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Case - -Release Date: February 4, 2013 [EBook #42008] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS *** - - - - -Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - +*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 42008 *** TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS @@ -670,7 +632,7 @@ _Spades._ Two--Tears and vexation, sometimes a removal. -The following is a _resume_ of most of the cards and some curious +The following is a _résumé_ of most of the cards and some curious combinations: Four Aces--Honors, dignities, rise in society, or money, friendship @@ -1614,7 +1576,7 @@ locality_. As the representative of _gold_ its synonyms are: -Riches; opulence; magnificence; splendor; eclat; sumptuousness; +Riches; opulence; magnificence; splendor; éclat; sumptuousness; luxury; abundance; means. When its signification is assumed relative to _water_ and the _sea_, @@ -4339,7 +4301,7 @@ BY THE QUEEN OF THE ROMANIES (Edited by Carleton B. Case.) The completeness of this work is attested by its numerous exclusive interpretations of dreams based -upon modern subjects, as the aeroplane, automobile, baseball, cabaret, +upon modern subjects, as the aëroplane, automobile, baseball, cabaret, chauffeur, football, golf, manicure, moving pictures, phonograph, tango, turkey-trot, telephone, typewriter, wireless, and many others, found in no other similar work. The best of the old and all the new @@ -4376,362 +4338,4 @@ SHREWESBURY PUBLISHING CO. 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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Telling Fortunes by Cards - A Symposium of the Several Ancient and Modern Methods as - Praciced by Arab Seers and Sibyls and the Romany Gypsies - -Author: Mohammed Ali - -Editor: Carleton B. Case - -Release Date: February 4, 2013 [EBook #42008] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS *** - - - - -Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - - TELLING FORTUNES - BY CARDS - - A SYMPOSIUM OF THE SEVERAL ANCIENT AND MODERN - METHODS AS PRACTICED BY ARAB SEERS AND SIBYLS - AND THE ROMANY GYPSIES, WITH PLAIN EXAMPLES AND - SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS TO ENABLE ANYONE TO ACQUIRE - THE ART WITH EASE - - Gathered From Authentic Sources By - MOHAMMED ALI - - (_EDITED BY CARLETON B. CASE_) - - [Illustration] - - NEW YORK - SHREWESBURY PUBLISHING CO. - PUBLISHERS - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY - CHARLES SHREWESBURY - - - - -CONTENTS - - - PAGE - THE STORY OF JOSEPHINE 5 - RESEARCHING GYPSY LORE 7 - HOW TO ACQUIRE THE ART 9 - CARDS TO BE USED 9 - THE CONSULTANT CARD 10 - THE ANCIENT ORACLE 12 - METHOD A 17 - MODERN USE OF FIFTY-TWO CARDS 20 - METHOD B 28 - METHOD C 28 - METHOD D 30 - METHOD E 31 - METHOD F, THE STAR 32 - METHOD G, A SHORTER STAR 32 - METHOD H 33 - METHOD I 33 - METHOD J 34 - METHOD K 35 - METHOD L 37 - METHOD M 38 - THE PREFERRED ORACLE, WITH THIRTY-TWO CARDS 40 - DICTIONARY OF PRIMARY DEFINITIONS 42 - DICTIONARY OF SECONDARY DEFINITIONS 49 - GROUPS OF CARDS 93 - COMBINATIONS OF TWO CARDS 96 - A WORD OF ADVICE 101 - SPECIAL NOTE 101 - DEALING THE CARDS BY THREES 102 - DEALING THE CARDS BY FIVES 109 - DEALING THE CARDS BY SEVENS 111 - DEALING BY FIFTEENS 113 - THE TWENTY-ONE CARD METHOD 117 - THE WAY TO TELL A FORTUNE 122 - THE ITALIAN METHOD 126 - THE FLORENCE MODE 131 - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 133 - THE MATRIMONIAL ORACLE 136 - THE STAR METHOD 140 - SHORTER STAR METHOD 142 - WISHES 143 - WISH NO. I. 143 - WISH NO. II. 144 - WISH NO. III. 146 - WISH NO. IV. 146 - WISH NO. V. 147 - WISH NO. VI. 150 - CURIOUS GAMES WITH CARDS 154 - LOVERS' HEARTS 154 - LOVE'S LOTTERY 154 - MATRIMONY 155 - CUPID'S PASTIME 155 - WEDDING BELLS 157 - MARRIAGE QUESTIONS 158 - - - - -TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS - - -The art of telling fortunes by cards, known professionally as -CARTOMANCY, has been practiced for centuries. - -In our day and generation divination by cards is chiefly employed for -amusement and pastime, for the entertainment of one's self or one's -company, or at church fairs, charity bazars, and the like; but in the -days of the ancients it was practiced by prophets and sibyls as a -serious business, and so accepted by all, from king to peasant. - -Certainly there were some remarkable coincidences, to call them by no -other name, in the fulfillment of many cartomantic divinations, of -which history maintains a record. To cite but one: - - -THE STORY OF JOSEPHINE, EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. - -Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie, while in her native land of -Martinique, had been approached by an aged negress, who astonished her -through declaring to her: "You will ascend upon the loftiest throne in -the world." - -Always treasuring the memory of this prediction, Josephine, when the -widow of Gen. Beauharnais, during the bitter days of the Reign of -Terror, was induced to consult a distinguished seeress of the Faubourg -St. Germain, who relied upon cartomancy as a means for elucidating the -mysteries of the past, present, and future. Although her visitor was -disguised as a waiting woman, the seeress, through a simple resort to -her pack of cards, read most correctly the entire past existence of -her consultant. Then, by the same means, she laid bare the gloomy -picture of Josephine's present situation; how the prison doors of the -Luxembourg stood ready to receive her; how the guillotine thirsted for -her life's blood; how, nevertheless, she would be saved from all these -impending dangers through intercession of a young soldier, to her at -the time personally a stranger. Subsequently, by a fresh appeal to her -cards, the seeress threw aside the veil obscuring Josephine's future -destiny, predicting her marriage, the onward march of her husband -towards fame and power, until finally, after a studious observation of -the cards, the cartomancian announced to her skeptical consultant that -on a given day, within the cathedral church of Notre Dame, the unknown -man she was destined to marry would place upon her head an imperial -diadem, and furthermore that she would be hailed, in the presence of -the highest ecclesiastical potentate on earth, as "Empress of the -French," and as such would be respected until her death. - -The remarkably rapid and literal fulfillment of the predictions made -by a professional seeress to an unknown lady, to whom she promised the -most exalted of mortal positions, not only astonished the crowd of -courtiers, wonder-stricken at realization of this indisputable and -well-authenticated augury of miraculous events; but elicited the -attention of men of intellect and of science, hundreds of whom visited -the remarkable prophetess, and in every instance testified to the -accuracy of her predictions, although at a loss to comprehend the -source from whence she attained apparently super-human knowledge. It -appeared wonderful to these men of science that the mere combination -of a series of cards, which they had been accustomed to look upon as a -mere species of diversion, could be employed as well to read the past -as to penetrate the mysteries of the future; still they were -compelled, in an elaborate report made to the Emperor, whose -comprehensive mind yearned after explanation of all secrets, mental as -well as physical, to state that, while unable to account for the cause -for this prophetic knowledge, there could be no rational doubt of its -existence. - - -RESEARCHING GYPSY LORE. - -This present treatise on the subject of divination by cards is a -gathering together in handy form of the best authenticated methods of -its ancient practice as handed down from the Romany gypsies and the -seeresses that antedate them. As different nations and different times -had their varying interpretations of the values of the cards and -separate and distinct methods of laying the cards for readings, as -well as fundamental differences in their interpretations of the many -possible combinations of the various cards, we have decided to lay -before you in this work a complete symposium of each, that the reader -and student of the art may see before him all the approved methods of -the past and choose intelligently that which best pleases or suits his -convenience. - -All the old and many of the recent authors that have been consulted in -the preparation of this book have been found to insist that divination -through playing-cards is to be relied upon as a truthful exposition of -the past and future and a veritable portent of the future. They desire -to be taken seriously. The present editor has no desire to detract -from this position if it be a fact, nor does he know that it is not a -fact. His part in this work is that of editor, and there ends. Here he -presents you with the results of centuries of effort on the part of -those who profess to believe sincerely in what they practice and -teach, and leaves the reader to place as much or as little credence in -the truthfulness of their divinations as he chooses. - -Certainly there is a wonderful fascination in the mastering of -Cartomancy, in the being able to tell fortunes by the chance falling -of the cards into this or that position, and in knowing what each card -and grouping is believed to signify in their relations to the person -consulting. - - -HOW TO ACQUIRE THE ART. - -The would-be adept is advised to study in detail every word in this -book, as he would any other lesson he desired to master. Learn the -various methods of dealing and of reading the layout; consult the -several interpretations of the meanings and learn to apply them, first -in reading your own fortune and later that of friends,--this only -after you have memorized many of the meanings and acquired a degree of -fluency in elaborating the "talk" or "patter" that goes with a -successful "reading." - -No prophet or seer ever professed that divination by cards is a -natural gift. It is universally recognized as being solely the result -of study and practice, and can be mastered by anyone who has this book -and gives the subject a little thought and sufficient experimental, -practical test to acquire proficiency. - - -CARDS TO BE USED IN TELLING FORTUNES. - -While any ordinary pack of playing cards sold in the usual stores can -be used, it is best to secure, if possible, a pack whose face cards -have only a single head, inasmuch as when, in dealing, cards come out -reversed they bear a different signification in some cases, than when -upright. When, however, the usual double-headed cards are used it is -only necessary to make a distinctive mark on the top end of the faces -of certain ones to secure the same result as though the special -fortune-telling pack were employed. This mark may be a simple dot or -cross with pencil or pen, and should be made at one end of the card -only, which will then become the top of the card in all cases, and -cards coming out in the deal with this mark at their tops will be -considered as upright, and with the marked end down, as reversed. The -only cards that need to be thus distinguished are: The face cards of -each suit; the ace, eight, nine and ten of diamonds. (The spot cards -below the seven in any suit are, in most cases, not used. Where they -are employed, their reversal has no significance.) The top of the -seven of diamonds, and the other suits, is considered to be the end -that has the extra central pip. Spot cards of the three suits other -than diamonds usually require no mark to determine their top or -bottom. The "handles" of all spades and clubs, and the sharp points of -all hearts, point downward when those cards are upright; hence when -they point upward the cards are considered as reversed. If, however, -any other cards than those here mentioned are so printed as to make it -difficult to distinguish the top from the base, you should mark them -at the top. - - -THE ONE SPECIAL CARD--THE CONSULTANT. - -In some of the methods of fortune-telling by cards it is essential to -have a special card as the representative of the party seeking the -response of the oracle. This is commonly called the "Consultant." If -there is a joker in your pack, or an extra blank card, as is the case -in many packs, use one of them as the Consultant, marking this card to -show which is its top, as its reversal has its own signification. If -there is neither joker nor blank card, use the discarded deuce of -either suit in the pack, with a mark at its top end. - - - - -THE ANCIENT ORACLE - - -Various meanings have been ascribed to the individual cards in -different countries and times, several lists of which, and they the -known standards of the art, are given throughout this book. The first -list of interpretations that we present is from a very ancient work, -first published in 1600 or a little later. This, it will be noticed, -defines the entire fifty-two cards of the pack and has no separate -signification for any card being upright or reversed; in either -position the cards' meanings are the same. - -Suit values are as follows: Clubs lead and mostly portend happiness -and good business arrangements, and no matter how numerous or how -accompanied by cards of other suits are seldom considered as bearers -of other than the very best augury. Next comes hearts, which are -usually taken to signify love-making, invitations, and good friends; -diamonds, money; and spades, annoyances, sickness or worry, sometimes -loss of money. - - -_Clubs._ - - Ace--Great wealth, much prosperity, and tranquillity of mind. - - King--A man who is humane, upright and affectionate; faithful in - all his undertakings. He will be happy himself, and make every - one around him so. - - Queen--A tender, mild and rather susceptible woman, who will be - very attractive to the opposite sex. - - Jack--An open, sincere and good friend, who will exert himself - warmly in your welfare. - - Ten--Speedy wealth. - - Nine--Obstinacy and disagreeables connected therewith. - - Eight--A covetous person, extremely fond of money; that he will - obtain it but not make a proper use of it. - - Seven--The most brilliant fortune and the most exquisite bliss - this world can afford, but beware of the opposite sex, from - these alone can misfortune be experienced. - - Six--A lucrative partnership. - - Five--Marriage to a person who will improve your circumstances. - - Four--Inconstancy and change. - - Trey--Three wealthy marriages. - - Deuce--Opposition or disappointment. - - -_Diamonds._ - - Ace--A letter. - - King--A man of fiery temper, continued anger, seeking revenge, and - obstinate in his resolutions. - - Queen--A coquette, and fond of company. - - Jack--However nearly related, will look more to his own interest - than yours, will be tenacious in his own opinions, and fly off if - contradicted. - - Ten--A country husband (or wife), with wealth, and many children; - also a purse of gold. - - Nine--A surprise