Self: Five of Swords
A feeling of imbalance and negativity prevails.
The card in the Self position reveals aspects of how you perceive yourself right now.
With the Five of Swords in this position, you are internally conflicted, in a state of imbalance. You could say one part of you is odd and one part of you is even. An unequal split characterizes any division of the number five.
The result of the imbalance is stress, friction and confusion. Your interior dialogue may be combative, defensive, shaming and blaming. You feel that whatever you do isn't quite good enough. Self-doubt may undermine your confidence. It seems that everything is against you. Negative thinking is an easy tendency at a time like this, as if you have internalized a critical parent who is continually harping at you.