I liked reading your “tried & true” correspondences. Do you find them to be accurate?

I too utilize Elementals and with Court Cards it’s the G.:.D.:. system of:

Kings/Knights = “Fire”
Queens = “Water”
Knights/Princes = “Air”
Pages/Princesses = “Earth”

and;

Wands = “Fire”
Cups = “Water”
Swords = “Air”
Pens = “Earth”

so, then (using your Thoth Court cards), Elementally it’s:

Knight of Discs= “Fire” in “Earth”

and;

Knight of Cups = “Fire” in “Water”

I concur here, with you, Doug, that the querent is quite “over-heated” and possibly in “lust,” considering that (elementally) the Knight of Cups “cancels itself out,” while the Knight of Discs implies a very Dry Heat, indeed! (In fact, including the “extra” element of “Water,” it may become somewhat “Steamy,” here, too-boot!)

So, yes, Doug: I can clearly see a querent who’s run “dry” in his current relationship and is very eager to seek experiment & adventure outside this “dank and dreary” hell he’s come to know, so well!

–amm770 . . .

Your question is actually very complicated; it’s a tricky area.

90% of the time, I’ll be gender specific. In fact, at the very start of a Tarot reading, that is usually my standard approach. Occasionally, and this is all down to intuition, I’ll see the Court cards as representing different approaches the client is taking to different areas of their lives – like the example in the post.

Another approach I use, as standard, is to reinterpret the Court cards as events.

After I’ve interpreted the Court cards in a gender specific way, I’ll then reinterpret (should the reading allow) the cards to represent events.

This is a complex question because I’ve often identified myself as being the Queen of Swords. However, this is a completely different context because I’m actually doing a reading for myself – as a meditation. Doing a reading for yourself as a meditation often demands a different approach to the cards.

To make this clearer, when I read for other people, I’m diving their future. In this context, I’ll interpret the Court cards as gender specific. If the context is different, such as a mediation, then I’ll often use a different, much more psychological approach to the cards.

Again, it all depends on the situation and this area of the Tarot is very complicated because a one-rule-fits-all approach rarely works.

I hope that’s helped answer your question.

Glad you liked it

In the Thoth deck, the Court Cards are named differently from the Rider-Waite style decks. A King in the Rider-Waite style decks is actually a Knight in the Thoth decks and a Knight in the Rider-Waite style decks is actually a Prince in the Thoth decks.

In this particular article, a Prince from the Thoth deck, is the same as a Knight from a Rider-Waite style deck.

Hope that helps to clear up any confusion

In your example, you asked:

what I should know of his thoughts. I got 3 cards: 7 of Cups, King of Cups, Queen of Cups.

Then you looked to contrast that with different Court Cards:

In this situation, say I pulled the 7 of Cups and the King and Queen of Disks or Staffs, for example, that, I imagine would imply a different thing.

If I’ve understood you’re question correctly, then I would agree with you that different Court Cards imply different things. Looking at your first three cards, this tells us that:

1. He’s Emotionally involved
2. Unlikely to act on it in any obvious way (at this time)
3. Enjoying a connection with you – The King and Queen reflect each other and are in sync
4. The 7 of Cups is the musing over what’s possible

If we then contrast that with the other set of Court cards then we get something rather different. These different Court cards indicate:

1. There is a distinction between emotional fantasy and reality (the difference between Disks and Cups)
2. There is a distinction between what he feels is possible (cups) and what he believes to be real (disks).
3. He sees his relationship with you as dependable, solid, predictable and so on.
4. Although he fantasies about the relationship existing differently (cups) he is not a risk taker – or the time for risks is for the future.

Overall, the two sets of readings that you describe hinge upon the 7 of Cups – possibility (but can it ever be reality)?

This would (and the Tarot so often works in this way) answer your question, but leave you with so many more

Hope that illustrates how different Court Cards imply different things – and how one card (the 7 of Cups) can provide the focal point for the others. If not, let me know and I’ll do my best to help

I thank you for your post, and wonder if and how this method can be used for other topics not relating to love.

For example:
I am entering an interesting work relationship now with a gentleman I don’t really know. I pulled some cards in a self-made spread, and asked what I should know of his thoughts. I got 3 cards: 7 of Cups, King of Cups, Queen of Cups. So in my head that’s a pretty clear sign he’s not just looking to do work here.

In this situation, say I pulled the 7 of Cups and the King and Queen of Disks or Staffs, for example, that, I imagine would imply a different thing.

I find myself reading into the INTENTIONS of others based on which court card they come out as in that given reading, as I’ve had the same person show up as all 4 different Kings at any given time.

Does that make sense? Since personality traits vary depending on the moment.

Thanks!
Kat

Thank you for your kind words. I’m glad you liked the post