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Ace of Pentacles - Root of the Powers of Earth
2 of Pentacles - Harmonious Change
3 of Pentacles - Material Works
4 of Pentacles - Earthy Power
5 of Pentacles - Material Trouble
6 of Pentacles - Material Success
7 of Pentacles - Success Unfulfilled
8 of Pentacles - Prudence
9 of Pentacles - Material Gain
10 of Pentacles - Wealth
The Court Cards, the King, Queen, Knight and Page are usually used as 'significators', that is as the
card representing the Querent, so as to establish the relationship between him or her and the other
persons and events shown in the divinatory spread. The Court Cards are usually allocated as follows:
a. Kings. Older men. The King of Swords is usually a dark, somewhat stern person. The King of Cups
is generally fair and friendly. The King of Wands would be of medium colouring, and with a good
intellect, while the King of Pentacles is generally of very dark colouring, and more concerned with
business, trade, or other pursuits of a 'down-to-earth' type. (1)
b. The Queens are older women, and their colouring and attributes are approximately the same as the
Kings.
c. The Knights are younger men with the same colouring and characteristics as their elders.
d. The Pages or Princesses are younger women or children, again with the colouring and attributes as
before.
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[1] There is some disagreement over the physical characteristics of each suit, and often picking the
significator intuitively according to the temperament of the Querent works better. A third alternative is
to use the birth sign, so that Fire signs (Aries, Leo or Sagittarius) are allocated Swords; Air signs
(Aquarius, Gemini or Libra) are given Wands; Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces) have Cups; and
Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo or Capricorn), Pentacles.
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Divination
There are many different ways of laying out the cards (spreads) to aid the magician in his work.
However, before going further it is as well to remember that whilst divination can be a fascinating
study and valid occult activity in itself, for the magician it has and must retain an ancillary and
assistant emphasis.
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