confining situation, and like a wolf released from a cage, you may be tempted to act on impulse. Make sure you do not get swept up in reckless actions and be sure to preserve this freedom, doing everything in your power to make sure your period of bondage never happens again.
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