The Knight’s Tarot Cards Summary
| Swords | Wands | Cups | Pentacles | |
| Themes | Intellect, ideas, and science | Strength, will and ambition | Emotions, creativity and renewal | Wealth, health and abundance |
| Elements | Air | Fire | Water | Earth |
| Astrology | Gemini, Aquarius, Libra | Aries, Leo, Sagittarius | Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio | Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo |
| Direction | East | South | West | North |
| Card Summary | Intellectual person who thinks creatively but may not be able to implement on the earth plane | Message bearer who is up beat & cheerful. Querent may be feeling charged up, full of energy, and ready to get things going. | Messenger who is romantic & intellectual. This person is not charging forward. They are calm and peaceful. | Message that is generally good. Someone who is grounded, down to earth, practical, ambitious and diligent. |
Swords
Swords
- Themes – Intellect, ideas, science, unemotional, bold, calculations
- Element – Air
- Astrology Signs – Gemini, Aquarius, Libra
- Direction – East
Knight / Prince of Swords Meaning
- Generally a message. Air moving air – need substance – needs grounding.
- A very intellectual person who thinks how to achieve something but may not be able to implement on earth plane; cheerful and impulsive. Shares similar characteristics to the page / princess but may be more aggressive with the use or application of his mind.
- Can also represent a manipulative nature or playing mind games with others.
- Spiritual energy being at a peak.
- Someone or something desirable.
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Wands / Batons
Wands / Batons
- Themes – Inspiration, primal energy determination, strength, will, ambition.
- Element – Fire
- Astrology Signs – Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
- Direction – South
Knight of Wands Meaning
- Moon and Mutable / Sagittarius energy / Fire + Fire
- Often a message bearer who is up beat, cheerful, excited easily. The great adventurer in the tarot. Same characteristics as page / princess but he is proactive and may be more impulsive. He may show more creativity initially. Poised and ready.
- Querent may be feeling charged up, full of energy, and ready to get things going. Good energy for getting things going and reaching goals..
- If this card appears with 6 of Swords it could mean a journey, relocation, heading in a new direction or new career opportunity.
Cups
Cups
- Themes – emotions, love, healing, renewal, creativity, divination, intuition
- Element – Water
- Astrology Signs – Cancer, pisces, and scorpio
- Direction – West
Knight of Cups Meaning
- Moon and mutable / Pisces energy / Water + Fire
- Messenger who is romantic, intellectual and emotional. This person is not charging forward. They are calm and peaceful. May represent lacking stability.
- A young man learning to control his emotions, hone his intuition, and may be learning to work with the occult in some way. Man of secrecy.
- Sometimes shows up in a reading as a reminder to be careful with whom you share information.
Pentacles / Coins
Pentacles / Coins
- Themes – Corporeal, finances, practicality, grounding, health, wealth, manifestation
- Element – Earth
- Astrology Signs – Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo
- Direction – North
Knight of Pentacles Meaning
- Moon and Mutable / Virgo energy / Earth + Fire
- Messenger or message that is generally good.
- Efficient, reaping toils of labor, intellectual, practical and getting shit done.
- Someone who is grounded, down to earth, practical, ambitious and diligent. Someone who has mastered many skills and is still developing others.
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