The Eight of Weapons is the card that may be the longest hardest journey in the deck. Other cards may warn that it seems like the world is against you, with this card the world likely is. You may have the strength and desire but everyone from family and friend to legal and contractual obligations will rise up to bar your way. Every problem you solve will cause another one or two to arise. This journey will tax your spirit and will to the utmost. However if you want to stay the course and attempt to see this through then the rewards will seem overwhelmingly abundant.
Reversed: The struggle that you are facing and the odds you have to overcome will come very close to breaking your spirit. The reason for this is that you do not quite have all the pieces in place. Make this journey a little longer by putting off the starting date to a later time. Now is not the time to try what this card is relating to.
A little patience now will reward you in the longer run many times over, or a little short-term pain or delay will result in long-term gain and success.
Nine of Weapons:
If you are willing to pay the price that is required, you will reap enormous rewards and good fortune, however the greatest thing you have to overcome right now is your own inertia. Either you need to get motivated and fire yourself up or you need to become more focused on what is your correct course. Perhaps you may even have to grow up, because a little more maturity right now will change things for the better in a big way. Where you are directing your efforts and how you are directing them are forming a greater obstacle to your success than anyone else could place before you.
Reversed: All of the meanings of this card dignified are even more pronounced because all of them are really deeply rooted in your fear of failure. You have all the strength you need and you know what has to be done, but you are looking for an easy way out and there is not any. You are looking for someone to help you shoulder the responsibility, but there is no one. You have to go this one alone and you already know that, but you are just afraid to admit it.
Ten of Weapons:
An image of a church or temple window appears on this card as with a number of other cards, notably the 0 Child and the XXI Universe cards, the beginning and the end of the Major Arcana. The Ten of Weapons is all about renewal and a new start, having come full cycle and blossoming again. On this card the swords radiate out in all directions from a single point indicating that all is possible and all whichever the direction in which this journey starts, success is assured. Now is the time for initiating some grand plan because at this time you cannot fail.
Reversed: What was a blossom or a starburst of promise and hope is now a vortex that is drawing away your faith from yourself and your ability to make positive impressions and a major statement. The swords are guarding against you reaching your goal, and this may not be a bad thing at this time as the responsibilities and consequences of your actions will be more than you can presently endure. Take time to realize that the Ten is the last card in the suit of Swords and from here there is no going back. You will be required to be mature and be totally committed to this course of action
Princess of Weapons:
We find the Princess of Swords alone by the most active stream of all the Princess cards; this is in accordance with Swords being all about action. In this quiet natural place she sees he destiny before her. For her the days of childhood are over, the girl has become a woman and the adult duties of womanhood now lie ahead. The foreground where she sits is devoid of the rich greens of the forest on the other side of the stream. She must face her destiny, it may not be as she had hoped and dreamed but the outcome requires a great personal action and a sacrifice. It is time to move on and put the past behind and embrace the future.
Reversed: The Princess is only too aware of the future and perhaps she is aware of the failure that may very well lie ahead. If so she is the only one aware of this and she must find it within herself to charge the course of events and that may involve cause a conflict to expose the folly of this endeavour. The positive aspect of this card reversed is that the Princess and the Querant have the power and the will to challenge the status quo and fight for what they know as right.
Prince of Weapons:
We see the Prince here full of vitality and bravado as he races through the palace in an act of defiance and rebellion. The swords and responsibilities of office, family and maturity are trying to be avoided. He is in a fantasy world of his own making yet still surround by the one that he hopes to escape. This cards� main message is about the mistake and dangers of taking actions and taking risks that are unnecessary. Perhaps, this course of action is totally foolhardy and it may even be dangerous or harmful. Try as you might or pray and hope, there is no way to avoid what is about to happen. Where the Princess of Swords ponders her limited options and sees the sacrifice she has to make the Prince refuses to even think about it.
Reversed: What was just seemingly foolhardy with the card in the dignified position is now downright a mistake. You cannot run but you cannot hide so cut your losses and the limit damage, pain and suffering by all involved, accept the outcome and be strong. All your efforts are just a waste of time and energy, the longer that you avoid facing the issues the harder it will be to find a solution that you can accept.
Queen of Weapons:
The Queen is elegant and youthful, but appearance can be deceiving. She is the hand that rocks the cradle, the power behind the throne and if you wish to enjoy the luxuries of life and rewards of success, you like her have to be willing to take on all challenges. The Queen is dressed in a white gown, as it is the colour of purity, she has no malice and she has no prejudice, she is strictly pragmatic and truthful. Using the images on this card, if you want to feast at the table and join what will be a celebration you have to pick up a sword and prove you have the skill, strength, compassion and ability to succeed and be worthy of being there.
Reversed: The Queen is still an obstacle to you gaining what it is you desire. However she only represents what it is that you fear. She has conviction and purpose whereas you need to find that within yourself. She is willing to fight for everything she believes in, has and desires to have. You need to become more focused and more aggressive to reach your goals. In essence you have to face your inner demons, and you may not like what you see.
King of Weapon:
�I am the Master of all I see�, is what this, card all about. It is the King of the suit of masculine physical energies. The King stands ready to defend what is his, how he acquired it is not of any consequence, it is his and he is master. There is a mountain of material gain rising out of the green hills, symbolizing a rock solid idea and it is a sign of success. Behind you riding in the air are symbols of all the help you would need if something, were to go wrong. All of this means, you have the tools the strength and the will to �make it happen�. You have a dream and it is yours, so go fulfill it.
Reversed: Is exactly the reverse in this instance. It is male stubbornness, arrogance, ego and perhaps more than all greed. The King of Weapons reversed is the epitome of the �macho male�. The mountain bastion of maleness rises out of the fertile green hills without compassion or thought. Because you think everything is about you and you are so focused on what you have, you do not hear the harbingers of doom approach. Change your ways and open your mind before it is too late. Think about others for a change.
