There are four major elements in Tarot cards. Today I will introduce to you the meaning of one of the elements - water. You can see flowing water on many cards, such as rivers, lakes, etc. These do not appear for no reason. All the cards have special meanings, except for some. Next, let’s take a look at the meaning of water in Tarot cards.
The water component in the Wands deck
The river in the Ace of Wands: held in the hand The scepter is represented in the form of life, and its energy source is provided by the clouds in the sky (wind element), the land and castle (earth element), and the river (water element). In the scepter with the fire element as the main energy In the wand deck, except for the wand, the cloud painting has the largest proportion and the most prominent position, while the water element, which is in conflict with it, is at a disadvantage in terms of proportion and position. The water in the card has obvious fluidity, which is different from the Ace card. Corresponds to the initial and pure energy represented.
The lake in the 2 of Wands: In the card that represents the thinking process of the next decision, the mobility of water is limited, but its content is greatly improved compared to Ace.
The lake in 3 of Wands: the fluidity has improved under the influence of ships compared to 2 of Wands, and the content has also increased slightly. The main reason is the energy brought by the implementation of the plan in 2. flow.
The river in the 7 of Wands: The river between the feet of the man holding the staff and the ground he stands on constitute the territory he defends.
The 8 of Wands is similar to the 1 of Wands, but in comparison, the 8 of Wands highlights the power of the wand, while the other parts are more like decorations.
Water content: stick 3 is the highest, stick 7 is the lowest, and the rest are almost the same.
Liquidity: Stick 8 and Stick Ace are the highest, and Stick 2 is the lowest.
Generally speaking, the attribute of the scepter deck is fire, and water is severely suppressed here, and the content is generally low. It is not significant in terms of meaning or elemental influence. There is water. There aren't many cards, basically only Ace has a slight actual impact, most of them just exist to complete the card environment.
The water content in the Holy Grail deck
The water content in the Holy Grail Ace can be said to be the highest among all cards. The stillness of the water surface and the fluidity of the water flowing down basically include all forms of water, which are the basis of the energy of the Holy Grail. In contrast, the wind element represented by clouds, the earth element represented by coins are clearly positioned, and the fire element is represented by Plants are downplayed, and plants also have some characteristics of the water element. It can be said that water is the master of this card.
The river in Holy Grail 5: a fast-flowing river, which represents the rapid passage of emotions. A large area of the river bed is exposed, and most of the bridge piers are exposed. It can be seen that the water level of the river is constantly declining. Such turbulence is enough to foresee its consequences. If the source is exhausted, then the so-called source is the feelings of the man in black, and it will inevitablyOccupied by sadness and loss.
The lake in the 8 Holy Grails: The lake is fragmented by reefs and has become stagnant water that cannot flow. The exposed reefs are a manifestation of the depletion of the lake. Despite the achievements of the eight Holy Grails, the person in the card has already Anticipating a bleak future, he left in order to change his environment and develop better. The current environment could no longer support his more ambitious ambitions.
The river in Holy Grail 10: family, trees, mountains, and rivers form a peaceful picture. Perhaps the river here is the only one in the Holy Grail deck that is more decorative than meaningful.
The River of the Page of Holy Grail: The river in the card is higher than the river bank but does not overflow. This is due to the powerful learning ability of the attendant and the control of the wind attribute. This power allows the attendant to easily get what he wants. (Fish), the squire has clearly done a good job of learning to master such power.
The River of the Holy Grail Knight: In contrast, the water content in the Knight card is the least among the Holy Grail Court cards. The result of putting its fire energy and the water energy of the deck together is that the Knight has to use it twice. The reason why the Knight of the Holy Grail is calmer and calmer than the Knight of Wands and Swords is that the radical elements are restricted.
The Lake of the Queen of Cups: The queen is more mature than the attendants and knights, so the water element in the card has also evolved from the river to the form of a lake. The water attribute of the queen further strengthens the energy of the water element in the card.
The Ocean of the Holy Grail King: So it is called an ocean because of the final form of the water in the card and the final destination of the Holy Grail deck. Hundreds of rivers returning to the sea can describe the broad-mindedness of the Holy Grail King, while the earth element Stability gave him a rock-solid foundation for his throne in the ocean. The roaring ocean could not pose a threat to the king. Obviously, this was achieved by relying on the king's earthy attributes and his understanding of water.
Water content: Ace of Holy Grails is undoubtedly the highest, followed by King of Holy Grails, Queen is slightly lower, and then there are attendants, knights, Holy Grails 5, 8 and 10.
Mobility: The king is the highest, followed by the attendants, and the 8 of Cups is the lowest.
The significance of water in the Holy Grail deck is vividly expressed. Even if there is no card in the form of water, the Holy Grail in the card is still the concentration and embodiment of the water element. In addition, from the average water content, The Holy Grail deck is also the first among the four decks. This is the embodiment of the Holy Grail deck as a water attribute deck.
The water component in the Sword deck
The lakes and oceans in 2 of Swords: the moon has risen, the tide has subsided, and the rocks are in After the tide recedes, the lake is exposed, but the blindfolded woman ignores the calmness of the environment and is still trapped in inner contradictions and conflicts, unable to extricate herself. The calmness of the lake here is in contrast to the woman's inner world.
The heavy rain in Sword 3: The gray weather and the urgent rainstorm are a reflection of emotional pain. The heart pierced by the sword seems to be spasming in the cold rain. This is a must.Accept the harsh reality.
The 5 of Swords, the Squire, the Queen... basically have no real meaning.
6 of Swords: The lake is divided into two parts by the boat. The lower right corner (where the boat sails) has rough waves, and the left side (where the boat sails to) is calm. Symbolizing the completion of this process is the boat carrying the sword. The changes in the lake water symbolize people's feelings, situations or other things that turn danger into safety.
8 of Swords: It is difficult to call it a river or a stream. It may be just a beach left by drying up. However, it can still be foreseen that the water is vast and wide when it is not exhausted. The woman in red is restrained. After gaining her own strength, her heart and emotions quickly dried up and disappeared. Everything she wanted to do and want was kept away due to self-restraint. If she could not get out of this state soon, there would be nothing left for her. It would be too much.
10 of Swords: The lake is the calmest of all the cards. It is precisely because it is so calm that it has a sense of silence. The people underground, the lake water, and the dark clouds on the mountains are all completely still. Possessing a symbol of decay and death.
Most of the meaningful images of water in the Swords deck are open and calm. This may be due to the fact that they belong to the same category of "wet" as the Swords deck, because the cards in the Swords deck are relatively cold and dark. ,The environmental portrayal is not as obvious as the main ,image, so there is still not much that can be explained.
The water component in the Pentacles deck
The river of Pentacles 2: The river rises and falls, and there are boats heading to the crests (troughs) of the waves. Driving towards the crest of the wave is like the opportunity has arrived, and it is smooth sailing; sailing towards the trough is like the opportunity passing by, with difficulty and helplessness. Only by seizing the opportunity when it comes, and recharging your energy before the opportunity comes, can you master matter and life. In this way, It requires you to have good judgment and be able to predict the arrival of opportunities.
Most of the card backgrounds in the Star Coin deck are composed of cities and buildings. After searching for a long time, it seems that there is such a card with water in it. It is indeed a representative of matter and reality. In this way, there will be nothing to say in the future. , after all, we are just discussing the distribution of one component of the card background.
So looking at the Minor Arcana, the one with the highest “water content” is the Holy Grail deck (that is, I don’t know if there is still water in the cup), the lowest is the Pentacle deck, and the one with the worst liquidity It is the Swords deck, and the one with the smallest flow (in terms of a single card) is the Wands deck.
