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Description in booklet: A warrior is driving a beaten enemy away.
The beaten enemy stands upright, naked, with both arms raised. The warrior follows behind him with spear on hand ready to stab if the enemy shows signs of resistance. The warrior takes on a position of defense to ensure that he is ready for any surprise movements.
The Etruscan 5 of Swords shows themes of readiness, surrender, victory and defeat, vulnerability and strategy, succumbing to a bigger power and vigilance in case of untoward incidents.
Five is usually a challenge number and in this case, we are faced with the challenge of being the victor and conqueror, or the prisoner and victim.
In our earlier 4 of Swords, the hunter and his dog awaits for something, vigilant, cautious, still ...
In our 5, the challenge has been met -- and there can only be two possible outcomes -- winning or losing. Which one would it be?
The Swords are about thoughts patterns, mindsets and paradigms, beliefs that have held us, and/or that we may be entertaining to eventually uphold. The swords also involve strategy, a mental perspective on how we would want to approach the issues which confront us, and how we will choose to deal with the consequences.
When we draw the Etruscan 5 of Swords, we may get a sense that we can be on the winning side -- we have overcome the challenge, and have driven the enemy away. But we should be on our guard because they can still retaliate and fight back, resist. Or, if we see ourselves as the prisoner, then it is we who have been defeated, and we have no other recourse but to surrender because it appears that resistance is futile.
The 5 of Swords may suggest re-evaluating our own thoughts and belief systems about issues we have on hand - are these thoughts possible obstacles to our winning? Will these beliefs lead us to victory or defeat?
Should we continue to make active choices and take "control of the situation" or should we let nature take its course? What is so unnerving is the possibility of defeat or loss and this is a consequence we should really weigh and watch out for.
What strategy should we use so that we are able to win and deal with our opponents without the "shed of blood"? (if we notice, the nude prisoner in the card has no wound at all so he may have just surrendered without putting up a fight).
Would it be wiser for us to not dignify the challenge or the problem at all, and just walk away because nature will take its course anyway?
What is the outcome we would prefer and what are the actions we should take to bring this about? What belief systems do we need to uphold or change, or cultivate so that we can own our decision and live with the consequences with peace of mind?
The beaten enemy stands upright, naked, with both arms raised. The warrior follows behind him with spear on hand ready to stab if the enemy shows signs of resistance. The warrior takes on a position of defense to ensure that he is ready for any surprise movements.
The Etruscan 5 of Swords shows themes of readiness, surrender, victory and defeat, vulnerability and strategy, succumbing to a bigger power and vigilance in case of untoward incidents.
Five is usually a challenge number and in this case, we are faced with the challenge of being the victor and conqueror, or the prisoner and victim.
In our earlier 4 of Swords, the hunter and his dog awaits for something, vigilant, cautious, still ...
In our 5, the challenge has been met -- and there can only be two possible outcomes -- winning or losing. Which one would it be?
The Swords are about thoughts patterns, mindsets and paradigms, beliefs that have held us, and/or that we may be entertaining to eventually uphold. The swords also involve strategy, a mental perspective on how we would want to approach the issues which confront us, and how we will choose to deal with the consequences.
When we draw the Etruscan 5 of Swords, we may get a sense that we can be on the winning side -- we have overcome the challenge, and have driven the enemy away. But we should be on our guard because they can still retaliate and fight back, resist. Or, if we see ourselves as the prisoner, then it is we who have been defeated, and we have no other recourse but to surrender because it appears that resistance is futile.
The 5 of Swords may suggest re-evaluating our own thoughts and belief systems about issues we have on hand - are these thoughts possible obstacles to our winning? Will these beliefs lead us to victory or defeat?
Should we continue to make active choices and take "control of the situation" or should we let nature take its course? What is so unnerving is the possibility of defeat or loss and this is a consequence we should really weigh and watch out for.
What strategy should we use so that we are able to win and deal with our opponents without the "shed of blood"? (if we notice, the nude prisoner in the card has no wound at all so he may have just surrendered without putting up a fight).
Would it be wiser for us to not dignify the challenge or the problem at all, and just walk away because nature will take its course anyway?
What is the outcome we would prefer and what are the actions we should take to bring this about? What belief systems do we need to uphold or change, or cultivate so that we can own our decision and live with the consequences with peace of mind?
