Ace of Swords
Correspondences
- Sephirah: Kether
- Element: air
- Thoth Title: Root of Air
Meanings
Rider-Waite-Smith
Keywords: Imprisonment, suspicion, doubt, reasonable fear, shame. Ten of Swords Lord of Ruin—Sun in Gemini How will it come to us, that great day? What will the dawn disclose? Past veils expended, all omens ended, what truth at the heart of those? Arthur Waite, Collected Poems golden dawn pushes up against an inky night sky and gray clouds. A man lies on the ground near the threshold of the beach. A mountain range is in the far
Imprisonment, suspicion, doubt, reasonable fear, shame. Ten of Swords Lord of Ruin—Sun in Gemini How will it come to us, that great day? What will the dawn disclose? Past veils expended, all omens end
Keywords: Death, failure, miscarriage, delay, deception, disappointment, despair.
Thoth / Crowley-Harris
Keywords: Intellectual clarity, original thinking, brilliant powers of thought, divine inspiration
Your present clarity is a wonderful condition for your under- taking. You will be able to recognize facts and call by name things which other people would prefer to sweep under the carpet. This entails a great responsibility on your part. Be sure never to express your insights heart- lessly. But when you are fully in contact with Love, use your sword without sparing yourself or others. * Op. cit. Bach, Richard
Number 1: Unity
Seed, beginning, undifferentiated will. The root of the element in its purest form.
Narrative position: initiation