How to read Court Cards: SWORDS & Air Energy in the Pages, Knights, Queens and Kings in Tarot

[@Lazoulettedemexico]

Wow your tarot videos are definitely my favorite out there. Thank u so much

[@Par.Tarot.Reading]

You're wonderful! You keep it short and simple and I finally understood the court cards

[@kistinlight]

Thank you! I absolutely love these. I adore this dress and your pointy ear cuffs btw. ❤️‍🔥🙏🙏

[@AnyaEsma]

Thank you 😌

[@R89yes]

Thank you so much❤ Love how you described king of swords❤

[@Star-Pilled]

Your videos are so good for learning!

[@celinamedalla7307]

i understand the reason of the knight of swords its just like me i am too driven by action and full with determination and no one can stop me from that

[@siren3572]

Thank you SO MUCH for this explanations, I struggle with these cards a lot and I finally start to feel like understanding it better after seeing your videos about it ^^ ...lots of love to you, takr care and please keep making more vids about tarot.

[@heidi_d]

I love that observation about the king - not clear if he’s pulling out his sword or putting it away. Wow! Also, I have this deck and LOVE the court cards...this series has been fantastic! Thank you!

[@Be.love.Be.present.]

I’m really enjoying all of the court card videos. Question, what would be the cautionary for the Page of Swords? Thank you.

[@AnyaEsma]

I would say overthinking things and not taking action is one of the cautionary messages of the Page of Swords.

[@Ejcfarley]

This is such a great series its been so enjoyable and so helpful - especially for recognising when traits cross over into shadows and work that can be done etc... Xxx

[@AnyaEsma]

Thank you for your words! Really glad it's helpful - and yep, a bit of shadow always needs to be in the mix. :D

[@Ejcfarley]

Anya Esma so true! Especially right now it’s coming up a lot!!! Sending blessings and well wishes to you Anya 😊 Xxx

[@PurpleNut]

Very interesting series. For my first tarot deck, I quite bought it on an impulse and went for a very exotic-themed deck. With your set of videos, I've been able to fully recreate a story for each court, giving each character his/her personality and "agenda" so they reflect the energies of the cards. Another thing I was worried about is the minor arcanas not being illustrated (or rather having generic illustrations representing the numbers only). Here again, your video on the numerology aspect will surely help a lot. Now it is all about waiting for May the 20th to receive my deck so I can draw the real cards (and not use min-paper-hand-drawn cards 😄) This leaves me plenty of time to also deal with the major arcanas stories and general meanings . Again, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@huiyiluo6760]

I have a question, why some people think that king is fire element, some people think king is air, and some people think king is earth. with so many element, which one is right?

[@AnyaEsma]

In the end, I would say there is no correct answer. Just follow the framework that makes the most sense to you. Just keep in mind that the Thoth/Crowley Tarot has a slightly different way of approaching the court cards. So what makes sense in the rider waite Smith decks might not make sense for the Thoth.

[@aceofspades3973]

I'm very new to tarot and coming into this with virtually no prior impressions, so I'm not really familiar with things like people hating the Knight of Swords, loving the Knight of Cups, or loving the Queens. I can sort of see why people might dislike the Knight of Swords, though. It kind of gives the impression of someone who claims to be completely logical (air energy) but is actually driven at least partially by a personal inner passion (fire energy). One of the first examples that come to mind is a militant, evangelical (for lack of a better term) atheist who asserts that all spirituality is bad and uses the idea of science as an excuse to attack religious people. I don't know if this is necessarily a good reading of the card, but I can definitely see it coming up, and the kind of people who do tarot would probably find it especially repugnant. I think that there's also undoubtedly some gender stereotypes coming into this as well, especially considering that traditionally in tarot the court cards can represent literal people. If a knight card represents a man coming into your life, gender stereotypes can make the Knight of Swords seem like at best the traditional or default masculine presentation and at worst the height of toxic masculinity. Meanwhile, the Knight of Cups represents the softer, more emotional man that many women wish to see in their lives. But as you said, there is a time for "Knight of Swords" energy (bravery, confidence, assertiveness, steadfastness) in everyone's life. This reminds me of something that a mentor once said to me about being a woman in academia and industry. I can't remember her exact words, but it was something along the lines of "Go after this with the confidence of a rich, white guy." People who are low SES, a racial minority, or women often suffer from impostor syndrome and low confidence...Nobody wants to be "that guy" forcing yourself on everyone else, but sometimes you need to assert yourself. And that includes rich, white men too. We should be striving for balance in people of all walks of life, not demonizing people any time that they match their stereotype. Being solely emotional, shy, and submissive isn’t a virtue in a man any more than it is in a woman. One interesting thing that I've noticed is while I do feel drawn to certain cards when I use the traditional names and suits, I feel pretty equally about them when I switch to more neutral names. Instead of knight, queen, page, king and wands, cups, pentacles, swords, I came up with warrior, healer, visionary, scholar and art, emotions, values, science. Even if I know that a King card can be someone of any gender, it’s so easy to fall into the gendered thinking of, "Oh, I’m a woman, so I should identify with one of the Queens." I also identify pretty strongly with my sun in Aries, so it’s easy for me to default to fire imagery, but I also really want to be a balanced person who embodies all of the different elements. I feel that taking the extraneous imagery out of it helps me to see things a little more clearly. Thank you so much for this series! As always, I love your approach and insights! *Edit: Accidentally put King of Swords instead of Knight of Swords.

[@AnyaEsma]

You perfectly explained why I think people dislike the Knight of Swords - I agree. :) And I really like the more neutral terms you made up as well!

[@whynterstorme9592]

For some reason swords are fire to me. I’ve tried to feel it as air but it just feels like fire. Wands feels like air. Am I alone here haha

[@aceofspades3973]

I can imagine where you're coming from. Swords and fire are both things that are typically seen as destructive (but can be useful and necessary). I've also heard that swords are fire and wands are air the Modern Spellcaster's Tarot deck. Personally, I like wands as fire. I see the wands suit as representing passion, and I like the imagery of wands because it makes me think of magic and witchcraft, which is sort of the ultimate incarnation of passion, putting your energy and intention into the world in a very literal way. Like fire, magic can be used to bring warmth and light or to wreak destruction, and it can be a little unpredictable. So I prefer wands as fire to swords, since swords to me represent a much more controlled, refined action.

[@jordanshaw5500]

No I totally understand I do this all the time with swords and wands. I think for me swords represent combat so I think fire. Red hot and angry. As wands I almost think light and airy.... Like air. Lol so no you're not alone.

[@mdbarton1979]

Swords are forged in fire. Some systems interpret swords as fire and wands as air. You're certainly not alone.

[@ManyLegions88]

Queen of Swords = Hekate