Court cards
TarotCourt cards
The court cards are the figures of each suit. In Rider-Waite-Smith there are sixteen: page, knight, queen, and king in each of the four suits. They can represent people, attitudes, or roles within a reading; they do not require literal identification.
How it is structured
One way to compare them is by observing the progression from curiosity, movement, care, and responsibility. It is a reading tool, not a scale of superiority nor an obligatory sequence. The suit provides the symbolic field, and the image can modify that initial association.
Useful distinctions
Avoid assigning an age, gender, appearance, or zodiac sign to a figure as if they were proven facts. The question may be interested in a role: learning, driving, nurturing, or organizing. Several figures together allow exploring how those roles relate.
A practical example
In a reading about a team, a page can represent learning, a knight drive, and a queen attention to the process. It is not necessary to look for three exact people. The synthesis can ask what function is very present and which one needs space.
Bring it into your reading
Are you reading a recognizable person, a personal attitude, or a function of the situation?