Tarot Teachings: The Art of Learning and Using Tarot. Musings on the Ten of Swords « Mary K. Greer's Tarot Blog. We were discussing the Ten of Swords on AeclecticTarot’s forum so I thought I’d summarize my thoughts here.
A person lies on land by a body of water with hills blue in the distance. I usually think of the water as a lake because there’s no movement indicated—the water looks placid or even lifeless. The sky is black overhead but, above the mountains, the darkness breaks to reveal a slit of yellow sky. Contrary to their attributed qualities of Air and Mind, Swords both depict and evoke in the viewer very strong, mostly disturbing, emotions.
How to Read Tarot Cards - 06 - The Lovers.