King of Swords Upright: Professionalism and Cooperation
The upright King of Swords may represent an elderly, experienced, intelligent man with knowledge of the law. His analytical, professional character combines caution with cooperation.
King of Swords Reversed: Distrust and Scheming
The reversed King of Swords may represent an elderly, experienced, intelligent man whose character shows distrust or scheming. These traits may help identify someone involved in the querent’s challenge.
In psychological Tarot readings, the court cards represent people involved in the querent’s challenge.
The King of Swords may represent an elderly and experienced, intelligent man: versed in the law, analytical, professional, cautious or distrustful, cooperative or scheming.
About the Court Cards
The four levels of human expression apply to the court cards, too. Wand court cards portray willful people with strong intent and/or a spiritual inclination. Cup court cards represent creative, passionate, and romantic people with cultivated feelings. Sword court cards illustrate intelligent, discerning, and analytical people. Pentacle court cards personify practical, down-to-earth, realistic people.
Each Enlightenment Tarot court card displays a set of human character traits to ease the recognition of the people involved in the querent’s challenge.
The court cards correspond to the four astrological quarters:
Wands/fire: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius
Cups/water: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces
Swords/air: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius
Pentacles/earth: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn
The querent may identify the people involved in her challenge by considering their sun sign. But she needs to take this with a grain of salt, since the ascendant and the Chinese signs play a role, too.
Explore all 78 cards and their meanings in the Tarot Map.