Court cards: can they have more than one meaning?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 12 Dec 2001, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Soraya	12 Dec 2001
Hi everyone, recently I drew the knight of swords as my "card of the day". That day I went on a trip (to a meeting in another town), the meeting included some verbal battles and one of the participants behaved like the knight of swords (aggressive, assertive, arguing etc.) So I am wondering: what did the knight of swords signify: the trip, the meeting, the aggressive speaker - or all three of them? Soraya

cj	12 Dec 2001
[quote]Soraya (12 Dec, 2001 20:50): Hi everyone, recently I drew the knight of swords as my "card of the day". That day I went on a trip (to a meeting in another town), the meeting included some verbal battles and one of the participants behaved like the knight of swords (aggressive, assertive, arguing etc.) I think it the card represented the trip in as a whole...the Knights to me are controlled movement..with a purpose...the swords are of the mind (usually a conflict). PS what deck did you use..depending on the image, the meaning changes... Just a thought, cj

DeLani	12 Dec 2001
I agree; the court cards' meanings do change somewhat depending on the deck. I think their meaning has more to do with personalities than events, per se, but that's just a "rule of thumb." I think in your case, the card did represent the trip as a whole - including the confrontation with the aggressive person. Just a suggestion here - for more clarification, I would do a 3-card daily spread. It just gives more info than one card can possibly give. I've seen many variations on this: Body/Mind/Spirit; Past/Present/Future; Morning/Mid-day/Night; Feelings/Actions/Surroundings (this is the one I get). The best way to figure it out, as well as learn more about the cards and how to read them, is to keep a daily Tarot journal so you can see what cards you drew, what you thought they meant, and what really happened. Within a month you should notice a pattern, and this will be the triad you can use with clarity. Blessed Be, DeLani

Soraya	13 Dec 2001
Hi guys, Thanks for the input. I used the RW deck (my only one as I do not seem to like any other decks I have come across). Cheers Soraya

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