Daughter of Swords

I had ordered my deck before I knew anything about Tarot. I thought that I would pull a few cards from the deck and the provided guidebook would tell me everything I need to know about myself and my future. A fun game I would be able to play immediately.

I was so wrong.

I was excited about the gorgeous, hand-drawn deck I had bought and showed some friends I thought would be interested in it while the deck was on its way and asked if they would be willing to try it out with me. Thankfully, one of my friends knew more than I and had had a reading from another friend recently. She recommended a couple apps for me to learn and practice with, and I immediately downloaded them and realized I was a bit in over my head. The epitome of The Fool.

Wands, cups, swords, and pentacles, Major and Minor Arcana, Upright and Reversed meanings, and Oh – I have to rely on my intuition and the guidebook wont do the readings for me? Damn.

So the journey was going to take a bit more effort than I originally thought, but if you’re reading this then I guess you know that I was okay with that. It was exciting. I am that rare type of person that genuinely loves learning and I discovered a whole vast new world waiting to be explored.

So, with that – I finished all of the “lessons” for the card’s upright meanings in the Labrynthos Academy App several times over by the end of the day (level 6 witch spellcaster here!) – the day my deck arrived.

It was late by the time I was able to sit down with the deck and take the time to unbox and admire it properly. This particular deck comes with a nice keepsake box, a guidebook and a lift top box for the deck with lift ribbons. I was glad to have had at least a days worth of new knowledge under my belt before I met the deck, I was grateful for all of it in a way I wouldn’t have been otherwise even a day earlier.

Since it was late on a Wednesday Evening (i’m a nine-to-fiver and my bed time is 10pm), and I wanted to get antiquated with the cards but was not quite ready for any type of Spread Reading, I shuffled the cards while focusing on the idea that I would like the cards to show me myself, a card that could represent me. After a long while of overhand shuffling and cutting the deck, I pulled the top card and there it was:

The Daughter of Swords.

I should explain that traditionally, this would be the Page of Swords. My deck replaces Page, Knight, King and Queen with more familiar familial words – Daughter, Son, Father and Mother. So from my guidebook I read:

“daughter of swords – honest, insightful. The Daughter of Swords is a young woman whose honesty and insights take her far in life. People truly value her frankness. She learns from keen observation… it almost seems as though she never stops “watching”. Sometimes this becomes a burden for her, as she can’t help noticing this or that small detail that could’ve been done better. There’s potential for her to hold on to those experiences and become spiteful and judgmental.”

I immediately connected with this card, it was almost like it was written directly for me and felt compelled to thank my deck. Naturally, I looked further into what this card could mean for me. From the Golden Thread App:

“Page of Swords. Curiosity, Restlessness, Mental Energy.

Swords: Logic, Ideas, Intellect.

Pages: The Child. The New Spark. The holder of energy for his suit.

The Page of swords represents someone embarking on a new idea and a mental adventure. Full of enthusiasm and good cheer, this person is eager to share and discuss their thoughts and plans for what can be.”

I could not think of a better way to word how I felt about starting this new adventure into Tarot, it was summed up perfectly with this card and solidified my excitement for the future.