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2 of Swords, Rider-Waite-Smith
Minor arcana · Swords

2 of Swords

The Two of Swords sets two positions face to face, with neither taking the upper hand. The blindfold and the crossed blades show a decision left hanging.

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What the card shows

A seated woman, her eyes bound, crosses two blades in front of her, the sea behind. Nothing she aims at reaches her, and the decision rests in that blindfold.

Its light

The blindfold marks a pause held, and it serves when you use it to gather what is missing. The seated woman waits with her two crossed blades: do as she does.

Its shadow

The blindfold stands in for an answer: you still wait, and while you compare, the sea behind rises and the same question comes back every week.

Keywords

indecisionbalanceblockagechoiceneutrality

Notes on the symbolism

RWS. Two of Swords. The crescent moon signals a night scene: the drawing places that choice at the hour when you move on with no landmark.

What this card invites you to do

Write the two options left hanging, one sentence each, then note the criterion that counts most here. Then say what you still have to check.

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

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