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 Swords expresses the theme of intellectual leadership.
This character may, however, be domineering and inflexible as he has
developed leadership through a series of many challenges and some difficult
lessons.
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 brown hair, and dark eyes, born under
the astrological sign of Aquarius.
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. |
