Five of Swords
You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others”. – Chinese Proverb
Victory at the expense of someone else
The Five of Swords Deciphered
There can be an internal struggle to change and starting a new lifestyle when you liked your last one is never easy. IT may seem like someone dampened your spark. You could feel jaded or bitter, numb, disassociated. There are new consequences active in your life and you are figuring out how to work with them.
This is time to work on yourself, putting reflections and ideas into action. Put your pieces back together and discard ones that no longer serve you. Empty spaces are opportunities to build better, stronger qualities. As the days go by your pilot light will start to kick back on, and it will feel like the earth is turning again. Its reigniting, and it’s up to you how it grows. Will you nurture this little spark to be a fire chicken, or a fire harpy?
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Whatever it was that broke your heart has left you down for the count. You could be sleeping more, or feel chronically exhausted. This card symbolizes a moment of rest; that you are mentally taxed and spent. Running on fumes; you’ve been trying to call on cerebral fuel that’s on empty.
Trauma can wipe the mind of all its content and put us in a primal state of silent thoughts. This a time to heal that. Self-care is on the menu here. Remind yourself of humanity, humility; what separates man from animals.
In brief, the four of swords is symbolic of resting after loss or trauma. Take the stagnancy and passivity as a chance to navigate the darkness to reclaim your soul from
