Rider-Waite catalog
Learn Tarot
Browse the Rider-Waite deck used in Taroter. Read upright and reversed meanings, short notes, and tags for every Major and Minor Arcana card.
Meanings here are study notes for the deck, not predictions. Open any card for upright and reversed readings. Live sessions are on the home page.
14 of 78 cards
Swords
Ace of SwordsSwords · Ace · swacThe Ace of Swords is a breakthrough of mind: a clear idea, a hard truth, or a decision that cuts through fog.
Two of SwordsSwords · Two · sw02The Two of Swords is a stalemate of the mind: two choices held apart while the heart stays closed.
Three of SwordsSwords · Three · sw03The Three of Swords is sorrow that arrives as knowledge: rupture, grief, and a truth that hurts because it is true.
Four of SwordsSwords · Four · sw04The Four of Swords is rest after conflict: a retreat of the mind so the body and judgment can recover.
Five of SwordsSwords · Five · sw05The Five of Swords is a win that costs dignity: conflict won by force, spite, or humiliation.
Six of SwordsSwords · Six · sw06The Six of Swords is passage out of trouble: a mental and practical move toward calmer ground.
Seven of SwordsSwords · Seven · sw07The Seven of Swords is strategy on the sly: taking what you can get away with, or working around the rules.
Eight of SwordsSwords · Eight · sw08The Eight of Swords is feeling trapped by thought: restriction that looks solid until you test it.
Nine of SwordsSwords · Nine · sw09The Nine of Swords is private anguish: worry, guilt, and dread that thrives at night in the mind.
Ten of SwordsSwords · Ten · sw10The Ten of Swords is an ending that feels total: collapse, betrayal, or the last blow in a long fight.
Page of SwordsSwords · Page · swpaThe Page of Swords is a restless, watchful mind: curiosity, news, and ideas that are still learning their edge.
Knight of SwordsSwords · Knight · swknThe Knight of Swords charges with ideas: speed, direct speech, and conflict entered at a gallop.
Queen of SwordsSwords · Queen · swquThe Queen of Swords is clear judgment shaped by experience: honesty, independence, and a mind that has known loss.
King of SwordsSwords · King · swkiThe King of Swords is authority of intellect: law, judgment, and decisions made with a cool head.