50. King of Swords

Upright

Man of the law

judge, senator, lawyer, prosecutor, jurist, defense lawyer, legal scholar, jurisprudence, doctor, physician, practitioner, consultant, to advise

Reversed

Mean man

malevolent, malice, perversity, perfidy, crime, cruelty, inhumanity, atrocity

51. Queen of Swords

Upright

Widowhood

widow, privation, withdrawal, absence, scarcity, poverty, indigence, infertility, sterility

Reversed

Mean woman

malignity, malice, deception, subtlety, artifice, mischief, bigotry, prudery, hypocrisy

52. Knight of Swords

Upright

Military

man of the sword, man-at-arms, fencing master, professional assassin, hunter, office, soldier, combatant, enemy, hanger-on, briber, dispute, war, combat, battle, duel, attack, defense, opposition, resistance, hostility, enmity, hate, choler, resentment, destruction, courage, valor, bravery

Reversed

Ignorance

incompetence, ineptitude, stupidity, nonsense, idiocy, imprudence, impertinence

53. Knave of Swords

Upright

Spy

observer, connoisseur, guard, monitor, steward, curious, searching, examination, note, remark, observations, annotations

Reversed

Lack of foresight

unexpectedly, astonishing, surprising, undreamt of, unheard of, fortuitously, suddenly

54. Ten of Swords

Upright

Tears

sobs, whines, sighs, moans, lamentations, grievances, afflictions, grief, sadness, pain, sorrow, droplets, dew, condensation, bleeding

Reversed

Advantage

gain, profit, success, grace, favor, benefit, upper hand, power, empire, authority, usurpation

55. Nine of Swords

Upright

Ecclesiastic

apostle, pope, cardinal, bishop, abbot, priest, monk, hermit, nun, recluse, anchorite, vestal, religious, piety, devotion, celibate, virginity, cult, religion, rite, ceremonies, ritual, temple, church, monastery, convent, hermitage, sanctuary

Reversed

Justifiable mistrust

well-founded suspicion, legitimate fear, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, qualm, timorous conscience, timidity, modesty, shame

56. Eight of Swords

Upright

Critical

critical moment, decisive instant, difficult position, delicate circumstance, crisis, examination, discussion, research, inspection, commentary, annotation, epilogue, analysis, criticism, blame, censure, disapproval, condemnation, contempt

Reversed

Incident

difficulty, complication, objection, contestation, unforeseen, unexpected, accident, fortuitous event, adventure, occurrence, destiny, fatality, luck, symptom, sign

57. Seven of Swords

Upright

Hope

await, expectation, desire, will, wish, vow, longing, taste, fantasy

Reversed

Wise thoughts

good advice, healthy warnings, admonition, consultation, news, announcements, posted warning or advice

58. Six of Swords

Upright

Route

path, way, road, step, walk, promenade, means, medium, manner, fashion, expedient, career, path in life, delivery, send, broker.

Reversed

Declaration

publication, proclamation, poster, bill, publicity, notoriety, conspicuousness, authenticity, permit, license, denunciation, approval, denotation, designation, knowledge, discovery, unveiling, revelation, vision, apparition, appearance, confession, avowal, admission, profession

59. Five of Swords

Upright

Losses

damages, harm, disadvantage, failure, defeat, rout, setback, ruin, theft, abduction, plagiarism, opprobrium, disgrace, waste

Reversed

Mourning

regret, desolation, affliction, sadness, calamity, unhappiness, spiritual torment, interment, burial, entombment, funeral service, funeral march

60. Four of Swords

Upright

Solitude

desert, exile, banishment, proscription, retirement, hermitage, uninhabited, isolated, abandoned, derelict, tomb, tombstone, sepulcher, casket

Reversed

Economy

good conduct, wise administration, management wisdom, foresight, discretion, circumspection, precaution, household, housekeeping, savings, testament, reserve, avarice, order, arrangement, rapport, accord, concordance, harmony, symphony, music, restriction, exception, circumscription, moderation

61. Three of Swords

Upright

Distance

departure, absence, removal, dispersion, misanthropy, antisocial, disdain, aversion, incompatibility, incivility, antipathy, separation, division, section, severance

Reversed

Confusion

dementia, wandering, spiritual alienation, distraction, mad conduct, error, miscalculation, detour, diversion

62. Two of Swords

Upright

Friendship

attachment, affection, tenderness, benevolence, liking, affinity, attraction, rapport, relationship, intimacy, sympathy, interest, similarity, connection, conformity

Reversed

False

falsity, lies, imposture, duplicity, bad faith, calculated deceit, dissimulation, con trick, fraud

63. Ace of Swords

Upright

Extreme

large, excessive, over-the-top, extremely, passionately, excessively, furious, choleric, fit of anger, fury, rage, quarreling, choler, vehemence, animosity, transport, impulse, extremity, boundaries, confines, ends, limits, last, last extremity

Reversed

Pregnancy

engendering, conception, production, composition, birthing, childbirth, fertilization, pollination, increase, augmentation, multiplication