The "Kings" in the Tarot
Deck may also be known by other names (depending on the deck used).
For
example, the The World Spirit Tarot includes "Sages" and the Shapeshifter's
Tarot includes "Gods" in place of the "Kings" in
the Rider-Waite and Robin
Wood decks.
All Court Cards may be interpreted as referring to a person - the card itself
including information to identify the individual. Alternatively they may be
interpreted symbolically, in which case "Kings" may be understood
to represent motivation, that is - a beginning or start of something.
The element of the Kings is "Fire".
The Kings are reflections of the Emperor.
In general terms, when Kings appear in a spread they indicate the presence
(or need for) planners, motivators, commanders, creators, in fact - the type
of people who make things happen !
In the case of the King of Cups, the theme is that of "highest emotional
responsibility". He is often (including on the Rider-Waite and Robin
Wood Decks) depicted sitting on a royal throne above an ocean of
waves - energetic water/emotions. Some people interpret this as the King
of Cups being "above" emotions, and as such as having become somewhat
detached from the theme of his suit.
When this Court Card appears in a spread to identify a person to the
sitter then the characteristics it conveys include: A mature man, with
(or who used to have) fair hair, and blue eyes, born under the astrological
sign of Scorpio.
Note this is not always the purpose
of the appearance of a Court Card in a spread and not all of the above
characteristics need apply - the readers intuition will guide him/her
to mention only any that are relevant.
The presence of this card in a spread may advise us to remain level-headed
about the situation, or alternatively to cease repressing our emotions
and instead to become their "master" (or "ruler").
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