about money. - - Eight--Unhappy marriage late in life. - - Seven--Waste of goods, and losses. - - Six--An early marriage and widowhood, but a second marriage would - probably be worse. - - Five--Success in enterprises; if married, good children. - - Four--Vexation and annoyance. - - Trey--Quarrels, lawsuits, and domestic disagreements, your partner - for life will be a vixen, bad tempered, and make you unhappy. - - Deuce--Your heart will be engaged in love at an early period, but - you will meet with great opposition. - - -_Hearts._ - - Ace--Feasting and pleasure, and is also the house. If attended - with spades it is quarreling; if by hearts, friendship and - affection; if by diamonds, you will hear of an absent friend; - if by clubs, merry-making and rejoicing. - - King--A man of good natured disposition, hot and hasty, rash in - his undertakings, and very amorous. - - Queen--A woman of fair complexion, faithful and affectionate. - - Jack--A person of no particular sex, but always the dearest friend - or nearest relation of the consulting party. It is said that you - must pay great attention to the cards that stand next to the jack, - as from them alone you are supposed to judge whether the person - it represents will be favorable to your inclinations or not. - - Ten--A good heart, it is supposed to correct the bad tidings of the - cards that stand next it; if its neighboring cards are of good - report, it is supposed to confirm their value. - - Nine--Wealth, grandeur, and high esteem; if cards that are - unfavorable stand near it, disappointments and the reverse. - If favorable cards follow these last at a small distance, - you will retrieve your losses, whether of peace or goods. - - Eight--Drinking and feasting. - - Seven--A fickle and unfaithful person. - - Six--A generous, open and credulous disposition, easily imposed - on, but the friend of the distressed. - - Five--A wavering and unsettled disposition. - - Four--The person will not be married till quite late in life, which - will proceed from too great a delicacy in making a choice. - - Trey--Your own imprudence will greatly contribute to your - experiencing much ill will from others. - - Deuce--Extraordinary good future and success; though if - unfavorable cards attend this will be a long time delayed. - - -_Spades._ - - Ace--Has to do with love affairs generally. Death when the card is - upside down. - - King--A man ambitious and successful at court, or with a great man - who will befriend him, but let him beware of a reverse. - - Queen--A woman who will be corrupted by the rich of both sexes. - Also a widow. - - Jack--A person, who, although he has your interest at heart, will - be too indolent to pursue it. - - Ten--Is supposed to be a card of bad import, and in a great - measure to counteract the good effects of the cards near it. - - Nine--Is professed to be the worst card of the pack; dangerous - sickness, total loss of fortune and calamities; also endless - discussion in your family. - - Eight--Opposition from your friends. If this card comes out close - to you, leave your plan and follow another. - - Seven--Loss of a valuable friend, whose death will plunge you in - very great distress. - - Six--Very little interpretation of your success. - - Five--Good luck in the choice of your companion for life, who will - be fond of you. Bad temper and interference. - - Four--Sickness. - - Trey--Good fortune in marriage, an inconstant partner, and that - you will be made unhappy thereby. - - Deuce--A death or disagreeable removal. - - -METHOD A. - - Using 52 Cards and the Foregoing Interpretations. - -Take a pack of fifty-two cards and shuffle them three times well over, -and making the significator whichever queen you please (if a lady -performs the operation for herself; or king, if a gentleman), then -proceed to lay them on the table, nine in a row, and wherever the -operator finds himself placed, count nine cards every way, not -forgetting the said significator, then it will be seen what card the -significator comes in company with, and read from that. - -When several diamonds come together, the interpretation is that some -money will soon be received; several hearts, love; several clubs, -drink and noisy troublesome company; several spades, trouble and -vexation. - -If two red tens come next to the significator marriage or prosperity, -the ace of hearts is the house, the ace of clubs a letter, the ace of -spades death, spite, or quarreling (for this is supposed to be the -worst card in the pack), the ten of diamonds a journey, the three of -hearts a salute, the three of spades tears, the ten of spades -sickness, the nine of spades sad disappointment or trouble, to the -nine of clubs is ascribed a jovial entertainment or reveling, the nine -of hearts feasting, the ten of clubs traveling by water, the ten of -hearts some place of amusement, the five of hearts a present, the five -of clubs a bundle, the six of spades a child, the seven of spades a -removal, the three of clubs fighting, the eight of clubs confusion, -the eight of spades a roadway, the four of clubs a strange bed, the -nine of diamonds business, the five of spades a surprise, the two red -eights new clothes, the three of diamonds speaking with a friend, the -four of spades a sick bed, the seven of clubs a prison, the two of -spades a false friend, the four of hearts the marriage bed. - -If a married lady doth lay the cards, she must then make her husband -the king of the same suit she is queen of; but if a single lady, she -must make her lover what king she may think proper. The jacks of the -same suits are supposed to be men's thoughts, so that they may know -what they are thinking of, counting nine cards from where they are -placed, and it is said if any lady should wish to know whether she -shall obtain her desires in any particular subject, matter, or thing -whatsoever, let her shuffle the cards well, most seriously and -earnestly wishing all the time for one thing; she must then cut them -once, particularly observing at the same time what card that is which -she cuts, then shuffle them and deal them out in three parcels, and if -that said particular card which she has cut doth come next herself, or -next the ace of hearts, it is taken that she will have her wish, but -if the nine of spades is next to her she judges the contrary, as that -is supposed to be a disappointment; however, she may try it three -times, taking the major number of testimonies as a ground whereon to -place her judgment. This method of using the cards is both innocent -and will afford amusement. - - - - -MODERN USE OF 52 CARDS - - -Here we present the more modern adaptation of the entire pack of 52 -cards to the fortune-teller's use. As the meanings differ materially -from the ancient list just given, another complete list and several -combinations are presented. - -In the modern usage, Diamonds take precedence and are considered to -mean money, riches and success. - -Hearts next, love affairs, friendship, amusement and pleasure. - -Clubs, business matters, whether investments, appointments or -settlements. - -Spades, losses or grief, trouble and anxiety, sometimes sickness and -death. - -The various combinations are supposed to either accelerate or mitigate -the several meanings. - -For instance--the ace of diamonds coming with the ace of spades, a -railway journey--the nine of spades, usually taken to be a bad card, -but coming with diamonds, speedy good luck, etc. - - -_Diamonds._ - - Ace--An offer or a ring. - - King--A fair man, a military man, or a diplomatist. - - Queen--A fair woman, fond of pleasure and amusement. - - Jack--The thoughts of either king or queen. - - Ten--A legacy or property. - - Nine--A good surprise about money. - - Eight--Meetings about money matters. - - Seven--A check or paper money; sometimes scandal. - - Six--An offer of some kind, generally to do with money matters. - - Five (supposed to be the best card in the pack)--Health, wealth - and happiness. - - Four--A short journey. - - Three--Time, within three to four weeks. - - Two--A secret or something unexpected. - - -_Hearts._ - - Ace--The house. - - King--A rather fair man in society; sometimes a sailor. - - Queen--A fair woman in society, but kind and good natured. - - Jack--Thoughts of either king or queen. - - Ten--An entertainment or festivity. - - Nine--Great happiness and the wish card. - - Eight--Love making or friendship. - - Seven--A puzzle or indecision, doubt. - - Six--Love affairs, sometimes an offer. - - Five--Marriage, sometimes a new admirer. - - Four--A small invitation, such as a dinner or evening party. - - Three--Time, within a week. - - Two--Kisses or trifling present. - - -_Clubs._ - - Ace--A letter. - - King--A clever dark man, often a professional man, or in business. - - Queen--A clever, amusing woman, sometimes a little satirical. - - Jack--Thoughts of king or queen. - - Ten--A new appointment, investment or settlement. - - Nine--Relates to documents, papers, often a will. - - Eight--A journey by road or vehicle. - - Seven--A warning or unprofitable business. - - Six--A very poor business offer or else money borrowed. - - Five--News, either from the country or some one coming therefrom. - - Four--A journey by land on business. - - Three--Time, three to four months. - - Two--A good friend, in some cases a slight disappointment. - - -_Spades._ - - Ace--Spite, death, or worry; sometimes a large town. - - King--A lawyer, widower or old man; a very dark man. - - Queen--A very dark woman, a widow; a spiteful, malicious woman. - - Jack--Thoughts of king or queen. - - Ten--At night-time, imprisonment. - - Nine (supposed to be a very bad card)--Grief, suffering, malice, - and, with other black cards, death. - - Eight--Across water, sometimes treachery. - - Seven--Poverty, anxiety and annoyance. - - Six--Delay, or a bad character. - - Five--Temper, anger and quarrels. - - Four--Sickness, sometimes a journey caused through sickness. - - Three--By the water, or a very short journey across water. - - Two--Tears and vexation, sometimes a removal. - - -The following is a _résumé_ of most of the cards and some curious -combinations: - - Four Aces--Honors, dignities, rise in society, or money, friendship - with the great; but if all four are reversed, the contrary--debt, - bankruptcy, ruin and even disgrace, therefore it is to be noticed - particularly how they lie before reading the cards. - - Four Kings--Great good luck, unexpected advancement, good and - unlooked-for fortune. - - Four Queens--Society, pleasure, amusements. - - Four Jacks--Thoughts of either king or queen of each suit, - friendly gathering. - - Four Tens--Great gain, legacies, happiness. - - Four Nines--Unexpected and sudden news; if two blacks together, - not pleasant; if two reds, excellent. - - Four Eights--New appointments, sometimes new associations; two - black eights together, mourning; two reds, wedding garments. - - Four Sevens--Intrigues, scandal, opposition and variance. - - Four Sixes--A great surprise or change; two black ones together, - vexations; two red ones, good. - - Four Fives--A long and beneficial voyage, money, happiness and - health; if two blacks are near, vexation first. - - Four Fours--A birth; two blacks together, a male; two reds, a - female. - - Four Threes--Period of time from six to twelve months; sometimes - gain or money returned. - - Four Twos--Visitors; two blacks together, disagreeable; two reds, - pleasant, and sometimes love-making. - - Three Aces--Great good luck. - - Three Kings--A new friend or acquaintance who will advance you in - life. - - Three Queens--Quarrels, disputes, backbiting. - - Three Jacks--A lawsuit or treachery. - - Three Tens--A rise in social life, but not necessarily happiness - with it. - - Three Nines--A good removal, unless accompanied by very bad cards. - - Three Eights--Love dreams, and longing for the unattainable, but - often wishes or desires postponed; in some cases fresh - engagements, but a little worry in obtaining them. - - Three Sevens--Losses of friendship or property; reversed, you will - never recover your goods. - - Three Sixes--A very large and brilliant entertainment; if the two - black ones come together, disgrace or scandal. - - Three Fives--A delightful and happy meeting with absent friends. - - Three Fours--Strangers or visitors coming to the house from a - journey. - - Three Threes--Slight annoyances or vexation caused by malicious - tongues. - - Three Twos--A good and staunch friend, but one who will grieve you - by a queer temper. - - Two Aces--Strange news quick and speedy, often good luck; two - blacks, a telegram; two reds, a pleasant invitation. - - Two Kings--A partnership or friendship. - - Two Queens--A good female friend. - - Two Jacks--Unpleasantness, sometimes only thoughts of people. - - Two Tens--Change of residence or profession. - - Two Nines--A good removal, sometimes business projects or - documents, in many cases relating to a will. - - Two Eights--An extraordinary occurrence. - - Two Sevens--Sometimes sudden and unexpected; two blacks, great - treachery, especially if reversed. - - Two Sixes--A good friend; two blacks, a nasty, deceitful person, - or a great danger, possibly an accident. - - Two Black Fives--Danger from falls, or possibly by water. - - Two Red Fives--Joyful and unexpected news. - - Two Black Fours--Separation or unfriendly meetings. - - Two Red Fours--Good appointments, or good luck. - - Two Red Threes--Pleasant and profitable visitors and friends. - - Two Black Threes--Disappointment and tears. - - Two Black Twos--A departure. - - Two Red Twos--An arrival. - - The Ace, Nine, Ten and Seven of Spades--Divorce. - - Seven and Nine of Spades--Separation. - - Eight of Spades and Seven of Clubs--Prison, or confinement. - - Six and Four of Spades--Sickness and danger. - - Eight and Five of Spades--Malignity, caused by jealousy. - - Six and Seven of Spades--Treachery, scandal, vexation. - - Seven and Two of Spades--Tears caused by unfounded reports--often - a false friend. - - Nine and Six of Spades--A bitter and implacable enemy; if good - cards follow, you will overcome, but if bad ones, he or she will - triumph. - - Three and Two of Spades--A short and not agreeable journey. - - Seven of Hearts and Three of Spades--A journey and a strange - adventure thereon. - - Seven, Six and Five of Spades--Thieves, or danger of robbery. - - Queen and Jack of Spades--Widowhood. - - Nine and Ten of Spades--Danger by fire. - - Six and Seven of Spades reversed--A fall or injury. - - Eight and Ten of Spades--News at night, but not very pleasant. - - Ten, Eight and Five of Spades--Broken engagement, or unfulfilled - promise. - - Six and Eight of Spades--Delay, postponement. - - Nine, Seven, Six and Five of Spades--Bankruptcy. - - Ace of Diamonds and Ten of Hearts--A marriage engagement. - - Ace of Diamonds and Nine of Hearts--Hopes fulfilled. - - Ten of Hearts and Four of Hearts--Marriage. - - Three Tens and Five of Hearts--Happy