Ace of Swords

The Ace of Swords represents a mental breakthrough. You’re fully awake, like you’ve been splashed in the face with ice cold water, for the first time in a while. You have a fresh start ahead of you and a mind as clear as ever. This clarity is special because it’s not easy to come by. It usually follows a traumatic event or series of events. It’s the moment where you realize what it was all for and what the universe was trying to lead you to. As such, you feel resolute in your determination to get started on the source of your inspiration. This sharp living lucidity is just the start of your grand vision. Nothing comes easy to the swords, but the Ace feels like the most satisfying breath of air at the base of the mountain.

Ace of Swords Reversed

The Ace of Swords reversed appears when there’s a lot going on and you feel out of control, specifically inside your head. This is the card of brain fog. You may be in a state where you cross something off your to-do list only to go back to make small revisions. Hours later, you realize you haven’t made new progress and the deadline is that much closer. Going around in circles, unable to focus, but feel out of sorts like “it’s not like you”? We all go through times where we’re super productive, but it’s not fair to expect ourselves to be on expert mode every day. Then it would just be average mode and we’d have another reason to feel inadequate. This card often appears for people who worked extra hard last week as well. Working hard one week will naturally lead to a dip in productivity the next week. If you want to avoid this, try a consistent workflow rather than one that ebbs and flows according to your energy level. There’s no reason to though, if an energy-based method works for your career. Part of the imbalance related to the Ace of Swords is just within the mental sphere as in you think you should be doing more, when you’re doing more than enough.