SUITS OF THE MINOR ARCANA

The Wands represent passion. They stand for ambition, career, creative endeavors, religion, philosophy or anything else you would put your energy and soul into. They stand for something that burns inside that you have to do such as teaching or leadership.

The Cups represent the range of emotions. They stand for love life, emotional extremes, elation, depression or bliss. They also represent psychic powers, illusions; poetry or music (positive); or over-indulgence (negative). They stand for feelings you surrender to, or flow or sink into.
 

The Swords represent the mind and communication such as thinking things through (positive) or saying too much (negative). They show up in readings of scientists and analysts. They stand for that which is abstract and analytical.

The Pentacles represent the body and the physical. They stand for health, money and luck, or anything to do with work, a job, task, or craft. They stand for that which is solid, real.