Card 54 • swords

Five of Swords

Brief Description

The Five of Swords signals a period of conflict marked by scandals, slander, intrigues and insults. It reflects destructive thinking, misanthropy and a loss of trust, often involving heartless acts, betrayal, or a broken union. Reputation can suffer through unprincipled, vindictive behavior and dishonesty in business relations. Upright aspects emphasize disloyalty, hostility and sabotage, while reversed aspects point to dishonesty, disclosure and ongoing mistrust.

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Card Title

Five of Swords

Keyword

MEANNESS

Description

This period is associated with scandals, slander, intrigues and insults. Destructive thinking, misanthropy, loss of trust. Heartless acts, a blow in the back, a broken union. Loss of reputation, unprincipled, vindictive. Dishonesty in business relations.

Upright

disloyalty, hostility, sabotage

Reverse

dishonesty, disclosure, mistrust

Visual Description

An armored man with long pale hair stands in a snowy field holding a sword pointed toward the ground. Several swords lie scattered across the snow around his feet. Behind him a second figure kneels with hands covering their face, bent in sorrow or defeat. Bare tree branches reach into a cloudy, wintry sky while a flock of birds takes flight in the distance.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Mila Losenko

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