Lesson 9: The court cards of Swords and Pentacles

Well here we are, the last 8 cards in the deck. Soon your 78 card Tarot deck will be complete!!

How did you find working with the court cards? OK? Or a bit confusing trying to figure out whether you should be considering them as people or events or aspects of a personality? Reading court cards for yourself is even more challenging, so make sure you practice lots on other people first!

Hopefully throughout the course you've been doing the exercises and practising your 3 card reading with friends. Once you have completed this lesson and have the complete deck to work with, you should start to see the magic of Tarot come alive.

The 3 card reading may be short, but it forms the basis of many other spreads, some of which we'll look at in the final few lessons.

For now though, it's time to focus on the court cards for the suit of Swords and Pentacles.

Swords

Just to remind you, Swords represent thought and perception and the element Air.

This lesson will be almost identical to the last, just the interpretations for the cards will be different.

Take out from your deck the court cards for the suits of Swords and Pentacles and keep the remaining cards wrapped in your cloth.

We will start with the Page of Swords and end with the King of Pentacles. Just like previous lessons, focus on the first card, the Page of Swords, and try to memorise some of the key words associated with the card. Make notes of any words or symbols you get from the card before moving onto the next one. Do this until you have done all 8.

 

Page of Swords

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius

- this card can represent a child - male or female
- appearance - fair hair, blue eyes
- positive characteristics - intelligent, loyal, truthful
- negative characteristics - devious, sarcastic, critical

possible event - changes and important decisions will be made by you or others, possible legal disputes, someone may have it in for you and you may be the victim of slander and malice

Knight of Swords

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius

- this card can represent a young man less than 35 years of age
- appearance - dark hair, dark eyes
- positive characteristics - courageous, intelligent, witty
- negative characteristics - reckless, impetuous, headstrong

possible event - conflicts, whirlwind events that leave you confused and feeling everything and everyone seems to be unpredictable

Queen of Swords

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius

- this card can represent a woman of any age
- appearance - fair/brown hair, grey/green eyes
- positive characteristics - intelligent, independent, perceptive
- negative characteristics - critical, devious, insincere

possible event - you will need to concentrate very hard on focusing on yor goals and objectives to overcome obstacles, if negative you'll try and resort to manipulation which will back fire on you

King of Swords

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius

- this card can represent a man aged 35 or over
- appearance - black/dark hair, dark eyes
- positive characteristics - rational, authoratative, wise
- negative characteristics - bullying, calculating, impersonal

possible event - you will find the ability to take charge of your life, if negative you will feel controlled by others