Minor Arcana · Swords
Two of Swords
The blindfold
Upright meaning
You are refusing to look so that you do not have to choose. This deadlock is one you maintain.
Reversed meaning
Starting to look squarely, or being forced into a decision.
What is in the picture
A woman sits on a stone bench with her back to the sea, blindfolded, two swords crossed over her chest. A crescent moon above. The water behind her is full of jagged rocks — no easy route anywhere. She is balanced, she can see nothing, and this is not a position anyone holds for long.
Love
Not facing the problem in the relationship.
Career
A deferred decision. You need real information, not more time.
About this suit
Swords are about thought, truth and conflict. The suit of speech, decisions and what runs through your head — fear included.
One thing you can do
Spend thirty minutes listing what you already know for certain about this. Deadlock here is usually avoidance rather than missing information.
Is Two of Swords a yes or a no?
Unanswerable while you are choosing not to look. This card is stuck because it stopped, not because of circumstances.
Beside another card
A card changes meaning according to what sits next to it. These are the two most common pairings — tap through to read the other card.
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