The four suits
The suit tells you which area of life a card is about.
- ♥ Hearts
- Hearts is the suit of love, relationships, family and feelings. Usually linked with Water and the tarot suit of Cups.
- ♣ Clubs
- Clubs is the suit of the mind: ideas, learning and communication. Usually linked with Fire and the tarot suit of Wands.
- ♦ Diamonds
- Diamonds is the suit of values: money, work, resources and what you consider worth having. Usually linked with Earth and the tarot suit of Pentacles.
- ♠ Spades
- Spades is the suit of work, health and wisdom, and is often seen as the most spiritual suit. Usually linked with Air and the tarot suit of Swords.
The thirteen numbers and faces
The number or face tells you the quality or lesson the card brings to its suit.
- Aces
- Aces are the first card of each suit. They stand for desire, ambition and new beginnings: the spark that wants something and goes after it.
- Twos
- Twos stand for partnership, cooperation and agreements: two people or two ideas meeting and working together.
- Threes
- Threes stand for creativity, self-expression and choice. They bring many ideas and many options, which can be inspiring or unsettling.
- Fours
- Fours stand for stability, security and foundations. Like the four corners of a square, they’re about building something solid.
- Fives
- Fives stand for change, travel, freedom and new experience. They sit in the middle of each suit and keep things moving.
- Sixs
- Sixes stand for responsibility, balance and cause and effect. They’re about fairness, keeping promises and reaping what you sow.
- Sevens
- Sevens stand for challenge, faith and spiritual growth. They often bring tests that teach trust and letting go.
- Eights
- Eights stand for power, strength and mastery. They hold the ability to influence, lead and make things happen.
- Nines
- Nines stand for completion, endings and giving. As the last single number, they’re about letting go and seeing the bigger picture.
- Tens
- Tens stand for success and achievement. As the highest number card, they show their suit’s theme at its fullest.
- Jacks
- Jacks stand for youthful energy, creativity and fresh ideas. They’re clever and charming, with a touch of the trickster.
- Queens
- Queens stand for nurturing, service and care. They organise, support and look after others.
- Kings
- Kings stand for mastery, authority and leadership. They represent the most mature and powerful expression of their suit.
Putting them together
To read a card, combine the two. A Two is about partnership and Diamonds is about money and value, so the Two of Diamonds is about partnerships in work and money: the card of “the deal”. A King is mastery and Hearts is love, so the King of Hearts is an emotional leader and parent figure.
Each birth card page goes further, with strengths, challenges, love, work and reflection questions written for that card.
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