Tarot Cards - The King of Swords

Divinatory meaning
Upright - This king is certainly a ruler.  This man is a law-maker, someone with a rational, alert and inventive mind.  An advocate of law and order, and modernity to the expense of tradition.  He has a tendency to be somewhat overcautious and leaves on project quickly to star on another.  A man of independent judgment and an achiever in what he does.

Ill Dignified or Reversed - The probability of great disruption and contempt for the weak.  An abuse of power and authority.  A calculating, obstinate man, capable of utmost evil to achieve his aims and desires.

Tarot Cards: The Major Arcana and the Minor Arcana - The Suit of Wands, The Suit of Cups, The Suit of Swords, The Suit of Pentacles.