The King of Swords – A Deep Dive into the Murder of Crows Tarot
Ambition and a long view of the world has won him many victories. Renowned for taking the right action at the most opportune moment, he has few surviving enemies. To lead he must be willing to do what is most difficult, to go where others cannot. Though scarred and battered from many battles, he keeps his blade sharpened to deliver a deadly bite.
– Charles Harrington, Murder of Crows Tarot Deck
The Murder of Crows deck is unique in that its card meanings are written to include both the negative and positive sides of the card whether it be upright or not. Generally, when I read with these cards, I will consider both the negative and positive regardless of its position. However, should one become reversed, I interpret its negative meaning a bit more strongly than I do when it is upright. However, because this is a post, incorporating emphasis one way or the other is a bit difficult. If you’d like to explore these cards or get a further reading, you can book a reading here!
What is the Minor Arcana?
56 Cards out of 78 in a tarot deck belong to the Minor Arcana. While the Major Arcana represents long term major pivotal life moments, the Minor Arcana touches on shorter term, everyday occurrences. The Minor Arcana is broken down into 4 suits. Wands, Pentacles, Swords, and Cups. Kings of every suit represent a position of authority and power. They are almost always a sign that there is power for you to be granted if you are up to the task, but it’s up to you to seize the opportunity. The Swords cards are all about facing what lies before you. It shows that challenges are ahead. Use the strength of the sword to strengthen yourself against what may come knocking on your door soon.The Swords also represent rules, laws, diplomacy, and justice. All very earth bound, left brain, logical concepts.
The King of Swords – Minor Arcana
You see the King of Swords positioned sitting up, positioned with his sword in hand at the ready to do what he needs to do. You see the crown upon his head to represent his nobility. His watchful corvid companion sitting at his shoulder, ready to back up his liege at a moment’s notice. Yet in his eyes the true tale of the pain and suffering he has both experienced and been forced to cause. He is battle scared and been torn down through a life of hard work and dedication through many trials, even war.
He is strong hearted, passionate, analytical, strategic. He is the embodiment of an intellectual leader. However, with such a strong logical mind and years of experience battling the “evils” of the world, he becomes jaded, condescending, ruthless, or extremely judgemental. He becomes unwilling to hear what people have to say because he’s seen worse, been there done that, or judges people’s plight because it seems meek in his eyes.
The King of Swords comes with a warning: Don’t allow yourself to become too jaded. Remember to look at the situation before you act with an impartial view. Remove your bias from the equation. If you can’t remove your bias, remove yourself. Remain objective. You must establish truth by sticking to the facts. In order to reach your goals you will need to make your point known by flexing your intellectual power. This will require removing your emotions and preconceived ideas about the situation to have a successful outcome. Be sharp and observant. Don’t allow yourself to become distracted and miss something.
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