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Ten of Swords - 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot plate illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith
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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 · #10
TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Ten of Swords

Lord of Ruin · The Absolute Bottom & The New Dawn

🜁air· The Absolute Bottom & The New Dawn
Element
air
Astrology
Sun in Gemini (3rd Decan)
Hebrew Path
Minor Pip
Chromatic Tone
Obsidian Black, Blood Crimson & Golden Dawn

Upright Hermeneutic (Dynamic Principle)

The dramatic end of an ordeal. The worst has already occurred, and the golden dawn on the horizon signals immediate renewal.

Inverted Hermeneutic (Friction & Shadow)

Slow recovery, surviving the worst, refusing to stay down.

Iconographical Motifs

Prone Figure with Ten Swords in BackGolden Sunrise on Distant SeaRed Shroud
Celestial Timing & Ephemeris Resonance

The high-contrast transition from night black to solar dawn.