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Courts, Swords

Princess of Swords

Turn observation into a question

A sharp observation is the beginning of inquiry. Give it a question that another person or an actual experiment could answer, rather than treating suspicion as proof.

What could you ask that would make the situation clearer?

Correspondences

Element within element
Earth of Air
Suit element
Air
Sphere · Hermetic Qabalah
Malkuth
Sources

The elemental combination and court span belong to the court descriptions. The two elements name the court’s mode and its suit, respectively.

Book T (1912) · printed p. 168 ↗

The Book of Thoth · Part III, Princess of Swords ↗

Symbols

In the Book T design

A Medusa crest, drawn sword and smoking silver altar accompany a figure poised to move.

Two accounts

Book T: Knave of Swords.

Thoth: Princess of Swords.

Thoth uses Disks where this Book T text generally uses Pentacles. Its standing Knaves are called Princesses in the descriptive titles. The symbol note describes Book T, not a reproduction of the Thoth artwork.

Read Book T ↗

Related cards

Sources

Book T (1912) · printed p. 168 ↗

The Book of Thoth · Part III, Princess of Swords ↗