Swords - Lunar Magus

General meaning

A sword can be both a weapon for fighting and a tool for cutting through problems. In a person, it’s like thought and intelligence, which can be used to plot against others or to solve problems.

The Swords are the Air suit. They show thoughts, words, negotiation, and sometimes the obstacles you’re facing. But because air can’t be seen or touched, the obstacles or problems may not show themselves clearly. They might be a misunderstanding, suspicion, or your own worries.

In general the Swords don’t have many good cards. But as I wrote above, the Swords may show your own thoughts and mind more than what’s really happening. If a lot of Swords come up, problems may be piling in, or you may have to keep thinking and solving problems all the time. Sometimes it means messy talks and negotiations that don’t go very smoothly, or sometimes we may just be overthinking it ourselves.

But if few Swords come up, it can be read as not many obstacles, or it may mean we aren’t paying attention or thinking things through as carefully as we should.

The court cards of the Swords focus on speaking and thinking. They’re good talkers with good ideas and good judgment, but sometimes they’re rather cold and won’t give an inch. They do things quickly, so sometimes we can’t keep up with their thinking.