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Knight of Swords

Knight of Swords: A knight charges forward on a white horse with his sword raised, while the trees bend in the wind and the clouds race.

The picture

A knight charges forward on a white horse with his sword raised, while the trees bend in the wind and the clouds race.

The meaning

The Knight of Swords rides into the wind and does not stop. The tradition reads him as determination, speed and direct words. He stands for someone who takes up a cause and acts at once. Readers remind you not to knock anyone over in the rush.

Reversed

Reversed, he is read as haste, recklessness or energy without a goal.

In love

In love he is read as a whirlwind approach, or a conversation held too fast.

At work

At work he stands for quick action, clear instructions and ambition.

As your card of the day

You are quick today. Pause briefly before you say something important.

The Knight of Swords stands for determination. Stand up today for something that matters to you.

Swords belong to air. Readers see in them thought, decisions and plain words, the uncomfortable ones included.

Picture: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, 1909, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).