Tarots with playing cards♦♣♠♥
In my native country we use French cards almost every day, so I obviously grew up attached to my playing deck and never felt the urge to buy proper tarots - even my current Major Arcana deck is homemade - but don’t get me wrong, I l♥ve tarots - especially those like Shadowscapes, Rider, Art Nouveau and Luminous Spirit! Readings with playing cards are a bit informal, yet accurate and difficoult to interpret because of upright and reversed cards looking the same. It’s like a complex version of the Minor Arcana. Hope you like this post:))
Number correspondences, good & bad: 1 (Ace, A) – beginnings, opportunity; missed chances, bad timing 2 – cooperation; disharmony 3 – connection, sharing; loss 4 – stability; instability 5 – activity; disturbance 6 – pattern, communication; ignorance 7 – mystery, change; stagnation 8 – movement, harmony, time; imbalance 9 – growth, wishes; disappointment 10 – completion
J, Q & K refer to people and their behavioral attributes. Jacks represent children and young people under 35. Queens represent women, feminine things. Kings represent grown men. The JOLLY always means big potential (good), or big risk and foolishness.
SUITS
HEARTS ♥ [ CUPS > Water > Emotions, feelings, relationships > Emotional, creative, romantic, compassionate, moody. ]
K - good advice from a fair-haired kind man Q - good advice from a fair-haired kind woman J - a young admirer, a good friend 10 - good, success 9 - wish, desires 8 - good, surprise 7 - bad, fakeness 6 - good, luck 5 - bad, jealousy 4 - travel, change 3 - good, love 2 - good, support 1 - good, happiness
CLUBS ♣ [ WANDS > Fire > Creativity, action > Practical, friendly, reliable, trustworthy, stubborn. ]
K - action from a dark-haired, confident man Q - good advice from a dark-haired, confident woman J - a dark-haired young admirer or friend 10 - good, quick money 9 - achievement 8 -bad, work issues 7 - good, unexpected 6 - good, success 5 - new friends 4 - bad, deceit 3 - good, love 2 - bad, gossip 1 - good, wealth
SPADES ♠ [ SWORDS > Air > Thoughts, communication > Powerful, controlling, secretive, charming, detached. ]
K - a dark-haired selfish man Q - a widow or divorced woman J - a younger person, hostile and jealous 10 - bad, news 9 - bad, illness 8 - bad, temptation 7 - bad, deceit 6 - good, changes 5 - bad, opposition 4 - bad, worries 3 - bad, breaks 2 - bad, breaks 1 - bad endings, death
DIAMONDS ♦ [ PENTACLES > Earth > Practicalities, work, money > Extravagant, impulsive, intelligent, optimistic, dynamic. ]
K - a fair-haired or graying man of authority and status Q - a fair-haired gossipy woman J - a young person who’s unreliable or bringing negative news 10 - good change, finances 9 - good, change 8 - new job 7 - good, arguments 6 - bad, arguments 5 - new beginnings 4 - good, advice 3 - bad, legal 2 - new partnerships, gossip 1 - change, message




















