Magic Power

The Two of Swords is a card of challenge and initiation.

Magic Charm

Focus on this card when you need to make a difficult decision.

Key Symbols

• A young woman sits on the bank of a river with her arms crossed over her chest and two swords balanced on her shoulders.

• She is balanced, peaceful, and composed. She is also blindfolded. In some secret societies, initiates are blindfolded, to symbolize their spiritual and physical blindness.

• She makes up for her loss of sight by engaging her other senses: the feel of the breeze on her back and in her hair, the sounds of the creatures of the night, and the scent of the water.

• The sky above her is dark and cloudy, lit only by a sliver of the waxing crescent moon.

• The card symbolizes an uncertain peace, a frail alliance, and impasse. It some cases, it suggests the need to break a stalemate or resolve a tie.

• The young woman is dressed in yellow, the elemental color of air. It indicates that she’s thoughtful and quick, and that she’s practicing air magic.

• She’s pictured in a spring landscape, because the suit of swords corresponds to the season of spring.