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 !
The King of Pentacles expresses
the theme of fulfillment of material, practical, or earthly pursuits.
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) dark hair, and dark eyes, born
under the astrological sign of Taurus.
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. |
