THE MYTHIC TAROT 'SWORDS' DRAMA
When swords appear in a reading they generally mean conflict, drama, trouble.
THE TWO OF SWORDS
Trouble starts brewing in this scene. Clytemnestra and Agamemnon begin their quarrel on the return of Agamemnon. Orestes stands between them, not knowning whose side to take
Description: In this card, Orestes is seen standing in the centre of the card with his hands to his head, as if trying to shut out some noise. The noise would be the quarrels of his parents, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. One stands on each side of him, both wield a sword pointing downwards. The swords meet and cross before Orestes. Like the first card, dark skies and mountains can be seen in the back ground. The Two of Swords in the Mythic Tarot a stalemate of affairs and a period of indecision for Orestes knows not whom to side.
Therefore when this card appears in a reading it often shows when the client is caught up in the middle of something, they may be asked to take sides and they are often very fed up with bickering from two parties. It's quite common to find this appearing, with a client's partner's ex or within step children and where there seems no way of compromise
TEN OF SWORDS
The Conclusion of the Numbered Cards in the Suit of Swords shows that Orestes' Judgement at Athens. Athene judges in his favour, freeing Orestes from his burden.
Description: The tenth card of any of the numbered Minor Arcanna shows the conclusion of Orestes trials, at least for this portion of it. Orestes lies near the right foreground of the card, curled up and nearly spent. Seperating the Furies, who hover to the left, from Orestes are nine Swords. Athene stands to the middleground on the right, wielding a sword. Behind Athene, the dawn of a new day, signifying hope, can be seen. Traditonally, this card is the culmulation of sorrows and suffering but all is not loss for there is hope, just like every cloud has a silver lining.
This card often appears at the end of conflict number ten in a reading is always a conclusion and in the illustration we can see the figure prostrate unable to take anymore and exhausted by it all. But we see there is our saviour and all is not lost. As I see this we may be challenged in life but no matter how tough these challenges may be, we will never be left on our own nor deserted and we will be able to overcome and get through this. This card always shows the worst is now over.
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