Spirituality: Astrological Advice: "The links between tarot suits and astrological elements"

Psychics utilize many different types of divination tools as their stock and trade. Whether you are consulting a psychic to point the way toward finding love, changing jobs, or merely to act as a touchstone for some general guidance in your life, you'll find that many depend upon the ancient wisdom of the Tarot for enlightenment.

What you may not know is that there are many correlations between the Tarot cards and Western Astrology

The twelve signs of the Zodiac are segregated by four basic elements: Fire, Air, Earth and Water and, since 12 / 4 = 3, these elemental groupings are called the Triplicities. Each elemental Triplicity is also represented by a suit of the Tarot:

Fire = Wands (or Rods)

Earth = Pentacles

Air = Swords

Water = Cups

Therefore, each of the Court Cards of the Tarot represents an elemental type of person born under each of the Triplicities:

Kings:
The King of Wands = A fully-grown male Fire Sign (Aries, Leo or Sagittarius)
The King of Pentacles = A fully-grown male Earth Sign (Capricorn, Taurus or Virgo)
The King of Swords = A fully-grown male Air Sign (Libra, Aquarius or Gemini)
The King of Cups = A fully-grown male Water Sign (Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces)

Queens:
The Queen of Wands = A fully-grown female Fire Sign (Aries, Leo or Sagittarius)
The Queen of Pentacles = A fully-grown female Earth Sign (Capricorn, Taurus or Virgo)
The Queen of Swords = A fully-grown female Air Sign (Libra, Aquarius or Gemini)
The Queen of Cups = A fully-grown female Water Sign (Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces)

Knights:
The Knight of Wands = A teenage or young adult Fire Sign (Aries, Leo or Sagittarius) of either sex
The Knight of Pentacles = A teenage or young adult Earth Sign (Capricorn, Taurus or Virgo) of either sex
The Knight of Swords = A teenage or young adult Air Sign (Libra, Aquarius or Gemini) of either sex
The Knight of Cups = A teenage or young adult Water Sign (Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces) of either sex

Pages:
The Page of Wands = A child Fire Sign (Aries, Leo or Sagittarius) of either sex
The Page of Pentacles = A child Earth Sign (Capricorn, Taurus or Virgo) of either sex
The Page of Swords = A child Air Sign (Libra, Aquarius or Gemini) of either sex
The Page of Cups = A child Water Sign (Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces) of either sex

Because each of the signs of the Zodiac have distinctive personalities and traits, the suits and positions of the Court Cards in a reading

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