Tarot Card Meanings: Swords and Coins Suit Interpretations
of sword. Number: 50. Letter: N. Hieroglyph: Fully armed knight, galloping on his horse, sword in front. Omen: "Dangers from iron or fire and from declared enemies, whether in war, duel or fight. Injuries to the hands of people at war or in sport. Fights with people of high rank. Suitability for a career in arms, but risk of violent death in this profession. Active and implacable hatred, always ready to do harm." In common divination: threats, encounters, military, sports, hunters, places and things of that type. Jack of Swords Slave of the sword. Number: 60. Letter: X. Hieroglyph: A man holding a sword in one hand, in the other a club, and with a dagger on his belt. Omen: "Lots, wickedness. Dangers of ambush or public assassinations (executions). Great dangers from dark and cowardly enemies. Can also be homicide committed or suffered." In common divination: traitor, informer, slanderer, false friend, police, spy, surveillance. Ace of Swords. The Sword. Number: 1. Letter: A. Hieroglyph: A fist holding a sword, facing the sky and surrounded by a crown flanked by two palms from which drops of dew fall. Omen: "Great struggles." Protection, activities, threats. Commitments that will be carried out despite obstacles. In common divination: activity, violence, danger, courage, accidents. Two of Swords. The two Swords. Number: 2 Letters: B. Hieroglyph: Two crossed swords. Omen: "A duel or a fight, but cancels the inherent dangers." Protection against known or unknown enemies. Any association that leads to great struggles. In common divination: opposition, quarrel, fight, judgment. Three of Swords. The three Swords. Number: 3. Letter: G. Hieroglyph: Three swords arranged in a triangle. Omen: "Military spirit, battles, love fights, disputes. Brings with it periods of struggle and worry. Momentary embarrassment." In common divination: abortion, failure, trap. Four of Swords. The Four Swords. Number: 4. Letter: D. Hieroglyph: Four swords, arranged at the corner of a square with the point inward. Omen: "Many dangers. Remorse, sterile and burning regrets. Moral pains, wounds of the heart. Repudiable actions." In common divination: problems, regrets, isolation, moral or physical prison. Five of Swords. The Five Swords. Number: 5. Letter: E. Hieroglyph: Five swords forming a five-pointed star. Omen: "Obsession of the mind, fixed ideas, which can lead to madness." Criminal fury. A terrible revenge. Danger of losing oneself by obeying an unreflected inspiration or the impulse of a first movement. Danger of homicide or suicide. In common divination: sadness, dark thoughts, sorrow, jealousy. Six of Swords. The Six Swords. Number: 6. Letter: U V. Hieroglyph: Six swords arranged in two antipodal interlaced triangles (seal of Solomon). Omen: "Great struggles against adversity, malefic temptations that must be turned away. Severe pains through the subject's fault. Lack of decision and initiative." In common divination: fall, defect, evil. Seven of Swords. The Seven Swords. Number: 7. Letter: Z. Hieroglyph: Seven swords forming, below a square, an inverted triangle. Omen: "Fall from above, unexpected misfortune. Problems or inversions, numerous struggles." In common divination: Yoke, tyranny, immoral success. Eight of Swords. The Eight Swords. Number: 8. Letter H. Hieroglyph: Eight swords forming an eight-rayed star. Omen: 'Loss of judgment, condemnations, judicial sentences, anxious waiting, anguish, bad times to come'. In current divination: judgment, punishment by oneself. Nine of Swords. The Nine Swords. Number: 9 Letter: Th. Hieroglyph: Nine swords arranged in three triangles with inverted vertices, the three triangles forming only one. Omen: "Pains, mysterious struggles, danger of death by homicide or dangerous wounds. Threat of poisoning or long and rooted disease. Involvement of secret, powerful and implacable enemies. Destiny of any kind, which can be overcome with prudence and discretion." In common divination: traps, ignored threats, hatred, etc. annoyance, pessimism, misanthropy. Ten of Swords. The ten Swords. Number: 10. letter: J Y. Hieroglyph: Ten swords arranged in a circle, with points pointing alternately outward and inward. Omen: "Alternative of gains and losses." Cessations and difficulties. A spirit that hurts itself. Life full of various misfortunes, sorrows and physical illnesses. In common divination: chaos, destiny, misfortune, bad or beginning of problems. Coins King of Coins. The Master of the Shekel. Astrologically, corresponds to the royal star of Scorpio (Antares). Number: 50. Letter: N. Hieroglyph: A king with a crown on his head, seated on a throne, holding a shekel in his right hand. Omen: "Rise of wealth, of property." Protection or support from a rich man, banker or owner. For a woman: rich world: serious financial support, marriage. For all: rich relatives. In common divination: Rich man, known. Queen of Coins. The Lady of the Shekel. Card: O. Number: 70. Hieroglyph: A woman with a crown on her head, standing before a throne, holding a shekel in her right hand and a scepter in her left. Omen: 'Money lent by a