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Knight of Swords

Tarot de Marseille

Essence: A determined knight with his sword raised, a mind that has already thought and now moves into action, clear ideas, direct words, defending what you believe

General meaning

Upright

↕ Reversed: Verbal aggression, words like knives, arguing for the sake of it, mental haste, coldness in speech

By topic

Love

someone who's upfront and says what they thinkmore head than heartdirect conversationhonestywatch the tone

Friendship

direct friendsinceredefenderclear wordsfrank argument

Family

direct conversationfamily decisiondefending your ownclarityresolution

Career

negotiatordirect communicationquick decisionsdefending proposalsstrategic action

Work

quick decisionsnegotiationsdefending an idea with argumentsdirect communicationaction

Studies

debateargumentdefending ideasdetermined studyquick thinking

Money

quick decisionsnegotiationdefending a financial positionclear dealingsaction

Pets

firm trainingquick decisionvet actionclear rulesresolution

Health

action with good judgementquick medical decisionalert mindmental stressdetermination

Choices

decide nowgo straight at itclarityresolute actiondefending your position

Creative projects

decisive executiondirect messagedefending the ideaquick actionclear objective

Creativity

decisive writingdirect messageclarity of purposecreative actionmanifesto

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. With Coins, quick negotiation. Example: Knight of Swords + Two of Coins is closing a deal directly.
2. With Cups, someone who's upfront. Example: Knight of Swords + Two of Cups is honesty, but watch the tone.
3. With conflict cards, words like knives. Example: Knight of Swords + Five of Swords is arguing for the sake of it.

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