Eight of swords Combinations with the other Tarot cards – Good, Bad or Neutral?
Eight of swords is generally considered to be a bad card in tarot combinations. Based on the evaluation of six experienced tarot readers, its average rating for love and relationships is -3 points, which is at the lower end of the -5 … +5 valuation range.
In tarot combinations the Eight of swords is most frequently associated with these keywords: helpless, imprisonment, negative thoughts, paralysed, powerless, restricted, self-imposed restriction, trapped, victim mentality, victimised.
In a combo with the other tarot cards, Eight of swords may radically change its meaning, sometimes for better, and sometimes – alas! – for much worse.
Here are all 77 possible combinations of Eight of swords with the other tarot cards: