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Five of Swords — original 1909 RWS card

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1909 RWS

MINOR ARCANA · Five

Five of Swords

UPRIGHT · CORE REFERENCE

conflict where victory carries cost

Source: TarotGaze Core v1

AT A GLANCE

Five of Swords

Deck: Rider–Waite–Smith
Artist: Pamela Colman Smith
Edition: Original 1909 Roses & Lilies
Orientation: Upright

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Tradition-scoped correspondences

Golden Dawn / Book T

Decan: Venus in Aquarius
Book T title: Lord of Defeat

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