love returned. - - Eight of Hearts and Seven of Hearts--Doubt and indecision about an - offer. - - Seven of Hearts reversed--A nice and good present. - - Three of Diamonds and Three of Hearts--In nine days. - - Nine of Hearts and Nine of Diamonds--A delightful surprise about - money. - - Nine of Hearts and Nine of Clubs--Something to do about a will, in - which the consultor is generally successful. - - Eight of Hearts and Nine of Hearts--Great good luck through love. - - Ace, Nine, Seven and Four of Spades--Death. - - -METHOD B. - -A pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled, and cut in three; the -first ten are taken out, then three are missed; another nine are taken -out, then two are missed; another seven out, five missed; seven out, -three missed; three out, one missed; and the last of the pack is -taken. They are now laid out in rows of eight each, eight having been -counted every way, beginning from the significator. When all are -finished, the two extremities are taken, paired and read; they are -then gathered together, shuffled, and cut in four parcels; the first -one of each parcel is taken off and put on one side. The packet that -comes first is the one that should be read. - - -METHOD C. - - What is Supposed to Happen Within a Month to Two Months. - -A pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled and cut in three, each -meaning being read as it turns up. The cards are then turned up one -by one till a spade is found, which is not withdrawn, but the -following card, which lay face uppermost on the table. If three spades -are found in succession the first is missed, but the two next are -taken out, as well as the following card, whether diamonds, clubs or -hearts; this is continued to the end of the pack, then re-commenced -without shuffling or cutting. Should the final card have been a spade, -on beginning the pack afresh the first card should be taken out. The -same operation is gone through twice more, in all three times. This -having been done, they are laid in the form of a horseshoe in front of -the dealer in the order in which they came, being careful to note that -the significator is amongst them. Should it not appear naturally, it -must be taken out and placed at the end. Seven are now counted from -the one that represents the person consulting the oracle. When they -have been read, and the relative meanings ascribed to them explained, -one is taken from each end and paired, their various significations -being interpreted as they turn up. These prognostications are supposed -to come to pass within two months. A shorter way can be done by taking -out thirty-two selected cards, viz:--ace, king, queen, jack, ten, -nine, eight and seven of each suit; they are read in precisely the -same way. This is taken to allow a shorter period to elapse, from ten -days to a fortnight, but the former is supposed to be the better -method. - - -METHOD D. - -A pack of fifty-two cards is taken, and after being well shuffled they -are turned up one by one, counting one, two, three, four, five, six, -seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, king (here the ace counts as -one). If any card should fall on the number counted--thus, supposing a -five comes when five is counted, or a king when that card turns up, it -must be taken out and placed on the table, face uppermost, before the -dealer. After counting to a king the counting is re-commenced at one. -Should two cards follow, such as three and four, eight and nine, etc., -these must be abstracted, also three of a kind, such as three tens, -three kings, etc., they must also be taken out; but if three of the -same suit they may be passed by. When the pack has been carefully gone -through, shuffled and cut, the process is gone through twice more, in -all three times. They are now all laid out in rows of four and read. -When this is done they are gathered together and laid two by two, -thus:-- - - NORTH. - WEST. EAST. - SOUTH. - -One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, -twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, and so on till the pack -is exhausted. Those at the top are the North, those at the bottom are -the South, those at the right hand the East, those at the left hand -the West. The North is to be read first, as that is supposed to happen -first; the South next, the East next, and the West last. - - -METHOD E. - -The pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled, and cut in three, the -meanings of the cut being read first. Then the significator is taken -out. The cards are spread on the table, face downwards before the -dealer, and seven are drawn out at random. The topmost card of the -seven is taken off and put on one side. The cards are again shuffled -and cut in three, the cut again read as before; they are laid on the -table, seven cards being taken off, the topmost being withdrawn. This -is to be repeated the third time, still taking off the topmost card. -The cards are again shuffled and cut, this time nine each time being -drawn out and the topmost two removed. This maneuver has to be -repeated three times, each time taking two of the topmost cards. In -the first deal, where the first seven cards were removed, there will -be eighteen cards; the second time there will be twenty-one remaining -after having removed the two of each cut, thus:--The thirty-nine cards -are spread out in five rows of seven, and four remaining underneath. -The significator is now put in the center, and counting every way from -it, these cards are taken to signify the past and present. The nine -cards that have been taken from each sevens and nines are to be -shuffled and looked at. These are supposed to refer entirely to the -future. The three cards that are left out are useless. - - -METHOD F--THE STAR. - -The pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled, and cut in three, the -cut being explained as it is shown. The card representing the -significator should be taken out and put in the middle. Three cards -are now placed above the head, three at the feet, three to the left, -and three to the right, three at the four corners, and three across -the significator. They are interpreted as follows:--First, above the -head, then at the feet, then to the right hand, and next to the left; -each corner to be taken top and bottom opposite. When these are all -explained (those across the significator last), they are then paired, -beginning with the topmost cards and the bottom cards, from end to -end. - - -METHOD G--A SHORTER STAR. - -This is a much shorter way, and instead of placing the cards as they -come, they must be first well shuffled by the person consulting, then -laid face downwards on the table and nine cards withdrawn (the -significator must be in the center). In this method the cards are -placed round the card representing the consultor in the order in which -they come, the first card drawn being put at the head of the -significator, and the others in rotation. The nine cards are first -explained as they lie, eight round and one over the significator. -Then the consultor is desired to again draw nine, and these are put -over the first nine; this is to be repeated a third time, combining -all the cards as they lay one over the other, three deep, every way. - - -METHOD H. - -The whole pack is taken, shuffled well, but not cut, every fifth card -is picked out and laid by, the pack is gone through and every seventh -card picked out, every third card must be taken, each fifth, seventh -and third cards to be laid aside in separate packets; then each packet -is carefully examined, whether the significator is amongst those -withdrawn. If not, he or she must be abstracted and placed at the -extreme end. Now the third pack is laid out in a row, the second next, -and the first last, and all that is hidden is said to be shown you, -counting three, seven and five from each row, beginning with the -significator. Now two are taken from end to end and read till twelve -are obtained; they are put on one side; then the rest are gone on with -from end to end until all are exhausted. Then they are all taken up, -including the twelve that were put aside, shuffled, the two first and -last are taken off. These three form "the surprise"; then parcels of -four are dealt, beginning with the first; they are all read in -rotation and the small "surprise" last. - - -METHOD I. - -The pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled, cut in three, and the -meanings ascribed to the cut are explained. Then they are laid in rows -of five till the whole pack is exhausted, except the two last, which -are useless. The first row is to represent "the person for whom you -are acting"; the second, "the house"; the third, "your wish"; the -fourth, "the surprise," and the fifth, "what is supposed to come -true." The first ten are now read _lengthwise_, the others in the same -manner till the fifth row has been explained; then they are taken from -end to end, each pair being interpreted as arrived at. In this case -there is no significator, as the first row is supposed to stand for -what will happen immediately to the consultant. They are all gathered -together, shuffled and cut, and laid in packets of three. The -consultor is desired to choose one of the three parcels, and that is -laid out first and explained; then follow each of the other two, which -must be also read in the same manner. - - -METHOD J. - -The pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled and cut by the person -consulting. They are cut in three and the meanings interpreted. Then -they are laid out in rows of sevens, leaving the three last, which are -not to be used. Then nine are counted every way, from the significator -backwards and forwards, from left to right, and from right to left, up -and down, always returning to the significator, then crossways from -end to end. Then they are paired from corner to corner, each card -being explained as it is arrived at, noticing if there should be any -pairs, triplets, etc., amongst them. Then they are gathered up and -shuffled well, then they are dealt in two packets, the consultant -being desired to choose one. The one taken is supposed to represent -the past and present, the other the future. They are laid out and read -pretty much as before. - - -METHOD K. - -A pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled and cut, and divided -thus:--Every seven, nine and five are to be removed and put on one -side. The six of clubs, the eight and ten of diamonds are to be -withdrawn and put in a place by themselves. Then the rest are shuffled -and five cards laid out face upwards till the pack is exhausted. It -will now be found there are seven rows of five cards each, and two -remaining; these two are placed with the nines, sevens and fives, to -be used later. These cards are read, counting seven every way from the -significator, then gathered together, shuffled and cut, the first -group (seven in number) being first of all withdrawn, which must be -added to the nines, sevens and fives already withdrawn. There will now -be four groups of seven cards each. The first must be read, the second -put aside, the third explained, and the fourth laid by. The second and -fourth are left out entirely and not used. The nines, sevens and fives -and the first group you have withdrawn are shuffled, cut in two -packets, and laid out on the table before the dealer. If two red nines -appear close together, it is taken to show honor, dignity and joy; if -two red sevens and two red fives side by side, great and unexpected -good luck, a legacy or money that you don't anticipate; if two red -fives and the nine of hearts are near each other, a marriage of -affection; if with the seven of diamonds, a moneyed marriage, but of -love; if two red fives and two black sevens, a marriage for money -which will turn out unhappily; if two red sevens and two red fives, -and the nine of hearts appear, it is supposed to be the greatest and -happiest prognostic you can have, whether married or single--luck, -pleasure, money; if two black sevens and two black fives appear, it is -considered very evil, and if accompanied by the nine of spades, -unhappiness in marriage, divorce, scandal and sometimes violence -caused through drink; if the eight of spades should be amongst those -withdrawn and turn up with the aforesaid cards, violent death by -murder or accident. It is taken to be the worst combination in the -pack. These cards (viz: the nines, sevens and fives, and those which -have been withdrawn from the group of fives) are laid in rows of -sevens, counting seven every way from the significator; then the -extreme ends are taken and paired, being read as they turn up. Next -the whole is shuffled, including the six of clubs and the eight and -ten of diamonds. These three cards are the index. Wherever they appear -they are supposed to show good luck, happiness and prosperity; if -they should happen between exceptionally bad cards, the luck is over, -or marred through malignity; but as a rule they are taken to import -great joy. The evil combination is thus: If the six of clubs is -surrounded with spades, or the eight or ten of diamonds are _between_ -two black fives and the two black sevens are near, then the best laid -scheme will come to nought; but if they are surrounded by the nine of -hearts and nine of diamonds, then it is a very good omen. The eight -and ten of diamonds are supposed to be extremely good if there are -three or four nines to follow them, for then the nine of spades loses -its evil significance, and should the seven of diamonds and seven of -hearts follow, a good marriage and happiness; or, if the person is -married, new prosperity or riches for the husband or sometimes the -birth of an heir. - - -METHOD L. - -The pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled and cut, and divided -into two equal heaps. One of these is chosen by the consultant. Having -decided this, the other heap is left alone; it is not to be used. The -person consulting is now desired to shuffle the twenty-six cards -remaining, cutting in three, the meanings being read as they turn up. -They are now dealt in three packs, which are laid out in rows of -eight, the last card to be left out, as that forms "the surprise." -Four cards are now counted from the significator, which, should it not -be in the pack chosen, must be abstracted and put at the end. When -these have been fully explained, the same maneuver is repeated twice, -in all three times, one card being always taken out for "the -surprise." "The surprise" is turned up when those cards before the -dealer have been examined and explained. Then they are all gathered -together, and, after being shuffled and cut, they are turned up by -fours. If a sequence should come up, such as six and seven, or six, -seven and eight of any suit, they are taken out. If four of a suit, -the lowest is taken out. This is only to be done once. These are now -laid out