Astral Dove

King of Swords

genius • expertise • decision • verdict

Statistics

arcaneMinor

suitSwords

number14

elementalFire of Air.

Meanings

Light

Expressing yourself with firmness and authority

Rendering a final decision

Consulting an expert

Calling in advisors and consultants

Coming to a final conclusion

Reaching a beneficial agreement based on sound information

Shadow

Insisting on having the last word

Flaunting your intellectual capability

Talking "over the heads" of others

Waffling on an important decision

Constantly changing your mind

Refusing to make choices that are in your own best interest

Wishing in vain you could take back what's been said

Description

He sits in judgment, holding the unsheathed sign of his suit. He recalls, of course, the conventional Symbol of justice in the Trumps Major, and he may represent this virtue, but he is rather the power of life and death, in virtue of his office.