Learn the Tarot card meanings with Tarot Card by Card. Fresh, modern tarot interpretations. A sucka-free approach with affirmations, journaling prompts, theme songs, and reversals. Explore the Tarot card meanings in a hip, irreverent, fun way!
Ten of Swords
Keywords: ending, treachery, pain, defeat, new horizons, failure, undoing, betrayal, ruin, finality
General meaning: Stick a fork in it, it’s done. The complete and utter ending, with a side order of pain. It’s all over now. Singing that swan song. Accept that things are done and move on. Ruination at the hands of another. Failure. The expiration date arrives. Enemies. Backstabbing, triflin’ haters. Hitting rock bottom. Misfortune. Relapse. Light at the end of a tunnel of hurt. Physically, this card can indicate back surgery or back pain.
Reversed: Healing of an old wound. Recuperation from surgery or illness. The fresh start after a period of pain. The promise of a new day. Rebooting. Recovery. Forgiving a traitor. Being the bigger man. Turn the other cheek. Picking yourself up after an epic failure and finding the courage to start over. Seeking redemption. It ain’t over til it’s over.
Affirmation: I am willing to release the past and start again.
Theme song: “When The Party’s Over” by Billie Elish
Journaling prompt: Think about a time when you tasted defeat. How did you cope? What did you learn from the experience? How did you recover and move on? Journal that heavy stuff, dawg.
Blessings,
Theresa
© Theresa Reed | The Tarot Lady 2014
I’m Theresa Reed (aka, The Tarot Lady). I’ve been a full-time tarot reader for 30+ years — which, in my industry, makes me pretty badass.
I’m definitely not your average Tarot expert — I drop the F-bomb, I quote rappers, and I’m obsessed with pop culture + reality TV. Folks come to me for straight-talk + tough-love — without the woo-woo fluff. 
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