Card 59 • swords

Ten of Swords

Brief Description

The Ten of Bats points to intense mental agony and deep despair that can feel overwhelming. It indicates ruin or collapse in some area of life, prompting a need to find a way out. The card also suggests a strong desire to escape from pain, even if that means withdrawing or numbing oneself. Emotional detachment may be a coping mechanism, signaling the need to address underlying wounds rather than avoid them.

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Meaning

Mental agony, despair. Ruin. Escape from pain. Emotional detachment.

Visual Description

The printed title "Ten of Bats" appears on an orange band at the bottom of the card. Above it a black night sky is filled with ten stylized bats—orange bodies, red wings and pale faces—scattered around two small yellow stars while a dark cat-like silhouette peers from a purple ridge. Below the horizon a pale woman with long red hair lies supine across rolling green and violet bands, eyes closed and arms relaxed, as flowing ribbons of color weave above and around her.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Kipling West

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