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Eight of Swords
Keywords: restriction, limitation, stuck, bound, isolation
General meaning: An inability to move forward. Things have come to a standstill. Self-imposed prison. Being in a position where you are unable to do a thing. Stuck with your current circumstances. Not in control. Getting caught in your shit. Feeling cut off from others. Unable to see the way out of a predicament. What have you gotten yourself into? Answers lie within.
Reversed: Liberation at last! Release. Ties are cut. Rising above your limits. Seeing the way out. Mental breakthroughs. Getting yourself out of a sticky situation. No restraint. Escape. Freedom to move about and do what you want. The Eight of Swords reversed indicates freedom.
Affirmation: I am always able to find a way.
Theme song: “Man in the Box” by Alice in Chains
Journaling prompt: What limits are you currently placing on yourself? How can you move through those restraints? Journal about your exit plan, yo.
Blessings,
Theresa
© Theresa Reed | The Tarot Lady 2014
I’m Theresa Reed (aka, The Tarot Lady). I’ve been a full-time tarot reader for 30+ years — which, in my industry, makes me pretty badass.
I’m definitely not your average Tarot expert — I drop the F-bomb, I quote rappers, and I’m obsessed with pop culture + reality TV. Folks come to me for straight-talk + tough-love — without the woo-woo fluff. 
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