Five of Swords
Correspondences
- Sephirah: Geburah
- Element: air
- Zodiac: Aquarius
- Decan: 1st decan of Aquarius
- Thoth Title: Defeat
Meanings
Rider-Waite-Smith
Keywords: Mediocrity, in work and otherwise, puerility, pettiness, weakness. Four of Pentacles Lord of Earthly Power—Sun in Capricorn—Stage Card The God-light falls lost, if it shine, on the eye unresponsive and blind; While the eye that would see hath no light, as we tread the dark maze of the mind.
Mediocrity, in work and otherwise, puerility, pettiness, weakness. Four of Pentacles Lord of Earthly Power—Sun in Capricorn—Stage Card The God-light falls lost, if it shine, on the eye unresponsive an
Keywords: Métier, trade, skilled labour; usually, however, regarded as a card of nobility, aristocracy, renown, glory.
Thoth / Crowley-Harris
Keywords: Mercury
You possess the ability to perceive on different levels and from different perspectives. Your understanding of things unites many different aspects.
Number 5: Conflict
Necessary disruption, challenge, the break that enables growth. The element in turmoil.
Narrative position: disruption