A hand from cloud grips an upright sword crowned with a laurel wreath and an olive branch, victory and peace held together on one blade.Ace of SwordsA blindfolded woman sits before still water holding two crossed swords, the crescent moon above.Two of Swords

Card combination

Ace of Swords and Two of Swords

Clarity, and refusing it. The Ace is a single blade held up crowned, the truth available; the Two is blindfolded with two swords crossed over the chest, choosing not to look. The tradition reads this run as the most common thing people do with an accurate insight.

Together

Clarity, and refusing it. The Ace is a single blade held up crowned, the truth available; the Two is blindfolded with two swords crossed over the chest, choosing not to look. The tradition reads this run as the most common thing people do with an accurate insight.

In love

Associated with knowing something about a relationship and declining to act on it. Read without much sympathy and without accusation.

In career

A clear analysis followed by a deferred decision. Frequently read where the deferral is being described as prudence.

The advice

The blindfold is worn rather than fitted, and the swords are held rather than pointed. Everything in this pair is reversible by the person holding it.

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