Medicine Wheel and Tarot Suits

Attributes of the Medicine Wheel and Tarot suits:

• Yellow : Wands : Fire
  A tribute to the East. Where the new beginnings of creation stir at the cusp of dawn. With the rising sun, a dawning of something greater overwhelms us. As the new warmth presses upon us, our own divine spark ignites and we are aware of far more potential in life than ever before. In this spiritually-focused quadrant, the intangible self lives vibrantly and scintillates creative wisdom.



• Black : Pentacles : Earth
  A tribute to the West. When we trace the path of the setting sun, our eyes are left looking upon the earth's body. With this earthy, grounded vision we contemplate the material, and the bounty borne from the mouth of matter. In this physically-focused quadrant, the roots of our own bodies mingle with mass. We understand totality.



• White : Swords : Air
  A tribute to the North. Science and knowledge accumulated through our life cycles has purified, and trickles from the tips of ice-capped mountains of wisdom. As these trickles of knowing move to our awareness, we prepare for Intellectual illumination. In this mentally-focused quadrant, the greatest reaches of our comprehension roll back into us, causing avalanches of deductive reason.



• Red : Cups : Water
  A tribute to the South. A dive into liquid bloodlines reveals the music of undulating emotions. We submerge into renewing waters where we lean into the cosmic aortic pulse. Each beat of our collective heart mixes our life waters, and we experience whole love. In this emotionally-focused quadrant, we softly feel our way into a greater current. We understand unity.

Other Correspondences of the Tarot Suits:

	Pentacles	Wands	Cups	Swords
A.K.A.:	Discs, Coins	Rods, Staves	Chalices, Goblets	Blades, Athame's
Symbolism:	Health Wealth Physical	Creativity Action Passion	Love Emotion Empathy	Thought Challenge Observation
Colors:	Green	Yellow	Red	Indigo
Seasons:	Spring	Summer	Fall	Winter
Zodiac:	Taurus Virgo Capricorn	Aries Leo Sagittarius	Cancer Scorpio Pisces	Gemini Libra Aquarius
Elements:	Earth	Fire	Water	Air
Realm:	Home	Spirit	Heart	Mind
Playing Card:	Diamonds	Clubs	Hearts	Spades
Gender:	Female	Male	Female	Male
Directions:	East	South	West	North

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Tarot suit images shown in the above chart are from the Morgan-Greer deck (lovely, aren't they?). Permission for image use granted by US Games, Inc.

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