Execution

From the Norse Tarot, the Ace of Swords; from the Viking Lenormand, the Scythe:

Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

― Sue Grafton

The Ace of Swords can represent a new idea for a project, a solution to a problem or a way to express oneself in order to help someone understand us. But it should be noted that this sword is pointing downward, suggesting the information has registered but we need to act on it, to ground it in reality. Otherwise it's like an important letter that we throw in the trash without opening. The Scythe represents a time of harvest or a happening that instigates great change. With the Ace of Swords, we have the resource we need, now we just need to use it to create the innovation or transformation we seek.

It's Not the Absence

From the Nigel Jackson Tarot, the Six of Swords; from the Viking Lenormand, the Scythe:

The way those swords are woven together imply just how hard it is to change a mindset. And as many wise people have said, the same mindset that created a problem is unlikely to create a solution. In recovery circles, there is a phrase known as a 'geographical cure.' Rather than taking a close look at our own ideas and subsequent actions, we assume it is the other that is the problem. So we change neighborhoods, jobs and relationships in search of the one that suits us. The danger of the Scythe warns that we will continue to run into sharp attitudes and responses, not because the world is mean and awful, but because the root of the issue is within us.

Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.

~Charles De Montesquieu