Eight of Swords
"A bound, blindfolded woman is ringed by eight swords, yet none touches her: the prison whose door stands open."
Upright meaning
The Eight of Swords is the trap you believe in. Bound and blindfolded, the figure feels imprisoned, but the swords leave a path open and the ropes are loose. It speaks of limits more mental than real, of feeling like the victim of a situation that has a way out. The cage is made of thought.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, the ropes loosen. You take off the blindfold, see that the prison was mental, and reclaim the power to move. The exit was where you did not want to look.
In love
Feeling trapped in a bond or in your own fears. Look again: there are more options than you think.
In work and money
A sense of having no way out or being blocked. The first step is to stop believing you have no options.
The card's advice
Take off the blindfold: the cage is almost always open and you simply did not want to see it.