Swords
Air, the mind, fortitude, a strong spine, cutting or slicing, boundaries, intellectual activity, connection to Saturn. The MNT sword images vary in size, style, and color and are often made out of Acorn cap or Black walnut ink.
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Ace of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: An invitation to find clarity; cutting through systemic programing and misconceptions; using tools (writing, meditating, etc.) to help in this process; being timely and kind in sharing wisdom. Channeled guidance: This single sword in the Ace of Swords is slicing through all of one’s confusion, cloudiness, and murkiness. It is slicing through to
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Two of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: A decision or choice needs to be made; a need to practice setting external and internal boundaries to have a clear mind; a need to create boundaries around external influences like media and others’ opinions; creating internal boundaries around one’s own thoughts and running monologue; encouragement to engage in regular practice for mental
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Three of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: The heart as strong despite its wounds; pain as a source of strength; encouragement to not avoid pain but to feel into it; depth of feeling as a catalyst for change; pain as a universal and potentially connecting experience. Channeled guidance: Even though this heart is pierced through three times, it appears to
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Four of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Rest is needed; this card is a permission slip to rest; rest can contribute to mental clarity and sense of purpose; rest as delicious and enjoyable; encouragement to clear space and time for rest; “settle into the sumptuousness of relaxation;” allow gravity to be your friend; rest and restore. Channeled guidance: Growth is
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Five of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: An unwinnable situation; surrender and choice; acceptance that the situation is beyond one’s control: three choices: to move into the situation, to stay put and bear witness, or to mindfully retreat; all choices are sacred and valid. Channeled guidance: The Five of Swords appears to be a very sad, desolate card. And yet,
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Six of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Healing from trauma; swords representing all the healing work that has occurred and all that still remains; water is capable of absorbing your pain; healing as a lifelong (or multiple life time) process; reassurance that you are indeed healing and all your hard work has been worth it; healing as sacred; encouragement to
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Seven of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Dishonesty; nonconsensual exchange of ideas or energy; regularly practicing boundaries, clearing and resetting; feelings of unfairness from one’s past; it feels good to be in right relationship with oneself and others. Channeled guidance: This card is about dishonesty, theft, and being out of alignment with the goodness in yourself or with others. The
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Eight of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Feeling one’s own thoughts turn inward and create immobility; encouragement to remove these “swords” to create mental space; spiritual and psychic immobility inhibiting being one’s full self; when mind can be open, the body and heart can follow; more space between elements is healing. Channeled guidance: This card, the Eight of Swords, is
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Nine of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Worry; troubled mind; worry leading to sleep disturbance; a need to quiet or pause looping mental tracks; encouragement to strengthen body and spirit so that they may support the mind; caution against using the mind to protect… that protection can lead to disconnection; try to release mental protections to “allow in light” or
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Ten of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Deep pain; this is not just an ending, but also a beginning; the desire to curl up and be close to the ground as a chance to be a seed and regrow; we are supported by the planet; allow swords to transform from protectors into connectors; a need for emotional release; once release
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Seeker of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Enjoying playing in and with the mind; swimming in the flow of information; process not product; not using information as proof of being “better.” Channeled guidance: Amidst all of the intellectual activity in this card, there is a content human being. They are content because they are allowing themselves to enjoy the play
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Apprentice of Swords
Apprentice of Swords Guiding words/ideas: Desire to share new information; willingness to fail and learn from failure; giving support to others in adolescent phase of learning and teaching; challenging perfectionism and leaving room for mistakes and growth; caution for over-confidence with knowledge. Channeled guidance: This Apprentice of Swords is standing tall, seemingly confident with their
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Mentor of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Generous communicator; channeling knowledge; imparting information for the good of all; cautions around ego and involvement of money; encouragement to keep the channel clear. Channeled guidance: This Mentor is both powerful and gentle, almost akin to the Strength card, which depicts that beautiful lion who has so much power and yet resides in
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Ancestor of Swords
Guiding words/ideas: Healing from trauma; facing ones past; heaviness of burdens allowing for a grounded experience of the world; finding freedom and dignity through healing; finding lightness through acknowledging difficulty. Channeled guidance: The Ancestor of Swords is part air and part metal, and thus is the embodiment both of the element of this suit and
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