Ace of Swords
One clean thought that settles it. The truth, said plainly, and it may sting.
Ace of Swordsthe root of AirA hand comes out of a cloud gripping an upright sword crowned with a wreath and two branches, over jagged mountains.
One clean thought that settles it. The truth, said plainly, and it may sting.
Clever words used badly, or a decision made on bad information.
The honest conversation. Have it.
Name the problem exactly. Half the work is the naming.
The Golden Dawn gave every card a planet, a sign or an element, and the Rider–Waite–Smith deck was drawn to that system. That zodiac is tropical. This site’s astrology is sidereal, roughly 24° away, so Ace of Swords being the root of Air describes the card and not your chart.
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the rest of the group
Two of SwordsMoon in Libra · Tula 1st decanThree
Three of SwordsSaturn in Libra · Tula 2nd decanFour
Four of SwordsJupiter in Libra · Tula 3rd decanFive
Five of SwordsVenus in Aquarius · Kumbha 1st decanSix
Six of SwordsMercury in Aquarius · Kumbha 2nd decanSeven
Seven of SwordsMoon in Aquarius · Kumbha 3rd decan