However, using elemental energies we are gifted a sort of cheat code to better understand them. These cards are read differently to the rest of the minor arcana cards and can be tricky to interpret when you first start out. The court cards are famous within the Tarot reader community as being a beginner reader’s nightmare. The Tarot suits - like we’ve just discussedĪnother place we see the elements take centre stage is in the court cards. Within the concept of the imagery - specific subjects used such as trees, suns, rivers, mountains etc.
Within the symbology of the cards - usually around astrological symbols such as planetary symbols or sun sign creatures and symbols
Within the imagery on the cards - especially on the Rider Waite-Smith Tarot deck or other decks with pagan roots In the ebook, I break down all the different places you can see the elemental energies take shape.
#TAROT ELEMENT SYMBOLS HOW TO#
How to identify these energies when Tarot reading If you pull a pentacle or coin card, then you may need to look at your physical world or look at how you ground yourself and take some ‘me time’. If the card is a wand card then you know you’re looking at your creativity or your actions. It can also be helpful, when doing a general reading, to ask your deck what area of life you should be looking at and then pull a card to act as your anchor card. Instead of having a question, we can simply use the elemental energies as the context for our reading. This can also make doing general readings for yourself or others easier. Now we have a clear context that we can use to hone in on exactly what the Tarot cards are trying to tell us. When we’ve become familiar with the element’s properties, we can then simply switch out the names of the elements for the names of the four Tarot suits. Essentially though, these are the first keywords that pop up when I see the elements in the Tarot cards. These are just generalised versions of the properties for each of the elements, I go into a bit more detail in the ebook. Each element has its own unique properties and we use these in our readings.
Just then you saw how I applied topics to the element of air the topics of mental process and communication. What do the elemental energies mean when applied to Tarot? Without it, it can be tricky to really hone in on what each card could be referring to.įor example, if I was doing a card pull for the day and I get the Ace of Swords, I instantly know that the card is telling me to focus on the elemental energy of air, which refers to my mental processes and communication. When we apply these elements to these suits, we give the card an area to focus on, making it much easier to read the card and interpret a more accurate meaning. In some decks you may find the wands and swords switched around, so wands may correspond with air and swords may correspond with fire, but generally speaking it’s more often the above. When we use these elements in Tarot, we assign an element to one of the four Tarot suits. Within the Tarot we find these elements in a multitude of places including: We can use these four elements to help offer more context for our readings. How do we use the elements in Tarot reading? You can find these four elements pop up in all manner of ways, but none more so than in modern Tarot readings. Hot Stone Massages or Sauna - Using the element of FireĬold Water Therapy - Using the element of Water You’ll also see the elements at work in other practices such as:įorest Bathing - Using the element of Earth Witches will use the four elements in their spellwork or focus on one or two key elements to create their desired results. The elemental energies are the four key elements that make up our entire existence.Įach of these four elements has its own unique properties and we use them a lot when practising more esoteric forms of wellness.
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