This card represents starting anew, getting on with your life, leaving problems and concerns behind. You will notice immediately that the water on the lower right is wavy, rough and disturbing. That water represents the troubles and obstacles this person has/had to face and now they are in a grounded brown boat, covering themselves with a cape to protect them from further harm. There is a child next to the seated figure and many times this represents a single mother with her children. Other times it represents the nurturing partner in a family protecting others in the family or new ideas and new beginnings, which are being brought with them. The man steering the boat in the left of the card is helping the person get to a new life, (new island) so they can start fresh leaving all the problems behind. This doesn't mean that you are without problems in your new life but only that you will be able to handle them much better and in a much organized manner. You will also have better solutions to things that you may have felt were unresolved issues. You are taking your (Swords) problems with you, but you cannot handle them all at once. If you pulled them all out together, the boat would quickly sink. Again, as with any other sword, they are intermingled and depend on each other to stand. So, handle your most important concern first and the others will most likely be resolved very quickly and you will be able to leave the past behind, go forward to a new life or venture and start anew.

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