Tarot Card meaning for the Ace of Swords
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In the Ace of Swords, we see a hand coming out of a cloud, holding a Sword. This card presents us with the opportunity of making a clear-headed decision. |
The Ace of Swords as a day card
Today you may have the opportunity to make a clearly thought-out decision, or someone may offer you clear-headed advice. Will you take this advice, will you grab this opportunity whilst it is offered, or will you let it pass?
Negative or Reversed meaning for this card
There might be an unwillingness to make decisions or we might not know that literally the power is in our own hands. The card shows a hand coming out of a cloud and the swords represents the analytical mind so we have to rise above clouded thinking and then learn how to make (though) decisions in order to take control over our own life.
How this card could present itself in real life
It is a decision making card and generally in a reading it is a really encouraging sign to make decisions. In my own life this card comes up when faced with any big decision buying a house or changing jobs. One good example that comes to mind is our decision to change our daughters schooling. At the time it was a tower event and things were happening very fast but what we did was make a decision based on rational thinking and this decision been very beneficial for all of us.
How the card is represented in other tarot decks
When it is represented as a sword we often see just that; an image of a sword but like the Crowley deck it has many hints and suggestions in the way the art work has been created that give a stronger idea about the meaning of the card. In the Crowley deck you can see through the imagery that the analytical mind can give us clarity and strength.
In the Celtic Dragon Tarot you can see for all Aces baby dragons hatching showing a strong element of potential within their individual suits.
Note: Especially with the Air element in the Tarot which is represented as a Sword card in the Rider Waite deck, there is a lot of ‘argument’ and there are several different ideas about weather Swords should represent Air and what else could be used. This leads us into a fairly advanced Tarot conversation - at this stage remember that Swords in the Rider Waite deck does not necessarily mean swords in another deck. Tarot creators could have changed Swords with Wands or replaced Swords with rainbows or crystals to name a few. This is not wrong or right it is another way of thinking about the different elements used in the Minor Arcana of the Tarot cards.
If you have multiple decks, it might be interesting to have a look at how the Swords are represented.
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