5 of Swords Tarot Card: You won, but did you really?
Look at these people in the 5 of Swords tarot card. Not a single one of them wants to have anything to do with any of the others. What is going on here? The guy in the background looks like he’s tending to a wound or something. And look at the guy with his back to us. He seems to be saying, “Screw you guys, I’m outa here.” And finally there is that guy up front. How did he end up with three swords, while the others have zero?
If the the 5 of swords tarot represents the end of a battle, it is a good bet that dude in the front won. But did he really win? He may have won the primary objective of the fight, whatever that was, but what was the cost of the victory? How many people did he throw under the bus to get his way? What friendships and relationships did he sacrifice just so he could get what he wanted. At some point, will he ask if it was worth it?
“Was it worth it?” is a primary aspect of the 5 of Swords tarot card. Sure, you may get what you want, but how worth it was it to upset others to do so? Can you and should you really be proud of your victory? Consider what the 5 of Swords has to say to you when faced with the temptation to get your way through unethical means. Think about what you will lose in the process. Is it worth it to you?
— Jim Larsen