In a word (upright)
Your calm, sharp judgment shines. You see the essence of things without being swept up by emotion. Stating your opinion clearly raises others' trust in you. Your independent stance is part of your charm.
When it appears reversed
Has your insistence on being right made your words harsh? Put the kindness behind your strictness into words too. Relaxing your shoulders a little brings you closer to people.
A starting point through the image
In the older guidebook's illustration, The image depicts a person holding a sword upright with the other hand open.
Use Boundaries · Experience · Clarity 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
Use experience to state needed boundaries in your own words. Protecting time does not make you cold. Separate requests you can accept from difficult ones, replying within your scope without pushing someone away.
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
A sharp eye for fine distinctions can lean toward harsh judgment. If you take your assessment of their character out of your reply and keep only the actions that would really help if they changed, you can pass on a concrete request rather than words that judge the person.
Instead of assessing the person, request just one action whose practical change would help.
Love and relating to your partner
Even with closeness, express what is difficult. Name the action to change without expanding into the other person's character, clarifying the request's scope.
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
Clarify boundaries of roles. Add a reason and contact even to declined work, making the reply useful information for the next step.
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
Remove character assessments from a reply and communicate just one action that would help if changed.