Ten of Swords

✦ Ten of Swords

✦ Visual description

Visual description: A small white kittycorn lies prone on a dark, rocky shore with a red cloak draped beneath it. Ten swords are planted upright along the kittycorn's back and the ground behind it. A crescent moon hangs in a twilight sky above distant blue-gray mountains and a calm sea. The card border shows a delicate paw-print pattern framing the scene.

✦ Meaning

Meaning: True to the RWS Ten of Swords, this kittycorn scene sings of endings and the sting of a definitive fall — the upright voice says a painful chapter has closed, betrayal or collapse has reached its limit, and only the quiet aftershock remains. In that same kitten-sized moment there is a promise that absolute ruin clears the way for a new horizon; even the smallest horn will catch the dawn's first spark. Reversed, the card can purr of stubborn clutching or delayed recovery, where the kittycorn resists letting go and healing takes longer but is still possible. Both positions teach that surrender here is not weakness but the first soft step toward sunrise, and that lessons cut deep but also point the direction forward. Read playfully, the deck's cute tone reminds you that even dramatic endings are part of a larger story and that resilience can wear a rainbow tail. Take comfort in small comforts, expect slow mending, and remember that the night shown on the card always leads to morning.