by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Court Cards, Kings, Minor Arcana, Swords, Tarot
Prince of the Chariot of the Winds is today's card, and is better known as the King of Swords. This King is the fiery aspect of Air, and represents a flexible and powerful intellect, ambition and passion. He will often appear as a mature Air sign man - Gemini, Libra or Aquarius, and the months ruled by these signs would be ideal to put new ideas into action - this is his demesne. This King represents the upholding of law and justice as well as the use of the analytical and logical mind. He is impartial, precise and logical, and is an advocate for fairness and justice - he brings to the table intellectual leadership and inspiration for the future. He is an innovative thinker, intelligent and intellectual, and has powers of intuition and foresight. He can also be emotionally cold and have a certain degree of ruthlessness - making decisions based on logic rather than passion. Powers of reason, analysis and logic are his strong suits. He easily communicates ideas and is comfortable with technology and energy systems. At the same time, he is easily bored - he follows trends and often can see them coming, but once he identifies them he is ready to move on to the new. He is an inventor, a thought leader and lover of shared ideals. He is impatient and eager to move on to the next exciting idea or development. He is not one to plod along and finish what he starts - others are better suited in temperament to do so. There is a world of exciting ideas and change out...
by estellew | Sep 20, 2015 | Court Cards, Kings, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The King of Pentacles is the Prince of the Chariot of Earth and is aligned with the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. He represents expert manifestation of skills and resources. The King of Pentacles brings the harvest of creative endeavours, and is the realisation of rewards of effort, foresight and planning. He plods towards his substantial goals deliberately, seriously and without humour. As a person he is serious, sensual and astute. He knows how to maximise his resources and looks after those he is closest to as an accomplished provider and custodian of money and property. When the King of Pentacles turns up in a reading it is time for you to get your financial affairs sorted out in your favour - you have the ability now to either attract those who will help you grow and secure your resources or you will find the information that will allow you to do this for yourself. There is a focus on large established organisations, and these will be important to you now, and this will generally be in a helpful way. The realisation of long-held ambitions and goals, especially of a material nature, is likely now. Patience is key, as is faith in a positive outcome, although care is also needed to protect what you have built up. As a partner he is devoted, sensual and tactile. He is serious about his relationships and while it may take him some time to get around to declaring his feelings, when he does it is out of a sense of certainty and an eye on the long term. He makes...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Court Cards, Cups, Kings, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The King of Cups is also the Prince of the Chariot of the Waters and has an affinity with the Water signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. He represents mastery of the emotional realm, spirituality, creativity and empathy. This King is quite unlike the other Kings in the Tarot - he is compassionate, fair, kind and aware. He understands the depths of despair and also the heights of true happiness. His ability to empathise with those who are in trouble and pain mean that he can often be found in the healing professions, or working in a spiritual capacity. The evolved King has transcended the need for petty emotions and dramas, and can teach you a lot about transcending your own. As a person he can be a calming influence and may arrive on the scene to provide emotional balancing and a detached perspective, which is hard for those of us who are caught up inside of an emotional storm. He can put things in perspective for you by a word or gesture that restores your faith in yourself and in others. Occasionally he may cause problems with his ability to detach emotionally from any situation he is in, and might give the impression of not being in touch with 'reality'. But just because your idea of reality and his don't match, does not mean that one is better than the other. It is just a different perspective on life and it is always worth considering others' perspectives since you can not know that yours is absolutely correct. By opening yourself up to other ways of looking at life and...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Court Cards, Cups, Kings, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The King of Cups is also Prince of the Chariot of the Waters and is aligned with the Water signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. This King represents mastery of the emotional realm and has a well-developed intuitive side. He is not particularly demonstrative, rather his emotions are often well-concealed and yet as vast as the ocean, but make no mistake, he feels deeply. He is sensitive and so can easily take offence if he is not fully conscious or if he has been betrayed in the past. It is unfortunate that sometimes this King can hold on to past hurts and finds it difficult to forgive and move on, although when he has decided to heal such hurts as a necessity then he can be the most forgiving and open-hearted of all Kings with deep sincerity. When this King appears in a reading, it is time for you to learn the lessons of deep emotional maturity and generosity that will draw like-minded people to you and teach you which ones to avoid. He gives you a heightened sensitivity and intuition that allows you to navigate emotional waters skilfully and successfully and to also find deep emotional satisfaction. This King knows that emotional security starts from within – meditation, yoga, nature immersion are all useful pursuits that help to reconnect you to your feeling nature and build your intuition and spiritual connection with life. You may find experiences connected to healing, spirituality, teaching and art are all fields that are connected to this Ruler of Water. These pursuits help you connect to the deeper meaning of life and love,...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Court Cards, Cups, Kings, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The King of Cups is known also as the Prince of the Chariot of the Waters and represents mastery of the emotional realm. This King is charismatic and powerful, with an appreciation of the feminine for which he provides an appreciative foil. His fluid nature makes him elusive especially where the emotions are concerned, and yet his ability to fathom the depths of his and others' emotional natures makes him enigmatic and irresistible. He is in touch with his intuitive side, which means that he has an uncanny knack of knowing what will work and who to trust with important decisions. He is a lateral thinker and will lead with his gut when tricky or conflicting matters need to be sorted out. When he is not in his right nature, he can be deceptive, tricky and elusive, and he will not be pinned down by conservative rules and morals, although he has a compassionate nature and will go in to bat for the underdog if his better nature is appealed to. On an abstract level, the King of Cups represents spiritual matters, the healing arts and cultural endeavours - those concepts which transcend the mundane reality and relate to the finer things of life - love, joy, art, philosophy. You see the King represents that part of us - and this applies to male and female alike - that sees the higher plane, the deeper questions that are asked, He is always holding out for and expecting the best in people and circumstances. His vision is of the heart and soul, and he demands that we rise to a...
by estellew | Aug 7, 2015 | Court Cards, Cups, Kings, Minor Arcana, Tarot
The King of Cups is also known as the Prince of the Chariot of the Waters and represents mastery of the emotional realm. This King is deeply connected to his feelings and his creativity - it can be said of this King that still waters run deep. In a reading where multiple cards are drawn, the Court Cards will often refer to a person with whom you are connected or will soon come in contact with. Because the readings on this page are for a single card, I prefer to read them as if the characteristics embodied in the persona of the Court Card are something that needs to be developed in the querent. And so, as this is the 'highest' of the Courts, it refers to someone with a very well developed emotional side, something that comes more easily to those of the water signs or those who have strong water influences in their charts. This is often the mark of an Empath - a person that knows what others are feeling without having to be told. And with the King, it is also the ability not just to feel. but to transform emotions in self and others by the path of awareness. When you can put yourself in another's shoes, especially those who are in opposition to ourselves or our beliefs, it truly allows for a different response than the normal one you are used to. It is a different way of looking at others, and through that, of looking at your own life. This is the power that the King of Cups bestows if you will let...
