Card Of The Month (February): Knight of Swords

Art by Pamela Colman Smith

KNIGHT OF SWORDS

Element: Air

Keywords: Swiftness, action, sharpness, impulsive

It’s going to be a wild month. February carries a lot of fast-moving energy, as the timeline for the year begins to accelerate. And we’ve only just begun. Knight of Swords is a card of taking action and moving quickly. You’ll want to think fast on your toes. However, be careful with communications, as the Knight of Swords sometime can rush to judgment or say things the wrong way.

Much is happening in the cosmos this month, which activates the 2026 Wheel of Fortune energy quite a bit. Today’s Full Moon in Leo will energize us and bring clarity. The planet Uranus (upending tradition, rebellion, freedom, revolution), stations direct after many months of retrograde, finishing its next few months in Taurus. We also have Eclipse Season beginning on the Lunar New Year/Aquarius New Moon (Feb. 17) with a solar eclipse. This is also when we welcome the much-anticipated Year of the Fire Horse! At the end of the month we have another Mercury retrograde, the first of the year. Mercury (logic, communication) will be moving into the sign of Pisces (loosy-goosy, intuition) so things will feel a little “off” and a bit wacky.

So yes, things are going to happen quickly and it is likely to do with communication & information, as Swords rule those aspects. Change is inevitable. It might be really unsettling. We’re being called to respond quickly, but keep your wits about you. Now is the time to stay super focused on your direction so you’re not completely thrown off course with all the upheaval happening around you.