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[[File:Swords01.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Ace of Swords from the [[Rider–Waite tarot deck]]]] |
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'''Ace of Swords''' is a [[playing card|card]] used in Latin suited playing cards (Italian, Spanish and [[tarot|tarot decks]]). It is the [[Ace (playing card)|Ace]] from the [[suit (cards)|suit]] of [[Suit of swords|Swords]]. |
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The '''Ace of Swords''' is a [[playing card|card]] used in Latin-suited playing cards (Italian, Spanish and [[tarot]] decks). It is the [[ace (playing card)|ace]] from the [[suit of swords]]. The card consists of a sword overtopped by a crown with which, depending on the side, an olive and a palm branch are present. These symbols represent mercy and severity.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mathers |first=S. L. Macgregor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=97Y9Hv1veVAC&q=ace+of+swords&pg=PT5 |title=The Tarot: A Short Treatise on Reading Cards |date=2008-01-01 |publisher=Weiser Books |isbn=978-1-60925-571-8 |language=en}}</ref> |
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In Tarot, the card indicates decisive ability and cutting through confusion, taking a radical decision or standpoint and the ability to see through deception, and expose it. |
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[[File:Carte as épée débutXIX.jpg|upright|thumb|Early 19th century card]] |
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== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 29 November 2024
The Ace of Swords is a card used in Latin-suited playing cards (Italian, Spanish and tarot decks). It is the ace from the suit of swords. The card consists of a sword overtopped by a crown with which, depending on the side, an olive and a palm branch are present. These symbols represent mercy and severity.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Mathers, S. L. Macgregor (2008-01-01). The Tarot: A Short Treatise on Reading Cards. Weiser Books. ISBN 978-1-60925-571-8.
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