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Swords King
权威, 真理, 决断
Arcana
Minor Arcana
Element
Air
Number
King
Card Meaning
The King of Swords symbolizes the peak of mental authority and rational rule, representing mature masculine power that builds order through logic and judges affairs by truth. He embodies fair and selfless decisiveness, though one must also be wary of emotional closure.
Upright
Upright Swords King: energy flows openly; act with clarity and confidence.
Reversed
Reversed Swords King: resistance or imbalance; pause and realign your approach.
Symbolism
The king sits on a stone throne, a sword held vertically before him in his right hand, wearing a royal blue robe and silver armor. Trees and birds in the background, together with the carvings on the stone throne, symbolize his stable and unshakable legal authority.
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