One of the most daunting cards in any tarot spread, The 8 of swords, has come up for me a lot lately.
When it comes up for you, I'm betting you have some feelings of being trapped, victimhood and hopelessness. You're not alone!
I've delved into this card to bring you some clarity around the meaning, advice for the medicine and a 8 of swords necklace design to take your passions from the mystical world to the everyday!
We come upon her, shocked, she is bound and blindfolded, and yet, upon closer inspection her bounds are gauze like, her blindfold easily removed.
And yet she stays.
Who did this to her? Surely not herself, yet she does not move, does not free herself.
Could it be whoever has imprisoned her has gone? Leaving only these scary looking swords to keep her?
But they are lifeless. Only symbols of demons and fears. They are not real.
Someone whispers in her ear ‘pst pst, I know you FEEL trapped. But you're not. Not anymore. You’re free. All that is left to be done is BELIEVE you are free.
She's done with her 8 of swords moment.
Yet she's still in it.
Her blindfold is off. Her gown disrobed.
The sword of her mind has fallen
The sword round her neck is shining
She's done playing the victim
Her sword no longer keeps her
It's now poised and ready to defend
Her wings have unfurled
She's ready to fly
Are you?
You may be having an 8 of Swords tarot card moment if:
-You are trapped by your own limiting beliefs
-You feel trapped by external situations
-Your get stuck in your head
-You need help to get unstuck
-You have an inflated sense of victimhood (this doesn't invalidate how you've been treated. You may have been justified in feeling hurt, and it's important to validate your feelings) but you may also be sitting in victimhood
Medicine:
-ask for help
-remove your blindfold (look at what's around)
-practice gratitude
-Recognize your strengths
-identify tools and resources you already have to get you out of this situation
-Ask your specific fears ‘what’s the worst that could happen?’
-You may be called to do some shadow work (see the Moon card)
-validate the feelings that come up ‘I feel scared of loosing my friends’
-Sit with your feelings
-Choose a course of action when regulated
-get excited about your challenges
-view life as a game
-You got this girl
These images will be carved on the front and back of a Tarot Necklace like the above pieces available in my shop.
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Special thanks to @betweentheworlds podcast with @amandayatesgarcia who educated me and enchanted my world with this card.
💖 Which Tarot card design is your fav? The front (She's 'trapped') or the back (She's free with wings)
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