Two of Quills (Two of Swords)
Tarot card meaning
A card of choice and worry. Being closed off, fear. Not wanting to see. Detachment. Emotional trauma. The chill of a quarrel.
*A clarification:* she closes her eyes **not so she won't see**, but to feel balance in her body in the middle of hopelessness.
What’s on the card
There’s a moon on the card.
Money and work
Projects frozen, work put on pause. A financial dead end because nobody wants to make a decision. A situation where you have to choose, but all the information is hidden or both options look risky — since there’s a moon on the card.
Love and relationships
An emotional blank wall, coldness. Problems left unspoken, not wanting to see the obvious. One or both partners have shut themselves off from each other, arms crossed, avoiding unpleasant conversations.
Personal growth
The card speaks of an inner conflict between mind and feelings. Trying to wall yourself off from a problem. The person deliberately ignores reality, because looking the truth in the eye is too painful or too scary.
Choices and decisions
This is the classic pattern of avoiding a choice. Refusing to act in the hope that the situation will sort itself out.
Hidden motives
The person is fully on the defensive, keeps their distance, hides what they really think, deliberately avoids a straight answer or contact.
From the wider tradition
Not Tahmina’s own words: meanings common among other tarot readers, which she has reviewed and approved.
- The blindfold — a conscious refusal to see the truth.
- Crossed swords — a dead end, a stalemate, a shaky truce.
- A balance you can’t hold for long; you need to take off the blindfold and choose.
The section above is the shadow side of the upright card — every card has one. I don’t read cards upside down — here is why.
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