The Four Tarot Suits — Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles
The Minor Arcana has four suits, each tied to an element and an area of life: wands to fire and action, cups to water and emotion, swords to air and thought, and pentacles to earth and material life.
Wands and Cups
Wands, the suit of fire, concern creativity, drive and ambition. Cups, the suit of water, concern emotion, relationships and intuition.
Swords and Pentacles
Swords, air, represent intellect, conflict and truth. Pentacles, earth, represent work, money, health and the physical world.
Court Cards
Each suit has Page, Knight, Queen and King, which are read as personalities, stages of mastery or people in your life.
Key spiritual meanings of Four Tarot Suits
- Wands
- Fire, action and will.
- Cups
- Water, feeling and love.
- Swords
- Air, mind and truth.
- Pentacles
- Earth, work and body.
- Court cards
- Four figures per suit.
- Numbers
- Ace to ten stages.
Frequently asked questions
What does Four Tarot Suits mean spiritually?
The Minor Arcana has four suits, each tied to an element and an area of life: wands to fire and action, cups to water and emotion, swords to air and thought, and pentacles to earth and material life.
Wands and Cups
Wands, the suit of fire, concern creativity, drive and ambition. Cups, the suit of water, concern emotion, relationships and intuition.
Swords and Pentacles
Swords, air, represent intellect, conflict and truth. Pentacles, earth, represent work, money, health and the physical world.
Court Cards
Each suit has Page, Knight, Queen and King, which are read as personalities, stages of mastery or people in your life.
What are the 6 spiritual meanings of Four Tarot Suits?
1. Wands: Fire, action and will. 2. Cups: Water, feeling and love. 3. Swords: Air, mind and truth. 4. Pentacles: Earth, work and body. 5. Court cards: Four figures per suit. 6. Numbers: Ace to ten stages.