Minor ArcanaSwords#12
bluntnessintelligenceincisivenessinvestigation
Light
- Speaking your mind
- Making your opinions known
- Offering constructive criticism
- Sharing your knowledge
- Making insightful observations
- Pinpointing the problem
- Clarifying what others have said
- Giving clear direction to others
- Uncovering the truth
Shadow
- Stating your opinions as fact
- Picking fights
- Starting arguments
- Using clever insults to undermine the confidence of others
- Tossing reason out the window
- Speaking without taking the feelings of others into account
- Going on a witch hunt
- Distorting evidence
Veiled Correspondences
The charge is swift and admits no hesitation. This card encodes the quest-pattern of the intellectual warrior — air in furious motion, thought given momentum and edge. Its esoteric threads bind the drive for truth to the recklessness that sometimes accompanies absolute conviction.
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Questions to Ask
Reflective questions inspired by this card
What do I really need to know?
When this card appears upright, it invites you to reflect on themes of speaking your mind, making your opinions known, offering constructive criticism. Consider how these energies manifest in your current situation.
To what extent have I investigated the facts behind my situation?
When this card appears upright, it invites you to reflect on themes of speaking your mind, making your opinions known, offering constructive criticism. Consider how these energies manifest in your current situation.
How can I share what I know without alienating others?
In its reversed position, this card asks you to examine stating your opinions as fact, picking fights, starting arguments. These shadow aspects may reveal areas for growth and deeper self-awareness.
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