in a row before the dealer and read from left to right, -always taking note that the significator is amongst them, and counting -four as above described. Then the two cards are taken from each -extremity and each couple explained till all are exhausted. - - -METHOD M. - -A pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled well and cut. Then it is -divided into three equal parcels of seventeen cards each, and one over -for "the surprise," which is to be laid aside. The first three cards -of each packet is taken, and each three is put apart. That will leave -fourteen in each group. The first and third packets of fourteen are -taken up, the middle one being put aside. These are now laid out in -four rows of seven, being sure that the significator is amongst them; -or else the card which is supposed to represent the thoughts of the -person consulting you, viz: the jack, may be counted from. Six are -now counted, beginning from the next card to the significator; and -after every sixth card, that card is not counted as one, but the -following one. When these have been explained, which must be done till -the significator is returned to, they are paired from end to end, and -read as arrived at; then they are gathered together, shuffled and cut, -and divided again into two groups of fourteen. These are not laid out -again, but two being merely extracted from each of these, not -forgetting the middle one, and adding them to the three packets of -three placed on one side. The middle one is now taken up, shuffled -well, and four cards taken from it, two from the top and two from the -bottom, and added to the one put aside to form "the surprise." There -are now four packs of five cards each:--One for the "consultant" and -one for the "house," one for "what is sure to come true," and one for -"the surprise." These are laid out in front of the dealer and read -from left to right in rotation. - - - - -THE PREFERRED ORACLE--WITH 32 CARDS - - -We now come to the most important and approved method of telling -fortunes by cards, the method preferred and practiced in nearly all -countries. This widely accepted method requires but 32 cards of the 52 -found in the pack, consisting of eight cards of each suit, as follows: -Ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight and seven only. To these may -be added, in some cases, the Consultant card, concerning which we have -spoken earlier in this work. - -To enable this oracle to be read with an intelligent and proper -understanding it is important that one be fully informed as to all the -possible values or interpretations of the cards, singly and in -combination. Hence we shall devote a number of pages to these -definitions in very complete form before proceeding to elucidate for -you the various methods of dealing, laying and reading the cards. We -give first the simple and primary meanings, followed in detail by -their secondary or synonymical meanings, the whole constituting a -valuable work of reference for all who practice the art, enabling them -to give a full, fair and wise reading of every possible "fall" of the -cards. The primary meanings, while sufficient for the amateur, will -soon be seen by the student to be lacking in that completeness and -flexibility demanded by the adept. Their natural amplification into -their secondary and more extended definitions gives the interpreter -the fullest scope to exercise his powers of reading any possible -layout of the cards intelligently, and with satisfaction both to -himself and to the person consulting the oracle. - - - - -DICTIONARY OF PRIMARY DEFINITIONS - -_Used in Interpreting the 32-Card Method of Telling Fortunes._ - - -_Diamonds._ - - KING - - _Upright_--Marriage. A military man. A man of fidelity. A dignitary - of the state. A very fair person. A man of tact and cunning. - - _Reversed_--A country gentleman. A difficulty concerning marriage - or business. Threatened danger, caused through the machination of a - man in position or office. - - QUEEN - - _Upright_--A blonde female. A lady resident in the country. A woman - given to gossiping and scandal. - - _Reversed_--A country gentlewoman. A malignant female, who seeks to - foment disadvantage to the consultant, and who is to be greatly - feared. - - JACK - - _Upright_--A country man. A young man of light complexion, of a - lower grade in society. A messenger. Postman. A tale-bearing - servant, or unfaithful friend. - - _Reversed_--A servant. An intermeddler, who will be the cause of - mischief. A messenger bearing ill-news. - - ACE - - _Upright_--The ace of diamonds, whether upright or reversed, - signifies a letter, a petition, a note, a paper, a document. - - _Reversed_--The ace of diamonds, reversed or upright, designates a - letter to be shortly received, a petition, a note, a paper, or a - document. - - TEN - - _Upright_--The ten of diamonds, either upright or reversed, - represents coin, gold, water, the sea, a foreign city, and change - of locality. - - _Reversed_--The ten of diamonds, whether reversed or upright, - designates bullion, coin, gold, water, the ocean, a foreign city, - a journey and change in locality. - - NINE - - _Upright_--Enterprise. Separation. Advantage. - - _Reversed_--Delay. Annoyance. Poverty. A family feud, or a quarrel - among intimate friends. - - EIGHT - - _Upright_--The country. Riches. Love-making overtures. - - _Reversed_--Sorrow. Motion. Wealth. Satire. Mockery, and foolish - scandal. - - SEVEN - - _Upright_--Present intentions. Good news. - - _Reversed_--Birth. Contrariness. Vexation. In a great measure. - - -_Hearts._ - - KING - - _Upright_--A blonde man. A lawyer. A man of repute, and remarkable - for superior qualities. A person of generosity. - - _Reversed_--A very fair man. A tutor. A man in anger. Great - disappointment. - - QUEEN - - _Upright_--A blonde female. A faithful friend. A mild, amiable - lady. - - _Reversed_--A very fair female. Impediment to marriage. Obstacle to - success in business and general affairs. A woman crossed in love. - - JACK - - _Upright_--A blonde young man. A young soldier or sailor. A - traveler. A gay young bachelor, dreaming chiefly of his pleasures. - - _Reversed_--A very fair young man. A dissipated bachelor. A - discontented military man. A politician out of office. - - ACE - - _Upright_--The house. A repast. Festivity. A love letter. Agreeable - intelligence. - - _Reversed_--A friend's visit. Forced or constrained enjoyment. - - TEN - - _Upright_--The city. Envious people. - - _Reversed_--An inheritance. A surprise. - - NINE - - _Upright_--Victory. Happiness. Triumph. Union. Harmony. Work. - Trade. A present. - - _Reversed_--Weariness. Ennui. A passing trouble. Curiosity. - Encumbrance. - - EIGHT - - _Upright_--The affection of a fair young lady. Success in your - hopes. Nourishment. Food. Board. - - _Reversed_--A very fair maiden. Excessive joy. A young woman's - indifference to love advances. - - SEVEN - - _Upright_--The thoughts. A weapon. A jewel. - - _Reversed_--Desire. A parcel. - - -_Spades._ - - KING - - _Upright_--A dark complexioned man. A gentleman of some learned - profession. A judge. Advocate. Surgeon. Physician. A literary man. - - _Reversed_--A widower. A man in wrath or with a malignant - disposition. An envious man. Dishonest lawyer. A quack. An enemy. A - general failure in all your anticipations. - - QUEEN - - _Upright_--A dark complexioned woman. A widow. A lady of some - learned profession. - - _Reversed_--A widow seeking to marry again. A dangerous and - malicious woman. A fast female. Difficulty. Derangement as to - marriage. - - JACK - - _Upright_--A dark complexioned bachelor. An envoy. An ill-bred - fellow. A messenger. - - _Reversed_--An inquisitive, impertinent interloper. A man plotting - mischief. A spy. Pursuit. Treason in love affairs. - - ACE - - _Upright_--Abandonment. A document. - - _Reversed_--Pregnancy. Abandonment. Grief. Distressing - intelligence. - - TEN - - _Upright_--Tears. Jealousy. - - _Reversed_--Loss. An evening party. Brief affliction. In the - evening. - - NINE - - _Upright_--A great loss. Tidings of death. Mourning. Failure. - - _Reversed_--Disappointment. Delay. Desertion. Tidings of the death - of a near relative. - - EIGHT - - _Upright_--Sickness. Want of prudence. Bad news. - - _Reversed_--Ambition. A religious woman. A marriage broken off, or - an offer refused. - - SEVEN - - _Upright_--Expectation. Hope. - - _Reversed_--Wise advice. Friendship. Indecision. A foolish - intrigue. - - -_Clubs._ - - KING - - _Upright_--A man whose complexion is between light and dark. A - frank, liberal man. A friend. - - _Reversed_--A nut-brown complexioned man. A person to meet with a - disappointment. - - QUEEN - - _Upright_--A brunette female. One fond of conversation. An - affectionate, quick tempered woman. - - _Reversed_--A nut-brown complexioned lady. A jealous and malicious - female. - - JACK - - _Upright_--A slightly dark complexioned bachelor. A lover. A clever - and enterprising young man. - - _Reversed_--A flirt and flatterer. A young man in anger or in - sickness. - - ACE - - _Upright_--A purse of money. Wealth. - - _Reversed_--Nobility. Love. A present. - - TEN - - _Upright_--The house. The future. Fortune. Success. Gain. Money. - - _Reversed_--Money. A lover. Sometimes want of success in a trivial - matter. - - NINE - - _Upright_--Chattels. Goods. Movable article. An indiscretion. - - _Reversed_--A trifling present. Gambling. - - EIGHT - - _Upright_--The affections of a brunette maiden. The art of - pleasing. - - _Reversed_--A nut-brown maiden. Removal. Separation. A frivolous - courtship. - - SEVEN - - _Upright_--A small sum of money. A debt unexpectedly paid. A child. - - _Reversed_--A child. Embarrassment. - - -THE CONSULTANT. - -When coming out in an upright position, in the body of the deal -designates merely the person consulting the oracle, in a natural state -of mind. - -When the card comes out in the deal reversed, it denotes the -consultant to be in a disturbed state of mind, or annoyed from some -cause beyond his or her control. Coming with the _eight of spades -reversed_, for example, by its side, it shows that the consultant's -mind has been disordered through prospects of ambition or religious -excitement. If accompanied by the _eight of hearts_, it demonstrates -that he or she is annoyed through being a victim to the tender -passion. - - - - -DICTIONARY OF SECONDARY DEFINITIONS - -_And Synonyms, Supplementing the Preceding List. Consult Both._ - - -KING OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ This card, when used as a representative, -denotes a very fair man, one with auburn hair, light blue eyes, and -florid complexion, who, notwithstanding his hasty temper, will -treasure his anger, long awaiting opportunities for revenge, or he is -obstinate in his resolutions. - -It moreover designates a military officer, and frequently one of -fidelity to his country and its honor. - -Still, it is most generally employed as the marriage card, for if it -does not come out in an oracle wherein matrimony is the wish, the -nuptials will be delayed or broken off. - -Its synonymical signification would then be: - -Alliance; reunion; attachment; vow; oath; intimacy; assemblage; -junction; union; chain; peace; accord; harmony; good understanding; -reconciliation. - -KING OF DIAMONDS--_Reversed._ This card signifies a country -gentleman, in which capacity its synonyms are: - -Country man; rustic; villager; peasant; farm laborer; cultivator; -rural; agriculture. - -Again, this card reversed, bears a further signification of a good and -severe man, when its synonyms would be: - -Indulgent severity; indulgence; compliance; condescension; -complacency; tolerance; low descension. - -When used as the marriage card, and coming out reversed, the king of -diamonds signifies primarily difficulties and obstacles imposed in the -way of entering upon or consummating the nuptial contract, and through -inference vitiation of the married state, when its synonyms are: - -Slavery; captivity; servitude; matrimonial ruptures; conjugal -infidelity. - -QUEEN OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ When this card comes out in the oracle -upright it bears three primary significations: _a country lady_; _a -talkative_ or _communicative female_; and a _good, kind-hearted -woman_. - -As a representative card it designates a very fair female with auburn -or blonde hair, brilliantly clear complexion and very blue eyes. A -woman of this character will be given to society, and is naturally a -coquette. - -When the card is taken as a _country lady_ its synonyms will be -through induction or inference: - -Economical housewife; chaste and honest woman; honesty; civility; -politeness; sweetness of temper; virtue; honor; chastity; a model -wife; excellent mother. - -When used to designate a _talkative female_, they will be: - -Conversation; discourse; deliberation; dissertation; discussion; -conference; intellectual entertainment; prattler; blab; idle talk; -flippant conversation; table talk; gossip. - -QUEEN OF DIAMONDS--_Reversed._ When the card comes out reversed in the -oracle its ordinary signification is that of a meddlesome woman, who -has interfered in the affairs of the consultant for the purpose of -doing him or her injury, and the extent of the injury, contemplated or -done, can be estimated from the proximity of this card to that of the -consultant, or from the import of those cards intervening between the -two. This card has two secondary significations as follows: - -_Want of foresight_, whose synonyms are: - -Unawares; unexpectedly; on a sudden; napping; astonished; suddenly; -fortuitously; unhoped for; surprisingly. - -_A knavish trick_, whose synonyms would be: - -Roguishness; knavery; cheat; imposture; deceit; sharpness in -rascality; trickery; false pretense; artifice; wile; craftiness. - -JACK OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ The primary signification of this card is -a _soldier_, a _postillion_, or a light haired _young man, in or from -the country_. In addition to these characteristics this card, whether -upright or reversed, assumes another, which is technically called _the -good stranger_. - -As a _soldier_, its secondary value is expressed in the following -synonyms: - -Man at arms; swordsman; fencing master; combatant; enemy; duel; war; -battle; attack; defense; opposition; resistance; ruin; overthrow; -hostility; hatred; wrath; resentment; courage; valor; bravery; -satellite; stipendiary. - -In the quality of _the good stranger_, its synonyms are: - -Strange; unaccustomed; unknown; unheard of; unusual; unwonted; -surprising; admirable; marvelous; prodigious; miracle; episode; -digression; anonymous. - -When employed as a representative of a person, it denotes a light -haired, unmarried man, who, although one of your nearest relations, -will sacrifice your interests to his own; a person of stubbornness; -hot headed and hasty, tenacious of his own opinions and unable