Minor Arcana · Swords · Air
bluntnessintelligenceincisivenessinvestigation
Knight 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 bluntness, intelligence, incisiveness and investigation.
Knight of Swords upright meaning
In the light, Knight of Swords points to:
- Speaking your mind
- Making your opinions known
- Offering constructive criticism
- Sharing your knowledge
- Making insightful observations
- Pinpointing the problem
- Clarifying what others have said
- Giving clear direction to others
- Uncovering the truth
Knight of Swords reversed or shadow meaning
In its shadow, drawn reversed or in a difficult position, Knight of Swords can point to:
- Stating your opinions as fact
- Picking fights
- Starting arguments
- Using clever insults to undermine the confidence of others
- Tossing reason out the window
- Speaking without taking the feelings of others into account
- Going on a witch hunt
- Distorting evidence
Knight of Swords in fortune telling
- A blunder leads someone to say something he or she regrets
- If this was you, be prepared to apologize and move on
About the card
- Card
- Knight of Swords
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Swords: thought, words, conflict and decisions
- Element
- Air
- Rank
- Knight: knights are action and pursuit: the suit's energy on the move, sometimes to excess.
- Keywords
- bluntness, intelligence, incisiveness and investigation
