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Archival Source:1909 Rider-Waite-Smith
Artist:Pamela Colman Smith ('Pixie')
Rights Status:Public Domain
500-Year Historical Lineage
Minor Arcana · #5
TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCEFive of Swords
Lord of Defeat · The Pyrrhic Victory
🜁air· The Pyrrhic Victory
Element
air
Astrology
Venus in Aquarius (1st Decan)
Hebrew Path
Minor Pip
Chromatic Tone
Iron Grey & Jagged Wind Cobalt
Upright Hermeneutic (Dynamic Principle)
Winning an argument at the cost of the relationship. Recognizing that some victories are more damaging than defeats.
Inverted Hermeneutic (Friction & Shadow)
Desire for reconciliation, letting go of vendettas, lingering resentment.
Iconographical Motifs
Figure Smirking with 3 SwordsTwo Defeated Figures Walking AwayRough Sea and Jagged Clouds
Celestial Timing & Ephemeris Resonance
Pyrrhic litigation where legal costs exceed the claim.