Ten of Swords
- rock bottom
- ending
- finality
- dawn
Upright
It can hardly get worse, and that is exactly why something begins to turn. The Ten of Swords shows a dramatic ending, but behind the image the sky is brightening. In your question, it is about accepting that something is over. You do not need to fight for it anymore. What remains is to gather yourself and wait for dawn.
Reversed
The worst is over, but you have not quite let it go. Perhaps you keep an old pain alive by reliving it, or you have already started climbing out and just need to believe it. The Ten of Swords reversed asks you to see the light that is already there. You have made it through this.