THE SONG OF SWORDS
SUIT OF SWORDS
Perception • Affliction • Suffering • Sorrow
“In the cold of the night the beast of truth is in sight”
element: air
season: winter
signs: libra, gemini, aquarius
The Swords cleave through illusion and fantasy. They reveal the true nature of the world beneath, cruel and unforgiving though it may be. The Swords therefore stand for intelligence, and the sorrow and bitterness that accompany understanding. Many Swords in a draw warn of a spiritual sickness; an icy cold winter of the heart. But do not despair. In your time of sorrow, much will be revealed to you. You will be lent a clarity honed by grief, and in time you will conquer the beast that slays you.
MINOR ARCANA
ACE OF SWORDS
MENTAL CLARITY • DETERMINATION • INTELLECTUAL POWER
MINOR ARCANA
TWO OF SWORDS
AVOIDING TRUTH • APPROACHING BLINDLY • SURFACING FEARS
MINOR ARCANA
THREE OF SWORDS
SORROW • MENTAL PAIN • GRIEF
MINOR ARCANA
FOUR OF SWORDS
CONTEMPLATION • REFLECTION • PAUSE
MINOR ARCANA
FIVE OF SWORDS
CONFRONTATION • DISAGREEMENT • PACIFYING ANGER
MINOR ARCANA
SIX OF SWORDS
MOVING ON • FREEDOM • TRANSITION
MINOR ARCANA
SEVEN OF SWORDS
CUTTING TIES • SPEAKING YOUR MIND • DECEPTION
MINOR ARCANA
EIGHT OF SWORDS
SELF-IMPRISONMENT • DESPAIR • VICTIM MENTALITY
MINOR ARCANA
NINE OF SWORDS
FEAR • VULNERABILITY • PARALYSIS
MINOR ARCANA
TEN OF SWORDS
HARD ENDINGS • MISFORTUNES • DEFEAT
MINOR ARCANA
PAGE OF SWORDS
SHARP MIND • NEW STRATEGY • CLEAR DIRECTION
MINOR ARCANA
KNIGHT OF SWORDS
AMBITIOUS • FIXATED ON GOALS • DETERMINED
MINOR ARCANA
QUEEN OF SWORDS
INTELLIGENCE • TRUTH • MENTAL CLARITY
MINOR ARCANA
KING OF SWORDS
CLARITY OF PURPOSE • REALISTIC EXPECTATION • INGENUITY
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