Eight of Swords
Eight of Swords - Tarot Card Description
The Eight of Swords is an image of a woman blindfolded and surrounded by eight swords stuck in the ground, there is water in the background. Behind her is a castle on a cliff.Eight of Swords shows a woman (blindfolded) and bound, with swords, not surrounding her, but lined up behind her. Its swords and air... therefore "mental stuff", in fact, her feet do not touch the water (emotions), so to me this indicates that the feeling of being restricted is based on an intellectual motive and not emotional. There is a path cleared before her, so there is a way out of the situation, but at this time being blind folded and everything, she just can't see the way out! The sky is dark with lots of clouds (again, an indication of the state of mind), yet, the blue sky can be seen in the distance, and the rays of sunlight are peering through a gap in the clouds. So there is hope, and the clouded mind is only a temporary state, a momentary situation.
Eight is about power. In this case she feels powerless. She's wearing white which symbolises purity of intention, yet the robes are torn. Perhaps her intentions need re-examining. The cord which binds her is red, which symbolises power - who's power is being misused to put her in that situation? Her own?
A woman is exiled from her home, tied up, blindfolded, and surrounded by swords which act as a kind of prison or enclosure. She stands in the midst of a barren, watery wasteland far from the town or castle in the distance. The sky is gray and cloudy above her and there seems to be no possibility of escape.
Eight of Swords - Tarot Card Meanings
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