5 of swords

[Ganga]

This card has been coming up a lot lately. It's showed itself in the position of "your goal, what you are trying to reach", "karmic lessons to learn", and simply as a "touchstone"-card (just drawing out a card in the morning to meditate upon.

About my life-situation at the moment: We (I and my family) have been contemplating moving, which naturally is a big change. We have also had disagreements with some aquaintances. Internally and spiritually, I am also going through movement and awakening to a new level in my spirituality.

Any insights, anyone?

[tarotbear]

The Five Swords is a complicated card because there are figures in two planes, and you have to reckon you can be the figures in the background ( the vanquished) or the figure in the foreground ( the victor). This is an aspect to some cards that a lot of people never see.

The disagreements in your family are deeply reflected in this card; some of the arguements are one-sided, some pit you against one person this minute and allied with them the next. It says sometimes the victor wins by default or deception, and can indicate the victory was undeserved. It also says you cannot win every arguement, even if you feel if you are right.

I hope this helps.

[Azure]

When this one shows up in reading I do for myself, it often means that I'm either selling myself short, giving up on something too easily, or is a lesser version of the Devil, in that I'm letting my pessimism drag me down.

In a nutshell, to me it's often a card that implies self defeating behaviors and closing off the more positive ones.

I don't know if that helps, but it's how the card sometimes reads to me.

[Witchy Cowgirl]

I'd say this card is reflecting the self interest that is going on in your life. The self interest being you and your family. You are all interested in what's best for the family as a whole. Is this what the disagreement with aquaintanes was over? The best way to go about the move? what's best for the group? maybe even over some type of property?
I think this card will continue to show itself till things for the family are a bit more setteled. It may be suggesting that you need not get to caught up in all the busyness and disagreements as you may lose sight of your goal.

[Ganga]

Thank you! Thank you! I appreciated all of your answers and insights, and found specifically Witchy Cowgirl's to be to the point. I should print this page for myself. And I still keep on getting this card. Our move is not yet complete (but we're getting there!). The disagreements are truly about us (me & my family) starting to think about ourselves more, after years of accepting less than advantageous situations (materially speaking).