Shown here are the Aces from the traditional Rider Waite Deck. Notice the Suit of Rods here is called Wands. The suit names will be different from deck to deck depending upon which deck you choose, but it would change the "meanings" you associate with them.

Cups
* Emotional responses to situations, love, spirituality

Rods
* Intellectual responses, material gain

Pentacles
* Intuitive responses, acting on what we just "know" is right

Swords
* The way we communicate with others mentally or verbally

Elements and the Suits

• Cups are WATER
• Rods are FIRE
• Pentacles are EARTH
• Swords are AIR
  

· ACE-affection, love, spirituality
· TWO-uniting emotionally, like mindedness
· THREE-rejoicing, a reason to celebrate
· FOUR-possible boredom, missing what the cosmos is trying to show you
· FIVE-look to what you have, not what's lost
· SIX-happy past memories, remembering happiness, planning the future based on the past
· SEVEN-focus on one choice, too many things to choose
· EIGHT-walking away is neither good nor bad, walking out
· NINE-happiness, success, spiritual wealth
· TEN-complete fulfilment, joy

· ACE-creation, blooming, intellect
· TWO-industriousness, building
· THREE-flowering of a venture, work
· FOUR-rejoicing after hard work
· FIVE-challenges especially legal
· SIX-triumph over all obstacles, victory
· SEVEN-defensiveness, caution,
· EIGHT-slow down, rash or quick acts may turn out badly
· NINE-protecting what has been built or accomplished
· TEN-struggle that ends in a great feeling of accomplishment

· ACE-intuitive thoughts, the ability to write
· TWO-juggling two issues at once
· THREE-artistic talent and skill & praise for it
· FOUR-loosen up, watching who leaves or enters your life perhaps too closely, suspiciousness
· FIVE-knowing that you must give to or care for others to feel fulfilled
· SIX-sharing your resources or material object, generosity, charity
· SEVEN-financial worry, keeping an eye on resources, feeling of working too hard for too little
· EIGHT-diligence, working hard to complete projects, methodical behavior, productivity
· NINE-security derived from affluence, security
· TEN-family resources, association with others to build an empire

· ACE-Biting words or comments, speaking before thinking, arguing for the sake of arguing
· TWO-everything at a standstill, fear of ending a situation, inability to let go
· THREE-grief caused by angry words, miscommunication
· FOUR-retreat, rest, clearer perspective after meditation
· FIVE-being stuck by something or someone, in the middle with no way out
· SIX-rite of passage, crossing a bridge and going forth in life perhaps after speaking your mind
· SEVEN-not getting everything out of a situation, running away.
· EIGHT-self-imposed imprisonment
· NINE-beginning to see the light, fresh air
· TEN-at the bottom, the only way to go is up, renewal

Here are examples of the court cards, one from each suit. They can either represent people or events, though I rather like to think of them as EVENTS. If you choose to view them as PEOPLE, use the elemental guide as to their Astological association. I don't ascribe physical attributes such as a certain color of hair, race, stature, etc. As an example, the King of Cups would relate to someone whose Astrology sign might be Cancer, Pisces or Scorpio as these are WATER signs. Or it may be that it depicts a person with the traits of a water-sign.

Court Card Values

· Kings are 10
· Queens are 9
· Pages are 8
· Knights are 7

The court cards represent people who may become important to you in some way. They also correspond to the number or pip card of the same value. Thus, the Queen of Pentacles would have relatively the same meaning as the 9 of Pentacles. They serve as pointers to your progress.

The higher the number, the closer to completion or reaching your goal you are. A good example woud be if your question is about a romance and you received the King of Cups, you would reasonably be able to assume that the outcome would be an experience to its fullest and best. If you received the Knight of Cups, you might assume it is only the beginning stages, or perhaps just thinking about a new relationship.