Ten of Swords
The 10 of Swords symbolizes failure, misfortune, a heavy burden, destruction, and the end of illusions. It often suggests circumstances beyond one's control, leading to an unmanageable and spiraling descent, where the best one can do is to acknowledge the downfall and learn from the failures.
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Description of the Image
She falls. The birds do not support her. Instead, they circle around her in a tightening spiral. They maliciously circle above her like vultures awaiting certain death. Their wings are like blades, and their feathers are knives that cut her skin as well as her clothing. They pierce the cover with their sharp beaks, speeding her fall even more. Even their hoarse cries seem hostile in the gray and indifferent night. The air rushes past her ears with a dull, unmelodious whistle. The trees below stretch their bare branches like claws towards the sky, their trunks rotting from within. 'The end!' she cries to the sky. Or is it just a curtain falling at the end of an act in a melodramatic play on a martyr actor?
Meaning
The 10 of Swords symbolizes failure, misfortune, a heavy burden, destruction, and the end of illusions. It feels as though circumstances provoke an uncontrollable spiraling descent. Just like her fall, sometimes circumstances are beyond human control. Sometimes it is impossible to do anything but ride the vortex and pick up the pieces when things finally stop and learn from the failures.
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