Card 61 • swords

Knight of Swords

Brief Description

The Knight of Swords represents bold action and fierce determination, but warns against reckless aggression without strategy. While his daring courage serves him well, he can become cold and unfeeling in his single-minded pursuit of victory. This card calls for self-reflection on your methods and goals, encouraging either decisive action if you've grown indifferent, or stepping back to consider others' feelings if you've become too domineering.

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The Battle Scene

The Knight prepares to pierce a predatory swan with his sword, directing the blade straight into the monster's maw. The bird plunges toward the ground, but the hero remains unwavering, ready to fight the entire flock that besieges his family.

Reckless Courage

Immersed in his battle, without plan or strategy, he will not stop to assess whether his actions are right and just. Audacious bravery will serve him well, but only as long as anger and strength remain excessive.

Cold Determination

Despite all his passion, the Knight can be cold and unfeeling. He is completely focused on victory and neglects empathy, compassion, and restraint.

Self-Reflection and Balance

Pay attention to yourself, your methods and ways of achieving goals. Do you notice that indifference and lack of character have settled within you? Fill yourself with the determination for which the Knight of Swords is famous. Are you too controlling and fixated on achieving your goals? Perhaps it's time to take a step back and think about other people's feelings, allowing new energy to fill your life.

Visual Description

A young, armored figure in purple attire stands on a snowy cliff, holding a sword pointed upward. Above him looms a gigantic birdlike head with a wide beak and a single glaring eye, the beak seeming to grasp the sword's blade. Snow falls heavily against a star-speckled black sky and jagged snowdrifts rise behind the figure; the title 'KNIGHT OF SWORDS' appears at the bottom.

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✍️ Deck author(s): James R. Eads

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