King of Swords
Upright
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- authority of truth
- intellect
- ethics
- clear judgement
On the throne, sword upright, gaze beyond the horizon. The King of Swords is the fair judge: intellect disciplined by ethics, decisions clean of favouritism, truth spoken as law.
Reversed
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- cold logic
- misuse of power
- rigid views
Justice without mercy, logic without a heart. Dogma in the name of reason, power used to be right rather than to be just. Recalibrate the blade with the balance-scale.