KING OF SWORDS
A stern-looking king is seated on the throne of judgment. Behind him is a pillar (or tapestry) with a butterfly design, signifying the soul. (Swords are the symbol of the soul.) Behind him also we have the storm clouds and cypress trees that have appeared in each of the Court cards of the Swords. He represents law and order, the power of life and death.
Choose this card for a mature man with dark hair and eyes.
Divinatory Meaning:
This is a man who may be a lawyer, a judge, a general, or a governor. He gives wise counsel, is firm in enmity as well as in friendship. A man of many ideas, thoughts, and designs.
The card may also mean power, strength, authority, or military intelligence. A lawsuit is in the offing.
Reversed:
Distrustful, suspicious. Also harsh and malicious. Plotting, barbarity, power for disruption, are revealed.
Dascent Deck