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Tarot Card Meanings-Swords
The exact origin of the tarot is not known, but it
is thought that they originated from somewhere around India
and were brought to Europe with the Gypsies. The earliest
known deck seems to have appeared around the fourteenth
century.
During the Renaissance, the tarot was a part of a
growing interest in the studies of the mystic arts, such as
Qabbalah and alchemy. The tarot saw a revival in the
nineteenth century and has been enjoying popularity ever
since.The modern day deck of playing
cards is believed to have come from the tarot. The face
cards of the tarot deck are the King, Queen, Knight, and
Page (where in some decks, the Knight and Page are known as
the Prince and Princess, respectively). As the modern day
playing card deck began to evolve, the Knight was dropped
and the Page became the Jack.
The suits of the tarot are related to the suits
of playing cards. The suit of spades is equivalent to the
tarot suit of swords, and diamonds corresponds to pentacles.
The clubs equals the tarot suit of wands or staves, and the
hearts corresponds to cups in the tarot deck.
Swords
This suit generally
represents anything forceful -- arguments, going after
something, etc.
- Ace of Swords
There has been much strife and difficulty in your life. You
must try to keep up your strength in this adversity.
Surprisingly a situation that look bleak can turn out to be
extremely promising. Inevitable change is coming into your
life. With this change comes great power, force and
strength.
- 2 of Swords
You have found yourself in a situation that has caused you so much worry that
you don’t know which way to turn or move. So you don’t do anything at all
except try to ignore it. With courage a change can be made. Often good comes out
of what appears to be a bad situation. Once the problem is brought to light it
can be faced and then dealt with.
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