The Air Signs In The Minor Arcana

The three Air Signs are represented by the suit of Swords.  As we have seen with the Wands and Cups, the cards in the Swords suit are associated with the Air signs as follows:

Cardinal Air:  2, 3, and 4 of Swords - Libra
Fixed Air: 5, 6, and 7 of Swords - Aquarius
Mutable Air:  8, 9 and 10 of Swords - Gemini

The following cards from the Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot and the Universal Waite Tarot represent the three signs in the Air Triplicity.

Libra - Cardinal Air  Sept 23 to Oct 22

The two, three and four of Swords represent the sign Libra in the Golden Dawn System. Look for the symbol of Libra on these cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquarius - Fixed Air  Jan 21 to Feb 19

The five, six, and seven of Swords represent the sign Aquarius in the Golden Dawn System. Look for the symbol of Aquarius on these cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gemini – Mutable Air   May 21 to June 21

The eight, nine and ten of Swords represent the sign Gemini in the Golden Dawn System. Look for the symbol of Gemini on these cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice the upward pointing triangle with a line through it on each side of the Golden Dawn title at the bottom these cards.  This is the symbol for Air.  Look at the Golden Dawn title for each of these cards and compare it with the scene in the Universal Waite card directly below it.  What strikes you?  Does the Universal Waite scene appear to reflect the Golden Dawn title?

We’ll move on to the the Pentacles in the next post.

Micki