In a word (upright)
With intelligence and judgment, you can lead things in the right direction. Expert knowledge and well-reasoned thinking are valued. When in doubt, judge by facts and logic rather than emotion. Your words are persuasive.
When it appears reversed
Are you all logic, leaving people's feelings behind? Even a sound argument can hurt depending on how it's delivered. For now, keep in mind a softness that also stays close to others' feelings.
A starting point through the image
In the older guidebook's illustration, The image depicts a forward-facing king holding a sword upright.
Use Judgment · Fair-mindedness · Responsibility as a clue when considering something on your mind. A figure in the image need not represent someone of a particular age or gender; it can also symbolize a role held by you or someone around you.
Upright meaning
Consider different feelings and positions through the same criteria. Show which conditions guide the decision. Beyond favorable examples for your idea, write conditions for not adopting it too, making a transparent explanation others can verify.
This position focuses on asking again about one condition you took for granted. Before rushing to decide whether it is right, return to the basis on which you judged it.
Reversed meaning
This is a time when being right can lean toward words that make people comply. If you apply the same conditions to yourself and keep the reasons for exceptions on record, you can make a decision everyone can check, without deciding differently depending on someone's position.
Apply standards requested of others to yourself too and record reasons when an exception is needed.
Love and relating to your partner
Choose discussion criteria together. Ask whether both can keep the same promise, allowing equal discussion beyond your own correctness.
Consider the matter on your mind through What you discussed together and the reasons filled in by assumption. List separately what the person has actually said and the wishes you have not yet checked; this can help you choose a starting point for the next conversation.
In work and learning
Show reasons used in judgment. Apply matching conditions to everyone and explain exceptions, presenting results without relying on differences in status.
For a current task, the perspective is to clarify Decision criteria and information not yet checked. Focus on one step you are responsible for and first agree who needs to decide what.
When this card appears in a three-card spread
In the position for support and conditions to clarify, This position asks whether the list of things to check has grown too broad. Choosing the one point needed for your current question can narrow the person or material to consult next.
In the position for a next step you choose yourself, For your next step, place one question before the decision. Record what you learned in a line, then compare the available conditions again.
For a reversed card, use its reversed meaning and action above, then revisit the conditions to check in the same position. Rather than deciding an outcome from the card's name, consider the adjacent cards and the question selected beforehand together.
One thing to take into daily life
Write conditions for both adopting and rejecting your idea to check whether judgment uses the same criteria.