+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+
Significator
+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+.+
A Significator is chosen to represent the subject (the person
for whom the reading is being done). It is usually a Court card,
although if one of the Major Arcana
cards more appropriately represents the subject and their relationship
to the matter in question, then one of those can be used as
a Significator. Most commonly, this is the
Magician for a male subject, or the High
Priestess for a female one.
A
Significator can be chosen for purely physical characteristics.
Usually a King is chosen for an older man, a Queen for an older
woman, a Knight for a younger man, and a Page for a younger
woman, youth or child. Swords represent the very dark of colouring;
Wands, those with reasonably dark colouring; Cups, those with
mid-toned colouring; and Coins, the very fair.
However,
if more effort is put in to choosing an appropriate Significator
based on the particular characteristics of the subject and the
meaning of the card chosen to represent them, I believe that
a more accurate outcome is likely.
COINS
.+. Page .+. Knight
.+. Queen .+. King
.+.
CUPS
.+. Page .+. Knight
.+. Queen .+. King
.+.
SWORDS
.+. Page .+. Knight
.+. Queen .+. King
.+.
WANDS
.+. Page .+. Knight
.+. Queen .+. King
.+.
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