Ten of Swords

Hitting rock bottom, and the end of it.

What Ten of Swords can mean for your day

In tradition, a figure lies face down under ten swords as the sun rises behind them. It's the end of something hard. Today, it's a place to start again from.

Try: Name one small thing that would help you start again.

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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