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Ten of Spades

"The Ten of Spades symbolizes a wall or barrier. In spiritual matters it may mean the end of a delusion, the recognition of false goals, the surrender to the inevitable or the abandonment of long-cherished plans. The acceptance that a certain phase of life is finished may be difficult, The individual may feel disappointed, bitter or humiliated. The person who hurls himself recklessly against the wall, who blames others or who wallows in self-pity, may shatter his life. On the other hand, a calm appraisal of the situation may lead to a new and better set of values, to increased spiritual strength and to fresh pleasures from which frustrating and unrewarding ambitions  have been removed. 

"When the Ten of Spades is the outer card in one of the wings of the spread, the indication is that some course of action which appeared open will either close or lead to a dead end. Where the formation occurs, the Querent should be urged to review his plans for the future with the possible idea of revising them. The Reader should take the utmost care against advising the Querent to abandon any given set of plans. He should, instead, encourage the Querent to explore alternate routes and not to commit himself so fully to a single hope or ambition that he becomes blind to all other objectives. The pathway that is blocked may lead to unhappiness or even tragedy; therefore the barrier may be a blessing in disguise."

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