Ten of Swords

Minor Arcana · Swords

Ten of Swords

Ten of Swords is a Minor Arcana · Swords card of the tarot deck. Its keywords are: Ending, Defeat, Betrayal, Starting Over. Read below what it says upright and reversed.

  • Ending
  • Defeat
  • Betrayal
  • Starting Over

What does Ten of Swords mean upright?

A definitive ending, painful and complete. Something has finished in the hardest possible way and there is no salvaging it. The one mercy is that it can get no worse — the bottom is also a floor. The Ten of Swords is the last night before the dawn behind it.

What does Ten of Swords mean reversed?

Recovery beginning, or an ending dragged out past its conclusion. The worst is behind you even if it does not yet feel that way. Stand up slowly and start again. Surviving this is itself the evidence that you can.

Where to next?

Two of many — one for today, one that takes you deeper.

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