Minor Arcana•Number 14•Suit: Swords•Element: Air

King of Swords

Outward Authority Wisdom Command Sustained Power Swords Air
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Upright Meaning

The pristine expression of Swords in its King octave: Outward Authority, Wisdom, Command, Sustained Power.

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Reversed Meaning

Blocked or exaggerated current of Swords energy, requiring alignment of intellect, truth, conflict, mind.

Archetypal Description

In the realm of Intellect, Truth, Conflict, Mind, the King of Swords embodies Outward Authority and Wisdom and Command and Sustained Power. It channels the Air element into actionable esoteric experience.

✧ Esoteric Symbolism

Embossed with the archetypal emblem of the Swords, expressing the number 14 in mystical geometry.