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Knight of Swords
The participant in the discerning mind
The card
In the Knight of Swords, this suit continues to grow into all that which is confident and courageous. She sits comfortably on her white horse, raised above the fields of poppies. The horse itself is refined and confident, holding one hoof in the air, the other taming a sprig of bella donna.
The Knight’s journey is to usher intellect into the world and then once again return to the place she originated with tamed hope and altruism. Her halo of emeralds represents her abundant wealth and accomplishments in the physical realm. She is respected, feared, and loved.
Where are you being invited to participate more fully through thought, language, conflict, and decision?
Jungian lens
The archetype in motion
The archetype enters motion, learning through encounter, pursuit, and lived experience. Here it moves through thought, language, conflict, and decision. Its gift becomes available when the reader can hold both its conscious expression and the less comfortable possibility carried in its shadow.