Ten of Swords
The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through
Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.
Ten swords in a back — and the horizon turning gold
A true ending; nothing further to lose
Despair that overwrites the dawn
The sky is already lightening — after the floor comes morning
As your card of the day
If Ten of Swords is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “A true ending; nothing further to lose”. When it tips toward “Despair that overwrites the dawn”, remember the way the picture draws: The sky is already lightening — after the floor comes morning.
Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences
Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.