Tarot and HP

[Bruce Alan Wilson]

No: HPFGUIDX 144712

I am not a great expert on Tarot, but if there is a structural relationship
between the HP and Tarot, as some have postulated, something is wrong.  Now, if
someone else knows more than I about it, I would be glad to be enlightened, but
here is the problem I have.

The four suits in the Minor Arcana are 

1. Wands (sometimes Spears)
2. Swords (sometimes Arrows)
3. Cups 
4. Gems (sometimes Coins)

These correspond to our playing card suits of Clubs, Spades, Hearts, and
Diamonds.  Alchemically they correspond to:

1. Fire
2. Air
3. Water
4. Earth

The four Hogwarts houses seem to correspond Alchemically as follows:

1. Gryffindor=fire
2. Ravenclaw=air
3. Slytherin=water
4. Hufflepuff=earth

BUT the talismans associated with the Founders (at least the three we know of)
don't match.  Gryffindor is a Sword, Lutheran's is a Ring and Hufflepuff's is a
Cup. If JKR were following Tarot, Hufflepuff's should be a Ring, Ravenclaw's a
Sword, Lutheran's a Cup, and Gryffindor a Spear.  This makes me think that JKR
is NOT following Tarot, and any speculations based on Tarot are not valid.  As I
said above, if my understanding of Tarot is incorrect, I'd be glad to be set
straight.


Bruce