Eight of Swords

Keywords: Trapped, bound, restricted, limitation, isolation

Yes/No: No

Upright: You are feeling stuck. Bound by poor decisions and hard circumstances. The blindfold indicates that you are turning a blind eye to things, which is likely how you got tied up in this mess. Some believe that the blindfold is a tool of transformation because you are going from dark into light. The water underneath your feet means you need to reflect on your life and how you got there. Once you can do that you can cut yourself free from those bindings using the sword’s edges. Note that the other swords stand in the way of you returning to your castle (home) and that the castle lies on top of a huge mountain, meaning there will be many obstacles still in your way before you can be completely comfortable again.

Reversed: Someone did their shadow work and now you no longer feel trapped, you finally feel total freedom! You can see the end in sight and feel ready to release yourself from the limitations you’ve set for yourself. You know that even though there are going to be obstacles standing in your way, you are a stronger, better version of yourself because of the things that you have overcome thus far in your life. Everything now seems so much more doable in comparison.