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Two of Swords, Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Tarot card meaning

Two of Swords as feelings

This person is guarded and unsure.

  • stalemate
  • indecision
  • guarded

How our meanings are written

▲Upright

This person is guarded and unsure. They may care but are keeping their emotions behind a wall, unwilling to commit to a view. They could be torn between two feelings.

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▼Reversed

This person is starting to see their own feelings more clearly, or is being pushed to decide. Alternatively they are still stuck, and silence continues. Expect some movement, but not necessarily comfort.

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Advice

Take off the blindfold when you are ready. List what you know and what you fear, then make the smallest honest choice you can.

Reversed: Face what you have been avoiding, because it may be forced on you anyway. Gather the missing information and decide on your own terms.

A question to reflect on

What would I see if I took the blindfold off?

Reversed: What am I protecting myself from by not looking?

Two of Swords: common questions

What does Two of Swords mean as feelings?

This person is guarded and unsure. They may care but are keeping their emotions behind a wall, unwilling to commit to a view. They could be torn between two feelings.

What does Two of Swords reversed mean as feelings?

This person is starting to see their own feelings more clearly, or is being pushed to decide. Alternatively they are still stuck, and silence continues. Expect some movement, but not necessarily comfort.

What advice does Two of Swords give?

Take off the blindfold when you are ready. List what you know and what you fear, then make the smallest honest choice you can.

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