Tarot card

Five of Swords

Five of Swords: victory that leaves loss, alienation and dishonour behind. The card joins the air nature of Swords to its place in the numbered sequence.

2 correspondences · 0 with an ancient or scriptural source · 0 with no source located · Five of Swords in full

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The oldest attribution here is Suit and element Air, first attested 1888 CE.

Suit and element

  • Air

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1888 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    Swords express the powers of Air: thought, judgment, conflict, communication and force consciously directed.

    Evidence

    1. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (primarily); Harriet Felkin (later material), Book T, c. 1888 — Titles and descriptions of the four suits, pp. 3–23

      · Mathers, c. 1888 (Golden Dawn internal)

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Sephirah and number

  • Geburah

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1888 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    The Fives bring resistance. The suit's growing force meets conflict, obstruction and the test of whether it can continue under strain.

    Evidence

    1. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (primarily); Harriet Felkin (later material), Book T, c. 1888 — General meanings of the small cards under the Sephiroth, p. 27

      · Mathers, c. 1888 (Golden Dawn internal)

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