SUIT OF SWORDS TAROT CARD MEANINGS

  • I. Ace of Swords

    Upright: new beginning, victory, success, breakthrough, vision, authority, clarity, truth, energy, focus, idea, communication, logic, intensity, courage, action, intellect, reason, motivation, readiness

    Reversed: confusion, dishonesty, force, harm, pushiness, pressure, caution, illusion, delay, misunderstanding, misuse, miscommunication, powerless, hopeless, rejection, destruction

  • II. Two of Swords

    Upright: indecision, contemplation, balance, division, torn, stalemate, truce, avoidance, crossroads, conflict, stuck, guarded, opposition, denial, obstacle, unresolved

    Reversed: indecision, imbalance, confusion, delay, distress, anxiety, overwhelmed, detached, guarded, paranoid, fear, resentment, avoidance, stagnant

  • III. Three of Swords

    Upright: sorrow, grief, strife, loss, heartbreak, upheaval, pain, betrayal, separation, regret, mourning, vulnerability, sacrifice, discord, discouraged

    Reversed: disappointment, closure, acceptance, resentment, recovery, relief, release, healing, reconciliation, forgiveness

  • IV. Four of Swords

    Upright: rest, relaxation, meditation, contemplation, peace, recuperation, recovery, healing, solitude, retreat, stillness, introspection, withdrawn

    Reversed: return, recovery, awakening, restless, exile, burnout, stress, breakdown, anxiety, overwhelmed, detached, isolation, tension

  • V. Five of Swords

    Upright: prevail, overcome, depart, progress, journey, foresight, direction, transition, escape, evacuation, safety, balance, guidance, acceptance, help, understanding, healing

    Reversed: delay, lost, burden, stuck, trapped, instability, insecure, resistance, unresolved, overwhelmed, backtracking, abandonment

  • VI. Six of Swords

    Upright: prevail, overcome, depart, progress, journey, foresight, direction, transition, escape, evacuation, safety, balance, guidance, acceptance, help, understanding, healing

    Reversed: delay, lost, burden, stuck, trapped, instability, insecure, resistance, unresolved, overwhelmed, backtracking, abandonment

  • VII. Seven of Swords

    Upright: trickery, theft, evasion, deception, spy, betrayal, sneaky, secretive, scheming, suspicious, sabotage, clever, undermine, strategic, selfish

    Reversed: trickery, theft, evasion, deception, spy, betrayal, sneaky, secretive, scheming, suspicious, sabotage, clever, undermine, strategic, selfish

  • VIII. Eight of Swords

    Upright: trapped, restricted, bound, powerless, helpless, limits, guilt, confinement, prison, isolation, oppression, blockage, stagnant, unproductive, confusion, indecision, paranoia

    Reversed: freedom, liberation, overcoming, release, breakthrough, decision, relief, openness, escape

  • IX. Nine of Swords

    Upright: worry, bad news, distress, anxiety, sadness, pessimism, doubt, regret, guilt, unrest, troubled, insomnia, fear, nightmare, wake-up call

    Reversed: rest, recovery, rehab, healing, hopelessness, despair, misery, isolation, paranoia

  • X. Ten of Swords

    Upright: betrayal, backstabbing, defeat, rock bottom, end, finished, ruin, misfortune, failure, exhaustion, attack, powerless, karma, trauma, inevitable, downfall, victim, unbearable, dramatic, exaggeration, closure

    Reversed: survival, healing, recovery, coping, forgiveness, lesson, accept, improvement, overcome, relapse, surrender, succumb, inevitable

  • Page of Swords

    Upright: youthful, curious, zealous, wit, charisma, enthusiasm, confidence, determined, optimism, dynamic, ideas, defense, clever, vigilant, passionate, ambitious

    Reversed: immature, naive, cowardly, rebellious, paranoid, spy, defensive, revenge, unfair, unreliable, pessimistic, disappointment, abrasive, withdrawn, malice, gossip, bad news, delay, defiance

  • Knight of Swords

    Upright: assertive, direct, ambitious, courageous, determination, leader, opportunity, change, action, impatient, impulsive, self-righteous, honest, alert, knowledgable, rebellious, confrontational, urgency

    Reversed: reckless, frustrated, rude, procrastination, delay, conflict, disregard, intolerant insensitive, close minded, arrogant, tactless, insensitive

  • Queen of Swords

    Upright: protection, caution, authority, perceptive, insightful, honest, fair, straightforward, respect, compassion, empathy, communication, support, reliable, encouraging, guidance, loyal, mature, independent, intelligent

    Reversed: coldhearted, resentful, grudge, isolated, cruel, intolerant, unreasonable, disrespectful, devious, malicious, bitter, deceitful, narrow minded, negative

  • King of Swords

    Upright: authority, discernment, fair, logical, integrity, ethics, law, authority, discipline, order, structure, enforce, decision, honest, reliable, steadfast, level headed, assertive, powerful, analytical

    Reversed: forceful, controlling, cruel, bully, unfair, harsh, ego, selfish, indecisive, arrogant, inflexible