The Eight of Swords pictures a blindfolded woman with hands and legs bound.
Eight swords surround her, five on her left and three on her right. She proceeds
slowly by testing the waters. She relies on her intuition. Her manner of walking
away is to go within. She is protected by the spirit of her actions.
To be nonreactive is the skill of the quiet people who know how to protect
themselves by retreating within. They are mothers and children and other sensitive
beings quietly moving through a world of confrontation.