Five Of Swords

Card Number: 45

Card Name: Five of Swords

Core Attributes

• ✨Astrological Correspondences:✨♀ Venus in Aquarius
• ✨Element:✨🌬️ Air
• ✨Direction:✨🧭 East
• ✨Numerology:✨5️⃣ 5
• ✨Archetype:✨🎭 The Defeated, The Conqueror, The Opportunist
• ✨Energy:✨⚡Conflict, dishonor, loss, selfish victory, lessons in pride and ego
• ✨Keywords:✨🗝
  • Upright Keywords for The Five of Swords:
  • Conflict
  • Betrayal
  • Dishonor
  • Selfishness
  • Loss
  • Defeat
  • Tension
  • Empty victory
  • Pride
  • Harsh lessons
  • Pyrrhic victory
  • Reversed Keywords for Five of Swords:
  • Reconciliation
  • Forgiveness
  • Making amends
  • Moving on
  • Resolution of conflict
  • Learning lessons
  • Release of pride
  • Peace after struggle
  • Truce
  • Harmony restored
  • Learning from conflict
  • Moving away from hostile environments
• ✨Basic Meaning:✨📖 In the upright position, the Five of Swords represents conflict, betrayal, or dishonor. It reflects tension, defeat, and selfish victories that leave lasting wounds. The card highlights lessons of pride, ego, and the costs of winning at all costs. In the reversed position, the Five of Swords suggests reconciliation, forgiveness, and making amends. It reflects resolution of conflict, release of pride, and peace restored after painful lessons.

Symbols & Associations

• ✨Gemstones:✨💎 Obsidian, Hematite, Smoky Quartz, Fluorite, Blue Kyanite, Bloodstone
• ✨Herbs:✨🌿Nettle, Wormwood, Sage, Rue, Yarrow, Black Cohosh
• ✨Runes:✨ᚠ Thurisaz, Eihwaz
• ✨Tree:✨🌳 Elm, Rowan
• ✨Chakra:✨🌀 Solar Plexus, Throat

Cultural and Mythological Links

• ✨Deities:✨👑 Ares, Athena, Loki, Set, Mars
• ✨Sabbats:✨🌱 Imbolc
• ✨Archangel:✨👼 Michael, Zadkiel
• ✨Shem Angel:✨🪽 Sealiah, Reyel
• ✨Native American Totem Animals:✨🦉 Fox, Crow, Hawk, Hyena
• ✨I-Ching:✨📜 6 Sung – Conflict
• ✨Tree of Life:✨🌲Geburah

Additional Details

✨Timing (When it should come about):✨⏳5 days, 5 weeks, immediate conflicts that pass quickly

✨Season:✨❄️ Late Winter

✨Month:✨📅 February

✨Day of the Week:✨🗓 Tuesday

✨Time of the Day:✨🌞 Afternoon

✨Yes/No Answer:✨✅❌ No

✨Count:✨#️⃣ 5

✨Colors:✨🎨 Red, Black, Gray, Indigo

✨Aura Colors:✨🌈 Dark red, Smoky gray, Indigo

✨Moon Phase:✨🌙 Waning Crescent

✨Weather:✨⛅ Stormy skies, Harsh winds

✨Metal:✨⚙️ Iron, Steel

✨Scents:✨🌸 Myrrh, Cypress, Sage, Bitter herbs

✨Chocolate:✨🍫 Dark Chocolate with Chili

✨Candle Type:✨🕯️ Spell Candle

✨Common Associations:✨🔗 Conflict, betrayal, dishonor, selfishness, loss, defeat, empty victory, pride, ego, harsh lessons, tension, separation, harsh words, reconciliation, forgiveness, peace restored, healing after conflict

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