Knight of Swords

Tarot: Tuesday, September 29

A card drawn from one of three decks

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Knight of Swords

Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot
Knight of Swords

The Knight of Swords rides at full gallop with the sword raised and the clouds torn behind him. He is quick decisions, straight talk and the drive to get through, and the card does not pretend he is careful. Today is for the choice that has been waiting on more information that is never going to come. Make it. Say the thing directly, move on it fast, and accept that speed costs you some detail. The Knight's one weakness is objectivity, so before you charge, ask one person you trust whether the direction is right. Then stop asking and ride.

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For your star sign

The same reading, taken through each sign of the zodiac.

Aries

This is your knight and the horse is already moving. Today the card's caution is yours to heed: check the direction once, with one person, then charge. Speed without that check is just noise.

Taurus

You will not gallop. Today the decision is overdue and the information is not coming. Make it at the Knight's pace, once, and return to your own afterwards.

Gemini

You have the Knight's wit and not his commitment. Today commit to one argument and ride it through. The sword is raised for a single cut, not a debate.

Cancer

Straight talk feels like cruelty to you. Today it is kindness. Say the direct thing the Knight would say, and the person you are protecting from it will thank you by Friday.

Leo

You will charge for the spectacle. Today charge for the decision. The Knight rides to get somewhere, and the torn clouds are a side effect rather than the point.

Virgo

You will want the detail the Knight lacks. It is not available. Today decide on what you have, quickly, and accept the detail as a cost rather than a blocker.

Libra

The decision has been waiting on balance. There is no balance to be had. Today the Knight decides and rides, and the fairness is in having decided at all.

Scorpio

You strike once and precisely and the Knight strikes fast. Today speed matters more than precision. Make the cut before the moment closes, and refine it later.

Sagittarius

You will ride in the Knight's direction and past his objective. Today name the target before you gallop. The sword is raised at something, and you should know what.

Capricorn

Quick decisions offend your process. Today the process is the delay. Decide as the Knight does and let the structure be built around the choice afterwards.

Aquarius

You will decide in principle and not in practice. Today the Knight has a horse. Act on the decision, physically, before the day ends.

Pisces

You will feel the direction and not commit to it. Today commit. The Knight of Swords is intuition with a horse under it, and the horse is the part you have been missing.

For your Chinese animal

The same reading, taken through each animal of the Chinese zodiac.

Rat

You decide fast when the advantage is clear. Today it is not clear and the decision is still due. Make it on what you have and ride; waiting is the Knight's one impossible move.

Ox

The Knight's speed is foreign to you and today it is required. One quick decision, then back to your pace. The delay has cost more than a wrong choice would.

Tiger

You are the Knight without the check. Today do the check: one person, one question about direction. Then the gallop is yours and it will land.

Rabbit

Charging is not in you. Today the card asks for one straight sentence, said fast. That is your version of the Knight, and it cuts as cleanly as his.

Dragon

You will charge and expect the field to clear. Today it clears for the decision, not the rider. Make the choice quickly and let the clouds tear on their own.

Snake

You will decide and not say so. Today say it. The Knight of Swords is straight talk, and the decision unspoken is one nobody can ride behind.

Horse

This is your gait and your card. The one addition is the objective: ride at something today, and know what it is before the clouds close.

Goat

You will ask everyone before deciding. Today ask one, then decide. The Knight's speed is not recklessness; it is having asked enough and no more.

Monkey

You will decide three things at a gallop. One. The Knight has one sword and one direction, and the clever alternatives can wait on the ground.

Rooster

You will decide and then correct the decision mid-charge. Today hold it. The Knight's cut lands once, and the correction is a second ride on a different day.

Dog

You will charge for someone else's cause. Today check it is a cause you hold. The Knight rides straight, and straight includes toward what you actually believe.

Pig

Quick decisions are not your comfort. Today one is due. Make it before lunch, say it plainly, and the afternoon can be as slow as you like.

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