yeah, i was regaled with The Fool's Journey by a ... idk... i don't think he was a gypsy but he sure knew his tarot cards... and as he repeatedly said during the section about the spades: mind (swords) is mostly pain and suffering, it is in the nature of the way the mind divides things, thus the symbol is a sword, and also, yes, the mind is a weapon, the weapon that is most important you keep sharp, for no other weapon will avail you if you lack it