54-Five of Swords Upright Rider Waite Love Tarot Reading

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Romance, Love Or Relationships:

Unfortunately when the Five of Swords appears in the context of love, conflict is a near surety. Things may not work out as you would hope with a love relationship. Think calmly and carefully about what your deal-breakers are in a relationship. Be honest with yourself first, then be honest with your beloved. Accept reality.

Card Meanings: Self-Sabotaging Behaviour, Lack Of Communication, Deception, Abuse, Standing Up For Yourself, Self-Sacrifice, Crime, Cowardliness, Assault, Serious Conflict, Empty Victory, Hostility, Surrender, Murder, Violence, Walking Away, Fighting Back, Victory, Intimidation, Bullying, Rape, Change, Defeat, Aggression, Underhanded Behaviour, Overcoming Challenges

When the Five of Swords appears, you are likely to find yourself with some mixed feelings about life in general and about a few people in particular. Don’t ignore these, but don’t feel like you have to speak every word you’re thinking and feeling either, as you could ruin the very things that you want the most – such as close, intimate relationships with your friends and lover. Think several times before you really let someone have it even if they deserve it. Pick your battles.

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Complete Book of Tarot
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Complete Book of Tarot: Trump 15: The Devil. The Prince of Darkness is upset by the words of the New Testament: ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life’ (John 3:16, KJV). Satan will do whatever he can to lure people away from the righteous path, often appealing to their pride and ambition as can be seen in the next trump, the Tower.

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Reversed Cards: If you thought the suit of swords was mental before, wait till you take a walk through the blocked aspect of the Five of Swords. Does the phrase ‘cut your nose off to spite your face’ mean anything to you? It is the expression gifted to people who seem to rush in, blow things up, and then wonder how it all went so wrong. You could also call it self-sabotage. This is what holding on to fear will do. It will make you impulsive and reckless, but not in a good way. Actions have consequences here in the Five of Swords, and you are about to find out what they are.

Complete Book of Tarot: In the Middle Ages, theologian Thomas Aquinas used Plato’s metaphor of the charioteer to represent the cardinal virtue of Prudence, a card which seemed mysteriously absent from the major arcana of the Marseille tarot. The other cardinal virtues—Justice, Fortitude (Strength), and Temperance—each had a card devoted to them. It may be that the Chariot trump of the tarot was intended to represent Prudence, as the ideas of Aquinas were widely known at the time the tarot was created.

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Complete Book of Tarot: If pulling just a single card for the day does not appeal to you, try drawing several cards on a regular basis. Remember that practice is key.