Tarot card meanings · Minor Arcana · Swords

King of Swords

Outward mastery — leading, deciding, taking responsibility for the field — in the realm of thoughts, truth and the decisions you are circling.

King of Swords
Lunara deck · ◇

How Lunara reads it

Upright: Outward mastery — leading, deciding, taking responsibility for the field — in the realm of thoughts, truth and the decisions you are circling.

Reversed: Authority without listening, or leadership avoided when it was yours — in the realm of thoughts, truth and the decisions you are circling.

Keywords: authority, clarity · reversed: rigidity, clarity

Correspondences

  • Element: Air
  • Planet: Saturn
  • Zodiac: Aquarius
  • Yes / no: maybe · reversed: maybe

When it appears upright

  • Expressing yourself with firmness and authority
  • Rendering a final decision
  • Consulting an expert
  • Calling in advisors and consultants
  • Coming to a final conclusion
  • Reaching a beneficial agreement based on sound information

When it appears reversed

  • Insisting on having the last word
  • Flaunting your intellectual capability
  • Talking "over the heads" of others
  • Waffling on an important decision
  • Constantly changing your mind
  • Refusing to make choices that are in your own best interest
  • Wishing in vain you could take back what's been said

Classic readings

  • This card represents an older man with an insightful, deliberate spirit, likely born between May 11th and June 10th, who is known for his integrity and sharp decision-making ability

In love

Upright: rational approach to love, serious communication, emotional restraint, fair and thoughtful partnership. Reversed: cold logic, emotional restraint, harsh judgment, manipulation.

In work and money

Upright: strategic leadership, authority through knowledge, ethical decisions, analytical mastery. Reversed: abuse of intellect, cold ruthlessness, rigid logic, unjust decisions.

Inner life

Upright: higher reasoning, ethical spiritual authority, disciplined thought, commitment to truth. Reversed: rigid logic, misused intellect, cold detachment, judgment without compassion.

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