The suit of swords represents:
| Card | Keyword Description |
| Ace of Swords | Break-through, justice, courage, definition, mental force, anxious thoughts, perceived threat, anxiety, imaginative, victory, raw power |
| Two of Swords | Path of discernment, doubt, truce, anticipation, impending conflict, tense balance, tenseness, blocked emotions, stalemate, karmic balance |
| Three of Swords | Without fear, suffering, sorrow, integrity, tension and stress, conflict initiated, heartbreak, painful separation |
| Four of Swords | Prophetic powers, truce, peace, retreat, regrouping, contemplation, withdrawal, reflection, recuperation, meditation |
| Five of Swords | Passive endurance, loss, defeat, betrayal, salvage, cheat to win, facing one's limits, humiliation, self-interest, selfish, blocked path |
| Six of Swords | So without, as within, transition, journey, assistance, determination, bridge over troubled waters, easing of stress, understanding, insight, pulling up stakes, passage |
| Seven of Swords | Betrayal, dishonesty, futility, mistrust, theft, stealth, diplomacy, cunning, shrewdness, use of tact, guile, being evasive, sneaky, trust issue |
| Eight of Swords | Danger, interference, imprisonment, stuck, immobilized by fear of consequences, stifled, no choice, restriction, isolation |
| Nine of Swords | Stress, misfortune, despair, intense anxiety, concern, between a rock and a hard place, hopelessness, worry, nightmares, depression |
| Ten of Swords | Back-stabbed, disaster, unlucky, crisis, transformation, extreme disappointment, disillusionment, foreboding about the future, defeat, catastrophe, desolation, darkest just before dawn |
| Page of Swords | Mentally restless, curious, talkative |
| Knight of Swords | Action-oriented, well-developed communication skills, opinionated |
| Queen of Swords | Cuts to the chase, perceptive, organised, quick thinker |
| King of Swords | Good communicater, sharp mind, logical, practical, clear thinking |