5 of Mindset: Five of Swords

Notice and be aware of your patterns.

The Business Tarot deck

Traditional Rider-Waite

Challenges and delays. It must be Mercury Retrograde, hahaha. In business tarot, the Five of Swords, card 5 of Mindset, is the card of conflict and patterns, and it shows up when challenges and delays keep repeating and the same fight keeps finding you.

Business Tarot Meaning

Stop fighting with technology. Walk away for a little bit, ask for help after a break, when you are not so sensitive. Know that it will work out in the end. Swords are related to mindset and technology, so when both act up at once, your mindset is the part you can actually control.

If you have a partner in business, it may be a growing and an expansion period within the company, and with that comes pains. (And yes, sometimes a pain in the ass.) It may be time to break out on your own, go to different departments, or assume different roles. It could need a mediator or lawyer to finalize all dealings fairly, for the best outcome for all.

Mindset Action Steps

• Stop fighting with technology, walk away for a little bit.
• Ask for help after a break, when you are not so sensitive.
• If a partnership is the pain point, look at different roles, or breaking out on your own.
• Use a mediator or lawyer if dealings need to be finalized fairly.

Journaling Questions

• What pattern keeps repeating in my business conflicts?
• Am I fighting the problem, or fighting to be right?
• Who could help me see this clearly?

Mantras

Traditional Tarot Meaning

The Five of Swords shows a figure collecting swords while the others walk away. It is conflict and tension, a win that costs too much and leaves nobody feeling great.

Astrology & The Tarot

Venus in Aquarius. Swords are the suit of Air, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius, the signs of thought, decisions, and communication. Here relationships and values meet the group: partners, teams, and clients pulling in different directions.

Planetary Influence

Venus, the planet of relationships and values. Venus asks whether this fight is really about money, fairness, or feeling valued, and what outcome is best for all.

Numerology

Fives are about change, challenge, and friction. The pattern is the lesson: change your part in it, and the pattern changes.

Your Path is Waiting

Walk away, breathe, and know that it will work out in the end. The win is not worth your peace. That is the Five of Swords in business tarot, and your patterns are yours to change.