Five of Swords
You win and the field is empty. Ask what the victory cost and whether you wanted it.
Five of SwordsVenus in Aquarius · Kumbha 1st decanA smirking man gathers up swords while two figures walk away with their backs turned under a ragged sky.
You win and the field is empty. Ask what the victory cost and whether you wanted it.
Letting it go, or the bill for the win arriving.
Being right at the expense of being close.
Do not fight this one. Winning damages what you need afterwards.
The Golden Dawn gave every card a planet, a sign or an element, and the Rider–Waite–Smith deck was drawn to that system. That zodiac is tropical. This site’s astrology is sidereal, roughly 24° away, so Five of Swords being Venus in Aquarius describes the card and not your chart.
