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The Eight of Swords Tarot Card Meaning

confusion ~ inaction or stagnation ~

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The Eight of Swords signals lost direction and confusion. It speaks of those times when we suddenly think 'How did I get here? What happened to my life? Where did my dreams go?" At such times we may feel hopeless about our situation. After all, we may have worked incredibly hard to get where we are today and, as the saying goes, we now find the ladder is lying against the wrong wall.

The Eight of Swords is a real wake-up call for us and often a scary one too. Realising the truth of our lives can be daunting, but to not realise it is worse. Thus we are trapped: we need to change things in order to live more authentic lives, but we are aware of what hard work this will be. Our exisiting lifestyles may be trapping us in our inauthentic lives - and to be honest about who we really are may run the risk of great discomfort.