King of Swords
The King of Swords represents mature wisdom and enduring vitality that transcends age. Despite the weight of years, he maintains his passion for life's pleasures and pursuits. This card suggests that true values and worth do not diminish with time but rather increase and deepen. It speaks to the power of experience combined with sustained vigor and desire.
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Enduring Vitality
Despite the weight of years, he has not abandoned his nocturnal pleasures. This speaks to a vitality that transcends age and a refusal to let time diminish one's zest for life.
Increasing Value
Values do not decrease with the passage of time. On the contrary, they increase. This represents the accumulation of wisdom, experience, and worth that comes with maturity and age.
Visual Description
A bearded, crowned king sits on a bed, his torso exposed, holding an upright long sword whose tip rests on the floor. A nude woman lies beneath him on the bed; the king grips her arm and hair while looking down with a stern expression. A small sword symbol appears at the top margin and multilingual vertical text runs along the side of the card. The scene is set against draped bedding and a muted background, with the sword dominating the foreground.
Decameron tarot
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