Anne_23
New to tarot and the court cards are most confusing. Recently did a reading on someone between two career choices and the foundation knowledge they should know before making a choice showed the John Holland emotional loss card with the Queen of Pentacles as a clarifier. Posted this in the readings section as I wasn't certain if this meant they had to experience a loss with the relationship with their Queen. Or that a strong Queen would provide them strength through emotional loss related to the decision. Response in forum interpreted that they may experience some loss emotionally in themselves or in their general relationships (both choices would require a great amount of work and transition) but the Queen would respresent a financial wealth and stability regardless of the choice.
The question here is more general, when do you choose to interpret the court cards as a physical representation of someone in the querent's life or as the querent themselves, and when do you choose to interpret as the energy or representation of that figure in the card?
I've done many relationship spreads and in that case, it has seemed appropriate to interpret the court cards as representations of the masculine or feminine counterpart. Perhaps because this spread has to do with a decision in the querent's life and not to do with relationship I should avoid taking those court cards to mean anything but that of the querent themselves.
Thoughts? Opinions?
The question here is more general, when do you choose to interpret the court cards as a physical representation of someone in the querent's life or as the querent themselves, and when do you choose to interpret as the energy or representation of that figure in the card?
I've done many relationship spreads and in that case, it has seemed appropriate to interpret the court cards as representations of the masculine or feminine counterpart. Perhaps because this spread has to do with a decision in the querent's life and not to do with relationship I should avoid taking those court cards to mean anything but that of the querent themselves.
Thoughts? Opinions?