Significator
Significator is a card chosen to represent the querent or the topic of the reading. Typically selected from court cards or a meaningful Major Arcana card.
Related Terms
Reversed Card
A card that appears upside-down in a spread. It indicates the card's energy is blocked, internalized, or manifesting in an opposite way. Not all readers use reversed cards.
Pip Cards
The numbered cards from Ace through 10 in each suit. They carry numerological meanings: the Ace represents beginnings, 10 represents completion.
Court Cards
The Page, Knight, Queen, and King cards in each suit. They typically represent people or personality traits. The 16 court cards can reflect those around you or aspects of yourself.
Suit of Pentacles
The suit representing the Earth element. Deals with the material world, finances, career, health, and physical security. Provides guidance on practical success and material abundance.
Suit of Swords
The suit representing the Air element. Associated with mental processes, communication, conflict, decision-making, and intellectual challenges. Symbolizes sharp truths and logical thinking.
Suit of Cups
The suit representing the Water element. Connected to emotions, relationships, intuition, imagination, and spiritual depth. Provides insight about love and emotional states.