The Tarot deck associates closely with a regular deck of playing cards. Contrary to popular belief, the Tarot possess no special powers of their own. In fact, cartomancy (divination using a deck of cards) can be done with various decks, including regular playing cards. Each of the four suits in Tarot is associated with an element, astrological signs (based on elements), direction, season and a ruling area of life. Additionally, each of the four suits of in Tarot (Wands, Pentacles, Wands and Cups) aligns with a suit in the regular playing cards (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts and Spades). Just like two people may extract different meanings from the same book, two readers may interpret the Tarot differently. This extends to the correlation of Suits between the two. I prefer to follow the association of suits established by A.E. Waite in "The Pictorial Key to the Tarot."

Suit: Pentacles/Spades

Element: Earth
Signs: Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo
Direction: East
Season: Autumn
Rules: Home

Suit: Wands/Diamonds

Element: Fire
Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Direction: South
Season: Spring
Rules: Spirit

Suit: Cups/Hearts

Element: Water
Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Direction: West
Season: Summer
Rules: Heart

Suit: Swords/Clubs

Element: Air
Signs: Libra, Gemini, Aquarius
Direction: North
Season: Winter
Rules: Mind

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