Minor Arcana · Swords · V · Air
Five of Swords — tarot meaning
loss, friction, testing — in thought, truth and conflict
Upright
A victory that costs. Winning the argument and losing the room.
Reversed
Reconciliation — or the wounds of an old conflict resurfacing.
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.