Ten of Swords
10 (The End: finality, completion, exhaustion)
Keywords
- exhaustion
- ruin
- disaster
- stamina
- obsession
Upright meanings
- Seeing the signs that you've reached your limits
- Paying attention to what your body is trying to tell you
- Giving in to the need for rest and renewal
- Acknowledging that you've hit bottom
- Committing to a turnaround
- Knowing the worst is over
Reversed meanings
- Accepting defeat prematurely
- Driving yourself to total exhaustion, especially mentally
- Experiencing a mental breakdown
- Obsessing on a problem to the breaking point
- Giving up
- Refusing to move from thought to action
- Deeply unhealthy thoughts
Fortune telling
- Disaster
- Put off plans and do not take action until omens are better
Questions to ask
- What are the signs that the time for debate is over?
- How can you tell when interest has given way to obsession?
- When your own limits are reached, where can you turn for aid?