10 of SwordsRider-Waite-Smith (RWS) Tarot Meaning

10 of Swords card from the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) tarot deck

Number: 10 of Swords  ·  Arcana: Minor Arcana — Swords

Upright meaning

A painful, desolate low point — real affliction that has run its full course.

Reversed meaning

Advantage and success returning, though nothing here is guaranteed to last.

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