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10 of Swords, Tarot de Marseille
Minor arcana · Swords

10 of Swords

The Ten of Swords closes the mental progression: it stands for the outcome of a sequence of thought, conflict or tension that cannot carry on like that.

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What the card shows

Ten blades arrange in a crown, points turned towards the centre. The circle closes on itself, and the inner space of the figure holds nothing else.

Its light

Recognising the end of a conflict or a position frees the room needed: a fresh understanding, a clean start, a word that no longer carries the old file.

Its shadow

You prolong reasoning that is already at a dead end: you reread the same messages, redo the same calculations, and hold back the only decision left to make.

Keywords

endconclusionbreakluciditytransformation

Notes on the symbolism

Symbolism TdM. The X is the last of the numbers in this family; then come the four court figures, Page, Knight, Queen and King.

What this card invites you to do

Write what is finished in this situation. Then note the first thing you put in place afterwards, in the coming days.

A card does not decide for you.
It shows you where to look.

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