Knight of Swords Spell
Caw! Caw!
Guffaw! Guffaw!
Are you laughing, cackling, crackling
me into shards,
into pieces, hard?
I see all of you, the parts you hide inside.
Can you see any of me
or are you dead inside?
Does only nothing reside?
I’m more than alive!
I’m on fire!
I’m the one setting things ablaze with desire.
Go ahead, jump off onto my funeral pyre.
Roll around and frolic.
Amaze me with your thoughts, diabolic.
Parade around me with your evil tonic.
Get drunk with me, alcoholic.
Let's fight until death, hyperbolic.
Kill me with your love, vitriolic.
Fill me up, drink from my cup, apostolic.
Then let’s sit and mire, my melodic melancholic.
I’ve got the key, the crow knows.
I’ve the third eye’s sight,
And I’m frisky with fight,
Here to jab,
Eager to stab
anything boring and drab.
Bring the chaos.
BYOB, bring your own bomb,
your ticking trauma qualm.
Quid pro quo:
what’s your current status quo?
Social media presence?
Tik Tok, tick tock,
Instaglam, Facehook,
Remember MyPlace?
Let's read a book.
Nah, how about a podcast?
Isn't that just an old radio broadcast?
Let's get drunk and take selfies...
let's mind erase and upload a sneeze.
Get out of my picture.
What an ugly filter!
Your gutter shutter makes me shudder.
Get that makeup on
and iron out those wrinkles.
You're only 20!
70 is the new 15, honey!
How many followers have you?
Are you important?
Are you significant?
Do you have power?
Post those pretty pictures.
Recite those twisted scriptures,
so upon you we can shower
all the love that’s lacking,
all the parts that are slacking.
Keep up that facade,
you don't want it cracking.
Then let’s argue; let’s fight,
about all that isn't right,
about all that doesn’t matter.
Let’s squawk and bicker
until things start to flicker,
until that fever burns and churns
and breaks us apart
into a mess, into a splatter of clatter,
into a smatter of spatter that will never get fatter.
C’mon, let’s be friends.
Until the end…
BYOB, bring your own bomb,
your ticking trauma qualm.
LIGHT: DECISIVE, BRAVE, IMPULSIVE
DARK: COMBATIVE, UNPREDICTABLE, AIMLESS
The Knight of Swords is ready to fight. She’s the teen or young adult in the Swords, and although she’s still learning, she’s pretty stubborn and set in her ways already. She can represent your youth or some other young person in your life that lives for the battle. This could also mean it’s time to act upon something while you have that spark of energy.
Astrological Affiliation(s): Aquarius, Gemini, Libra, the Air signs.
You’re the Knight of Swords and ready to fight…for what’s wrong, what’s all in between, but hopefully what’s right. Crows are insanely intelligent and will never forget when they’ve been wronged or if they sense injustice. You might start off with a positive reason for challenging something, but if your temper isn’t controlled you could cause a mass amount of bloodshed in your path. Your foil is aimed and ready but will the violence that ensues ultimately be worth the cost? What are you fighting for exactly? Is the reason for the conflict something that is worthy of all this passion? Or, are you picking fights because something in you is lacking and needing to be fulfilled? You have a strong sense of morality and will fight to the death to defend that. Your shadow side can be quite unsafe if you haven’t gotten enough self-care; be cautious with interaction with others when you’re feeling off and get your basic needs met before confronting anyone at all. Your bravery can’t be compared to anyone else you’ve met; however, your unpredictable nature and lack of boundaries can be quite dangerous. If you’ve burned through all your expansive energy on the things that don’t matter, you might end up aimless, sputtering around without direction, missing important beats and losing your chance at any attack at all, which of course will inevitably make you even more unhappy in your needless defeat. Others should leave you when you’re in a state of distress because you will keep on reacting to whatever’s around you, no matter who or what, until you’re finally sated, which might never happen because sometimes you just live for the rush, the flèche and the flunge. Usually you won’t want someone to comfort or console you because you prefer to handle your thoughts and feelings on your own. Figure out what your beliefs are before you start annihilating someone about them. Make sure this ultimate duel is what you want. The only place you feel comfortable is with other crows who are just as brilliant as you are. But, you make a mean enemy… and your group is called a murder for a reason. Is the kill premeditated or an act of self-defense? Make sure you’ve finished the previous engagement and attack before you’re ready for a brand new one. En garde!
Eight’s Insight:
Dysfunctional Family Role(s): The Scapegoat, The Black Sheep, The Rebel
In a dysfunctional family, you can be seen as The Scapegoat, The Black Sheep, even The Rebel. You have that “something” within you that just can’t be contained, that ember that can’t die out, that sound that can’t be muffled, that energy that attracts and repels others, depending on the mood. You could still be heard screaming into a pillow even through multiple closed doors, across the house, even if you’re in the backyard. You wouldn’t really be the one to silence yourself anyway. You may be the “different” one in the family. You’re not willing to play the role you’ve been assigned. You want to be independent and will stand up to the dysfunction instead of allowing it to happen. You’re going to be or already are the cycle-breaker. Your Narcissistic Parent will make you his/her scapegoat because your boldness presents your mother or father with a problem. Your parent’s toxic and unsafe behavior will not be covered up or allowed by you, so the parent will need to pin these unbecoming traits onto you first. You will go against unfairness in a dynamic that’s not healthy and will be an advocate for those who are unable to stand up for themselves or need additional assistance. You’re a wonderful person to have on your side but can make a really, extremely formidable foe. In an argument, you sometimes will put a mirror up to your enemies and show them the ugly parts of themselves, the parts they hate. You have to be careful you don’t catch the fleas of your narcissist if you’re provoked and might behave in ways you’ve been told are your traits even if they aren’t really yours. Comparing yourself to others might just be the ruination of this world. It’s your own journey. Do you like what you’re actually fighting for? Do you like what you see in the mirror? Have you become what you abhor? Don’t succumb to needless violence even in words…you’re smarter than that. Keep that temper and check and go collect some shiny swords or pretty red ribbons or find a whole new hobby to keep you occupied. What others think of you is none of your business, right?