What does the Five of Swords tarot card mean?

Five of Swords is a strong and palpably negative card. This is often forgotten, categorizing only The Tower, Death, and the Ten of Swords as "as bad as it gets". The Five of Swords holds a worthy place among them. It is dangerous. Its main principle is the lack of principles. The spectrum of its cruel action is quite wide. It is the "Black Mamba" of the deck. Its primary meaning, which makes sense to consider first, is revenge. And only if the context of the situation excludes this, should you move on to the others.

What does the Five of Swords reversed mean?

The reversed meaning of the Five of Swords changes little - in this position it is no better than in the upright one. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Mary Greer writes that something like "funeral grief" is added to it. It can also be remorse, pangs of conscience, a desire to make amends... so to speak, to survey the battlefield and gather the shards, to save at least something. But this is more of a desire than a real possibility.

What does the Five of Swords mean in love?

A card of being driven to the wall, of playing with fire.

What does the Five of Swords mean for career?

Harsh conflicts and a power struggle. Disputes and debates where vulgarity, tactlessness, hostility, or at least negative thinking reign. A cold war in a heated atmosphere, or the end of a battle when someone manages to pin down another. Cruelty and deception, the presence of a clear winner and loser. These are ultimatums and battles in which victory comes at a high price (degradation through the destruction of others). Situations where a lack of principles becomes the main principle. The need to communicate with people not on your level. Often this card means the cessation of communication, the "severing of diplomatic relations."

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Five of Swords

Swords — Minor Arcana

Lord of Defeat

The first decan of Aquarius from January 20 to 31.

Astrological correspondences: Mars in Scorpio, in its "darkest" form,

as a thirst for destruction and baseness.

Saturn, Uranus, Capricorn, Aquarius, Venus in Aquarius,

Eighth and Tenth Houses.

"Black Friday"

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