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Card Meanings: Healing, Oppression, Standing Up To Abuse, Paralysis, Escape, Finding Solutions/ Options, Hopeful, End Of Punishment, Relaxation, New Beginnings, Freedom, Overcome Obstacles, Release, Relief, Prison Release, Facing Fears/ Truth, Releasing Anxiety, Clear Mind, Empowered, Severe Depression, Survivor, Mental Strength, Self-Belief, Taking Control
A day which is ruled by the Lord of Interference is bound to present some difficulties. However, as with all Tarot cards, the 8 of Swords carries with it the means of dealing with any obstacles or problems which appear. The first thing to recognise is that anybody’s life has the occasional bump – we would never get anywhere if it did not. Bumps can be caused by all kinds of different things – people, our own attitudes, astrological influences…the possibilities for interference are boundless. Make sure you’re not going around in circles attempting to make a decision through a sense of duty or guilt. That often causes problems when this card is around.
Finally keep your eyes open for anyone else who may be deliberately stepping in your path. Often when somebody interferes, merely recognising what they are doing robs their actions of any power over us. However – whatever the source of the problem is, the message of the 8 of Swords is clear. Don’t rush to fight with things that are not currently going your way – you’ll almost certainly fail. Go and find something else to do instead. There will be a better time to deal with the things that are in your way today. Don’t waste your energy hacking away at something that may be better cleared up tomorrow. Don’t frustrate yourself by banging on a door that just will not open. Rely on the idea that things will ease off, and that you will deal with them better for not having wasted hours on them today! In readings, the Eight of Swords is often a sign that you are heading toward (or already in) a situation in which you will feel a lack of freedom and choice. Such situations are tricky because the more you get into them, the more restricted you feel. At each step, your options seem to narrow until you feel completely stuck.
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Reversed Cards: I am guessing that if you have this card in the blocked aspect, you probably dont even know you are blocking your access to your inner resolve. In fact, there is a good chance that you are so overwhelmed right now over your own perceived suffering that you cant even see that you have blocked the way for help and assistance to get to you. This aspect of non-fortitude is also known as despair and lacks any and all hope. But this is not really the reality of your current circumstances; it is merely your perception of it. Dont get me wrongI am sure there are many things presenting themselves in your external experience that support your current viewpoint. But I am also guessing that if you could allow yourself to see the possibility of hope or resolution, then you would also start to pick up other examples of hope on your radar. This blockage can be resolved. You just have to allow yourself to be open to the possibility that help and assistance are there. You just have not made room for them in your viewfinder.