General Meaning: What has traditionally been known as the Strength card represents Nature which, however wild in its primal form, is tamed by our subtler, finer (feminine, interior) self. The will and passion of our instinctive nature does not need to be broken, but refined and brought to consciousness -- so that all levels of Creation, inner and outer, may come into harmony.
The feminine soul-force contains a persuasive power that can nurture and induce cooperation from others, stilling disruptive energies by harmonizing differences in the spirit of collective good will.
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You've got so many machines, Richard. Go on, give us a snare rush!
The Five of Swords in this position requires you to improve the situation by sacrificing competitiveness, combativeness and any compulsion to dominate. Let yourself be the first to surrender, apologize and admit that either you provoked the crossing of swords or you did little to prevent it.
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You've got so many machines, Richard. Go on, give us a snare rush!
You take your responsibilities very seriously today, which could make others think that you need to lighten up. You, on the other hand, believe that everyone else should be more serious when they make commitments. Neither position is completely wrong. You cannot control everyone, so you would do better by easing up a bit on your judgments.
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You've got so many machines, Richard. Go on, give us a snare rush!