1944 · CLOSE READING
The Book of Thoth
The Book of Thoth (1944), PDF p. 220
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FUTILITY
SEVEN OF SWORDS
Netzach, in the suit of Swords, does not represent such catastrophe as in the other
suits, for Netzach, the Sephira of Venus, means victory. There is, therefore, a modifying influ‐
ence; and this is accentuated by the celestial rule of the Moon in Aquarius.
The intellectual wreckage of the card is thus not so vehement as in the Five. There is
vacillation, a wish to compromise, a certain toleration. But, in certain circumstances, the re‐
sults may be more disastrous than ever. This naturally depends upon the success of the policy.
This is always in doubt as long as there exist violent, uncompromising forces which take it as a
natural prey.
This card, like the Four, suggests the policy of appeasement.
The symbol shows six Swords with their hilts in crescent formation. Their points meet
below the centre of the card, impinging upon a blade of a much larger up‐thrusting sword, as
if there were a contest between the many feeble and the one strong. He strives in vain.
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