Bernice
You've really been working hard at this Lady Iron Side. I think that the original understanding of the Elements does have more depth than the RWS
Now anyone with a deck that has female Knights & Pages, and wants to use Mels' historical method, might consider replacing his 'male' meanings for them with these 'female' meanings.
Have I got this right? (Excuse long posting, just need to clarify)
~~~ Female Pages - main Element = Water ~~~
Female Page of Swords = WATER/AIR
Youthful wit, charisma and the ability to fascinate, Insight, create new ideas, using your mind, skills, and dexterity to organize, ability to extract confidences, initiate communication with others, using persuasive tactics, can suggest the use of language and communication skills, being witty, cunning and clever. Talent, Intelligent, a higher comprehending mind, independent thinker, impulsive, charm. originality, alert personality, assistant to scholar, empathetic, psychic discovery, she can channel her sexual energy in productive, creative, artistic, or spiritual activities, her sexual energy for a higher good.
RX emotional and intellectual dullness (RX) , Inability to concentrate (RX), sluggishness (RX),
Female Page of Staves = WATER/FIRE
Conquest, Gossip, slander, sorrow, regret, mercy, Rash actions, Gains from the misfortunes of others, Injured self-esteem, Destruction of others, She feels humiliated and defeated in a matter of love. Scattered energies, Impulsive, erratic behavior, Immaturity, doubts undermine and erode commitment and morale, adolescent just beginning the journey, overly confident in attitude and rash in your actions, Sexual frustration. She maybe taking a wrong course or making a wrong approach altogether.
Female Page of Cups = WATER/WATER
Has difficulty in launching new projects, An emotionally understanding person, psychic abilities, passive, dreamy, has an elfin charm which can be mischievous or irresponsible, Risk taker, cunning and can think on her feet, business partner, she worries, she wants her cake and eat it too, she gets embarrassed easily. she has a happy go luck attitude towards love and intimacy. she enjoy the pleasure of the moment without making firm commitments. she is content and sexually satisfied. she is practical and has no romantic delusions.
Rx letter, message.
Female Page of Coins = WATER/EARTH
Patient, strong, determined, harvest, abundance, grace, regal. assistant, satisfactory, eagerness to help others. practical and common sense. Fruitfulness and plenty, when work has been successfully accomplished or problems solved, solace, compromise,
Rx: excessive pleasure, overabundance, superfluity, loss of prestige, delays lack of appreciation.
~~~ Female Knights = main Element = FIRE ~~~
Female Knight of Swords = FIRE/AIR
She is a Independent minded type of person who is cautious to a degree, self - sufficient and doesn't need to depend on others, She doesn't always follow through with plans or promises, She desires freedom - which can effect the relationship side - possibility of separation/loss, She is curious about other ways of life with the desire to roam, Everything she does is done in time, She find it difficult to relax even if she has earned it, She is content to spend time by herself and at times can be protective if her contentment and safety is threatened,She has a quite self - confidence and awareness of self worth, She is disciplined in the creative production or innovations, however with her living a creative life this can be a struggle to get things started, She reaches her goal - but it will take some time - her time, She lives modestly and takes pleasure in the simple things, She is peace and serenity with good esteem, She has it all, but she needs for balance.
Female Knight of Cups = FIRE/WATER
Ingenuity, growth, hard-worker, Patience, and trust. She cultivates with care, she is slow /or slow progress, she is resourceful. Joyful, desire and fulfillment, love and expression, proper balance, grace, poise and charisma, giving without thought of return, creative imagination and inspiration, clairvoyance, her energies pour out into a good cause or to a long range vision. Imagination, daydreams, unrealistic attitudes, wishful thinking, indulgence in sexual pleasures, she imagines exciting possibilities and internally rehearsing the plans to achieve them. Shyness, Modesty, might leave behind what formerly attracted, nurtured emotionally sustained, or fascinated her. Travel, desire, emotionally pulled, has a sense of longing, spiritual quest, love, romance, and artist fulfillment, warmhearted and intimate in her affections, Balance between the active ego and inactive aspects of her emotions, this balance guides the ego by her higher self.
Female Knight of Coins = FIRE/EARTH
She is a lover, mistress, wife, girlfriend who is adored, she has such drive and ambition that there is potential for risky behavior, putting her safety and security at risk, which can affect others. She desires change and seeks new opportunities and more responsibilities which also can affect others. She takes a more practical approach to whatever she does. She is more focus and determined that she can lose sight of her other needs or others or what's going on around her, she is not afraid of hard work, which makes her a hardworking person, self - reliant and self efficient. However she is there for you through thick and thin. She goes around and around in circles, she has her ups and downs, she works a little bit harder than others to make things happen, she maybe slower at getting the tasks or what have you done, she experiences disruption in her environment, relationships etc, she may even need to relearn something in life, one step forward two steps back, She is adventurous, sometime may show instability, negligence and carelessness which brings about changes in her life.