to -brook contradiction. - -JACK OF DIAMONDS--_Reversed._ This card's signification is a public or -private servant; and in the latter case, without reference to gender, -either a male or female domestic. Its synonyms therefore are in -accordance with its acceptation: - -Servant; waiter; valet; chambermaid; lady's maid; a subordinate; an -inferior; a hireling; condition of one employed; servitude; postman; -errand boy; messenger; agent; expressman; newsman; message; -announcement; commission; directions; a household; relative to post -office and the transmission of messages. - -ACE OF DIAMONDS--It is a matter of perfect indifference whether this -card assumes its place in the oracle in an upright or reversed -position, as its primary signification is in no wise varied, although -of a most comprehensive nature, being, expressing generally, a -_letter_, a _note_, a _paper_, a _petition_, etc. - -It requires, however, a great deal of attention to discriminate -between the manifold significations of this all-important card, which -is governed in a great measure by the cards coming next to it, -otherwise the interpreter may be entirely baffled in comprehending the -intent of the oracle. - -The general synonyms of the _ace of diamonds_ are: - -Epistle; writings; the art of writing; grammar; Holy Writ; text; -literature; doctrine; erudition; literary labor; book; correspondence; -composition; alphabet; elements of all learning; principles; bonds; -bills of exchange; notes of hand; evidence of indebtedness. - -With the _seven of spades, reversed_, coming next to it, this card -denotes the existence of a law suit, in which case we have synonyms, -founded on the following basis: - -Deed; covenant; agreement; law paper; writs; warrants; litigation; -differences; contestations; disputes; discussions; bickering; contest; -strife; discord; contradiction; stratagem; trick; broil; pettifogging; -wrangling. - -TEN OF DIAMONDS--Like its companion, the _ace_, which with this card -form the only two in the pack possessing this peculiar quality, the -_ten of diamonds_ preserves its value and signification, whether it -emerges either upright or reversed. The primary significations of this -card are _gold_, _water_, the _sea_, a _foreign city_, _change of -locality_. - -As the representative of _gold_ its synonyms are: - -Riches; opulence; magnificence; splendor; éclat; sumptuousness; -luxury; abundance; means. - -When its signification is assumed relative to _water_ and the _sea_, -the synonyms assume both a specific and general nature: - -Fluid; humid; ablution; dew; rain; deluge; inundation; the ocean; -river; torrent; stream; fountain; source; lake; pond; cascade; falls. - -When the surrounding cards designate this one to be accepted as -representing a foreign city, its synonyms are: - -Traveler; traveling; foreign parts; beyond the sea; homeless; -wanderer; wandering abroad; trading; commerce; a sailor; ships; -refuge; exile. - -When accepted to signify a _change in locality_, the synonyms, in -addition to preservation of its original meaning of a mere change in -domicile, or habitation, are inferentially extended to embrace a -wider scope, such as: - -Departure; displacement; journey; pilgrimage; peregrination; steps; -motion; visits; excursions; incursions; emigration; immigration; -transmigration; flight; tour; rotation; circulation; deportation; -rout; defeat; overthrow; bewilderment; disconcert; to break one's -allegiance; desertion; disinheritance; alienation; alien; a foreigner; -houseless. - -It will be seen that with the varied significations which can be given -to this card, it is one of the most important in the pack. - -NINE OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ When coming forth in its natural -position, this card is one of particular good omen, as it foretells -great success in business operations and consequent gain. Its primary -meaning comprehends the grand mainspring to human exertion, -_enterprise_, while at the same time it assures you of the desired -result, _advantage_ or _gain_. Viewed as such its synonyms are, as to -_enterprise_ in the first instance: - -To undertake; to commence; to usurp; to take possession of; audacity; -boldness; hardihood; impudence; rashness; speculative; speculation; -fearless in trade; in love. - -When taken to represent _advantage_, the synonyms are: - -Gain; profit; lucre; success; thanks; favor; benefit; ascendency; -power; empire; authority; government; rule; glory; reputation; happy -results; profitable end; victory; cure; fulfillment; termination; -satisfaction. - -NINE OF DIAMONDS--_Reversed._ We have the other side of the picture, -for this card, coming up reversed portends the occurrence of dire -mishaps and abject despoliation with its concomitant poverty. In view -of this immense difference in the value and signification of this one -and the same card in its two positions, too much care cannot be taken -to mark the way in which it emerges. - -In its modified signification of _delay_, its synonyms are: - -Disarranged; sent back; suspension; variation; wavering; slowness; -relenting; obstacle; impediment; misfortune; adversity; accidental -injuries; miscarriage. - -But viewed in its more bitter light as _spoliation_ and _poverty_, its -synonyms are: - -Destitution; violence; ruin; victim of robbery; a fall; ruined honor; -bankruptcy; privation; violated chastity; defrauded; swindled; -victimized; separation; sold out by the sheriff; cast upon the town; -hopeless. - -EIGHT OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ In its natural position this card is -accepted to represent either _the country_ or _riches_, as its -signification is relatively determined from its surroundings. - -In its signification as the _country_, thereby meaning not only a -rural district but the characteristics of a country existence, the -interpretation of this card boasts a large number of synonyms: - -Agriculture; cultivation; field labor; farming; garden; prairie; -woods; shades; pleasure; enjoyment; diversion; pastime; amusement; -rejuvenation; rural sports; rustic dances; peace; calmness; natural -tranquillity; rural life; forests; vales; mountains; flocks and herds; -shepherd; shepherdess; moral quietude. - -As the synonyms of _riches_, as they are signified by this card in -contradistinction to others, we have: - -Augmentation of wealth; increase of estate; advancement; prosperity; -general success; happiness; goodness; felicity; beauty; embellishment. - -EIGHT OF DIAMONDS--_Reversed._ In this condition the primary -signification of the card is _sorrow_ and _movement_. The synonyms for -_sorrow_ are: - -Sadness; affliction; displeasure; grief; desolation; mortification; -bad humor; melancholy; the blues; hypochondria; vexation; trouble. - -But with the word _movement_, we have more trouble to apply its actual -signification, as shown in the cards, and therefore the interpreter is -left in a great degree to her own judgment, to decipher the connection -which should bind the oracle to a specific and intelligent reading. - -The most applicable synonyms would therefore be: - -To walk; step forward; move about; to contemplate; to propose; to make -advances; to undertake; to offer proposals; to promenade; to tender -offers; to inaugurate a scheme; to further any claims. - -SEVEN OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ This is what is most commonly styled the -_conversation_ card, as its initial and primary signification is -_discourse for the present_, while it likewise designates the -approaching receipt of _good news_; as the oracle demands, to be -secure, proper interpretation. - -When used as the _conversation_ card, its synonyms are: - -Talk; words; matter; tattle; desultory remarks; seasonable language; -pleasant gossip; table talk; anecdote. - -Secondary to this signification, and in intimate connection, it has -oftentimes been employed to denote _designs for the moment_, whether -mental or expressed by word of mouth, embracing intent and resolution. - -When signifying _news_, the synonyms will be: - -Announcement; intelligence; newspaper; advice; advertisement; -admonition; warning; teaching; tale telling; history; fables; -anecdotal remarks. - -SEVEN OF DIAMONDS--_Reversed._ This card is capable, when emerging -reversed, of receiving several interpretations, the general and -primary one of which is _birth_, or the origin of a human being, or -of matter which has, as its synonyms: - -Nativity; origin; creation; source; commencement; principle; -primitive; extraction; first coming in of fruits and flowers; prime; -early; race; family; house; lineage; posterity; the reason for; cause; -premises for argument. - -This card frequently designates a _great deal_, or a large quantity, -qualifying the value of those cards next to it. For example, should it -come before the _ten of spades reversed_, or the _ten of clubs_, it -will read a great deal of jealousy, or of money. - -Commingled with cards, relating to a public or military official, this -one is taken to signify _declaration_, whose synonyms would -consequently be: - -Publication; orders; authenticity; approbation; placard; designation; -discovery; disclosure; revelation; confession. - -KING OF HEARTS--_Upright._ The primary significations of this card are -_a blonde man_, _an advocate_ and a _man of note_, but its secondary -significations are those attached to the state and _legislation_. - -As the representative of an individual, this card shows a good, -kind-hearted man, of an amorous disposition, rash in his enterprises, -and generally hasty and passionate in all his actions. - -Coming out as a _blonde man_, it has these synonyms: - -Honest man; honesty; probity; equity; arts and sciences. - -Considered as a _man of note_ or statesman, the synonyms are: - -Legislation; legislator; laws; decrees; code; statutes; precepts; -commandments; combination; institution; constitution; temperament; -complexion; natural and moral law; religious law; civil law; politics; -politician; natural right; right of nations; public rights. - -KING OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ This card coming out reversed, designates -a man of natural light complexion, neither fair nor brown, with dark -brown hair and hazel eyes, of an excellent temper, easily imposed -upon, credulous, moderately given to love matters, yet addicted to -vice and incontinence. Its other primary significations are a _tutor_, -or a _man in anger_, possessing vices, the reverse of those good -qualities attributed to the card when upright. In this case the -synonyms are: - -Indignation; agitation; irritation; wrath; rage; fury; frenzy; -violence; hatred; aversion; animosity; peril; animadversion; -antipathy; resentment; vengeance; affront; outrage; blasphemy; storm; -tempest; cruelty; inhumanity; atrocity. - -The chief secondary signification of this is a _man in office_, or -professional politician, to which are given the following synonyms: - -Man of rank; dishonest man; exaction; pillage; injustice; simony; a -dishonorable person; a burglar. - -QUEEN OF HEARTS--_Upright._ This card represents a blonde female, -faithful and affectionate, always the dearest friend or nearest -relative to the consultant. As such, the synonyms, attached to the -primary signification, are of an excellent nature: - -Honest woman; virtue; wisdom; honesty. - -This card is likewise taken as symbolical of _friendship_ in its -various phases, the synonyms of the term being: - -Attachment; affection; tenderness; benevolence; kindly relations; -fraternity; intimacy; identity in inclinations; agreement; affinity; -harmonious correspondence; conformity; sympathy; attraction; cohesion. - -Another signification is attached to this card in a secondary capacity -as _justice_, with the following synonyms: - -Equity; probity; right; rectitude; reason; the law. - -A further secondary signification has been bestowed upon this card, -under certain influences, when it is gifted with the attributes of -_temperance_ with these synonyms: - -Moderation; discretion; continence; abstinence; patience; calmness; -sobriety; frugality; chastity; alleviation; reconciliation; respect; -conciliation; mitigation; molification; consolation. - -QUEEN OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ This card reversed, designates a fair, -but not light, woman, with nut-brown hair and grayish eyes, who -intervenes to prevent marriage, and intermeddles in all the -consultant's affairs generally. It likewise represents either the wife -of a man in office, a woman of doubtful character, or a courtesan, a -betrayer of honor and of affection. Under this aspect it receives a -secondary signification of _dissension_, to which are given synonyms -as follows: - -Agitations; sedition; conspiracy; rebellion; pride; vanity; seduction; -outrage; presumption; disputes; moral wrong; dishonorable proposals. - -JACK OF HEARTS--_Upright._ This card, as a representative one, -designates a blonde, unmarried man, learned, good tempered and well -favored by fortune. Consequently, when it is drawn by a young woman, -and the marriage card comes near it, it portends that she will be -united to a person of such a description, and that the union will -prove both happy and of long duration. - -It likewise designates, primarily, a soldier or a traveler, so that -should it come up in your oracle it is interpreted, in a secondary -connection, in this sense, and assures that you are on the point of -undertaking a journey. If bright cards surround it, the journey will -be a prosperous one, but should the _eight of spades_ be near it, it -will result in illness, and if the _ten of spades_ be adjacent, it -will be accompanied with tears. - -In this secondary capacity it has synonyms as follows: - -Road; highway; lane; pathway; a walk; a course; career; promenade; -messenger; ways and means; expedient; enterprise; method. - -JACK OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ Should this card come out in the oracle of -an unmarried lady, reversed, it instructs her that her lover or -intended husband is a person wooing her for selfish purposes, who, -although handsome and accomplished, will make a bad match. - -To a married woman, or widow, it is a warning that some unscrupulous -individual, under garb of friendship, contemplates her injury, which -will be followed by almost immediate desertion, if near the _ace of -spades_. - -Consequently, in a secondary capacity, it is taken to mean _evil -desires_ or _longing_, when it has synonyms of this character: - -Attraction; passion; flattery; cajolery; adulation; lechery; or -declivity; precipice; fall. - -ACE OF HEARTS--_Upright._ The first and primary signification of this -card is _the house_, and as such obtains a secondary capacity of a -most extensive nature, expressed in the following synonyms: - -Household; home; house-keeping; economy; saving; dwelling; domicile; -habitation; manor; lodge; lodging; hotel; palace; shop; store; -barracks; building; vessel; vase; archives; castle; cabin; cottage; -tent; pavilion; inn; hostelry; tavern; religious