King of Swords
The final court card in the swords suit, is the king of swords. Although I feel the queen of swords should really be higher on the list than the king, but that’s my bias, lol. The king and the queen have quite a bit in common in regards to appearance and meaning but there are several differences in meaning. Here we see a regal king sitting on his throne, the clear sky above his head, clouds hovering low in the background. His golden crown is adorned with butterflies and butterfly wings as is his throne. His sword is held in his right hand and pointed high above to the clear sky. All these parts of his image are similar to the queen of pentacles, expressing his clear mind where he has mastered his intellect, the brilliance of his mind receiving messages from a higher place and his ability to communicate these messages from a place of clarity. The butterflies are similarly a symbol of his divine ordinance and appointment as well as further support of his divinely guided ...