- Suit
- Swords
- Keywords
- Speed • Directness
- Astrology
- Fire of Air (Gemini)
- Yes or no
- Maybe
A direct, fast charge; the truth spoken without a thought for the consequences.
Knight of Swords upright
A direct, fast charge; the truth spoken without a thought for the consequences. Swords belong to air: thought, words and conflict. A Swords card points at a decision or a story you are telling yourself.
Knight of Swords reversed
Harshness that breaks things; speed that misses the target.
A reversed card is not automatically bad news. It can mean the upright meaning is weaker, turned inward, or flipped; the cards around it tell you which.
In love and relationships
A fast, direct approach; words said without thinking them through.
Work and money
A sudden move; a fast decision whose consequences weren't weighed.
Advice
Telling the truth and telling it at the wrong time are different things. Haste does harm here. A sentence you write and then sit on for a day usually comes out better.
Is Knight of Swords yes or no?
Maybe. This card does not give a clean yes or no. The answer depends on a choice that is still yours to make.
Astrological correspondence
In the Golden Dawn system, which the Rider-Waite-Smith deck was drawn within, Knight of Swords corresponds to Fire of Air (Gemini).
