Swords · Minor Arcana

Two of Swords

Tarot Card Meaning

Two of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Upright

  • indecision
  • stalemate
  • difficult choices
  • avoidance

A painful decision looms but you're blindfolded. Remove the blindfold and face the truth.

Reversed

  • information overload
  • lesser of two evils
  • confusion
  • lies revealed

The truth finally surfaces, forcing the decision you've been avoiding.

Symbolism

A blindfolded figure holds two crossed swords — the paralysis of avoidance.

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