Barleywine
Also, I think where we differ is in your use of planets as an alternative to a zodiac sign...whereas I stay with the zodiac sign...the planets that rule the sign being implicated. All being said, I see that you are not inclined to mix astrology with the tarot. I rather enjoy the additional facets astrology adds to the card, in particular when it comes to considering detriments and exaltations. Also, the tarot draws from astrology when it comes to the elements of fire, air, earth and water and the characteristics that accompany the elements....so tarot and astrology seem to have a natural affinity to me.
The problem is that there are 22 trumps and only 12 signs, so rather than doubling up, the Golden Dawn brought in the seven traditional planets and the three primal elements to round it out to 22. I was just reading Elizabeth Hazel, and she doesn't associate elements with the non-zodiacal trumps at all, and just considers them to be "free-agents." In practice, when I have a planetary trump I also consider the sign ruled by that planet to create an elemental correspondence. And . . . not mix tarot with astrology? Nothing could be farther from the truth. I was an astrologer first and have been since 1970, although now I focus mainly on horary astrology. The system of decans is vital to my use of the Minor Arcana. It's the Major Arcana that don't fair as well in my opinion.