- Arcana
- Minor · ace of swords
- Correspondence
- The root of air
- Element
- Air
Ace of Swords
The root of air
Upright
clarity · truth · cut
The root of air: one clean idea that settles the matter. Say it, exactly.
Reversed
confusion · harsh words · misused clarity
The blade turned into a weapon, or a truth held that cannot yet be formulated.
Why this astrology
The pips two through ten map onto the thirty-six decans, ten degrees of the zodiac each, so Ace of Swords is the root of air — a planet working through a particular third of a sign. Aces are the root of their element and the courts carry it as temperament.