house; monastery; -convent; burial; long home; grave; stable; extraction; family; race; -lineage; posterity; ancestry; retreat; asylum. - -This card likewise designates a _repast_ or _feasting_, when, -secondarily, it assumes synonyms of the following nature: - -Table; festivity; merry making; nutrition; guests; invitation; host; -hilarity; good cheer; abundance; joy; gayety; natural pleasure; -domestics; sports and pastimes. - -ACE OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ It primarily designates _forced_ or -_constrained enjoyment_, but more generally it should be taken for -_new acquaintances_, whence is derived a secondary significance of -_fresh news_, with these synonyms: - -Indication; presentiment; new instructions; fresh knowledge; -enlightenment; index; augury; forewarning; fore-knowledge; conjecture; -oracle; prognostication; prediction; prophecy; divination; second -sight; novelty. - -Again this card, reversed, means a _disordered household_, and from -this comes the secondary idea of _intestine quarrels_, with the -following more prominent synonyms: - -Misunderstanding; regret; remorse; repentance; internal agitation; -irresolution; uncertainty; family feuds; marriage trouble; domestic -strife; dissensions. - -At times this card represents _family vices_, or extravagance in -household expenditures, or any description of crime or folly which -renders home unhappy and unendurable. - -TEN OF HEARTS--_Upright._ This card ordinarily signifies the _city_, -when its secondary capacities are expressed in some one from among the -following synonyms: - -Metropolis; native land; burgh; village; town; locality; site; -town-house; dwelling; habitation; residence; municipality; city -government; citizens. - -It moreover is accepted to signify _envious people_, as by that term -the ancient inhabitants of the rural districts were wont to designate, -ironically, dwellers in cities. - -TEN OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ This card most generally signifies _an -inheritance_, when its synonyms are: - -Succession; legacy; donation; testamentary gifts; dowry; dower; -dowager; legitimacy; will; patrimony; heir; transmission; to bequeath; -to endow. - -It is likewise used to signify _relatives_ when its secondary capacity -is extended to the widest scope, embracing: - -Consanguinity; blood; family; ancestors; father; mother; brother; -sister; aunt; uncle; cousin, male or female; Adam and Eve; race; -lineage; alliance; relationship; affinity; blood connection; love -intrigues. - -Another primary signification of this card is _surprise_, generally -of a bad origin, with these appropriate synonyms: - -Cheat; imposture; knavery; deceit; trickery; mistake; oversight; -misunderstanding; trouble; vexation; annoyance; emotion; fright; fear; -terror; consternation; astonishment; admiration; alarm; rapture; -exhaustion; swooning; fainting; a marvel; phenomenon; miracle; -anything wonderful or strange. - -Among the ancient cartomancists, this card, with the _nine of hearts_, -was regarded as the most difficult of interpretation of any in the -pack, but through careful study of the synonyms above given, a true -meaning is readily attained. - -NINE OF HEARTS--_Upright._ This card is generally regarded as an -augury of good fortune, wealth, happiness and worldly advantage. - -Its principal signification is _victory_, whence we derive: - -Success; good results; advantage; gain; pomp; triumph; trophies; -majesty; show; apparel; baggage; luggage; equipage; attire; furniture; -rich goods and wares. - -Its next principal one is _union_ and _concord_, with the several -secondary significations, cognate to them: - -Moderation; discretion; continence; temperance; patience; calmness; -sobriety; frugality; chastity; harmony; music; musical tastes; perfect -happiness. - -It moreover designates _labor_ and _commerce_, in which capacity its -signification is expressed in the synonyms: - -Studious; application; work; toil; reflection; observation; -meditation; occupation; trade; employment; merchant; clerk; trader; -laborer; mercantile pursuits. - -Still another signification is _a present_, whence we have: - -Gift; generosity; benefit; gratification; service. - -NINE OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ This card means _ennui_, or weariness, -with secondary attributes expressed in these synonyms: - -Displeasure; discontent; disgust; aversion; inquietude; lack of -spirit; listlessness; trivial sorrow; affliction; uneasiness; -complaining; want of energy. - -It moreover is employed to signify _curiosity_, whence we have the -secondary signification of inquisitiveness; a busybody; a marplot and -intruder. - -Then again an ordinary signification of this card is _obstacle_ or -_hindrance_ with the following synonyms: - -Bar; embarrassment; opposition; barrier; contrariety; inconvenience; -trouble; difficulty; work; abjection; indisposition; ailment; -infirmity; distress; hesitation; vacillation; perplexity; impediment; -stumbling-block. - -EIGHT OF HEARTS--_Upright._ The primary signification of this card is -first, a blonde young lady of great natural abilities, gentle -manners, lively disposition and personal beauty, for whom we have -synonyms: - -Honest girl; virtuous girl; modesty; maidenly grace; bashfulness; -timidity; retiring disposition; fear of scandal; apprehension; -mildness; suavity of temper. - -It moreover signifies _success in expectations_, in those enterprises -whereupon the consultant has set his heart, with the secondary -significations of: - -Success; happy issue; fortunate termination; victory; cure; recovery; -accomplishment; end of trouble; discontinuance, termination of pains, -torment or labor. - -EIGHT OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ When this card comes into the oracle in a -reversed position, and is used as the representative of an individual, -it designates an unmarried lady, of a light complexion, with -chestnut-brown hair, of a natural good disposition, but spoiled by an -assumption of superiority over her companions. From this -signification, we have that of _arrogance_, and thence: - -Noise; quarreling; dispute; disturbance; difference; contestations; -litigation; bickerings; arguments. - -But the most general signification of this card reversed is _great -joy_, otherwise expressed in these synonyms: - -Perfect content; felicity; happiness; rapture; enchantment; ecstasy; -entire satisfaction; complete joy; inexpressible pleasure; heavenly -inspiration; exhilaration; enthusiasm; the music of the spheres; -celestial harmony. - -Under other influences this card becomes modified to the signification -of the _means of satisfaction_, such as: - -Gayety; dancing; the opera; the theater; festival; public rejoicings; -family reunions; poetry; romance; joyous visits; pleasant parties; -excursions. - -SEVEN OF HEARTS--_Upright._ When this card emerges in its natural -position, its primary signification is that of _thought_, an _arm_, or -a _jewel_. - -As thought, it has many secondary significations prominent among them -those expressed by the synonyms: - -The soul; spirit; intelligence; an idea; memory; imagination; -conception; comprehension; extension of ideas; designs; intentions; -desires; will; resolution; determination; premeditation; meditation; -reflection; opinion; sentiment; philosopher; philosophy; wisdom. - -This card is sometimes employed to signify _solitude_, when it obtains -a secondary signification: - -A desert; seclusion; retreat from society; hermitage; exile; -banishment; isolation; abandonment. - -SEVEN OF HEARTS--_Reversed._ When this card comes out reversed, one of -its primary significations is a _package_, or bundle, present, new -clothes, etc., in accordance with the signification of the cards -immediately preceding or following it, which can be easily learned by -study. - -Nevertheless, its most ordinary signification is _desire_, or a strong -longing for, or hankering after, some person or thing; but then again -the interpretation is qualified by the cards coming near this one, -either before or after; reading from the consultant to the right, by a -simple change in position of the cards, _desire_ may be changed into -_aversion_, and an _attraction_ into _repulsion_. - -When its signification is _desire_, its synonyms will be: - -Wish; now; will; coveting; cupidity; lusting after; concupiscence; -unlawful desire; extreme hankering after; jealous; passion for good or -bad; illusion; craving; appetite; a fancy for a thing; decided -inclination. - -It will be seen that the term _desire_ is employed as antagonistic to -love, or a holy and righteous phase of passion. - -KING OF SPADES--_Upright._ Employed as a representative card, this one -designates a man of very dark complexion, with black eyes and hair, -passionate and proud, ambitious, and successful in most of his -aspirations, but a person whom the reverse of fortune would utterly -crush into obscurity. - -Divested of this personal and destructive character, this card, when -coming upright in an oracle, designates a professional man of -eminence, a lawyer, judge, advocate, counselor, senator, practitioner, -attorney, confidential agent, jurist, orator, statesman, pleader, -diplomat, doctor of laws or in medicine, or a learned physician. - -When the consultant be an unmarried lady, this card assures her that -her admirer is a man of excessive probity and of honorable intentions, -that is, if the _king of diamonds_ likewise comes out upright. To a -married woman it denotes that her property or honor will be in the -keeping of a lawyer or agent of rectitude, who will rescue her from -the machinations of enemies or spoliators. To a widow it shows that -her second marriage will be to a man of eminence, who will render her -after life most happy. - -KING OF SPADES--_Reversed._ This card signifies a widower, a man in -anger or difficulty, also one given to inebriety. But taken in a -general acceptation, this card represents a _wicked man_, and, through -induction, _wickedness_. In that case, its secondary significance can -be gleaned from the synonyms, used to give expression to it, as -follows: - -Bad intentioned; innate wickedness; perversity; perfidy; crime; -cruelty; inhumanity, and atrocity. - -This card is likewise regarded as an unfortunate one, as it forewarns -you of the utter wreck of your expectations, wrought by some one of -the following causes: - -Reverses; prejudice; theft; violence; corruption; elopement; -libertinage; debauchery; slander; malice; exposure of secrets; -disorder in morals, or calumny. - -QUEEN OF SPADES--_Upright._ As the representative of an individual -this card designates a dark lady, with dark eyes and black hair, -naturally of an open and generous disposition, but who will change her -nature through flattery and her position in society. Should she be -possessed of beauty, her innocence will be in perpetual danger, and -only saved through the exercise of a strong will, or through motives -of self-respect. - -This card likewise, when emerging upright, designates a _widow_, -without respect to color or social position, and is also taken to -signify the condition of widowhood, to be interpreted, as the oracle -demands, by these synonyms: - -Privation; abstinence; absence; scarcity; sterility; poverty; -indigence; famine; deprivation. - -Frequently this card is employed to denote a _well-founded distrust_, -when its secondary significations will be: - -Just suspicion; legitimate fear; merited doubts; conjectures; surmises -based on fact; conscientious scruples; timidity; bashfulness; -reluctance; retirement. - -QUEEN OF SPADES--_Reversed._ As a representative of an individual, -this card, coming out in the oracle reversed in position, denotes a -widow, desirous of contracting another marriage. It moreover -designates a dark woman of amorous propensities, who does not hesitate -to disregard the conventionalities of society. - -But as a general thing, this card is assumed to signify a _crafty -evil-minded woman_, and can be interpreted as: - -Malignity; malice; finesse; artifice; cunning; craft; dissimulation; -frolic; pranks; wildness; hypocrisy; bigotry; prudishness; wantonness; -shamelessness. - -When coming reversed in a consultation upon marriage, this card -denotes that difficulties and impediments, generally originating with -a female, will be interposed to prevent the desired nuptials. - -JACK OF SPADES--_Upright._ As the representative of an individual, -this card, coming out upright, designates a dark complexioned -unmarried man, an obliging fellow, who does not hesitate to -accommodate his friends at serious disadvantage to himself, if -occasion require. - -The primary signification of the card is, however, _messenger_, an -envoy, or person, charged with bearing of intelligence, most generally -employed as a go-between in intrigues, or in a capacity of trust. - -Sometimes this card is used to designate a _critic_, or a critical -position; a moment of impending danger; an awkward predicament; a -decisive instant; an unfortunate situation; a delicate circumstance; a -threatened calamity; a crisis; or a perplexing misstep. - -JACK OF SPADES--_Reversed._ This card is one of evil omen to lovers, -as it forewarns a betrayal of their secrets, or the exposure of their -plans by a corrupt messenger, or through the intervention of some -intermeddler. - -Its primary signification, when the card is reversed, is that of a -_Paul Pry_, or spy, whence we have the secondary ones of inquirer, -spectator, watcher, overseer, as well as the result of such a man's -investigations. Hence applied more generally, the card signifies -scrutiny; examination; reports; remarks; notations, and commentaries. - -Another secondary signification of this card is _traitor_, from which -we readily obtain the following synonyms: - -Deception; duplicity; stratagem; disguise; prevarication; disloyalty; -breach of trust; conspiracy; tale bearing; imposture; black -heartedness; perfidy; falsehood; dissimulation and breach of -confidence. - -The card is, moreover, used to forewarn lovers that there is danger of -their being pursued in event of elopement. - -ACE OF SPADES--_Upright._ This card, coming out in natural position, -and intervening between the representative cards of a male and female, -relates wholly to love affairs. When accompanied by the _ten of -spades_ it shows that an intrigue will be accompanied with a deal of -sorrow and affliction, and will ultimately end in abandonment under -most disastrous circumstances. - -One of the primary significations of this card is a _paper_ or -document, chiefly appertaining to law matters, such as warrants for -arrest, writs, subpoenas and legal pleadings. - -Another is that of a _ship_, or other means of conveyance by water, -particularly when accompanied by the _eight of clubs_, reversed, which -betokens the consultant to be on the eve of a sea voyage, or other -journey over water of some description. - -ACE OF SPADES--_Reversed._ When in the oracle of a married consultant, -this card appears reversed, and near to her representative, its -primary signification is _pregnancy_, which in her case can be -expressed by the following synonyms: - -Conception; maternity; accouchement; childbirth. - -From this we derive a secondary signification, applicable to other -things, for which we employ correspondent synonyms: - -Enlargement; engenderment; fecundity; fertilization; production; -composition; increase; augmentation; multiplication; deliverance; -parturition; growth; addition. - -When reversed and accompanied by the _knave of clubs_, likewise -reversed, this card is a premonitor of _death_. - -The general secondary signification of this card, when reversed and in -the body of the oracle, is a _fall_, whence we have: - -Decadence; decline; discouragement; dissipation; ravage; ruin; -demolition; destruction; bankruptcy; error; fault; overwhelming -sorrows; perdition; an abyss; precipice; gulf; waterfall; disgrace; -shame. - -TEN OF SPADES--_Upright._ The general signification of this card is -_jealousy_, particularly when accompanied by the _knave of clubs_, -which denotes that the consultant, either male or female, is jealous -of his or her sweetheart to such a degree that their friendly -relations are in danger of being broken off, which will assuredly be -the case, if the _nine of spades_ should likewise appear in the -oracle. - -The other primary signification of this card is _tears_, whence we -derive a series of secondary significations, as: - -Sighs; groans; weeping; complaints; lamentations; griefs; sadness; -heart-sickness; affliction; mental agony. - -TEN OF SPADES--_Reversed._ This card, emerging reversed, has, for a -general signification, a _loss_, either moral or physical, as the -surrounding cards designate. Thus, with the _nine of hearts_ -intervening between the consultant and this card, it announces that he -or she will lose a situation or employment. When it comes preceded by -the _ten of clubs_, it betokens the loss of money or valuables. Should -the consultant be an unmarried female, and this card comes out -reversed near to a knave, likewise reversed, it foretells the ruin of -her reputation through calumny. But if in place of one of the knaves -the _seven of clubs_ should appear, the loss of her character will be -brought about through some indiscretion. - -Another primary signification of this is _the evening_, as a -designation of points of time; still this general term of night has -given rise to the application of important secondary significations, -of which the sense can be taken from the synonyms: - -Shades; obscurely; nocturnal; mysterious; secret; masked; concealed; -undiscovered; clandestine; occult; veiled; allegorical; hidden -meaning; in secrecy; obscure hints; double meaning; on the sly; to -conceal from sight; nocturnal meetings. - -NINE OF SPADES--_Upright._ This is justly regarded to be the most -unfortunate card in the pack, as it portends maladies, malignant -diseases, family dissensions, defeat in enterprises, constant -disappointment, and even death. The primary significations of this -card, when in its natural position, are a _priest_, _mourning_ and -_disappointment_. - -The secondary significations, derived from these sources, are: - -From the _priest_: Pastor; church; church services; ritual; sanctity; -piety; devotion; religious ceremonies; celibacy. - -From _mourning_: Regret; desolation; affliction; sadness; sorrow; -calamity; grief; heart-pain; funeral; burial; tomb; grave; -church-yard; loss of relatives; wailing. - -From _disappointment_: Obstacles; hindrance; delay; disadvantage; -contrarieties; misfortunes; suffering. - -NINE OF SPADES--_Reversed._ When this card appears in the oracle -reversed its evil influence is augmented two-fold, although its -primary significations are modestly expressed as _failure_, -_abandonment_ and _delay_. The secondary significations are of the -most disastrous character. - -The synonyms employed for these terms, in this instance, are: - -Misery; indigence; famine; necessity; need; poverty; adversity; -misfortune; deep affliction; disagreements; correction; chastisement; -punishment; reverses; disgrace; imprisonment; detention; arrest; -captivity. - -But when this card, reversed, comes before the consultant and the -_eight of spades_, in the same oracle, it signifies _mortality_, with -the following synonyms: - -Death; decease; last sigh; end; finish; extinction; annihilation; -destruction; utter ruin; abjection; humiliation; prostration; -depression; alteration; poisoning; corruption; putrefaction; -paralysis; lethargy. - -Still in all these sinister aspects the influence of this card can be -materially modified, but never counteracted, through intervention of -bright cards. - -EIGHT OF SPADES--_Upright._ This card is ordinarily of bad import, as -its primary signification is _sickness_, although it is more generally -interpreted as _bad news_. This is its acceptation when preceded by -the _knave of spades_ or the _knave of diamonds_, or when accompanied -by the _ace of diamonds_, and sometimes by the _eight of hearts_, -reversed. - -When this card signifies _sickness_, its synonyms are: - -Illness of the body, soul or mind; bad condition of health or of -business; derangement; infirmity; epidemic; gangrene; agony; -displeasure; damage; mishap; accidental injury; disaster; -indisposition; head-ache; heart-ache; inquietude; melancholy; -medicine; remedy; charlatan; empiric; physician; quack; languor. - -Sometimes, however, this card is employed to designate _prudence_, -whence we have as secondary significations: - -Wisdom; reserve; circumspection; reticence; discernment; foresight; -presentiment; prediction; divination; prophecy; horoscope; second -sight; clairvoyance. - -EIGHT OF SPADES--_Reversed._ Unlike other cards, the reversal of this -one brings with it a modification of its primary significations. -Hence, when coming out reversed, it most generally signifies -_ambition_, a passion for which we have synonyms as follows: - -Desire; wish for; search after; cupidity; jealousy; aspiration; -onward; higher; illusion; pride. - -Another primary signification bestowed upon this card when emerging -reversed, is that of a _nun_ or pious woman, whence we derive the -secondary signification usually applied to this card and expressed in -the synonyms: - -Inaction; peace; tranquillity; repose; apathy; inertia; stagnation; -rest from labor; pastime, recreation; nonchalance; free from care; -idleness; supineness; lethargy; torpidity. - -SEVEN OF SPADES--_Upright._ As a general exponent of current events, -this card is taken to forewarn the consultant of the loss of a -valuable friend, whose death will be a source of a great deal of -misery. On this account many interpret this card to signify a -_coffin_, which may be the case when coming out in close proximity to -the _ace of spades_ or the _nine of spades_. - -Its most accepted primary signification, however, among practical -cartomancists, is that of _hope_, whence are derived the secondary -ones, expressed in the terms: - -Trust; confidence; expectation; desire; inclination; longing after; -wish; taste for; whim; humor; fancy. - -SEVEN OF SPADES--_Reversed._ This card takes a wider and an apparently -contradictory scope in its primary significations, when emerging in -this manner, being _good advice_, _friendship_, and _indecision_. - -From _good advice_ we derive, as secondary attributes: - -Wise counsels; salutary warnings; news; announcements; -advertisements; placards; consultations; admonitions; instruction; -advice. - -For _friendship_ we have the following synonyms: - -Attachment; affection; tenderness; benevolence; well wishing; -relation; harmony; correspondence; connection; identity; intimacy; -agreement with; concordance; concurrence; interest; conformity; -sympathy; affinity; attraction; admiration. - -For _indecision_, the general synonyms are employed: - -Want of resolution; uncertainty; perplexity; inconstancy; frivolity; -lightness; variation; diversity; vacillation; hesitation; versatile; -unsteady; changeable; whimsical; flexibility in character; unreliable; -undetermined. - -KING OF CLUBS--_Upright._ As the representative of an individual, this -card designates a man of a complexion neither very dark nor -exceedingly light, but a person with medium colored brown hair, -grayish eyes, and of an easy, plodding disposition. He will be a man -humane, honest and affectionate, given to business, and faithful in -all his engagements; he will be personally happy in all his relations -in life, as father, husband and citizen, and make everyone happy about -him. - -The primary significations of this card are, in the first instance, a -_friend_, and secondly, a _business man_. - -As a _business man_ this card has these synonyms: - -Merchant; trader; dealer; banker; broker; exchange agent; speculator; -calculator; physician; schoolmaster; collegian; geometry; freemason; -mathematics; engineer; science; professor. - -KING OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ This card, as the representative of an -individual, designates a person of middling dark complexion, with -chestnut brown hair, who, without being positively wicked, is -viciously inclined, and for that reason should not be trusted. Being -of a morbid temperament, he will destroy the happiness of others, and -render his family miserable through his own viciousness. - -A secondary signification is consequently a _vicious man_ or _vice_ -itself, expressed in synonyms as follows: - -Vice; defect; default; moral blemish; weakness; moral imperfection; -unformed nature; irregularity; flightiness of mind; depravation in -manners; libertinism; lewdness; licentious speech; ugliness; -deformity; corruption; stench; rottenness. - -QUEEN OF CLUBS--_Upright._ As a representative of a particular -individual, this card designates a brunette lady, of a warm, tender, -and sympathetic nature, intellectual, witty and high spirited, of a -strongly loving disposition, given to society and social reunions, -where she distinguishes herself through her conversational ability. - -The most prominent primary signification of this card is _opulence_, -which is represented in the following synonyms: - -Riches; display; pomp; ostentation; vain show; pageantry; luxury; -sumptuousness; assurance; steadiness; confidence; certitude; -affirmation; security; hardihood; self-reliance; liberty; frankness; -candor; openness; plain-dealing; freedom. - -Another signification of this card is a _parley_ or _conference_, and -is expressed by some of the subjoined synonyms: - -Discourse; conversation; talk; communication; colloquy; dissertation; -deliberation; discussion; speech; pronunciation; grammar; dictionary; -tongue; idiom; jargon; slang; exchange; commerce; trade; traffic; to -speak; to confer; to converse; to tattle. - -QUEEN OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ As a representative of an individual, this -card, reversed, denotes a lady whose complexion is brunette, with dark -hair and black eyes, but not dark enough to be represented by a -_spade_. She will be a woman of warm passions, of fine personal -appearance, given to coquetry and dependent more upon her natural -charms than education or intellectual training for conquests in her -flirtations. - -The general signification of this card, reversed, however, is -_ignorance_ in contradistinction to its attributes when in natural -position, and therefore can be interpreted as: - -Boorishness; unskillfulness; want of experience; untutored; -impertinent. - -JACK OF CLUBS--_Upright._ As a representative of an individual, this -card denotes a young man of middling dark complexion, kind, gentle and -docile by nature, sedate and domestic in his habits, and studious -through inclination. He is a warm friend and faithful admirer. - -Coming out in the oracle of a young lady, this card is the -representative of her lover, without respect to his color or other -qualifications, denoting simply the person indicated. - -The primary signification of this card, divested of its representative -character, is a _scholar_ or lover of knowledge, while its secondary -attributes are expressed in the synonyms: - -Study; instruction; application; meditation; reflection; labor; toil; -work; occupation; apprentice; student; disciple; pupil; master. - -Another signification of this card, governed according to its -surroundings in the oracle, is _prodigality_, whence are derived -synonyms as follows: - -Profusion; superfluity; luxury; largess; bounty; sumptuousness; -magnificence; liberality; benefits; generosity; charity; benevolence; -a crowd; a multitude; depredation; dilapidation; pillage; dissipation. - -JACK OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ As a representative of an individual, this -card designates a bachelor, a shade darker, and of a more determined -character than the young man above described. It may likewise -represent that same young man in a state of anger or on a sick bed. - -Its especial signification, however, is _delirium_, whence we have as -secondary attributes or synonyms: - -Frenzy; aberration of mind; wandering of the brain; unseated reason; -fury; rage; fever; enthusiasm; imbecility; imprudence; distraction; -apathy; delirium tremens; intoxication; brain fever. - -ACE OF CLUBS--_Upright._ This card is universally regarded as a most -fortunate one, inasmuch as it betokens vast wealth, personal -prosperity, physical health, mental tranquillity, marital happiness -and longevity. - -The principal significations of this card are _a purse of money_ and -_riches_, whence we have as synonyms: - -For _a purse of money_: Sum of money; a present; capital; principal; -treasure; bullion; gold and silver wares; opulence; rare; dear; -precious; inestimable; of excessive value. - -For _riches_: Wealth; health; prosperity; worldly goods; happiness; -felicity; amelioration; improvement; benefit; advantage; profit; -blessing; favor; grace; plenty; destiny; chance; speculation; good -luck. - -ACE OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ When this card emerges to form part of an -oracle, in a reversed position, its more popular and current -significations are _nobility_, _love_ and _a present_, but in a -consultation made for a young unmarried lady it signifies that she -will unexpectedly unite herself with a man, probably a widower, who -will better her fortunes; hence to a female operative this card is a -very good omen. - -For _nobility_ we employ as appropriate synonyms: - -A nobleman; a man of consequence; important; great; the eldest son; -extended; vast; sublime; renowned; illustrious; powerful; elevated; of -good quality; illustration; reputation; consideration; grandeur of -soul. - -For _love_, a correct interpretation