About a month ago, I wrote about reading the numbers present in a spread to gain information about the situation or question before beginning to interpret individual cards. You can find that post HERE. In addition to gathering information from the numbers, I also scan the elements present to help form my initial outline for the message in the cards. There are different meanings and associations for the suits, depending on who you ask and what system they use. Below, I'll give mine. Because I associate very naturally and easily with the elements, I rely on those associations quite heavily. Major Arcana Elemental Association: Spirit. Many readers assign each card in the Major