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Archival Source:1909 Rider-Waite-Smith
Artist:Pamela Colman Smith ('Pixie')
Rights Status:Public Domain
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Minor Arcana · #14
TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCEKing of Swords
Prince of the Chariot of the Winds · The Master of Jurisprudence
🜁air· The Master of Jurisprudence
Element
air
Astrology
Air of Air
Hebrew Path
Minor Pip
Chromatic Tone
Royal Blue & Platinum Steel
Upright Hermeneutic (Dynamic Principle)
Commanding intellectual authority guided by objective principle, logic, and ethical discipline.
Inverted Hermeneutic (Friction & Shadow)
Authoritarian cynicism, ruthless manipulation of law, cold detachment.
Iconographical Motifs
Upright Sword at AngleRegal Throne with ButterfliesCalm Sky Behind
Celestial Timing & Ephemeris Resonance
The constitutional magistrate upholding systemic justice.