Lesson 9 - The court cards of Swords and Pentacles

Just to remind you, Swords represent thought and perception and the element Air, and the Pentacles represent money and the material world and the element Earth.

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

Page of Pentacles

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Virgo, Capricorn and Taurus

- this card can represent a child - male or female
- appearance - brown hair, brown/dark eyes
- positive characteristics - conscientious, honourable, loyal
- negative characteristics - lazy, greedy, impatient

possible event - prudence, and careful money management is required as finances are short. Any news about money though will be good news.

Knight of Pentacles

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Virgo, Capricorn and Taurus

- this card can represent a young man less than 35 years of age
- appearance - brown hair, brown/dark eyes
- positive characteristics - practical, hardworking, truthful
- negative characteristics - smug, complacent, lazy

possible event - improvements in your financial situation but patience is required, if negative you will have some temporary set backs financially

Queen of Pentacles

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Virgo, Capricorn and Taurus

- this card can represent a woman of any age
- appearance - black/dark hair, dark eyes
- positive characteristics - financially responsible, down to earth,compassionate
- negative characteristics - materialistic, suspicious, insecure

possible event - too much worry about financial matters, being overly protective of others.

King of Pentacles

- Astrological signs associated with this card are Virgo, Capricorn and Taurus

- this card can represent a man aged 35 or over
- appearance - black/dark hair, dark eyes
- positive characteristics - patient, trustworthy, practical
- negative characteristics - materialistic, insensitive, jealous

possible event - resolute action will lead to financial gain, good fortune in money matters, if negative you may have strong opponents working against you.

 

Practical Exercise for this week

Now it's time to practice the 3 card reading. You need only remove the court cards of Swords and Pentacles, as you should now be getting to grips with the rest of the deck.

You can also try a reading with just the Wands and Cups suits. This will be a reading focused on love and relationships, and work and career, but hey isn't that what we are most interested in!! Ok, Ok, some of us are also interested in Money, but we aren't doing the Pentacle Court cards till next week.