Tarot Lesson 6
.The suit of swords
by Celeste
Hi All, I have just finished lesson 6, and my overall impression of this suit, is one of despair!! I too, need to lie down in a darkened room! To start with, I know this suit is of intellect,thought and reason, but of all the suits, this seems to be the most unhappiest, is that because it deals with our intellect, our ego? I have tried to look for positive and balanced meanings, but it is difficult! In my deck, The Ancient Egyptian Tarot*, The keyword for the Ace is,The root of the powers of air, and then goes on to decribe the meanings saying the powers of the intellect will suceed against all opposition, freedom from constraint
.so this seems to be about the best card!! Also the 2 of swords i find hopeful, in my deck i have two egyptian warriors meeting in the grey light of dawn, once they were enemies and have now come together in peace and possibley an attempt at friendship is being sought
A shield lies in the ground nearby but will not be required as long as peace is maintained
I see this as balanced tensions, it is a peace of sorts but is tinged with mistrust and suspicion, a wrong word or move could tip the balance and cause mayhem, the peace has to be worked at, nothing can be taken for granted, we need to listen to each other with open minds and hearts.This seems to say communication is the key
The 3 of swords i see as not only has a sorrowful card, but one of healing and recovery( but after much sadness though) Hmmm, after doing this lesson, i am sure that in time i will be able to look at the swords and think, it`s not all bad!! *Lol* but at the moment it`s difficult to do that
Alison says during this lesson, that there is no postitive side to the 9 swords and the 10 swords, but i do see the 10 as the final betrayal, and things can get no worse, so in theory the only way is up! The 9 is a different matter and i can see no positive side to this card
.It seems in my opinion to be the worst card in the suit, can anyone suggest a positive aspect of this card
At the moment i am studying these cards intently and doing as Alison suggests and thinking how i would convey negative messages to someone without knocking their confidence, how i would remain truthful, and still pass on hope and encouragement
.I suspect that would come with experience
.the swords definately intrigue and challange my mind!! Which is a good thing ( i think!)
*The Ancient Egyptian Tarot deck & book set,
by Clive Barrett,
published by HarperCollins Ltd, 2002,
ISBN-( deck) 0-00-713321-9
ISBN-( book) 0-85030-968-9
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