King of Swords
Clear thinking and fair judgement.
What King of Swords can mean for your day
In tradition, a king sits facing forward with his sword held upright. He decides with his head. Today is good for logic over feelings.
Try: Make one decision based on the facts alone.
Where it sits in the deck
Tarot is a deck of 78 picture cards. 56 of them, like this one, are about everyday life. They come in four groups, called suits, a bit like playing cards.
Swords: thoughts, words and hard truths. In tradition, the suit of Air.
Court cards are people, or a side of you. Page: the beginner, curious and keen. Knight: the doer, all action. Queen: the one who understands it from the inside. King: the one who's in charge of it.
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