The Kings, Queens and Knights are associated with the Astrological Signs according to the Quality and Element of each Sign. Since there are 16 Court cards and only 12 Signs, the Pages do not represent a particular sign. Like the Aces they represent all three signs of a Triplicity, or often simply the Element of their suit itself. Though there are differences of opinion about the association of the Court Cards, this is one popular system of associations:
The Kings represent the Cardinal Sign of their suit/element.
The Queens represent the Fixed Sign of the suit/element.
The Knights represent the Mutable Sign of their suit/element.
King of Wands – Aries – Cardinal Fire
King of Cups – Cancer – Cardinal Water
King of Swords – Libra – Cardinal Air
King of Pentacles – Capricorn – Cardinal Earth
Queen of Wands - Leo - Fixed Fire
Queen of Cups - Scorpio - Fixed Water
Queen of Swords - Aquarius - Fixed Air
Queen of Pentacles - Taurus - Fixed Earth
Knight of Wands - Sagittarius - Mutable Fire
Knight of Cups - Pisces - Mutable Water
Knight of Swords - Gemini - Mutable Air
Knight of Pentacles - Virgo - Mutable Earth
We have now covered all of the cards in the Minor Arcana and their astrological associations.The next series of posts will illustrate the time span that the Minor Cards are associated with. This, of course, gives us a very neat system for using timing in Tarot readings.
Micki
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