Card 57 • swords

Eight of Swords

Brief Description

The Eight of Swords highlights a condition of mental restriction and the power of consent in maintaining it. It urges you to withdraw your consent to the bondage that constrains you and reclaim agency. Overthinking creates false barriers that are more imagined than real. Stepping back for perspective reveals options and pathways to liberation.

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Message

Bondage should be consensual, so revoke your consent. Overthinking builds false barriers. Step back for perspective.

Visual Description

A small, horned dragon stands blindfolded and wrapped in white bandages up to its chest, its feet in shallow marsh water. Eight wooden swords or stakes are planted around it in a rough circle, forming an enclosing barrier. A winding stream and patches of land create a fragmented, soggy ground beneath the dragon's feet. In the background a distant stone castle sits on a hill under a pale sky, and a parchment scroll with printed text appears at the bottom of the image.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Peggy Papez

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