Knight of Swords
The Knight Of Swords embodies swift clarity and decisive action, bringing rapid insight, a clear message, and the courage to cut through confusion. Upright, he favors intellect and truth over comfort and tact, marrying strategy with speed and precise speech. Reversed, his momentum can become recklessness: haste, cruelty in argument, and fixed ideas that trample nuance. The card advises knowing your target, checking your maps, protecting allies, and pausing for a measured breath so your charge lands where it must.
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Visual Description
An armored rider raises a curved sword while a dark horse rears beneath him. Feathered wings arch from the rider’s backplate and a fur-lined cloak whips in the wind. Red banners stream across the scene under a pale, clouded sky. The horse’s tack is ornate, and the knight’s gaze is fierce and forward.
Meaning
He charges like a winged hussar from Polish lore, feathers snapping and steel bared, the air itself parting before his purpose. In upright spirit, the Knight of Swords brings rapid clarity, a decisive message, and the courage to cut through confusion and delay; strategy meets speed, and the right words strike as cleanly as a blade. He favors intellect over comfort, truth over tact, and he rides the storm winds of Perun with fearless momentum. When reversed, the same gust becomes a squall: haste turns to recklessness, arguments sharpen into cruelty, and a fixed idea tramples nuance. Plans are rushed, facts ignored, and the tongue wounds where the sword should be sheathed. This card asks you to know your target, check your maps, and ride hard only when the path is clear. Harness focus, protect allies, and let your message be precise rather than loud. If you pause for one measured breath, your charge will land exactly where it must.
Slavic Legends Tarot
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