Guidebook for Elemental Strength Tarot

The Four Elements theory, which is an ancient Greek theory about the composition of everything in this world: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth.

In this ancient tales, "Slamander" - known as Elemental of Fire, is passionate and belligerent and lives in volcanoes and lava; "Undine" - known as Elemental of Water, is soft and graceful. Her name means ripple and wave; "Sylph" - known as Elemental of Wind, hides in the air, which is slim and sagacious; "Gnome" - known as Elemental of Earth, guards treasures under the ground with steady and prudence.

In Tarot, the Four Elements correspond to The Wands, The Cups, The Swords, and The Pentacles, 4 parts of Minor Arcana. The Wands mean ego drive from Fire Elemental, The Cups mean inclusiveness from Water Elemental, The Swords mean resourcefulness and pain, The Pentacles mean steady and introversion.

[Elemental Strength Tarot] combines Elemental and Minor Arcana, and also integrates the energy of Elemental color into Major Arcana. Red of Fire means enthusiasm, courage, and action; Blue of Water means calm, reason, and steady; Yellow of Wind means active, light, and positive. Green of Earth is a fusion of cold and warm. It's power of vitality, balance, and hope. Blue and red blend to make purple, means to act in calmness, radicalism but steady. It is elusive, spiritual and contemplative. Red and yellow blend to make orange. It is passionate and positive, lively and rational. The energy of light aggregation to make white, which is purity, cleansing and simple. When light dissipates it makes black, which is unknown, darkness and unease. The transfer of black and white makes gray, which is transition and change.

In this [Elemental Strength Tarot], the energy of color and the symbol of Four Elements becomes a general formula to interpret imagery. You can surely obtain guidance better through it.