Five of Swords

Five of Swords — Minor Arcana, from The 1909 London Deck.

Upright

a hollow win, conflict, cost of being right

You could win this and lose more than you gain. Ask what the victory actually buys.

In a yes or no reading, Five of Swords upright answers no.

Reversed

making amends, stepping back, the fight ending

The argument is losing its heat and repair becomes possible. Someone has to go first.

In a yes or no reading, Five of Swords reversed answers maybe — the situation has not settled.

What this card does in a reading here

A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. Five of Swords can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.

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