Two of Swords: Yes or No
What answer the Two of Swords card gives to a yes or no question: “no”, and how to treat it.
Author: Max Raputum, Warsaw
The answer of Two of Swords: “No”
The Two of Swords is a stalemate and an unwillingness to see, so the answer is “no”: while you keep your eyes closed to the situation, there will be no decision.
What the answer depends on
The answer depends on whether you are ready to open your eyes. If you go on avoiding the choice, the “no” will stay.
If the card is reversed
Reversed, the answer is “Maybe”. The reversed Two softens “no” into “maybe”: the blindfold slips and the truth becomes visible.
What to do next
Name what you are avoiding in this situation and take a step towards seeing it.
The answer in questions of love and work
If the question is about feelings: The Two of Swords in love is a stalemate and closed eyes: you do not want to see or decide. If the question is about work: The Two of Swords at work is a stalemate and putting off a decision.
How to check the answer
Check the answer with three questions: is there “a stalemate” in my situation? Is the lack of “indecision” getting in my way? What am I missing if I look through the theme of “balance”?
About the Two of Swords card
Two of Swords is a card of the suit of Swords, element air. The keywords of the card: a stalemate, indecision, balance, refusing to see. In questions about a choice or a decision it works through its key themes, not through specific events. The general interpretation upright and reversed is on the page of the card.
The Two of Swords card in other questions
Frequently asked questions
Is the Two of Swords card a yes or a no?
In a yes or no spread the answer is “No”. The Two of Swords is a stalemate and an unwillingness to see, so the answer is “no”: while you keep your eyes closed to the situation, there will be no decision.
What does Two of Swords reversed mean in a yes or no answer?
The answer is “Maybe”. The reversed Two softens “no” into “maybe”: the blindfold slips and the truth becomes visible.
What does the answer of Two of Swords depend on?
The answer depends on whether you are ready to open your eyes. If you go on avoiding the choice, the “no” will stay.