Symbolism
In divinatory, esoteric and occult tarot, the Minor Arcana are believed to represent relatively mundane features of life. The court cards represent the people we meet.
Each suit also has distinctive characteristics and connotations currently thought to be as follows:
Latin suit | French suit | Element | Class | Faculty |
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Wands / Batons / Clubs / Staves | Clubs | Fire | Peasantry | Creativity and will |
Coins / Pentacles / Disks / Rings | Diamonds | Earth | Merchants | Material body or possessions |
Cups (Chalices) | Hearts | Water | Clergy | Emotions and love |
Swords | Spades | Air | Nobility and military | Reason |
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