Minor Arcana · Swords
Eight of Swords
A woman, bound and hoodwinked, with the swords of the card about her. Yet it is rather a card of temporary durance than of irretrievable bondage.
- Yes or no
- Yes
- Position in the deck
- Card 58 of 78
Upright meaning
Bad news, violent chagrin, crisis, censure, power in trammels, conflict, calumny; also sickness.
Reversed meaning
Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery; what is unforeseen; fatality.
What the card offers
Momentum is on your side.
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Questions people ask about this card
What does Eight of Swords mean upright?
Bad news, violent chagrin, crisis, censure, power in trammels, conflict, calumny; also sickness.
What does Eight of Swords mean reversed?
Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery; what is unforeseen; fatality.
Is Eight of Swords a yes or a no?
Eight of Swords leans towards yes. Momentum is on your side.
