SUIT OF SPADES

The suit of swords governs the mind, the thought, it is connected to the air element, the construction of ideas and ideologies, the engine of action, represents the respect for oneself and others, but on his shadow side it can be percived as immobilization, inability to empathize, escape the deeper sense of mission, experience suffering and loneliness, felt in the mind in all its forms.

This suit also represents the path of transformation, because with each end there is a new beginning, a new dimension of reality that we must welcome, the mind being identified with immobility exists before each action, because without pause there can be no focus and determination, certainty to reach a result.

The ace of spades or swords thus means the beginning of an intention, its projection, the focus on a new attitude, a new way of being, representing intelligence, lucidity and clarity of reasoning, it is the hand of the magician who wields the sword, represented here by a spiral in the mind, because it is inside the mind, without feelings, without emotions, that the intention develops.

The two of spades is an impasse, a moment when we cannot choose between two paths between two thoughts, it is indecisive, a difficulty in making the decision that in spades or mind was so evident and easy to achieve, it also represents the need to take time and wait for the best moment, here represented by a young woman blindfolded, commanded by the two birds or thoughts involving her with strings.

The three of swords represents suffering, it means hardship that results from the excruciating pain of ending an engagement, traditionally the card is represented by a heart pierced by three swords and in this card, above presented, three birds drag lines over it, and cut the heart of the screaming young woman, a possible interpretation for the card is the realization of pain, the picture points out that sometimes the clarity of reason cant be reached by the feeling or emotion, the consultant cant unfold the truth, do not see the evidence, in the sequencial path from the previous card, we may say the way that follows indecision is the deep pain of realization.

The four of spades or swords is about recovery, convalescence or reform, somehow someone who rests in a place of retreat, in this case a nest of crows, and the young woman takes the opportunity to nourish herself and into her thinking to structure herself in order to move forward, after deep pain and before new challenges.

The five of spades or swords is about defeat, because all plans have failed, nothing has been certain, in fact thoughts can lead to sabotage, here a young man with the crow resting on his shoulder feels that there are four more crows before the freedom of the man who screams in the deep down, nothing went well, there is a sense of sabotage.

The six of swords or spades is about withdrawal as a way of resolving conflicts, the boat is only lead or being driven by the crows that are representations of the human thoughts, according to the iconic image, we can continue our journey and mission through the path of discernment, on that path where we sail away from the negative emotions and sensations stated in the water, the boat is the place where we found meaning, the confusion is present in the environment.

The seven of spades or swords is about deceit, because the hooded young man thinks he got the better of the situation, but lets his collected feathers fall out of his bag, that is self-sabotage, but more than that, an attempt to deceive and deceiving others, this is a position in which you will not have the expected success, however the path is ahead of you, while leaving the enemy's battlefield and refocusing your aim, you have hope to get throught.

The eight of swords or spades is about a prison, a woman surrounded by her thoughts finds herself in the mirror of her mind completely trapped, thus there is a double prison, physical and mental, and she cannot see beyond her own illusion of reflection, as if lost in the face of fears of what she does not know, she continues to fear the meaning of her life, with the sale over her eyes, she thinks she has her eyes open to the world.

The nine of swords or spades is about a start in the night, swords or crows torment someone who cries and holds hands to face, above all the thoughts are terrible memories, because the woman is in great suffering with all that she perceives, the clarity of thought offers her a suffering conscience of hardship reality, there is, however, still a space for redemption and a hope that everything may still end well somehow.

The ten of swords or spades is about the end, or the classical representation of a dead warrior pierced by ten swords, or as in this illustration the woman on the beach watching the ten crows depart to faraway destinations, somehow this card is the transformation of a situation, the closing of a subject, or its death, in a more general sense, the certain also invokes a sense of hope and freedom because there is a sun rising behind the thought.

The page or infant of swords, are representations of a young man or a young woman, who is perceptive and intelligent, but false, hypocritical, eavesdropper and spy, it can represent any air sign in its initial context, the one in the image is a young dreamer with his books and dreams mixed, still without any action, and standing over a sword.

The sword rider or the knight of swords or spades is represented by an intrepid young man who fights for his goals, runs in the image towards a motorcycle, to get more speed and like an arrow to reach his goals earlier, he has a direction note, but there is no time to slow down , only determination to reach the goal, ruler of the sign of Gemini.

The queen of spades or swords is undoubtedly a woman who holds a machete or a katana, while feeling the wind passing by, lady of her thoughts and actions, she is an independent woman who knows where she is going and controls her destiny safely and with strength and determination , the card is about a woman who respects and gives herself to respect, ruler of the sign of Libra.

The king of spades or swords is a man totally in control of his thoughts, of his ability to discern, he knows exactly who he is and where he wants to walk, what objective to achieve, he is cold in his position, but in addition he is the defender of law and authority and so he is completely loyal and honest in his purposes, ruler of the sign of Aquarius.