Court cards refer to the people in our lives, though they can also refer to qualities in ourselves. Keeping things simple for now let's assume that they refer to other people and that a Queen indicates a woman, a King indicates a man and a Jack refers to a young person who might be male or female. As before, the suit indicates the element and corresponding characteristics; so a Queen of Clubs would indicate a woman who portrays the qualities of Air.
To make it easier to understand the elements as they relate to people it is useful to compare the Court Cards with Astrology.
Hearts = Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces / Emotional and intuitive.
Clubs = Air Signs: Gemini, Libra and Aquarius / Objective and idealistic.
Diamonds = Earth Signs: Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn / Practical and pragmatic.
Spades = Fire Signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius / Passionate and motivated.
If you think of your friends zodiac signs and the qualities they possess in relation to the playing cards you will soon get a feel for this.
A word of caution though - when a Court Card appears in a reading don't assume that this means a person of a particular sign will be significant. That is to say that drawing the King of Diamonds, for example, does not necessarily mean that a Taurus (or Capricorn or Virgo) man is indicated. Sometimes that might be the case, but more often than not it will indicate that a person who portrays the characteristics of that sign will be relevant to the situation to which the reading refers.
In the next lesson i will teach you how to carry out a simple 3 card reading but now it's time to have some fun. Spread the Court Cards out in front of you and taking one at a time consider them in relation to the qualities given above. Do they remind you of anyone you know. What about celebrities, politicians, or characters from your favourite book or movie? Try to understand the personality of the card and in no time at all they'll be like old friends.
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