Eight of Swords

So.

really kind of pay attention to that i would say um because here's the thing we're able to like step out of that um and focus on what the universe is trying to show you i think that will be really helpful in trying to move out of that situation on the other side of things i wish it was a better side of things but it's still it's it's kind of like that whole um and granted it's not all self-pity stuff but like a little bit it's like we have the devil who is he was in reverse now he's right side up and then we have the eight of swords in reverse now these two together are very much like the devil is the situation where it could be a bad job it could be a hard relationship it could be something that's holding you back in some way and we talked about things holding us back i think this week So this is something where it's just you're stuck and it's your choice.

And the eight of swords and she's in reverse.

It's a reminder because eight of swords is like you feel stuck.

You're bound.

You feel like you're surrounded.

But what I'm doing with those is actually I'm doing one card and learning about that card through my own sort of stuff as well.

And you got the Eight of Swords from

Avril.

And straight away I was like, oh, well, that's because you're worried and the anxiety is pushing you away from actually what's there.

I think that will be really helpful in trying to move out of that situation.

on the other side of things i wish it was a better side of things but it's still it's it's kind of like that whole um and granted it's not all self-pity stuff but like a little bit it's like we have the devil who is he was in reverse now he's right side up and then we have the eight of swords in reverse now these two together are very much like the devil is the situation where it could be a bad job it could be a hard relationship it could be something that's holding you back in some way and we talked about things holding us back i think this week um so this is something where it's just you're stuck and it's your choice and the eight of swords and she's in reverse it's a reminder because eight of swords is like you feel stuck you're bound you feel like you're surrounded she's literally surrounded by swords there's water to walk through which is it's emotional but you have the ability to get yourself out of the situation and You have to make the move.

You have to do it.

Um, but you have that power.

Maybe it is.

Who knows? The Eight of Swords.

So on my Eight of Swords card, the swan is caught in the thorny branches of a blackberry hedge.

There are bones from other swans who've been trapped before her, and they've all been perished in the same situation, being held down by these thorny brambles where they can't spread their wings, where they can't fly.

But there's a hummingbird above the swan telling her to be calm, to be still.

So the thrashing swan in that blackberry hedge begins to quiet, and then she sees there's a way out.

It might take time to unravel herself from the branches, but there is a way out.

The Eight of Swords is a reminder not to waste energy on things that don't matter.

Okay.

One of my favorite cards in the Tarot is the Eight of Swords.

I use the Rider-Waite deck, Rider-Waite-Smith, which is a female person, looks to be a female person, who is blindfolded, hands behind their back, they're tied up, and there's a bunch of swords sort of surrounding them and a little trickle of water at their feet.

kind of a weird card to be one's favorite a little spooky and the reason that it's my favorite is i had a trip to california where i was hanging out with a friend of mine this woman babs who is a great and powerful witch who taught me a lot about astrology and the tarot and when we were hanging out we bought a tarot deck and went on this adventure together to this weird place in the Redwoods where there was like a group of hippie intellectuals who just like built a little town in this national forest.

I didn't get picked.

Daniel Craig did, which kind of bothered me because I'm like, this motherfucker is James Bond.

What does he need to know? Anyway, at the end, everybody's like getting their pictures taken with him and signing their books and i'm waiting and i'm waiting and i'm waiting and finally he's done and he's walking out and i was like uh mr hodorowski will you do me the great honor of picking a card like this is the story like i've been leaving this and i'm down to three cards will you choose one of these cards for me and he picks a card and ends up being the eight of swords and he's like he says ah write our weight deck i know this one

And I