DIVINATION WITH PLAYING CARDS
Most schools of thought on Playing Card divination advise the student to memorize meanings of each card in a standard 52 card deck, for both upright and reversed positions. Others advise the student to meditate on each card and develop their own meanings.
In my work with Playing Cards I have used a combination of both methods. Following you will find the method by which I read the cards today, and which I have found to produce accurate results. First, the cards are divided into three groups. They are:
The Four Areas of Life
- Hearts represent love, friendship, and close relationships.
- Diamonds represent business and money matters.
- Clubs represent creativity, energy, hard work, and rewards.
- Spades represent change, the unexpected, and warning.
The States of Being
- Ace (Sun)- Ego
- Two (Moon)- Emotions
- Three (Mercury)- Communication
- Four (Venus)- Affection
- Five (Mars)- Aggression
- Six (Jupiter)- Expansion
- Seven (Saturn)- Discipline
- Eight (Uranus)- Freedom
- Nine (Neptune)- Perception
- Ten (Pluto)- Transformation
- King of Clubs (Aries- The Leader) outward appearance, ego, self identity.
- King of Diamonds (Taurus- The Provider) money and material matters.
- King of Spades (Gemini- The Judge) communication, siblings, short journeys.
- King of Hearts (Cancer- The Adviser) home and family.
- Queen of Clubs (Leo- The Achiever) love, children, and creativity.
- Queen of Diamonds (Virgo- The Supporter) health, work, and pets.
- Queen of Spades (Libra-The Worrier) marriage, agreements, and partnerships.
- Queen of Hearts (Scorpio- The Healer) sex and death.
- Jack of Clubs (Sagittarius-The Adventurer) spiritual growth, dreams, and long journeys.
- Jack of Diamonds (Capricorn- The Gambler) career, ambition, profession.
- Jack of Spades (Aquarius- The Trouble-Maker) friends, associations, and open enemies.
- Jack of Hearts (Pisces- The Lover) karma, transformation, and self-undoing.
Queens represent a female connected to the seeker, or the seeker herself. Again, the suit will indicate how she is connected to the seeker, or to the question asked. Queens are read as emotional, fluid, and wavering.
Kings represent a male connected to the seeker, or the seeker himself. Again, the suit will indicate how he is connected to the seeker, or to the question asked. Kings are read as logical, fixed, and possibly stagnant.
Putting it All Together
With a clear understanding of these three groups, you can combine each individual element to determine the meaning of each card. For example, the three of hearts means “communication about love or friendship”, which could be interpreted as a love letter, an email, or a secret meeting between lovers.As always interpretation is the key, the correct interpretation depends on the client’s situation at the time in relation to the question asked.
The simplest reading of all consist of fanning out the cards and running your hands over them while thinking of your question. Turn over the card that calls to you and base your answer on the meaning of the card. Pull other cards for clarification.
Another simple reading consist of shuffling the cards while thinking of your question, then cutting them into four stacks before you. The top card of each stack is drawn and read as:
- Spirit- Your motivation for asking the question
- Being- Where you are now.
- Destiny- Where things are going.
- Outcome- The Ultimate Resolution
Timing Events with Playing Cards
Cartomancers have developed several methods to determine if and when an event is likely to happen. One reader I know times events by formulating the question such as How many (days, weeks, months, etc..) before (fill in the blank)? He then has the individual shuffle and cut the cards as usual and lays down the cards in a straight line until a card appears which represents the desired outcome. He counts the number of cards on the table telling him how many (days, weeks, or months) it will take for the desired outcome to occur. For example, the questioner asks: How many weeks will it take before I find a new job? The cards are shuffled and cut and finally laid in the following order8 of Spades * 10 of Clubs * 3 of Hearts * Ace of Diamonds
The reader stops at the Ace of Diamonds which he interprets as the beginning of a new business venture which promises to be prosperous and successful. The Ace of Diamonds was the fourth card laid down and therefore he predicts that the client will find a new job within four weeks. In addition, the three cards which precede the Ace can predict what the client may feel or experience before he finds the new job such as stagnation (8 of Spades), a sense of being overwhelmed (10 of Clubs), and renewed hope (Three of Hearts). Since the reader has already predicted that the client will get a new job in four weeks, the three of hearts may portend that s/he gets called in for an interview since the number three is linked to the planet Mercury and therefore communication. People who read Playing Cards have often observed that there is a similarity between how a standard deck of playing cards are structured and the modern calender. They are:
With this information in mind, the standard deck of playing cards can be divided into four season with Hearts representing Spring, Clubs representing Summer, Spades representing Autumn, and Diamonds representing Winter. The four season can then be divided into 13 weeks. Beginning with the Ace and ending with the King, each card can represent a week in each season. Ace being the first week and the King of any suit representing the 13th.
For example the 6 of Diamonds would represent the 6th week of Winter, the King of Hears would represent the 13th week of Summer, etc... Using these correspondences a reader can predict to within a week's time when an event will begin, end, or manifest. These are just a few of the ways in which a card-reader may determine if and when an event will begin, end, or manifest.
The reader stops at the Ace of Diamonds which he interprets as the beginning of a new business venture which promises to be prosperous and successful. The Ace of Diamonds was the fourth card laid down and therefore he predicts that the client will find a new job within four weeks. In addition, the three cards which precede the Ace can predict what the client may feel or experience before he finds the new job such as stagnation (8 of Spades), a sense of being overwhelmed (10 of Clubs), and renewed hope (Three of Hearts). Since the reader has already predicted that the client will get a new job in four weeks, the three of hearts may portend that s/he gets called in for an interview since the number three is linked to the planet Mercury and therefore communication. People who read Playing Cards have often observed that there is a similarity between how a standard deck of playing cards are structured and the modern calender. They are:
- There are 52 cards in the standard playing card deck and 52 weeks in a year.
- There are four suits in a deck and four seasons in a year.
- There are 13 cards in each suit and 13 weeks in each season.
With this information in mind, the standard deck of playing cards can be divided into four season with Hearts representing Spring, Clubs representing Summer, Spades representing Autumn, and Diamonds representing Winter. The four season can then be divided into 13 weeks. Beginning with the Ace and ending with the King, each card can represent a week in each season. Ace being the first week and the King of any suit representing the 13th.
For example the 6 of Diamonds would represent the 6th week of Winter, the King of Hears would represent the 13th week of Summer, etc... Using these correspondences a reader can predict to within a week's time when an event will begin, end, or manifest. These are just a few of the ways in which a card-reader may determine if and when an event will begin, end, or manifest.
