Five of Swords

Conflict, defeat, feeling cheated or cheating someone out of energy or possessions, contradictions, outnumbering versus outnumbering, threats and blackmail, self-deception. Hollow victories, losses.

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This card Five of Swords indicates loss and defeat, feeling beaten and defeated. The card points to conflicts and disputes and disagreements with others, to win at all costs and feel beaten so you can't get up after. To walk away from the centre of conflict feeling defeated. To feel opposed and picked on. Depriving others of their energy and belongings. Feeling superior in situations that may benefit you in the short term.

Reversed

This position indicates that the end of conflicts and unpleasantness is a long-awaited peace, a warning of a bitter end, loss of assets, gambling abuse, major sacrifices, criminal offences, bloodshed, sabotage, legal repercussions.