Assuming you are familiar with the basic meanings of Tarot cards, the Universal Waite is a good representative for basic meanings. Without a knowledge of basic meanings, it can be difficult to proceed with a non-traditional deck & Cosmic Tribe is such a deck.
Keep in mind also that my perceptions comprise a personal view. It is not a definitive nor a complete understanding as it is still evolving.
It takes study, practice & patience to develop a working knowledge of Tarot in general that may lend itself to working with different decks.
Aside from its court cards, changes in the names of some of the Major Arcana & the switching of 8-Strength (Cosmic = 8-Balance/Justice) & 11-Justice (Cosmic = 11-Strength), its deck concept does generally follow a "system" with some Qabalistic influences.
The female court cards seem to have prominent positions in this deck; those positions traditionally credited to the male court cards. In the traditional deck, the order of "authority" is as follows:
King, Queen, Knight, Page.
In Cosmic Tarot they are:
Queen, Knight, Princess, Page.
Court cards represent people, an aspect of the querent, a situation or *all*of those associations. They are usually the most challenging cards to interpret in any deck! It takes a bit of practice to ascertain the possible significances. Rely on the impressions received within *the context of a reading*; note the position the card occupies in a spread; look at surrounding cards.
Traditional King = Cosmic Queen
Traditional Queen = Cosmic Knight
Traditional Knight = Cosmic Princess
Traditional Page = Cosmic Page
Keep in mind that this is flexible! There are no hard nor fast rules & this is just how I approach them.
Based on the above correspondences, the court cards in all the suits represent the usual elemental associations attributed to their respective suits of Wands, Cups, Pentacles (Cosmic = Disks), Swords.
I checked the book that accompanies the deck. The book provides key words to each court card (& the pip cards); express the view of the creator which may aid as inspiration or understanding in their interpretation.
{To be continued}
