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Ace of Swords Tarot Card Meaning

Ace of Swords belongs to the suit of Swords — the air suit of the mind, truth and conflict. Upright it speaks of breakthrough, clarity, truth; reversed, of confusion, clouded judgment. Below — the original 1911 meaning by A. E. Waite, the card's archetype and its astrological correspondence.

Ace of Swords tarot card — hand-illustrated Lunara deck
Minor Arcana · SwordsAir

Upright meaning

“Triumph, the excessive degree in everything, conquest, triumph of force. It is a card of great force, in love as well as in hatred. The crown may carry a much higher significance than comes usually within the sphere of fortune-telling”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: breakthrough, clarity, truth, new idea, mental focus.

Reversed meaning

“The same, but the results are disastrous; another account says--conception, childbirth, augmentation, multiplicity”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: confusion, clouded judgment, missed insight.

The archetype

In the language of the thinking function (discrimination, conflict and truth — the air of the mind): the seed of the function — pure potential asking to be lived.

Astrology

Root of the powers of Air — the seed of the air triplicity (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius).

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