Swords (Tarot)
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The Suit of Swords is one of the four suits of the Minor Arcana of the Tarot. Like the other suits, it contains fourteen cards.
Ace of Swords from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
Divination meanings
In occult and divination, the suit is connected with the classical element of Air.
In divination, the suit of Swords is associated with masculinity and intellect, but also sorrow and misfortune. Etteilla and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers equated Swords to the suit of Spades in the French pack. The suit has some meanings connected to the French nobility.
| Tarot Topics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Major Arcana | The Fool • The Magician • The High Priestess • The Empress • The Emperor • The Hierophant • The Lovers • The Chariot • Strength • The Hermit • Wheel of Fortune • Justice • The Hanged Man • Death • Temperance • The Devil • The Tower • The Star • The Moon • The Sun • Judgement • The World | |
| Minor Arcana | Pentacles | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King |
| Wands | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King | |
| Cups | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King | |
| Swords | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King | |
| Decks | Visconti-Sforza Tarot • Tarot of Marseilles • Rider-Waite Tarot • Thoth Tarot • Occult Tarot • Angel Tarot • Vlad Dracula Tarot • Hieronymus Bosch Tarot | |