Minor arcana · Swords
King of Swords
The King of Swords stands for the mature command of thought and discernment. He uses logic to decide, to organise and to exercise a responsible authority.
The King of Swords stands for the mature command of thought and discernment. He uses logic to decide, to organise and to exercise a responsible authority.
A king sits facing you, the sword vertical between his fingers. The blade stays straight in front of him, and the hand on the guard shows no movement.
Structured thought lets you settle complex files, own the consequences and set out the criteria that guided your decision.
When only logic counts, everything else goes silent: you impose your analysis, you interrupt the one searching for words, and decisions are applied without being shared.
Symbolism TdM. The King closes the court figures and stays the highest of the four: the Tarot of Marseille gives it the largest number of ornaments.
Say the criterion of your decision out loud before you announce it, let one objection come, hear it out and note what you take from it.
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