Swords · Air
Ace of Swordsfor Libra
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A hand issues from a cloud, grasping as word, the point of which is encircled by a crown. Swords represents knowledge and thoughts and Aces represent new starts. Together these cards mean a new exciting idea or concept (especially linked to divine inspiration).
A new way of thinking-- or a new key insight into a problem or project. This gives you space to think about it as if it were brand new. This is the brainstorming phase, where no idea is bad and everything is possible. In relation to others, perhaps you understand someone's perspective better and might be able to form a deeper connection through shared communication.
Be careful with divine inspiration, your new ideas and understanding can lead to a possessive energy. Perhaps you are not convincing people in the way you want to or perhaps you are not trying to convince them. Don't let others dim your ideas (be careful with sharing too broadly), but be accepting that others might not see the world as you do.
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Ace of Swords for Libra
The Harmonizer
Libra is an Air cardinal sign ruled by Venus, whose natural subject is partnership, contracts, the other person, open enemies. Swords are the air suit, so the Ace of Swords sits in Libra. That makes this Libra's own card, so nothing in it is being read from the outside, and the flattering interpretation is the one to distrust. What it asks for is the thing Libra already believes it is good at: write the sentence down and stop rewriting it. Libra is cardinal: it starts things, and this is a card about starting, so the danger is starting again instead of continuing. Air meeting its own element is amplification, which raises the sign's strengths and its usual failure by the same amount. An ace is a seed rather than a result. Upright it means the thing is genuinely available and completely untested.
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