The Court Cards

There are 16 Court Cards in a traditional deck. In most decks they consist of a Page, a Knight, a Queen and a King. The Court Cards represent an aspect of yourself, people in your life or a role you are or should be playing.

The Pages

A Page can represent a youthful person of either sex
They can deliver a message
In the days of Kings and Queens, Pages delivered messages

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Page of Wands - Youth

Upright: athletic, energetic,
warm, happy and full of ideas
Reversed:drama, superficial,
or image conscious

Page of Wands - Message

Upright: Good news in the form of
a phone call, email or conversation
Reversed: delays or interruptions

Page of Cups - Youth

Upright: kind, gentle, sensitive, empathic, intuitive, artistic
Reversed: withdrawn, overly emotional

Page of Cups - Message

Upright: good news about romance,
marriage, birth or friendship
Reversed: delayed message about
marriage, birth or friendship

Page of Swords - Youth

Upright: quick-minded,
logical, rule-followers
Reversed: unpredictable,
needs to talk things out

Page of Swords - Message

Upright: delays or changed plans or disappointing news
Reversed: truthful information
being revealed

Page of Pentacles - Youth

Upright: scholarly, detail oriented, loves nature
Reversed: rebellious, lazy,
lack of motivation

Page of Pentacles - Message

Upright: positive financial changes
or academic news
Reversed: delayed good news relating
to finances or academics

The Knights

A Knight can represent an adolescent or young adult of either sex
They usher in a significant event
Since they come in on a horse they represent some type of action

Knight of Wands - Adolescent

Upright: energetic, athletic,
impatient, warm, creative
Reversed: argumentative,
narrow minded

Knight of Wands - Event

Upright: a physical move
or journey.
Reversed: things are out
of control, no movement

Knight of Cups - Adolescent

Upright: romantic, intuitive
and artistic.
Reversed: fear of being involved, fear of commitment

Knight of Cups - Event

Upright: high level of excitement
around a romantic invitation
Reversed: postponed invitation,
feelings not being shared

Knight of Swords - Adolescent

Upright: quick minded, serious
and can be insensitive
Reversed: poor communication, dishonesty or deception

Knight of Swords - Event

Upright: confusion due to the intense speed at which change happens.
Reversed: delays, conflicts, no warning of impending trauma

Knight of Pentacles - Adolscent

Upright: loyal, nature-loving,
dedicated to helping others,
Mr. Reliable to a fault.
Reversed: scattered, irresponsible

Knight of Pentacles - Event

Upright: increase in salary, a
loan being approved or completing an education.
Reversed: money and finances
at a standstill

The Queens

A Queen represents the female energy of her suit

Queen of Wands
Upright: The Queen of Wands has endless energy is outgoing, practical, ambitious, warm and self-assured. Her home is important to
her and she is loyal and protective.

Reversed: She is hot tempered, disorganized, vengeful, and impatient.

Queen of Cups
Upright: The Queen of Cups is nurturing, loving, intuitive, gentle, kind and is deeply committed to her home and family. She is very concerned with your emotional state.
Reversed: She is smothering, emotionally unbalanced, secretive, a nag and overly sensitive.

Queen of Swords
Upright: The Queen of Swords has inner strength and wisdom is independent, an analytical thinker, a realist, and loyal. She maybe divorced or widowed. She has seen many hardships but uses those lessons to help others. As a mother she is stern.
Reversed: She can be belittling, critical, intolerant and mentally manipulative.

Queen of Pentacles
Upright: The Queen of Pentacles is charitable, generous, easy going, intelligent, responsible, educated and prosperous. She loves nature and is most likely educated. She is a good mother and most likely works outside the home.
Reversed: She can be overly miserly, jealous, self-indulgent, a task master, practical to the point of being boring.

The Kings

A King represents the male energy of his suit

King of Wands
Upright: The King of Wands is passionate, confident, ambitious, athletic, a leader and often an entrepreneur. He is a powerhouse of energy. This king makes a great husband and father.
Reversed: He gets bored easily and is controlling, bad tempered, physically abusive and has an inflated ego.

King of Cups
Upright: The King of Cups is trustworthy, compassionate,
respected and cultured. He is a kind and loving husband and father. He always speaks to you from his heart and has a gentle power. He is a humanitarian and loves to work with people.
Reversed: He lacks drive and backbone, is over sensitive, avoids conflict and may drink to much.

King of Swords
Upright: The Kind of Swords is brilliant, confident, and articulate. He is very well educated, understands the human mind and deals well with logic and reason. He gives sound advice and strives for fairness. He is an strong authority figure.
Reversed: He can be abusive verbally, cruel. cold, impersonal, non-emotional, and lacks sensitivity.

King of Pentacles
Upright: The King of Pentacles is prosperous, dependable, unwavering and patient. He is generous but not wasteful with his time or money. As a husband and father he is very reliable and slow to anger. His main focus is on the financial security of his family.
Reversed: He is stubborn, overly materialistic and miserly.