Knight of Swords: tarot card meaning

Knight of Swords is a court card in the suit of Swords, associated with the element of Air. Drawn upright it speaks of a driving force, movement, a quest; reversed, of a reckless rush, lost momentum.

Upright meaning

a driving force, movement, a quest

Headlong clarity and decisive action -- a fast, direct charge powered by a sharp mind.

Reversed meaning

a reckless rush, lost momentum

Rush, recklessness or blunt force -- the speed is real but is leaving casualties; aim before you charge.

The suit of Swords belongs to Air and to thought, conflict and clarity.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Knight of Swords describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.