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Archival Source:1909 Rider-Waite-Smith
Artist:Pamela Colman Smith ('Pixie')
Rights Status:Public Domain
500-Year Historical Lineage
Minor Arcana · #8
TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCEEight of Swords
Lord of Shortened Force · The Mental Cage
🜁air· The Mental Cage
Element
air
Astrology
Jupiter in Gemini (1st Decan)
Hebrew Path
Minor Pip
Chromatic Tone
Muddy Ochre & Restrictive Grey
Upright Hermeneutic (Dynamic Principle)
Feeling paralyzed by circumstances when the bonds are actually mental. The way forward is open once the blindfold is dropped.
Inverted Hermeneutic (Friction & Shadow)
Breaking free from cognitive traps, seeing the clear exit, overcoming anxiety.
Iconographical Motifs
Bound and Blindfolded FigureCircle of Eight Swords in MudCastle Far in Distance
Celestial Timing & Ephemeris Resonance
The psychological labyrinth and mental illusions.