The Ace Tarot Card Meaning. This is a post covering the suit of Ace’s in the traditional tarot card deck.
The Ace Tarot Card Meaning Summary
| Swords | Wands | Cups | Pentacles | |
| Themes | Intellect, ideas, & science | Strength, will & ambition | Emotions, creativity & renewal | Wealth, health & abundance |
| Element | Air | Fire | Water | Earth |
| Astrology | Gemini, Aquarius, Libra | Aries, Leo, Sagittarius | Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio | Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo |
| Direction | East | South | West | North |
| Ace Card Meaning | Thoughts before action. Idea. | The will to begin something new | A chance to fulfill heart’s desire | New financial opportunity |
Numerology of the #1 (Themes)
- Creation and the birth of new things
- Breaking ground on new endeavors to pave the way for others.
- Proactive force and movement.
- Newness, possibilities and opportunities. In spiritual symbolism, it is the number of creation and the birth of all things — the divine origin of the universe.
- Confidence, power, and action.
Swords
- THEMES – Intellect, ideas, science, unemotional, bold, calculations
- ELEMENT – Air
- ASTROLOGY SIGNS – Gemini, Aquarius, Libra
- DIRECTION – East
Ace of Swords Meaning
- Always associated with a fresh start or new beginning.
- Knowledge over illusion.
- A brilliant idea. Excitement. Flash of insight.
- Symbol of strength, power and thought.
- Rational mind and ability to communicate well. (This is a card of communication.)
- Ability to solve problems.
- Paradigms, logic, and ideas at beginning stages.
- Objective truth. Critique from all sides. Clear cut thinking.
- Thoughts before action. Internal inspiration.
- Beginning of a process of discovery.
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Wands (or Batons)
- THEMES – Inspiration, primal energy determination, strength, will, ambition.
- ELEMENT – Fire
- ASTROLOGY SIGNS – Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
- DIRECTION – South
Ace of Wands / Batons Meaning
- Beginning, fresh starts, seeds for growth, beginning of will and of ambition.
- Inspiration and divine energy.
- Often beginning of job search
- Having the will to begin something new.
- Making a decision.
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Cups
- THEMES – emotions, love, healing, renewal, creativity, divination, intuition
- ELEMENT – Water
- ASTROLOGY SIGNS – Cancer, pisces, and scorpio
- DIRECTION – West
Ace of Cups Meanings
- New beginnings. Contemplation.
- Support around you is overwhelming.
- Initial chance of fulfillment of heart’s desire. A lot of loving energy to start with. Unconditional love.
- Card of forgiveness and renewal.
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Pentacles
THEMES – Corporeal, finances, practicality, grounding, health, wealth, manifestation
ELEMENT – Earth
ASTROLOGY SIGNS – Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo
DIRECTION – North
Ace of Pentacles / Coins Meaning
- New financial opportunity
- The power of manifestation
- Abundance
- Wealth being handed down
- Health and wealth.
- Seeds of growth and a good start.
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