Eight of Swords
Upright
Bound among blades. Restriction, feeling trapped, a prison of the mind.
restriction · feeling trapped · a prison of the mind
Reversed
Release; new perspective; realising the bonds were loose.
release · new perspective · realising the bonds were loose
In astrology
Eight of Swords is Jupiter in Gemini ♊︎ — the first ten degrees of the sign, roughly 21–30 May. Jupiter brings growth, fortune, generosity; Gemini is mutable air.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Eight of Swords falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.
Draw this card for yourself
Where it falls is what it means. Lay a spread and see whether Eight of Swords turns up — and in which position.