Liz Worth ~ Tarot + Astrology

Were you taught that the tarot’s court cards are always people?

This is how I first learned to look at them, and I know that’s a common experience.

Just last month, I was meeting with a student who said they had just taken a tarot course that taught the court cards are people.

But the problem with seeing the court cards only as people is that it limits what their interpretations can be.

Like the rest of the tarot pack, the courts are multi-dimensional images, not static meanings. Every card in the deck, including the courts, can represent an action, a feeling, a situation, an archetype, an energy, a state of being, or other insight into the question at hand.

I know that sounds like a mouthful: How can any reader keep track of so many possibilities?

But I find that it’s when we allow ourselves to have a lot of possibilities within the cards that our intuition has more of an opportunity to step in. It gives your intuition room to play and connect the dots.

While it can seem easy t...

I am a recovering people pleaser. Growing up, my mom would obsess about what others thought. She assumed the neighbours were always watching, scrutinizing our every move (and every outfit).

They weren’t, but it was hard to change her mind.

Whenever I did something unexpected or out of turn, she would say, “What would people think if they knew you did that?”

She would also overlook her own needs to please everyone around her. Yes, she would secretly complain about it behind closed doors, but in the outside world she was happy to do whatever anyone needed of her.

It was hard not to let those thoughts become ingrained: It took me a long time to undo that kind of thinking.

But going into business for myself forced me to reflect on that kind of upbringing. You can’t do it all, and you quickly realize how many people want a piece of your time, attention, or intellect.

The world of tarot readings and intuitive services is a slippery place all on its own. While you will meet many amazing...

Are you struggling to connect with the court cards? You’re not alone. They are some of the hardest tarot cards to interpret.

But once you start to click with them, you’ll see how layered their messages can be.

“What are the court cards supposed to be, anyway?” A student asked in a tarot workshop I ran earlier this year.

The truth is, they can be many things, just like any other card in the tarot.

Here are five different ways to look at a court card. I hope some of these inspire you to see the courts in a new way:

1. Read the court cards as people. Traditionally, this has been a standard interpretation for the courts, and it’s completely valid. We are constantly engaging with other people. One thing I do stress, however, is that the courts are not necessarily tied to gender and appearance.  Instead, look at the cards for the energies they bring.

2. Read the court cards as aspects of yourself. We all have different sides of who we are. We all go through different phases and chapt...