King of Swords
Tarot de Marseille
Essence: A man on his throne with his sword, firm and serene, used to making decisions, authority, brilliant mind, sense of justice
Card glossary › Tarot de Marseille
General meaning
Upright
authorityjusticebrilliant minddecisionjudgement
↕ Reversed: Authority that turns into rigidity, tyranny, imposing rules without listening, using intelligence to dominate
By topic
- Love
- a man more cerebral than effusiveshows interest with actions and measured wordsserious conversationsorder in the relationshiprespect
- Friendship
- advising friendsincerefairclear judgementrational loyalty
- Family
- fair fatherauthorityrulesserious conversationsorder
- Career
- executivejuriststrategistauthorityreputation
- Work
- strategic decisionsprofessional authorityvery clear thinkingfair bosslawyer
- Studies
- demanding teacherrigourintellectual authorityfair assessmentanalytical mind
- Money
- strategic decisionsadvisercontractsfinancial justiceanalysis
- Pets
- firm and fair ownerclear rulesserene authorityproper treatmentprecise vet
- Health
- precise doctorclear diagnosismental disciplinefirm decisionjudgement
- Choices
- decide fairlyreason it throughfirm judgementexpert adviceclarity
- Creative projects
- intellectual directioneditorjudgeplanningrigour
- Creativity
- criticeditorintellectual mentorrigourdirection
The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.
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Images: Tarot de Marseille, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).