Hi Guys,

People are normally represented by the Courts Cards. You need to take into consideration that people are normally categorised, so also in the Tarot. The main approach is to firstly consider the significator. Even if in a lead-on reading; one where the card representing the final outcome in the first reading is used as significator, the significator of the previous reading still bears a strong influence on the second reading.
Family members will normally be presented by picture cards of the same suit as your significator or also card 7 “this is you”

When a picture card appears, the person it describes may sometimes or more often share the characteristics of that picture card. This person may not be a rival but may be a contender. Don’t then just include him as your enemy. The orientation of the card will also give you insight as to the intend of this person. So family can be described by the same suit as the seeker, and friends perhaps in the sister suit. Enemies therefore can be seen in the “opposing” suit and that sister suit. Care must be taken to distinguish between situations and people.

Sister Suits:
Swords and Cups,
Pentacles and Wands.

What do you guys think?

Blessed be

I had never heard about sister suits, but I always expect some new info in your posts, that's why I follow them.

I remember a thread in which we discussed how to pick a Court card for a significator. It turned out many didn't even use one because they found this picking quite difficult, unless you use the final outcome from a previous reading, as you say. Only most of the time there is no previous reading.

So, how do you pick your significator? Do you go by looks, star sign, the person's character -if known-, age or gender? I suppose the outcome in friend/foe court cards in the spread depends on how accurate you are when picking a significator for the seeker.

Hey, I even remember one of your posts in which you asked whether we always used queens for women and kings for men, or something of the kind. Do you remember?

Hi Pirbid,

The significator is chosen from four cards, which is face down.

SIGNIFICATOR

The significator is either a choice of the Major Arcanum cards, describing a specific matter or from the Minor Court cards. Allow the Querent to shuffle the deck at least twice with the significator included. If a Major Arcanum, now remove it from the deck and place at centre. The cards should now be shuffled three times and cut three times by both Querent and reader. If chosen from the Minor Arcanum, remove the four cards, one from each suit depicting the level of the Querent in their social, business or personal environment,
Keeping in mind the following:
Ages: 16-22; Pages
Ages: 23-35; Knights
Ages; 36-50; King for men, Queen for woman
Ages; 50 and above; Emperor for men, Empress for woman. Using divinatory meaning only.
Husband and wife: King and Queen.
Knight and Page: Siblings, Single, no Children.

The four cards should now be shuffled placed in a row, the Querent is now allowed to, with their intuition, gliding their hands over these cards, choose a specific card. This card must now be turned face up and the Querent should be represented or characteristics are revealed.

Blessed be.

Mmm... Does that mean that if we remain single and childless we should always chose knights or pages as our significator? Do we turn into kings and queens as soon as we have a relationship even without kids?
I find it interesting to turn into the Emperor and Empress from 50 onwards. What is the difference from king and queen? -I know the cards have different meanings, but why step up from Minor Court cards to Majors only through age?-.
Also, when one chooses a Court card as significator, you can get other 'family members', like his or her couple; or, if the querent is a queen and other queens appear, they might be rivals or competitors. But if your significator is the Empress, does that mean you are 'above' all Court cards appearing in the spread? How do you interpret that? I find all this highly confusing.

Sorry, PW, it's just that every time you answer one of my questions, a few more come to mind... Thanks for your patience!

Hi Pirbid,

Let me put it this way: "I'm always Tarotising"

Whenever I meet a person, I will classify that person in a suit which I feel they fit in! And, by the way they speak and act, I will fit them into the pip cards, or the progress in the pip cards from 1-10---the mundane, everyday events.

If we go back to Roman rulers Caesar, or Emperor, we will find that they ruled over many Kings and their Kingdoms, as the Empire was expanded to eventually rule most of Europe.

Have a good look see at the ages of many of our querants, and the matters troubling them. Very few querants are over 50!!! Therefore, as you grow into your age, you gain wisdom bit, by bit, by the little lessons life teach you.

It's impossible to remain a page throughout your life. That's where the age matter comes in, then having a child, married or single, brings responsibility to the parent. You may be a page, but more than likely you will jump a bit higher, and aspire to become the Queen asap.

We must also remember, a wedding is not necessary to determine the spouse. The spiritual bond is what determine the other partner. The coming together in the first sexual encounter. That is why it's so important to be sure about your partner, too many mates, and you end up with a splintered    soul.

Blessed be.