Eight of Swords

Tarot de Marseille

Essence: A mind in order and in silence, clear, clean thought, discerning what matters, mental tranquillity, perfected reasoning

General meaning

claritymental orderdiscernmentinner silenceprecision

↕ Reversed: Perfectionism closed in on itself, rigid thoughts, fixed ideas, clarity that turns into closed-mindedness, excessive mental control

Love: seeing clearly what you feelwithout self-deceptionhonestyclean communicationdiscernment
Friendship: honestyclarity in the relationshipno self-deceptionsinceritygood listening
Family: clarity at homeclean communicationorderagreementsserenity
Career: professional precisionfocusanalysisclear goalsclean work
Work: concentrationclean workprecisionanalysisdiscernment
Studies: concentrationclear minddeep studyprecisionclarity
Money: clear accountsprecise analysisclean decisionsorderly bookkeepingdiscernment
Pets: understanding its needsclear treatmentprecise observationcalmsimple rules
Health: still mindmeditationsilencemental restbodily clarity
Choices: discern what mattersdecide without noiseclarityorderobjectivity
Creative projects: editingrefiningthe essence of the projectfocusclarity
Creativity: polishing an idea down to the essentialseditingprecisionrefiningclarity

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

With study cards, concentration. Example: Eight of Swords + Six of Swords is deep, clear study.
With Cups, sincerity. Example: Eight of Swords + Two of Cups is seeing clearly what you feel.
With rigid cards, perfectionism. Example: Eight of Swords + Four of Swords is leaving nothing out of control.

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