Five of Swords

Winning at a cost.

What Five of Swords can mean for your day

In tradition, a figure smirks while picking up swords as two others walk away. Some fights aren't worth it. Today, ask whether being right matters more than the relationship.

Try: Let one small argument go.

Where it sits in the deck

Tarot is a deck of 78 picture cards. 56 of them, like this one, are about everyday life. They come in four groups, called suits, a bit like playing cards.

Swords: thoughts, words and hard truths. In tradition, the suit of Air.

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