The Ten of Swords represents hitting rock bottom or reaching the end of a difficult cycle. This card appears when you feel like you've been completely defeated or betrayed, but it also signals that things can't get much worse. The Ten of Swords is like the darkest moment before dawn - painful but necessary for transformation. There's a sense of finality here, as if an old way of being has died. This card reminds you that sometimes we need to hit bottom before we can rise again, and that this ending is actually a new beginning in disguise.