I turn the card over slowly. It’s New Year’s Eve, and I’m pulling cards with my friends, as we do each year. This is the last card I’m pulling, and it’s for me. The King of Swords. For myself, I tend to not read the booklet that comes with the deck. But, for my friends, I enjoy the little descriptions written in the guidebook. I’m taken aback for a moment when the author refers to the king with she / her pronouns. Immediately, I feel a deeper connection to the card.

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