Ten of Swords, from the 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck
Swords • Air • Minor Arcana

Ten of Swords

An ending, painful and final.

Upright
endingsrock bottombetrayalrelease
Reversed
recoveryregenerationresisting an end
  • Yes or noNo
  • ElementAir
  • ArcanaMinor

Upright Meaning

An ending, painful and final. The Ten of Swords marks rock bottom, which also means the only way now is up. Dawn is on the horizon.

Reversed Meaning

Recovery begins, or you are resisting an inevitable end.

In Love

A definite ending. Let it go so you can heal.

In Career & Money

The end of a difficult chapter at work.

As a Yes or No

No.This card leans towards no, or not yet. It asks you to pause, release or rethink first.

Meanings are a starting point. In a reading, the cards around this one and the question you ask change the story it tells.

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