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:
| Latin suit | French suit | Element | Class | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Famous quotes containing the word symbolism:
“...I remembered the rose bush that had reached a thorny branch out through the ragged fence, and caught my dress, detaining me when I would have passed on. And again the symbolism of it all came over me. These memories and visions of the poor—they were the clutch of the thorns. Social workers have all felt it. It holds them to their work, because the thorns curve backward, and one cannot pull away.”
—Albion Fellows Bacon (1865–1933)