Ten of Swords: tarot card meaning

Ten of Swords is card 10 in the suit of Swords, associated with the element of Air. Drawn upright it speaks of completion, thought, clarity; reversed, of mental fog, indecision.

Upright meaning

completion, thought, clarity

A painful ending and the floor of the worst -- a chapter closes hard, and strangely, this is where relief begins.

Reversed meaning

mental fog, indecision

Rising from the low point -- recovery is underway, and the worst of the blow is now behind you.

The suit of Swords belongs to Air and to thought, conflict and clarity.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Ten of Swords describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.