8 d'Épées (8 of Swords)Tarot de Marseille Tarot Meaning

8 d'Épées (8 of Swords) card from the Tarot de Marseille tarot deck

Number: 8  ·  Arcana: Minor Arcana — Swords  ·  Element: Air  ·  Archetype: The Fortress

Upright meaning

Strong psychological defenses and a need for control; guarding something valuable, entering carefully and only by invitation.

Reversed meaning

Those same defenses, held even tighter still.

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