Ace of Swords Reversed

Often, life becomes too much when we're inundated with information, news, media, and situations that are out of our control. It's important to educate ourselves on world issues so that we aren't blind to what's happening around us, but the fact of the matter is there isn't much we can do about it. 

When one is depressed or otherwise suffering mental illness, the fact that we can't do anything becomes part of our psychoses and self-blame. I can't personally save anyone in Kashmir, so I feel terrible about myself when I see news about it. It seems ridiculous, but mental health issues are ridiculous.

And so we get to the reversed Ace of Swords, which are those ridiculous mental health issues. The brain isn't functioning the way it should, so we beat ourselves (or worse, others) up, we forget simple things, or we're gullible to misinformation or idiocy. It happens to the smartest of us - in fact, one could argue that the smarter a person is, the further they can fall into idiocy when the neurons aren't firing correctly.

I'm going to try to stay off the news and watch Zoolander today. It's a good kind of mindless fun. 

This upright Ace represents determination, intelligence, and focus. It may suggest a victory using the mind or one's wits.

Reversed, it’s a lack of ideas or intelligence, hostility, misinformation, or possible memory loss. What are you forgetting? 
 
Questions answered by the reversed Ace of Swords:
Who? The forgetful person 
What? A failed exam or test
Where? Under the desk
When? An unknown time; December through March - The entire season of Winter (Northern Hemisphere) or Summer (Southern Hemisphere)
Why? “Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.” ~Kahlil Gibran
Yes or No? Probably not

The reversed Ace of Swords as:
…an action?

• Remain patient during a problem
• Do a jigsaw puzzle

 
…a place in your house?

• The next room over
• Under a piece of furniture

 
…a place in your city?

• Elementary school
• The movie theatre
• A grassy knoll

 
…a place in the world?

• Mozambique
• Venezuela
• Nevada
• Texas

 
…something to eat?

• Fried foods
• Tuna on white bread

 
…something to clean?

• Sweep under the furniture

 
…where to find your missing item?

• The last place you felt stupid
• Under a large piece of furniture

 
…a color? Pantone 448 C “Drab dark brown”
 
…a movie theme? Ignorance; stupidity

• Idiocracy
• Dumb and dumber
• Zoolander

 
…a new career?

• I.T.
• Truck driver
• Plumber

 
The reversed Ace of Swords
Before any card: A need to learn more about (card)
After any card: Ignorance; memory loss

Need to exercise your brain matter? Try some word puzzles! Not only will they help your neurons regrow, you'll receive a helpful message from the universe when the puzzle is completed!