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| The Court Cards Tarot readers often have real problems interpreting the Court (face) cards, especially when they appear in multiple positions in one spread. A court or face card is usually seen as representing a person in the querent's life, or alternatively, as an aspect of the querent him- or herself. Some people attribute physical descriptions to the suits - for example, that the Sword court are swarthy, or the Discs are red-haired. I prefer to see the suits as tendencies to character. So the Cup courts would be people who relate well to others, real people persons. They can get quite emotional, even needy (if the cards are reversed), and often a court card of Cups will indicate that the reading itself is about relationship. So, if Cup courts appear in positions such as 'hopes and fears', it might be that the querent's feelings are going to suddenly surge to the surface. If the card is reversed, it could indicate that the querent will find the feelings are difficult to talk about, or that they need support with emotions. Swords are attributed to the intellect and, in The Intuitive Tarot, to fire - so the Swords courts are highly passionate people who usually manage to keep that passion well hidden. Indeed, the King prides himself on his cool, objective approach, his ability to see 'the big picture'. Swords are about intellectual challenges, weighing things up carefully, and analysis par excellence. |
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The Queen and Knight, in particular, keeps their passions under wraps. But when their anger emerges, it can blow like a volcano. So here, the interpretation might be about a situation which will challenge the querent's self-control; or that s/he is bottling up emotions which might be better expressed safely before they explode. Discs (or Pentacles) are the pragmatic suit. Sometimes people see them as plodding and a bit slow, but this isunjust. The Disc courts are usually highly perceptive, but prefer keeping everything grounded, proven. They aren't comfortable with flights of fancy or philosophical questions about existence. They prefer to deal with the material, with here-and-now. The Queen is a home-maker (most of the Discs have an aspect of that); the Page, indeed, likes her space so much she can get a little cut off, but she is still more in touch in her isolation than many others are in the centre of a crowd. The Rods - or Wands - are the creative, impulsive, intuitive suit. If you get a court card in a difficult-to-read position, it could be about issues happening fast, without due consideration; recklessness; or a tendency to build castles in the air. The Rod courts are highly gifted but often don't ground that talent into reality. Ideas pour out of them, but often nothing actually manifests. So - well aspected - the Rods will be about creativity, inspiration, and optimism; and badly aspected, they can indicate a tendency to inflate, to self-promote, based on little substance. |
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