Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing the Knights in Tarot.

Each of the Knights is an action-oriented card, and most Readers, myself included, consider the Knights to be associated with the fire element.   Although I have heard some Readers associate the Knights with the Air element (swapping the elemental associations for Knights and Kings).  However, I think the very action-oriented nature of the Knights proves that they are more associated with fire; at least that is how I work with them in my practice. 

Now that I have gone over element associations, let’s look at the Knights in a little greater detail.   The Knight of Wands is the double fire card, an energy of joyfully jumping into the fray, full of forward momentum and quick action.   The Knight of Swords is the Knight who always plans ahead, being the master strategist, making him a card of thought before action.   The Knight of Pentacles is the steadfast and consistent Knight, moving forward at a steady pace and working hard.   The Knight of Cups is the romantic and emotional Knight, making his decisions with heart-led soul intentions and serving as a reminder to follow your heart.

So, we can see that each Knight takes his role as an action-oriented energy differently.   This is all based upon the suit the Knight falls into, and how the elemental associations come into alignment.   Double fire is all passion and action.   Fire and air find a balance of thought before action, with the air leading to the fire burning ever more strongly.   Fire and earth come together to create a burning magma, or the fire we get from coal, slow and steadily burning with consistent energy.   Fire and water come together to form a slow boil, a simmer, a warm energy that is ideal to soak in, a bath where the emotions can be firmly lived!

We can work with the energy of these Knights of the Tarot deck to empower us to create change and take action.   Creating spells and rituals based on these energies can empower areas in our lives that we feel the most need to take action in at this time.   I hope you have enjoyed this short reflection on working with the Tarot Knights.   Which Knight do you feel most called to work with?   Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Note on Image: The image at the top of the post is the artwork for each of the Tarot Knights by Pamela Coleman Smith for the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.   I found the art on https://thelilystonequarry.com/tarot-knights-do-go-gentle-into-that-good-knight/.