An empty crossroads on a heath at night, a leaning signpost and poppy heads in the verge.

Swords · Prince

Prince of Swords

Prince of the Chariots of the Winds

The face of Prince of Swords, engraved in gold on black, with its title, Prince of the Chariots of the Winds.

A brilliant, restless mind. Turn the thought into a decision.

Upright

Intellectual, analytical and restless. Brilliant thinking that needs a decision.

Reversed

Overthinking, cynicism or ideas with no heart in them.

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The spirit work

In the Goetia, Purson, the lion-faced king, knows all hidden things and answers of the creation of the world. A strong court for study and research.

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Correspondences

Elemental natureAir of Air
Zodiac20° Capricorn to 20° Aquarius, ruling the Four of Pentacles, Five of Swords and Six of Swords
Elemental kingParalda of the Sylphs
CrestA winged angel’s head
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SpiritPurson, king
The seal of Purson

Appears as a lion-faced man riding a bear, a viper in hand, trumpets before him. Finds treasure, tells all things past, present and to come, answers of the creation of the world. Goetia 20.

Prince of Swords in the guidebookAll seventy-eight cards

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Notes on sources

The meanings, the questions and the correspondences are the guidebook’s own. The paths, letters and astrology follow the Golden Dawn’s attributions; the angels are the Shem ha-Mephorash, as the deck gives them; the spirits, shown only when you ask for them, are the seventy-two of the Goetia. Where each comes from, and what is old and what is modern, is set out in the guidebook’s Notes on sources and seals.