Swords · Minor Arcana
Five of Swords
Upright
degradationdestructionrevocationinfamy
Degradation, destruction, revocation, infamy, dishonour, loss, with the variants and analogues of these.
Reversed
the sameburial and obsequies
The same; burial and obsequies.
✦ Symbolism & Description
The imagery
A disdainful man looks after two retreating and dejected figures. Their swords lie upon the ground. He carries two others on his left shoulder, and a third sword is in his right hand, point to earth. He is the master in possession of the field.
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