The Hello and welcome to Terro Bites. I'm Theresa Reed the Terro Lady. I'm the author of the Terro Coloring Book and your host for this podcast series.

This is episode 54 of TerroBites, the podcast where I dish out short entertaining bite-sized lessons on how to

re-Taro. For today's episode, our topic is the Two of Swords. Grab your tarot decks and let's begin.

Okay, so we're moving on to the sword suit now.

And you might remember that we've covered the aces in a previous episode. So we're starting off our

sword suit with the two of swords. Now for those of you who are curious about when I'm

doing the court cards, hold your horses, those those will be coming once I've gone through each of the minors

Anyhow I do want to start out by saying that everybody hates the sword suits You know when they come up in a tarot reading,

they're often met with a groan. It doesn't need to be that way. The sword suits can

indicate conflict, but they can also symbolize our thinking processes.

And you know in the two of swords I think that's really illustrated quite well.

Now if you look at it you're going to notice that the figure is sitting on a little bench and they're wearing a

blindfold and perfectly balancing two big swords.

So let's start by talking about the symbolism of the blindfold. So the blindfold indicates shutting something

out or going within. Now a blindfold can also indicate an inability to see or choosing not to see.

You'll also notice that the arms are crossed over the chest.

This is blocking off the Heart Shock and a sign that the figure is not open.

So perhaps they're cutting themselves off or maybe removing themselves from a situation.

Either way, it's a sign of a time out.

The bench is a symbol of rest or contemplation.

It's also a symbol of a foundation.

You'll also notice in this car that there's a moon in the background which is a symbol of reflection.

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