Description: A prostrate figure into whom ten swords have been plunged. A scene of desolation and sorrow, a black sky above him.

In the other cards of this suit, the swords have merely surrounded the person - here they have actually pierced him. This is *not* a card meaning violent death.

Divinatory Meaning: Sudden misfortune, burdens to bear. May mean ruin, pain, affliction, tears. A disruption of home life. In spiritual matters, it may signify the end of delusion.

Reversed: Advantage, profit, power - but none of these are permanent. The courage to try again.