☰ Cards, readings & spreads
The suit of Swords: tarot meaning and all 14 cards
The suit of air — thought, conflict and truth. Fourteen cards from Ace through King, each with its upright and reversed meaning, love and career reading, and a straight yes or no verdict.
14cards
5read as yes
7read as no
Airelement
A♠︎
Ace of Swords
clarity · truth · breakthrough
II♠︎
Two of Swords
stalemate · avoidance · blindfolded choice
III♠︎
Three of Swords
heartbreak · painful truth · rupture
IV♠︎
Four of Swords
rest · recovery · pause
V♠︎
Five of Swords
hollow victory · conflict cost · winning badly
VI♠︎
Six of Swords
transition · moving on · calmer water
VII♠︎
Seven of Swords
deception · strategy · acting alone
VIII♠︎
Eight of Swords
feeling trapped · self-imposed limits · paralysis
IX♠︎
Nine of Swords
anxiety · sleepless nights · dread
X♠︎
Ten of Swords
rock bottom · definite ending · the worst done
P♠︎
Page of Swords
curiosity · watchfulness · new ideas
N♠︎
Knight of Swords
decisive action · directness · speed
Q♠︎
Queen of Swords
clear judgement · honesty · independence
K♠︎
King of Swords
authority · logic · judgement
Reading swords in a spread
Swords govern thought, conflict and truth. When several appear together, the reading is telling you that this is where the situation actually lives — regardless of the question asked.
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