Minor Arcana · Swords
Knight of Swords
The charge
Upright meaning
Rushing in with a sharp mind at high speed. Effective, but liable to wound people on the way.
Reversed meaning
Aggression, cutting speech, or acting without weighing it.
What is in the picture
A knight charges at full gallop, sword raised, leaning far forward. Wind bends the trees flat and tears the clouds behind him. The horse is running as hard as it can. Nothing in this card slows down, and nothing in it suggests he has worked out where he intends to stop.
Love
Someone direct to the point of harshness. Tact needs learning.
Career
Push the pace. Watch for the detail you skip.
About this suit
Swords are about thought, truth and conflict. The suit of speech, decisions and what runs through your head — fear included.
One thing you can do
Say the thing that needs saying, but draft it first and reread it once. This card is usually right about content and often wrong about delivery.
Is Knight of Swords a yes or a no?
Yes, and very fast. But fast here tends to come with collisions.
Beside another card
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