A hand from a cloud grips an upright sword whose tip passes through a golden crown hung with an olive branch and a palm frond. Drops of gold fall around the blade above a range of purple mountains.

Minor Arcana · Swords

Ace of Swords

clarity
breakthrough
truth
mental cut

Leans yes

Upright meaning

A hand from the cloud holding a sword upright, a crown at its point. Sudden clarity. A truth becomes unmistakable.

(reversed)

Reversed meaning

Confusion, blunt thinking, the truth dulled by avoidance.

Advice

Name the thing exactly.

Yes or no?

Ace of Swords leans yes in a yes or no reading.

Ask a yes or no question Draw card of the moment