Tarot Suits and Personality- What Suit Are You?
Swords
Swords are the cards of the mind, and of conflict. The sword cuts to the truth of a situation; usually drawing blood in the process.
Sword aligned people can be of great use in dire or extreme circumstances; they take a stand, and do not quit, and often test their considerable abilities (and 'IQ') usually very effectively as emergency workers, advocates and the like.
It is just not quite as welcome when they bring the same energy and total effort for a victory to every day matters, such as what to watch on the television, or who said what in an argument two weeks ago.
Elementally and astrologically, Swords is an 'Air' sign
Rods
Rods or wands are concerned with creation, energy, the human will and ideas
Fire can forge exquisite pottery or groundbreaking new technology and Wands people are the creative forces in our society, the people who ask 'why not?'.
They work for the advancement of others in government or law - but not 'daily grind' work - it must be novel, challenging and hopefully with travel involved, so their strength of mind and will is challenged.
Because Fire can also burn you (I know, banal but true), and the energy of Wands people, unchannelled or untutored, can create mischief and disruption, as the Wands person seeks diversion and change in less productive ways.
Elementally and astrologically, wands are a 'fire' sign.
Cups
Cups are the suite of emotions, fulfillment, love, and matters of the heart.
Cups people care about others, finding happiness through helping others find it.
Intuition is also a cups trait.; persevearance is not necessarily a cups trait.
But when you get tired of caring, when it just is too much, then a cup person may get cynical or self centred, and rebellious.
Elementally and astrologically, cups are a 'water' sign.
Pentacles
Coins or pentacles are concerned with practical, concrete things, and with the body.
People aligned with pentacles value and respect good hard work, and to some extent good hard cash.
Doing one's work the best way possible, and providing a good home for one's family are high priorities.
Much of the actiities keeping our world going would suffer without pentacles people; but sometimes they can find it hard to remember just why all this work is needed.
At the worst, the pure enjoyment of physical pleasure and possessions can dominate, or rebellion and lethargy.
Elementally and astrologically coins are an 'earthe' sign.