A hand holding an upright Sword appears from a cloud. The halo around the Hand indicates that this is Divine Hand. The tip of the Sword is crowned with a gold circlet, from which hang a palm branch and an olive branch. Six Yods floats above the hilt of the Sword. (Amy M. Wall, The Tarot of Awakening, p. 219) The Ace of Sword is the beginning of the Path ...