Reading Playing Cards ♥♠♦♣
Ever wondered how to read playing cards? Here’s how!
Playing cards can be read according to their court, number, and suit. Below I will list their meanings.
ACE - individual, solitude, beginnings, new
TWO - partnership, balance, waiting, delay, opposing forces
THREE - connection, groups, teamwork, society, power, conflict
FOUR - stability, feeling stuck, stubbornness, firmness, structure, support
FIVE - disturbance, challenging authority, human nature
SIX - stability, harmony, togetherness, relationships
SEVEN - mystery, indecisiveness, imbalance, division
EIGHT - movement, stagnation, plateau, choice to be made
NINE - growth, safety, near end, content
TEN - satisfaction, completion, new endings, new beginnings
KING - master, authority, paternal, control
QUEEN - maternal, care, power, independence
JACKS - free spirit, creativity
TIP: When trying to remember/interpret the numbers, think about how they function in our universe. For example, a balance scale normally has two sides. A house normally has four walls for structure. Odd numbers tend to be less stable than even numbers as well, so keep that in mind. Also remember that the meanings of the number are able to be tweaked in order to fit into its suit!
HEARTS - water element, emotions, feelings, relationships
SPADES - air element, thinking, thoughts, communication
DIAMONDS - earth element, practicalities, material world
CLUBS - fire element, creativity, passion, action
INTERPRETING SINGLE CARDS
This is where the actual thinking part comes in. When trying to interpret a card’s meaning, think about how the meaning of the number/court and the meaning of the suit connect, all in relation to the question being asked. Here’s an example to show what I mean by this:
Say you have a Six of Clubs as a result of asking a question about your current state in your relationship with a significant other that you’re worried no longer has feelings for you (oddly specific, I know, it’s just for the sake of the lesson).
The number six typically relates to stability, harmony, togetherness, and relationships.
The suit clubs relates to the fire element, creativity, passion, and action. Overall, it’s a very energetic suit.
When we put the six and the clubs’ meanings together in general, we can generate a lot of different interpretations, but in terms of the question being asked, it can be interpreted as such:
You and your significant other are in a very positive point in your relationship right now. You’re working in sync with each other, and any obstacles you’ve had or will have will be easily overcome due to your teamwork and understanding of each other. There is no worry for you to be afraid of losing your partner at this time, as your relationship is steady and stable and will most likely remain so unless things are altered along the way.
How did I arrive at this? Well, first of all, the meaning of the number and the meaning of the suit were very, very similar and often go hand in hand when a positive situation is in question. The high energy of the clubs boost the affirmation of the six that all is well in the relationship, signaling that the stability mentioned within the number six is sure-fire at the moment.
INTERPRETING MULTIPLE CARDS
Since this post is getting lengthy, I’ll keep this short(er), as it doesn’t really need too much rambling anyway. Basically, when divining with playing cards, the cards usually appear in a way that tells a story. In order to interpret multiple cards, one has to go in order. Aka, don’t skip over something you don’t know and come back to it later. Even if you’re unsure of the relevance of the card in the reading, it’s highly important to grasp each card in sequence in order to prevent confusion or inaccuracy. While reading each card and interpreting them alone, try to connect them to the previous cards in order to add further detail to the definition of the one card. Essentially, you want the cards to be cohesive and relate to one another while stuff being their own separate point in the story.
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