How would one interpret receiving court cards from the same suit?

[Reborn2020]

In a reading if one receives say the King of Pentacles/Cups/Wands, and then the next card that follows is the Queen of the same suit?

[katrinka]

55 minutes ago, Reborn2020 said:

In a reading if one receives say the King of Pentacles/Cups/Wands, and then the next card that follows is the Queen of the same suit?

The obvious interpretation is a couple, since it's a man and his wife. If that doesn't fit, start looking at more generalized interpretations. Minetta says it's "A compact, engagement." An agreement. 

[WildWoman71]

I always find it interesting when I get a Page and then a Knight (of any suit) - in progression.  I've always seen the court cards as 'times of our lives'; Page/Innocent - childlike, Knights/Teen - quick to action - not really thinking things thru, Queens & Kings - as Mature Adults/Owning the energy - knowing how to 'control' they energy.

 

WW

[Guest]

It depends on the question. In a relationship reading only the King & Queen together would be indicating a partnership that is lasting and only if they are the same suit which tends to mean compatible values. If instead you have a page or knight next to a King or Queen it's indicative that this is immature love or on faulty foundations and one of the couple needs to grow in some manner before the relationship will be stable. I've also seen a King & Queen pairing to indicate where someone is going wrong in love. So they might chronically date a pentacles type person but their match would be a cups court. So I often see the King And Queen of the correct suit indicated commonly with the Justice card in there too. To mean the right choice.

 

In career readings the King & Queen would be more about equal partnerships in business or shared values making the relationship stable and long lasting. The suit it's appearing in will also indicate where the fulfillment or compatibility is likely to be.

 

In a finances reading the paired courts would indicate how the querent can best align themselves with financial health. So they might take the advice of the indicated pair or engage a professional to act on their behalf. It might also indicate that they only have integrated part of the lesson on that sphere of life and adopting the attitudes of the opposite pair will complete the picture for them.

[katrinka]

2 hours ago, HedgeWytch said:

It depends on the question. In a relationship reading only the King & Queen together would be indicating a partnership that is lasting and only if they are the same suit which tends to mean compatible values. If instead you have a page or knight next to a King or Queen it's indicative that this is immature love or on faulty foundations and one of the couple needs to grow in some manner before the relationship will be stable.

 

It's not my intention to throw down the gauntlet here, but really? 
A Page or Knght next to a Queen of the same suit can be a woman and her son, or a woman and her younger paramour. 
If different suits, it just IS. I would need more cards to support the idea that it's "immature love or on faulty foundations." It's simply an older woman and a younger man. There is nothing to indicate a sexual affair with just these two cards. It could simply be your manager and a lady in HR. You need supporting cards. 
 

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, katrinka said:

 

It's not my intention to throw down the gauntlet here, but really? 
A Page or Knght next to a Queen of the same suit can be a woman and her son, or a woman and her younger paramour. 

I did preface that statement by saying 'in a relationship spread' which I wrote to mean romantic relatonship spreads. Sure if could mean age differences if that is how you read. We all read differently and I rarely see court cards as indicating chronological age, but rather position through the journey of life. I have frequently seen middle aged men/women indicated with knight and page cards because that is where they were at in their respective journey's. You are welcome to read it otherwise.

1 hour ago, katrinka said:

If different suits, it just IS. I would need more cards to support the idea that it's "immature love or on faulty foundations." It's simply an older woman and a younger man. There is nothing to indicate a sexual affair with just these two cards. It could simply be your manager and a lady in HR. You need supporting cards. 
 

 

Once again, this is how you read, which is fine. However I have frequently seen different suits to indicate a base incompatibility in relationship, career and other spreads. I did not say that sexual affairs are indicated in non-relationship spreads. I'm not sure where you are getting that from. Yes of course we need supporting cards however the original question was general in nature and I provided a general answer based on my particular experience with tarot. If you don't agree with it, that is fine. These threads are for sharing differing opinions and points of view.

[katrinka]

10 minutes ago, HedgeWytch said:

I did preface that statement by saying 'in a relationship spread' which I wrote to mean romantic relatonship spreads. Sure if could mean age differences if that is how you read. We all read differently and I rarely see court cards as indicating chronological age, but rather position through the journey of life. I have frequently seen

 

That's just it. Expectation bias is a helluva drug. 
 

10 minutes ago, HedgeWytch said:

middle aged men/women indicated with knight and page cards because that is where they were at in their respective journey's. You are welcome to read it otherwise.

Once again, this is how you read, which is fine. However I have frequently seen different suits to indicate a base incompatibility in relationship, career and other spreads. I did not say that sexual affairs are indicated in non-relationship spreads.

 

Affairs aren't always indicated in relationship spreads.
If a man lives with his mother, he may well show up with a Queen. It's his mom, they are not bumping uglies.

Likewise, it could be a female boss or any other woman who weilds power over him.
And who are any of us to judge where anybody is in their " respective journey's"? (sic)

 

10 minutes ago, HedgeWytch said:

I'm not sure where you are getting that from. Yes of course we need supporting cards however the original question was general in nature and I provided a general answer based on my particular experience with tarot. If you don't agree with it, that is fine. These threads are for sharing differing opinions and points of view.

No two readers will come up with exactly the same thing, that much is true.
However, people who know their cards well will reach a rough consensus.
I'm not seeing that here. 

[gregory]

 

7 hours ago, katrinka said:

Affairs aren't always indicated in relationship spreads.
If a man lives with his mother, he may well show up with a Queen. It's his mom, they are not bumping uglies.

Likewise, it could be a female boss or any other woman who wields power over him.
And who are any of us to judge where anybody is in their " respective journey's"? (sic)

 

No two readers will come up with exactly the same thing, that much is true.
However, people who know their cards well will reach a rough consensus.
I'm not seeing that here. 

 It could be anyone in any area of life. A relationship being affected by a third party, even. That there IS no actual relationship; it's all in the mind of the person asking, and the second person is trying to get that through to them. Assuming the court cards always indicate people - I don't run that way anyway, as katrinka knows

 

Trying to be rigid about which combo means what loses rather a lot. Very limiting.

[Grizabella]

I have another thought to toss out.  If a King and Queen of the same suit were to appear together then, depending on the situation, it could simply mean that there is one person who is well-rounded and well-balanced in both feminine and masculine traits.  (We all have both, you know.)  It could mean the relationship needs this balance or it could mean a number of other things that aren't associated with actual people.  

 

And I agree with katrinka that context matters.  It depends on the question, any positional meanings, and the other cards that appear.  

 

I like doing relationship readings but I don't like the ones where someone asks "is he (or she) cheating on me?"  That doesn't mean I won't consult the cards on it but it does mean I'll do it with caution and kid gloves.  I don't think the mere appearance of a second court in a spread would necessarily indicate a situation of infidelity.  There are a myriad of reasons why two people might appear together in a spread and only one of them is infidelity so that means the odds are against infidelity from the get-go. 

Edited April 3, 2021 by Grizabella