Deck: Shadowscapes Tarot

Card: Eight of Swords

There's a feeling of being trapped with this card. Trapped beyond your control. The swan is trapped and while he's not physically injured, he's emotionally constricted. The card also shows a hummingbird, flying freely above the trapped swan.

This card is about those situations in which you just feel suck. Those moments in life that you can't imagine staying in. However, the swan is trapped but trying to escape will cause him more pain. Why not enlist the help of the free hummingbird? Sometimes in life the struggle for escape is more painful than the situation we're in. Look at the situation from another angle. Is there a less painful way out? Is there a solution that won't cost you your sanity? The swan seems to be discovering this as he looks up toward the hummingbird.