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Minor
Arcana - Swords
Swords, the suit of reason, thought, mind
and the intellect. They correspond to the Air element.
King: Man of power,
command, military might, authority, offices of the crown. Reversed:
Cruelty, perversity, barbarity, evil intentions.
Queen: Widowhood,
female sadness and embarrassment, absence, sterility, mourning. Reversed:
Malice, bigotry, prudery, deceit.
Knight: Skill,
bravery, wrath, war, destruction, resistance, opposition, ruin. Reversed:
Imprudence, incapacity, extravagance.
Page: Authority,
overseeing, secret service, vigilance, spying, examination. Reversed:
More evil side of these qualities, what is foreseen, unpreparedness.
Ten (10): Pain,
affliction, tears, sadness, desolation. Reversed: advantage,
profit, success, favour but none of these are permanent.
Nine (9): Death,
failure, miscarriage, decay, disappointment, deception, despair. Reversed:
Imprisonment, suspicion, doubt, reasonable fear.
Eight (8): Bad
news, censure, conflict, calamity, sickness. Reversed: Difficulty,
disquiet, treachery, accident, what is unforeseen.
Seven (7): Attempts,
designs, wishes, hopes, annoyances, confidences. Reversed: Good
advice, counsel, instruction, babbling.
Six (6): Journey
by water, expedient, route, envoy. Reversed: Declaration, confession,
publicity, proposal of love.
Five (5): Degradation,
destruction, loss, infamy, dishonour. Reversed: The same.
Four (4): Vigilance,
retreat, solitude, hermit's repose, exile. Reversed: Wise administration,
economy, precaution, circumspection.
Three (3): Removal,
absence, delay, division, rupture. Reversed: Error, loss, mental
alienation, disorder, confusion.
Two (2): Conformity,
courage, friendship, tenderness, affection, intimacy. Reversed:
falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty.
Ace (1): Triumph
of force, excesses, conquest, great force in love or hatred. Reversed:
The same but with disastrous effects, multiplicity.
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