Minor Arcana · Swords · VIII · Air
Eight of Swords — tarot meaning
movement, discipline, speed — in thought, truth and conflict
Upright
Self-made restriction. The bindings are belief; the way out is through the mind.
Reversed
The blindfold loosening — limits questioned and loosened.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.