The Meaning of the Ten of Swords in the Tarot System

Ten of Swords

General Meaning

Betrayal, defeat, failures, the collapse of deals and plans, great troubles, great material losses, disappointment, sadness, mourning for what has been lost, despair. The Ten of Swords indicates that some project or business has been brought to an end without your involvement or desire. The Ten of Swords symbolizes collapse, the failure of plans, a feeling of hopelessness, as well as unexpected situations that destroy something essential in your life. These are not ordinary, everyday troubles, but a serious dead end. The Ten of Swords is called one of the most frightening cards. All the other arcana warn of temporary difficulties you will gradually overcome. Prepare yourself mentally for the possibility of feeling emptiness and experiencing pain. Tears, sorrow, suffering and sadness.

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Meaning in Situations

The plans you cherished for so long simply did not work out. It has so happened that you have sunk to the very bottom and reached the lowest point. The situation that has been troubling you lately is approaching its inevitable end. You are now in deep depression. You tried to do everything in your power, and now you can either come to terms with what will inevitably happen, or end this whole unpleasant situation with a single wave of the hand. You have reached the final phase, accompanied by sadness and a sense of losing something very important. You may be feeling emotionally isolated. For a long time changes you found unpleasant were forced upon you, and now you can no longer resist them. Your loss may be connected with your career, a legal process or a serious illness. Your depressive state may require medical intervention. Your battle is lost. You can no longer save anything, and what can die, will die.

A time of grim losses, the loss of hope. Loss of control over the situation. Loss of consciousness.

Work

The irreversible collapse of a business (with the 10th Arcanum — unexpectedly).

Health

A state between life and death, a coma. This card, or the Eight of Cups, points to death more strongly than any of the Major Arcana (for the old or seriously ill — almost certainly; for the young — more likely a very grave condition).

Relationships

A relationship that has ended. Heavy suffering. The separation is so hard that for a long time nothing new can form; you must wait for the wounds to heal.

Personality Type

A broken pessimist (but not one inclined to suicide).

Advice and Warning

Advises living for today and coming to terms with things. Warns of a period of extreme difficulty and danger.

Yes or No

"No." Serious trials that must be accepted.

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Reversed Card Meaning

Most likely you will receive news of someone's serious illness or death. After a long period of pain and confusion, you are finally beginning to recover. By all appearances, the worst is already behind you, and now you are gradually starting to solve your problems. The pain you recently endured has left a deep scar on your heart and will help you learn a valuable lesson. An improvement in the situation lies ahead. You yourself, or someone close to you, recently went through a very serious situation involving risk.

No separate meaning apart from the upright position, only the agony lasts much longer (the illusion that something can still be saved). A time of grim losses, the loss of hope. Loss of control over the situation. Loss of consciousness.

Reversed Meaning: Work

The irreversible collapse of a business (with the 10th Arcanum — unexpectedly).

Reversed Meaning: Health

A state between life and death, a coma. This card, or the Eight of Cups, points to death more strongly than any of the Major Arcana (for the old or seriously ill — almost certainly; for the young — more likely a very grave condition).

Reversed Meaning: Relationships

A relationship that has ended. Heavy suffering. The separation is so hard that for a long time nothing new can form; you must wait for the wounds to heal.

Reversed Meaning: Personality Type

A broken pessimist (but not one inclined to suicide).

Reversed Meaning: Advice and Warning

Advises living for today and coming to terms with things. Warns of a period of extreme difficulty and danger.

Reversed Meaning: Yes or No

"No." Serious trials that must be accepted.