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

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Princess of Swords

Princess of the Rushing Winds

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

Watchful and quick. Listen for what is not being said.

Upright

Curious, vigilant and quick-witted. New ideas, news and sharp observation.

Reversed

Gossip, suspicion or a mind spread too thin.

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The spirit work

In the Goetia, Murmur calls the souls of the dead to answer questions. Approach with care, and only after protection.

Where the card sits

Correspondences

Elemental natureEarth of Air
Zodiacthe quadrant of Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, the throne of the Ace
Elemental kingParalda of the Sylphs
CrestMedusa’s head
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SpiritMurmur, duke
The seal of Murmur

Appears as a warrior on a gryphon with a ducal crown, trumpets before him. Teaches philosophy and calls the souls of the dead to answer questions. Goetia 54.

Princess 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.