Eight of Swords, Waite-Smith tarot, 1909

Minor Arcana · Swords · Air

Eight of Swords

Thoth: Interference

In a reading

You feel bound, but the bonds are loose and the way out is open. Change the thought first.

Upright: Restriction, feeling trapped, self-imposed limits
Reversed: Release, new perspective, freedom

Correspondences

Suit: Swords · element Air
Thoth title: Eight of Swords: Interference
Golden Dawn title (Book T): Lord of Shortened Force
Astrology: Jupiter in Gemini (0°–10° Gemini, a decan)
Sephirah: הוד Hod (8), Splendour, Glory

Card image: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite tarot, 1909 (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).