The suit of Air: thought, truth, decisions and conflict.
Swords is the suit of Air. Its fourteen cards deal with thought, truth, decisions and conflict. It contains several of the cards people find most worrying, such as the Three, Nine and Ten of Swords; each guide explains why these are not literal predictions. In astrology it corresponds to the Air signs, Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.
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Ace of Swords tarot meaning: clarity, truth and a fresh idea upright; confusion or harsh words reversed. Read it in love, work and as a yes or no answer.
Two of Swords tarot meaning: a stalemate, a hard choice and guarded peace upright; avoidance or information overload reversed. Love, work and yes or no.
Three of Swords tarot meaning: heartache, grief and painful truth upright; healing and release reversed. Why it is not a literal prediction, in love and work.
Four of Swords tarot meaning: rest, recovery and quiet reflection upright; restlessness or burnout reversed. What it says about love, work and yes or no.
Five of Swords tarot meaning: conflict, hollow wins and walking away upright; reconciliation or lingering resentment reversed. Love, work and yes or no.
Six of Swords tarot meaning: moving on, calmer waters and a gentle transition upright; stuck, resisting change reversed. Love, work, money and yes or no.
Seven of Swords tarot meaning: strategy, secrecy and half-truths upright; coming clean or being found out reversed. Love, work, money and yes or no answers.
Eight of Swords tarot meaning: feeling trapped by limiting beliefs upright; freedom and a new view reversed. Why the bonds are looser than they seem, in love.
Nine of Swords tarot meaning: anxiety, sleepless worry and heavy thoughts upright; relief and reaching out reversed. Why it is not a prediction of harm.
Ten of Swords tarot meaning: a painful ending and a turning point upright; slow recovery reversed. Why it is not a literal death or disaster prediction.
Page of Swords tarot meaning: curiosity, sharp questions and new ideas upright; gossip, scattered thinking or hasty words reversed. Love, work and yes or no.
Knight of Swords tarot meaning: speed, ambition and direct action upright; recklessness or burnout reversed. What it says in love, work, money and yes or no.
Queen of Swords tarot meaning: clear judgement, honesty and firm boundaries upright; coldness or bitterness reversed. Love, work, money and yes or no.
King of Swords tarot meaning: clear reasoning, fair authority and integrity upright; cold control or misused words reversed. Love, work, money and yes or no.