SUITS
The Minors are separated into four suits. These suits represent certain things:
Wands
FIRE (though some decks have it as Air). If FIRE then:
Represents passion. As such, in a reading it usually
stands for a Querent's ambition, career, creative
endeavors, religion and/or philosophy. Anything a
person might put their energy and soul into, such as
teaching and leadership. This is something you have
to do, whether you are recompensed for it or not. It
is something that burns inside of you and you need to
act on it.
Cups
WATER
Represents the emotions. Best known for representing
the Querent's love life, but it also stands for
emotional extremes, such as elation, depression or
bliss, and the negatives that come with such emotions,
like over-indulgence in food, drink, drugs. Likewise
the positives like poetry or music. Also, psychic
powers, visions, illusions. These are feelings that
you surrender to, that you flow or sink into.
Swords
AIR. AIR though some decks have it as Fire. If AIR
then:
Represents pure mind, thinking, speaking. Best known
for representing problems and troubles especially
those relating to communications or bad press, but
really about anything to do with either words and/or
thoughts. Brilliant thoughts as well as nightmares;
sharp ideas or a sharp tongue. This is the card of
scientists and analysts, of thinking things through or
thinking/saying too much. Ideas breeze into your
mind, words are given breath, written letters and
messages fly on the wind.
Pentacles
EARTH
Represents the body and the physical. Best known for
representing health and money, but is also anything to
do with work, a job, a task, a craft. Also luck. That
which is solid, real.
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