Ten of Swords

Upright

Rock bottom, dramatized — ten swords is more than anyone needs. It's over, it was brutal, and the sun is rising at the edge of the card.

Reversed

Getting up. Slow, undramatic recovery.

Its element

Air — thought, language, conflict, the story you are telling yourself. Air is the sharpest suit and the one most likely to cut its own holder.

the Sun in Gemini — the specific weather this card sits in.

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