Uprightindecision, stalemate, difficult choices, avoidance
Reversedinformation revealed, confusion, overload
Upright meaning
The Two of Swords stands for indecision and stalemate. A difficult choice is being avoided, and emotions are held in check. It points to the need to look at the facts and decide.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, it can show information coming to light, or confusion and overload that make decisions harder.
What the card shows
A blindfolded woman sits by the sea holding two crossed swords over her chest. A crescent moon hangs in the sky.
As your card of the day
You may feel stuck between two options. Remove the blindfold and look at the facts honestly. Avoiding a choice is also a choice.
“I make decisions with clarity and courage.”
List the pros and cons of a pending decision.
Questions
What does Two of Swords mean in tarot?
The Two of Swords stands for indecision and stalemate. A difficult choice is being avoided, and emotions are held in check. It points to the need to look at the facts and decide.
What does Two of Swords reversed mean?
Reversed, it can show information coming to light, or confusion and overload that make decisions harder.
Is Two of Swords a yes or no card?
Maybe. You need more information before deciding.
Card pictures: the 1909 deck by Pamela Colman Smith (public domain). Meanings based on A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), rewritten in modern language. For inspiration and reflection only.