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Someone Stabbing you in the Back
End of a Relationship or Phase in your Life
Signals the Worst is Over
Ruin of Plans
Utter Despair
Mental Anguish
Sadness....Tears
Depression
Seeing Life as Hostile
Wondering "Why me?"
Feeling Self-Pity
Feeling like a Doormat
Feeling Powerless
Ruin and Pain
Knowing it's Darkest before the Dawn
Being at the Lowest Point......Hitting Rock Bottom
It is Time to Give up on a Lost Cause and Get on with Life
Desolation
Misfortune
Catastrophe
Defeat
Bemoaning your Fate
Suffering from an Attack
Being on the Receiving End
Accidents
illness
Muggings or Personal Robbery


Represents an End of Something
because of Treachery, Backstabbing, and/or Misfortune.

The Man on this Card has Quite a Few Swords in his Back.
Wouldn't one be enough?    Isn't Ten a little excessive?
Perhaps this Gentleman's Suffering - though Sincere - is
Exaggerated as well.

There is some cause for Optimism
as the Lowest Point in the Cycle,
from Now on Things can only get Better... the Worst is Over.

Reversed

Retaining your Position
Evading Disaster
Worst is Over
Improvement
Feeling Better
Now Having a Better Outlook
Clean Start
Courage
Lifting of Burdens
Overcoming a Revolt
Having an Advantage over an Opponent
New ideas
Freeing Yourself from Torment over something.
Ability to Survive in Hard Times
Release from Afflictions