Knight of Swords Art and Meaning
About the Deck
A reproduction of an authentic Genovean Tarot exhibited at the Fournier Playing Card Museum.
Provenance
Genova, Italy. 1887
Meaning of Knight of Swords from the Tarot Genoves Tarot Deck
Upright
A Lawyer, a Man of Law, Power, Command, Superiority, Authority;
Reversed
A Wicked Man, Chagrin, Worry, Grief, Fear, Disturbance.
According to Many Schools of Thought
Papus's Divinatory Meanings
Young dark man. An enemy. A spy.
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Upright
A soldier, man of arms, satellite, stipendiary; heroic action predicted for soldier.
Reversed
Dispute with an imbecile person; for a woman, struggle with a rival, who will be conquered.
S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
A Soldier, a man whose profession is arms, Skilfulness, Capacity, Address, Promptitude
Reversed
A conceited fool, Ingenuousness, Simplicity.