Minor Arcana · Swords · Air
selfishnesshostilityirrationalityself-preservation
Five of Swords is one of the 14 cards of the suit of Swords, the suit of Air in the Minor Arcana, which speaks of thought, words, conflict and decisions. Its keywords are selfishness, hostility, irrationality and self-preservation.
Five of Swords upright meaning
In the light, Five of Swords points to:
- Acting in your own best interest
- Choosing to stand up for yourself
- Not backing down from disagreement and discord
- Taking a stand
- Refusing to go along with an unethical plan
- Knowing when to bend the rules
Five of Swords reversed or shadow meaning
In its shadow, drawn reversed or in a difficult position, Five of Swords can point to:
- Taking advantage of others
- Intimidating others
- Acting in an unethical manner
- Picking fights
- Using words to goad others into violence and irrationality
- Ignoring rules you've agreed to abide by
- Looking out for yourself while allowing harm to come to others
- Gloating over victory
Five of Swords in fortune telling
- Someone is stealing from you, financially or romantically
- Be wary of friends who talk behind your back
About the card
- Card
- Five of Swords
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Swords: thought, words, conflict and decisions
- Element
- Air
- Rank
- Five: fives are disruption: loss, conflict or a challenge that breaks the calm of the four.
- Keywords
- selfishness, hostility, irrationality and self-preservation
