Five of Swords
Upright
Victory that costs the victor. Conflict, hollow wins, defeat by any means.
conflict · hollow wins · defeat by any means
Reversed
Reconciliation; making amends; the desire to end the fight.
reconciliation · making amends · the desire to end the fight
In astrology
Five of Swords is Venus in Aquarius ♒︎ — the first ten degrees of the sign, roughly 20–29 January. Venus brings love, beauty, pleasure; Aquarius is fixed air.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Five 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 Five of Swords turns up — and in which position.