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This card is quite powerful for you when it is dealt in the future position. The Knight of Swords is at his most powerful when his visit is a surprise. When his arrival has been announced and prepared for, you, the receiver of his visit, are in charge. This card here lets you know that a critique is coming. It warns you of unreasonable demands in a negotiation that will soon commence. It lets you know that those closest to you will not finesse words when their interests are challenged.
Use the knowledge of this coming communication to protect yourself from the damage that ordinarily arrives with the Knight of Swords: When a Tarot reading is dealt, the energy of the cards intermingles.
Cards influence each other in unique ways that cannot be reproduced. Your reading is unique as cards combine to form a singular vision of your future. When other Knight cards are dealt, the words delivered by the Knight of Swords take on a form that is not exclusively verbal.
The Knight of Cups would bring out a surprise "I love you" from someone. When the Knight of Wands accompanies the Knight of Swords, art or song express an idea and do it in a shockingly powerful manner. Pairing up with the Knight of Pentacles could mean a surprising bill arrives in the mail. Pentacles are about money and it may be time to collect what you are owed in order to pay what you owe.
The Tarot's Page cards represent new experiences and youthful vigor. The Knight of Swords paired with the Page of Pentacles means a harsh lesson in a new field of investing or otherwise risking your money. The Page of Wands is liable to make a big mess when paired with the Knight of Swords, as you will explore a creative field in which you have no experience.
The Page of Swords indicates that a coming criticism will be weak and ineffective. The Page of Cups paired with the Knight of Swords assures you of a new admirer who will surprise you with an innocent proposal. The Queen cards mix well with the Knight of Swords as it is often difficult for the internally-focused queens to express themselves.
The Queen of Swords paired with this card allows you to express ideas that may be in conflict but still work toward resolution. The Queen of Wands will deliver the right words to describe a complex creative project that may not be within the realm of your vocabulary.
The Queen of Cups indicates a strong declaration of love is coming your way. The Knight of Swords combines with the Queen of Pentacles to beckon as a tempting investment opportunity.
The Knight of Swords brings out the brutal and imperious side of the Tarot's King cards. The King of Pentacles delivers a financial ultimatum to you that is impossible to ignore when he is paired with the Knight of Swords in your reading. The Knight speaks the words of emotional absolutes when he joins the King of Cups. Prepare for a demanding lover to ask for more than you may be willing to give. The King of Swords and the Knight of Swords combine to put a new idea into your head that changes the way you think about everyday things.
The Knight of Wands combines with this card to master a creative way of expressing yourself. Tiphareth is Kether but on a lower vibration and Yesod but on a higher vibration. It is the child emanating from Kether above, but from the lower planes it is like the ruler of the skies. The Prince of Swords rules from 21 degrees Capricorn to 20 degrees Aquarius. He is shown on the decan wheel below: They have bubbles of air inside representing Air of Air.
The chariot is therefore easy to move but difficult to progress in any definite direction except by accident.
This is a perfect example of the mind. A part of us is out of control at the moment. What he creates he destroys. This is the process of thought. Its like someone who creates a masterpiece then destroys it only to produce something even better. When this process works well, it creates very intelligent people as Crowley is quick to point out, but in the Prince of Swords this process is not grounded in anything practical and so what he creates rarely comes to anything fruitful. The Prince likes his freedom and the 4 of disks contains this.
This is about knowing your boundaries and working for a stable material life, which is not really in his nature. It also implies knowing where boundaries lie, but the airy nature of the Prince just goes through any set boundaries. This is his weaker side representing the last decan of Capricorn and so his energies are weak in this card. This card normally represents defeat that we have experienced in the world. Applied to the Prince of Swords it often represents self defeat.
Just as the swords turn in on themselves as if to self wound, the undisciplined mind of the Prince can often self sabotage and hence the chariot does not move in a creative way compare to the green under the chariot of the Prince of Wands. Aquarius ruled by Mercury gives rise to the intelligent side of the Prince of Swords. When his mind is working well he is highly creative, artistic, philosophical and able to analyse situations, especially abstract ideas.
This quality is highlighted by Crowley in his description of this card.
The diagram comes from French Sword Fighting as illustrated in the diagram below and the Six links the Prince with Tiphareth, like his Head Crest and gives him his positive qualities and potential for greatness that counterbalance his destructive nature. Full details of this can be found in the article on the Six of Swords by clicking here. Its means when we are faced with a situation, it can only be influenced by gradual efforts in a consistent direction what the Prince of Swords finds difficult.. To influence directly you must apply clearly defined goals over a period of time.
To influence a group you must be able to understand the spirit of the community which may take time but has a lasting effect. This is trying to counterbalance the mind of the Prince of Swords which is very dispersed. The I Ching is trying to focus his thoughts over a period of time.