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MEROLOT ARCANA · 14 CARDS

Suit of Swords Tarot Cards

Swords are fourteen cards carrying the element of air: thought, decision, conflict. The run from Ace to King tells the road from an idea's clarity to owning its cost.

  1. Ace of SwordsAceBreakthrough · clarity · truth
  2. Two of SwordsTwoDifficult decisions · stalemate · denial
  3. Three of SwordsThreeHeartbreak · sorrow · grief
  4. Four of SwordsFourRest · recovery · contemplation
  5. Five of SwordsFiveConflict · defeat · winning at all costs
  6. Six of SwordsSixTransition · moving on · travel
  7. Seven of SwordsSevenDeception · strategy · cunning
  8. Eight of SwordsEightRestriction · imprisonment · powerlessness
  9. Nine of SwordsNineAnxiety · worry · nightmares
  10. Ten of SwordsTenPainful ending · rock bottom · betrayal
  11. Page of SwordsPageCuriosity · new ideas · thirst for knowledge
  12. Knight of SwordsKnightAmbition · action · drive
  13. Queen of SwordsQueenIndependence · clear thinking · direct communication
  14. King of SwordsKingIntellectual power · authority · truth

The order follows the traditional sequence: each suit opens with the Ace and closes with the Page, Knight, Queen and King. Web spreads never use reversed cards, so the keywords belong to the upright meaning.

WHAT IS THE SUIT OF SWORDS?

Swords are the air branch of the four suits: seeing the truth, argument, anxiety and decision live here. Many Swords in one spread are taken as a sign the knot sits in the mind rather than the heart.

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Names and keywords are read from the Merolot Arcana records; the deck is an original Merolot set in the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition. Web spreads never use reversed cards.