Tarot card

Two of Swords

Two of Swords: a guarded equilibrium that postpones rather than resolves conflict. 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 · Two 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

  • Chokmah

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

    In the Twos, active and receptive powers meet. The suit begins to generate and take direction, though its result is still young.

    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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