The Eight of Swords as How Someone Sees You: Stuck, and Unable to See It

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Eight of Swords as how someone sees you means they see the blindfolded figure among the swords. Here is what the picture includes, upright and reversed.

If you want the short answer, the Eight of Swords as how someone sees you means they see you as stuck: held by fear, circumstance or a story about what is possible, and not seeing that the ropes are loose. It is often a sympathetic picture. It can also be a frustrated one.

This is you as the bound figure among the swords. They see the gap behind you. They are waiting for you to notice it.

The Eight of Swords upright as how someone sees you

Tina Gong's the Eight of Swords guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with restriction, feeling trapped, self-imposed limits and victim thinking. When the card lands in a position that asks how someone sees you, I read those meanings as the image the person holds of you, which is not the same as who you are and not the same as what they feel. the Eight of Swords as feelings covers what they feel; the Eight of Swords as intentions covers what they plan. This page covers the picture. The general card meanings at Biddy Tarot are a useful second reference.

Upright, I read the Eight of Swords as a person who sees you as limiting yourself: capable of more, held back by something they may think is not real.

What I would not read into it is contempt. Frustration on your behalf is usually care.

What the card does not tell you

The card does not confirm they understand what holds you, or that they are right about it. No card lets a reader see inside another person's head. What a card can do is describe the kind of image that fits the person's behaviour toward you, and give you something to check against how they actually treat you.

The Eight of Swords reversed as how someone sees you

Reversed, the Eight of Swords as how someone sees you means they see you breaking free, or they have stopped expecting you to.

In your own question, ask whether you have lately done one thing this person did not think you would. A reversed card here is a prompt to notice whether the picture the person holds has gone sour or gone wrong, not a verdict on you.

The Eight of Swords as how an ex sees you

Asked how an ex sees you, the Eight of Swords suggests they see you as trapped in something, possibly the thing that ended the relationship. My guide to asking a psychic whether an ex will come back explains what a reading can and cannot say about that question.

The Eight of Swords as how a new person sees you

For someone new, this card means they sense you are held back. They may want to help. Let them, or tell them it is yours to do.

How to check the picture against reality

Look at whether the person encourages you to do things you have said you cannot. That encouragement is the picture.

What to record before drawing again

Keep three short notes: the question you asked, what you believe is holding you, and whether this person sees it as a rope or a sword.

For comparison, the Two of Swords as how someone sees you and the Nine of Swords as how someone sees you describe different pictures. The the Eight of Swords card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Eight of Swords as a yes or no and the Eight of Swords as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. For a personal interpretation, my guide to a love psychic reading online explains how I work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.