Swords · tarot

Knight of Swords

Straight at it, sword first, no consideration of terrain. Effective and expensive.

Fire of AirUpright & reversedFree
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SuitSwords · Air
RankKnight
Book T calls itFire of Air
ElementAir
What the card shows

A knight charges flat out with sword raised, cloak and horse's mane streaming, trees bent in the wind.

Upright
chargeargumentspeed

Straight at it, sword first, no consideration of terrain. Effective and expensive.

Reversed
rashaggressivestalled

Force without direction, or a charge that stops halfway.

In love

Intense and abrupt. Slow it down.

In work

Act decisively, but not in this email.

Where this card comes from

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 Knight of Swords being Fire of Air describes the card and not your chart.

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