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So just the Knight of Batons to add.
Bee
Now anyone with a deck that has female Knights & Pages, and wants to use Mels' historical method, might consider replacing his 'male' meanings for them with these 'female' meanings.
Have I got this right? (Excuse long posting, just need to clarify)
~~~ Female Pages - main Element = Water ~~~
Female Page of Swords = WATER/AIR
Youthful wit, charisma and the ability to fascinate, Insight, create new ideas, using your mind, skills, and dexterity to organize, ability to extract confidences, initiate communication with others, using persuasive tactics, can suggest the use of language and communication skills, being witty, cunning and clever. Talent, Intelligent, a higher comprehending mind, independent thinker, impulsive, charm. originality, alert personality, assistant to scholar, empathetic, psychic discovery, she can channel her sexual energy in productive, creative, artistic, or spiritual activities, her sexual energy for a higher good.
RX emotional and intellectual dullness (RX) , Inability to concentrate (RX), sluggishness (RX),
Female Page of Staves = WATER/FIRE
Conquest, Gossip, slander, sorrow, regret, mercy, Rash actions, Gains from the misfortunes of others, Injured self-esteem, Destruction of others, She feels humiliated and defeated in a matter of love. Scattered energies, Impulsive, erratic behavior, Immaturity, doubts undermine and erode commitment and morale, adolescent just beginning the journey, overly confident in attitude and rash in your actions, Sexual frustration. She maybe taking a wrong course or making a wrong approach altogether.
Female Page of Cups = WATER/WATER
Has difficulty in launching new projects, An emotionally understanding person, psychic abilities, passive, dreamy, has an elfin charm which can be mischievous or irresponsible, Risk taker, cunning and can think on her feet, business partner, she worries, she wants her cake and eat it too, she gets embarrassed easily. she has a happy go luck attitude towards love and intimacy. she enjoy the pleasure of the moment without making firm commitments. she is content and sexually satisfied. she is practical and has no romantic delusions.
Rx letter, message.
Female Page of Coins = WATER/EARTH
Patient, strong, determined, harvest, abundance, grace, regal. assistant, satisfactory, eagerness to help others. practical and common sense. Fruitfulness and plenty, when work has been successfully accomplished or problems solved, solace, compromise,
Rx: excessive pleasure, overabundance, superfluity, loss of prestige, delays lack of appreciation.
~~~ Female Knights = main Element = FIRE ~~~
Female Knight of Swords = FIRE/AIR
She is a Independent minded type of person who is cautious to a degree, self - sufficient and doesn't need to depend on others, She doesn't always follow through with plans or promises, She desires freedom - which can effect the relationship side - possibility of separation/loss, She is curious about other ways of life with the desire to roam, Everything she does is done in time, She find it difficult to relax even if she has earned it, She is content to spend time by herself and at times can be protective if her contentment and safety is threatened,She has a quite self - confidence and awareness of self worth, She is disciplined in the creative production or innovations, however with her living a creative life this can be a struggle to get things started, She reaches her goal - but it will take some time - her time, She lives modestly and takes pleasure in the simple things, She is peace and serenity with good esteem, She has it all, but she needs for balance.
Female Knight of Cups = FIRE/WATER
Ingenuity, growth, hard-worker, Patience, and trust. She cultivates with care, she is slow /or slow progress, she is resourceful. Joyful, desire and fulfillment, love and expression, proper balance, grace, poise and charisma, giving without thought of return, creative imagination and inspiration, clairvoyance, her energies pour out into a good cause or to a long range vision. Imagination, daydreams, unrealistic attitudes, wishful thinking, indulgence in sexual pleasures, she imagines exciting possibilities and internally rehearsing the plans to achieve them. Shyness, Modesty, might leave behind what formerly attracted, nurtured emotionally sustained, or fascinated her. Travel, desire, emotionally pulled, has a sense of longing, spiritual quest, love, romance, and artist fulfillment, warmhearted and intimate in her affections, Balance between the active ego and inactive aspects of her emotions, this balance guides the ego by her higher self.
Female Knight of Coins = FIRE/EARTH
She is a lover, mistress, wife, girlfriend who is adored, she has such drive and ambition that there is potential for risky behavior, putting her safety and security at risk, which can affect others. She desires change and seeks new opportunities and more responsibilities which also can affect others. She takes a more practical approach to whatever she does. She is more focus and determined that she can lose sight of her other needs or others or what's going on around her, she is not afraid of hard work, which makes her a hardworking person, self - reliant and self efficient. However she is there for you through thick and thin. She goes around and around in circles, she has her ups and downs, she works a little bit harder than others to make things happen, she maybe slower at getting the tasks or what have you done, she experiences disruption in her environment, relationships etc, she may even need to relearn something in life, one step forward two steps back, She is adventurous, sometime may show instability, negligence and carelessness which brings about changes in her life.
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So just the Knight of Batons to add.
Bee