Ten of Swords

exhaustion • ruin • disaster • stamina • obsession
Statistics
arcaneMinor
suitSwords
number10
numerology10 (The End: finality, completion, exhaustion)
astrologySun in Gemini
Meanings
Light
- 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
Shadow
- 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
Description
A prostrate figure, pierced by all the swords belonging to the card.