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Description in the booklet: Two warriors face each other in loyal battle.
Two soldiers, similarly clad, face each other with equal positions. Seven swords in the background are upright and vertical while one sword is horizontal with its blade pointing to the east.
Initially, it appears as if the warrior is just a mirror image -- the self struggling against the self. The difference however is how the warriors were drawn - the one on the left has his front torso with an armor facing us. The warrior on the right has his back facing us. The left warrior holds his shield with his left arm while his right hand holds the spear. For the warrior on the right, his right hand also holds the spear and we see the front of his shield.
In a battle, the issue is about win-lose. A conflict exist and therefore, both parties are on the defensive-offensive position. Weaponry is used and while both parties want to start on equal footing, it is hard to determine in the end who wins.
The swords is also symbolic of mental processes and thought patterns. A struggle within the mind between polarized issues which may be logical although contrary to each other. The question to ask is what has led to this? Why are two soldiers who appear to be on the same side now in conflict with each other?
The entire Etruscan Sword suite is the seems to have the most aggressive and war-combative mode in the entire deck. The Ace is already beginnings of wild fate - leaving things up to chance, taking risks, being brave, pushing forward. The two shows wrestlers also on equal footing but with no weapons, fighting. This is similar to the Eight where there is also a fight but this time, warriors have weapons. In the middle of the Two and the Eight, the three shows a painful situation of a warrior stabbing a priestess, there may be some victory here but also at the cost or price of something. Four is predatory or appears to be, taking precautions, being on guard and vigilant, but with support from a friend. Five is entrapment - we have caught our enemy and is driving him away. In the six, we opt to sail for awhile - in a sea of possible turbulence and death, but with a hopeful wish for success in our journey. With the 7, we go back to the sinister side of life - taking precautions, guarding against what we fear.
Then we reach the eight, in a battle once again with ourselves or with our beliefs.
I guess at this point, it will be good to ask ourselves in case we draw this card --
a) what or who are we fighting against? What are we struggling with? Is our struggle within us or outside of us? What do we need to defeat in ourselves, or win against?
b) What has led to this situation? Why are we in this predicament of having a "battle"? What is the meaning of "winning" for us? How will we know we have succeeded?
c) What enemies within us do we want to get rid of or fight against?
d) Are we ready to face the consequences the moment we have sorted ourselves out, or the issue?
e) What will give us peace so that we stop struggling in the end?
f) What will end the cycle of battle?
The Etruscan 8 of Swords is a reckoning card - a card that compels us to confront ourselves and deal with whatever we need to deal with -- on a balanced footing.
Two soldiers, similarly clad, face each other with equal positions. Seven swords in the background are upright and vertical while one sword is horizontal with its blade pointing to the east.
Initially, it appears as if the warrior is just a mirror image -- the self struggling against the self. The difference however is how the warriors were drawn - the one on the left has his front torso with an armor facing us. The warrior on the right has his back facing us. The left warrior holds his shield with his left arm while his right hand holds the spear. For the warrior on the right, his right hand also holds the spear and we see the front of his shield.
In a battle, the issue is about win-lose. A conflict exist and therefore, both parties are on the defensive-offensive position. Weaponry is used and while both parties want to start on equal footing, it is hard to determine in the end who wins.
The swords is also symbolic of mental processes and thought patterns. A struggle within the mind between polarized issues which may be logical although contrary to each other. The question to ask is what has led to this? Why are two soldiers who appear to be on the same side now in conflict with each other?
The entire Etruscan Sword suite is the seems to have the most aggressive and war-combative mode in the entire deck. The Ace is already beginnings of wild fate - leaving things up to chance, taking risks, being brave, pushing forward. The two shows wrestlers also on equal footing but with no weapons, fighting. This is similar to the Eight where there is also a fight but this time, warriors have weapons. In the middle of the Two and the Eight, the three shows a painful situation of a warrior stabbing a priestess, there may be some victory here but also at the cost or price of something. Four is predatory or appears to be, taking precautions, being on guard and vigilant, but with support from a friend. Five is entrapment - we have caught our enemy and is driving him away. In the six, we opt to sail for awhile - in a sea of possible turbulence and death, but with a hopeful wish for success in our journey. With the 7, we go back to the sinister side of life - taking precautions, guarding against what we fear.
Then we reach the eight, in a battle once again with ourselves or with our beliefs.
I guess at this point, it will be good to ask ourselves in case we draw this card --
a) what or who are we fighting against? What are we struggling with? Is our struggle within us or outside of us? What do we need to defeat in ourselves, or win against?
b) What has led to this situation? Why are we in this predicament of having a "battle"? What is the meaning of "winning" for us? How will we know we have succeeded?
c) What enemies within us do we want to get rid of or fight against?
d) Are we ready to face the consequences the moment we have sorted ourselves out, or the issue?
e) What will give us peace so that we stop struggling in the end?
f) What will end the cycle of battle?
The Etruscan 8 of Swords is a reckoning card - a card that compels us to confront ourselves and deal with whatever we need to deal with -- on a balanced footing.
