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Two of Swords

Two of Swords

Swords

Essence

I am the blindfolded figure at the water's edge. In my image, a woman sits with crossed swords, eyes bound, the sea behind her with rocky islands barely visible. I cannot see - or I choose not to. The swords are perfectly balanced, neither advancing nor retreating. I am the moment before choice, the denial of uncomfortable truth, the peace that comes from refusing to look.

Upright

Themes: Difficult decisions, stalemate, avoidance, denial, blocked emotions, truce, needing to choose.

I speak with the voice of suspended decision. I am about choices that seem impossible, the stalemate of competing truths, the temporary peace of not deciding. When I appear, I acknowledge that some decisions are genuinely hard. But I also ask: is the blindfold protecting you or imprisoning you? The swords cannot stay crossed forever. **Themes:** Difficult decisions, stalemate, avoidance, denial, blocked emotions, truce, needing to choose.

Reversed

Themes: Indecision, confusion, information overload, or: finally deciding, removing the blindfold, facing truth.

I speak of the blindfold coming off - either because you chose to see or because circumstance forced it. My reversed message asks: are you finally ready to face the decision? Or has the stalemate become unsustainable? **Themes:** Indecision, confusion, information overload, or: finally deciding, removing the blindfold, facing truth.