The Minor Arcana

EARTH Disks Diamonds Pentacles	AIR Staffs Clubs Wands	WATER Vessels Hearts Cups	FIRE Blades Spades Swords
This suite represents the element of earth, which reflects the nature of having food, property and the power of possessions. Disks are made from clay.	This suite represents the element of air, which reflects the nature of oxygen producing plants, photosynthesis, and the power of wind. Staffs are made from trees whose leaves produce air.	This suite represents the element of water, which reflects the nature of fluidity, emotions and the power of adaptability. Cups are containers for liquids like water.	This suite represents the element of fire, which reflects the nature of heat, tranformantion and the power of force. Swords are forged in fire.














Using the 52 common playing cards: 364 Days / 13 Cards (per suit) = 28.77 days 364 Days / 52 Cards = 7 days 28 Days / 4 Elements = 7 Days 52 Cards = 52 Mansions of the Moon 52 Cards / 2 (m/f) = 26 MODES: Ruler (Kings) = Mutable Minister (Queens) = Fixed Servant (Jacks) = Cardinal 3 Modes (per suit) x 10 pips = 30 degrees	In the pre-Europian playing card decks, which are more like the modern playing card decks, the court cards represented a ranking system consisting of a Servant, a Minister, and a Ruler. This is also reminesent of the original three degrees of the Masonic Blue Lodge: Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master. The modern deks suplanted the minister with the queen but the ranking value is the same. Each court card can also be used to represent the Modelity of an element: Cardinal, Fixed, or Mutable.	Using the 56 minor arcana cards: 364 Days / 14 Cards = 26 26 / 2 = 13 full moons in a year 26 x 2 = 52 mansions of the Moon 56 cards / 2 (male/female) = 28 Days 14 = 7 Days + 7 Nights MODES: Mutable = Kings or Queens Fixed = Knights Cardinal = Pages 3 Modes x 4 Elements = 12 signs ------------------------------------------------------- The 56 Minor Arcana cards as they relate to The Lunar Cycle 28 Daylights: 14 Waxing (Fire) 14 Waning (Air) 28 Nights: 14 Waxing (Earth) 14 Waning (Water)	In some Tarot interpretations it is said that the court cards represent the four elements, which would be totally redundant and thereby unnecessary, since the court cards are a subset of a suite that already represents an element. However, the three Modelities can still be represented by the four court cards if the Kings and Queens were concidered interchangable depending on the gender of the element or subject they were representing.