of the oracle may require -selection from among the following synonyms: - -Passion; inclination; sympathy; affection; allurement; attraction; -charm; enticement; disposition; taste for; propensity; admiration; -gallantry; complacence for the sex; intrigue; affinity; an affair of -gallantry; attachment; devotion. - -TEN OF CLUBS--_Upright._ When this card enters in your oracle it is to -apprise you that you will unexpectedly receive a handsome sum of -money, a gift or a legacy from some dear friend or near relative. -However, at the same time it warns you that your smiles will be -intermingled with tears; inasmuch as you will almost simultaneously -learn of the death of some person whose love you have cherished. - -The chief primary signification of this card is _the future_, whence -are derived the following secondary ones: - -Hereafter; to come; posthumous; after death; heaven. - -Another primary signification is _gain_, which can be interpreted as -required, by any of these synonyms: - -Advantage; profit; success; grace; favor; benefit; ascendency; power; -empire; authority; usurpation; profitable; useful; important; -interest; official position. - -A more general signification in this card is _money_, from which we -have secondary ones of this description: - -Wealth; coin; bullion; ingots; gold; silver ware; whiteness; purity; -candor; innocence; ingenuity; the moon; purification; twilight; -moonlight. - -TEN OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ As a general thing this card, emerging -reversed, designates a _lover_, of either gender, unless the _knave of -clubs_ appears in the oracle of a lady, or the _eight of hearts_, -reversed, in that of a gentleman. - -Employed in such a signification, we have as synonyms: - -In love; gallantry; a gallant; husband; wife; married man; married -woman; friend; protector; courtesan; to love; to cherish; to adore; to -match; to mate; harmony; concord; suitable; corresponding; in -relations with; decency; decorum; regard; seemliness; convenience; -vicinity; fitness. - -This card is sometimes used to designate _the house_. - -NINE OF CLUBS--_Upright._ The general primary signification of this -card, when employed as a measure of time, is _the present_, whence we -have as synonyms: - -At the instant; actually; now; presently; suddenly; unexpectedly; upon -the spot; momentarily; at hand. - -The second primary signification of this card is an _effect_, whence -are derived the secondary ones of this nature: - -For sure; with certainty; in consequence; result; evidence; -conviction; conclusion; will happen; event; to finish; to execute; -household goods; furniture; bonds; personal estate; jewelry; movable -goods. - -This card has another primary signification, _indiscretion_, from -which are derived the secondary meanings, as follows: - -Want of foresight; imprudent; rash; headlong; with precipitation; -thoughtlessly; impulsively; suddenly; disorder; confusion; misconduct; -want of reflection; chaos; disgrace; without restraint; dissipation; -libertinage; discordance; inharmonious; moral ruin. - -NINE OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ This card, reversed, is most usually -employed to denote that the consultant, in whose oracle it appears, -will be the recipient of a _present_, but as to its value and its -nature the surrounding cards must determine. The card consequently may -represent: - -Gift; presentation; memorial; offering; testimonial; a gratification; -service; offer of money; thanksgiving. - -Another signification of this card when coming out reversed, is -_gambling_, but as this is a serious moral offense, great care should -be exercised to study its application. - -From _gambling_ are derived these secondary meanings: - -Games of chance; lottery; luck; card playing; any fortuitous -circumstance; by accident; destiny; human life; cards; dice; money -games; disreputable company. - -EIGHT OF CLUBS--_Upright._ As a representative of an individual, this -card designates a brunette, unmarried lady, remarkable for her -personal attractions, of a mild and tractable nature, who, should she -not possess beauty, will win admiration from her accomplishments and -demeanor, as well as from her sincerity and virtue. - -As a general thing this card signifies _the art of pleasing_, or, as -it is more appropriately styled, _a virtuous girl_, in which -connection, its meaning is expressed in the synonyms: - -A virgin; chaste; modest; virtuous; genteel; becoming; decent; -decorous; suitable; befitting; civil; kind; courteous; polished; -polite; well bred; accomplished; condescending; meek; hospitable; good -manners. - -EIGHT OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ As an individual's representative, this -card, when reversed, denotes a middling dark complexioned unmarried -woman, with dark chestnut hair, and eyes nearly approaching black in -color. She will be vain of her personal charms, and make little -account of the world's opinion should her own desires be gratified. - -The primary signification of this card is _removal_ or _departure_, -and can be appropriately expressed in the following synonyms: - -Moving; to move; change of residence; at a distance; remote; absence; -separation; dispersion; going aside; out of the way; ramble; -excursion; digression; flight; to discard; disdain; repugnance; -aversion; incompatibility; opposition; division; rupture, and -antipathy. - -This card, reversed, has moreover the signification of _indecorum_, -which can be used in these different senses: - -Inhospitable; ill bred; discourteous; bad manners; immodest; unchaste; -insincere; boorish; brazen faced; slovenly; a virago; a tartar; a -wanton. - -SEVEN OF CLUBS--_Upright._ The principal primary signification of this -card is a _trifle in money_, but which, however, has been amplified to -designate _economy_, or the art of spending very little money to the -best advantage. Consequently from this source we have the following -synonyms: - -Good behavior; wise administration of affairs; foresight; discretion; -order; regularity; household virtues; good management; wisdom; -happiness; prosperity. - -This card likewise signifies _company_ or _sociability_, in which -connection it can be taken to denote: - -Association; an assembly; a gathering; family party; friendly -intercourse; pleasant relations; harmless pastimes; domestic -recreations; balls; concerts; theater. - -Still, its most important signification is a _child_. From this -physical object the secondary meanings of this card are extended to -designate the characteristics of childhood applied to after life. -Hence the synonyms of this signification are: - -Infancy; childhood; puerility; frivolity; weakness; dependency; -abasement; humiliation; depression; humble; abject; minute; small; -diminutive; helpless. - -SEVEN OF CLUBS--_Reversed._ As a general thing this card reversed has -the signification of _embarrassment_ or _impediment_, and, taken in -this light, its meanings, as applied to the exigencies of a correct -interpretation of the consultation, will be found in some one of these -synonyms: - -Hindrance; entanglement; clog; fuss; intricacy; confusion; exigency; -disorder; distress; to make work; to come to a stand; to perplex; to -puzzle; to obstruct; to delay; to block up; to choke up; to stop up; -to stifle; hurry; bustle; in a fix; in perplexity; at a loss. - -It must be borne in mind that this card, when signifying a child, may -come out either upright or reversed. - - - - -GROUPS OF CARDS - - -_All Four, Any Three and Any Two of a Kind, that Come Out in the Deal, -Either Upright or Reversed, to the RIGHT of the Consultant--Their -Meanings._ - - Four Kings--Removal. - - Four Queens--Great assemblage of ladies. - - Four Jacks--An illness. - - Four Aces--A great surprise. - - Four Tens--An affair of justice. - - Four Nines--An agreeable surprise. - - Four Eights--A reverse. - - Four Sevens--Intrigue. - - Three Kings--Consultation. - - Three Queens--Female deceit. - - Three Jacks--A trifling dispute. - - Three Aces--Paltry success. - - Three Tens--Change in social position. - - Three Nines--Petty results. - - Three Eights--Unfortunate marriage. - - Three Sevens--Pain in the limbs. Contrariness. - - Two Kings--Petty counsel. - - Two Queens--Friends. - - Two Jacks--Inquietude. - - Two Aces--Deception. - - Two Tens--Change. - - Two Nines--A little money. - - Two Eights--A new acquaintance. - - Two Sevens--Trifling news. - - -_All Four, Any Three and Any Two of a Kind, that Come Out in the Deal, -Either Upright or Reversed, to the LEFT of the Consultant--Their -Meanings._ - - Four Kings--Celerity in business matters. - - Four Queens--Bad company. - - Four Jacks--Privation. - - Four Aces--Disagreeable surprise. - - Four Tens--An occurrence, an event. - - Four Nines--Disagreeable surprise. - - Four Eights--Error. - - Four Sevens--An unjust man. - - Three Kings--Commerce. - - Three Queens--Friendly repast. - - Three Jacks--Idleness. - - Three Aces--Misconduct. - - Three Tens--Want. - - Three Nines--Imprudence. - - Three Eights--A play. - - Three Sevens--Great joy. - - Two Kings--You have projects. - - Two Queens--Occupation. - - Two Jacks--Company. - - Two Aces--Enemies. - - Two Tens--To be in expectation. - - Two Nines--Profit. - - Two Eights--You will be crossed. - - Two Sevens--A new acquaintance will criticize you. - - - - -COMBINATIONS OF TWO CARDS - - -_Coming Together in the Deal--Their Meanings--"Upright" Unless -Otherwise Stated--First Card Named is the Lefthand One of the Two._ - - Seven of diamonds and seven of spades, both reversed--A quarrel. - - Seven and queen of diamonds, both reversed--A quarrel. - - Nine of diamonds and eight of hearts--A journey. - - Ace of spades reversed and nine of hearts--Despair. - - Nine of diamonds and seven of spades reversed--Delay. - - Eight of clubs and ace of clubs reversed--Declaration of love. - - Eight of diamonds and eight of spades--A difficulty between two - persons. - - Ten of clubs reversed and eight of diamonds--You will go out of - your way to reach your house. - - Seven of spades and seven of hearts, both reversed--Security, - independence; deliverance from some trouble. - - Ace of hearts and ace of spades reversed--Distrust. - - King and ace of hearts, both reversed--Loan office or pawnbroker's. - - King of spades reversed and ace of hearts--Palace. - - Ten of diamonds and ten of spades reversed--Anger. - - Nine of spades reversed and nine of diamonds--Great delay. - - King of hearts reversed and ace of hearts--Banquet hall; festivity. - - Seven of hearts and seven of spades reversed--You are undecided - regarding a certain person. - - Ten and ace of diamonds--You will send a letter to a foreign city. - - Eight of clubs reversed and ten of diamonds--Departure for a distant - foreign city. - - Jack and ace of spades--Second marriage. - - Ace of spades and seven of spades reversed--Lawsuit. - - Jack of hearts and jack of spades reversed--Uneasiness about politics. - - Ace of clubs and seven of diamonds reversed--A deal of money. - - Queen of spades and eight of hearts--A blonde widow. - - Ace of hearts reversed and jack of diamonds--Someone is waiting for - you. - - Ace of hearts and ten of diamonds--A blow. - - Queen of diamonds reversed and king of diamonds--A handsome stranger. - - Jack of diamonds reversed and ace of spades--You await somebody. - - King of hearts reversed and ace of hearts--Ballroom. - - Ace and ten of clubs--A sum of money. - - Ace of spades reversed and queen of clubs--Injustice. - - Ace of hearts reversed and ten of hearts--Surprise at the house. - - Ten of clubs and ten of spades, both reversed--Loss of money. - - Ten of spades and ten of clubs, both reversed--Money at night. - - Seven of clubs and seven of hearts--You think of silver. - - Seven of hearts and ten of diamonds--You will have gold. - - Ten of diamonds and ace of clubs reversed--Present of gold. - - Ten of clubs and ten of hearts--Surprise of money. - - Ace of hearts and seven of diamonds reversed--Words at the house. - - Seven of spades and ace of clubs, both reversed--Declaration of love. - - Eight of diamonds and seven of hearts reversed--You desire to take a - walk. - - Ace of clubs reversed and ten of hearts--A love surprise. - - Ten of spades and seven of hearts reversed--You will receive a shock. - - Seven of hearts and ten of spades reversed--You will lose a small - object. - - King and ace of hearts, both reversed--Gaming house. Stock exchange. - - King and queen of clubs--Married couple. - - Ten of diamonds and eight of hearts reversed--Unexpected voyage. - - Jack of diamonds reversed and queen of diamonds--A domestic and - home-loving woman. - - Eight of diamonds and eight of spades--Sickness. - - Eight of diamonds and eight of clubs--Moving to the country. - - Ace of clubs and ten of spades, both reversed--Jealousy in love. - - Eight of diamonds and seven of spades reversed--Hesitation about going - to the country. - - Queen of clubs and seven of diamonds reversed--Discussion. - - Seven of spades reversed and seven of hearts--You think of being - someone's friend. - - Ace of spades reversed and nine of diamonds--You will experience a - delay with some paper. - - Ace of hearts and jack of clubs--Flattery. - - Eight of clubs reversed and eight of hearts--Great affection. - - Seven of diamonds and seven of clubs, both reversed--A great deal of - embarrassment. - - Seven of spades reversed and nine of diamonds--Certain delay or - separation. - - King of hearts reversed and ace of hearts--Convent. - - King and nine of spades, both reversed--Want. - - King and queen of hearts--A married couple in good society. - - King of hearts reversed and ace of hearts--Court of justice. - - King of diamonds and eight of clubs--Robber. - - Eight of clubs and king of diamonds--Theft. - - King and nine of spades, both reversed--Unjust accusation. - - King of diamonds reversed and ace of clubs--A rich countryman. - - Jack of diamonds reversed and jack of spades--Strange young man. - - Ace of spades and jack of diamonds, both reversed--Someone expects - you. - - King of hearts reversed and ace of hearts--Large house, hotel. - - Queen and ace of spades, both reversed--Infidelity. - - Ace of spades reversed and king of hearts--Hospital. - - Ace of clubs and ace of spades, both reversed--Imprisonment. - - King and queen of clubs--Man and wife. - - King of hearts reversed and ace of hearts--Government house; - campground. - - Ace of hearts and eight of hearts reversed--Money due. - - Ace of clubs reversed and ace of diamonds--Love-letter. - - Queen of hearts and nine of spades reversed--A lady in mourning. - - King and queen of diamonds, both reversed--A country lady and - gentleman. - - Ace of hearts and queen of clubs reversed--Injustice. - - -A WORD OF ADVICE. - -It will be found of material assistance to the complete understanding -of each of the following methods of telling fortunes to have in your -hands a 32-card pack as you read, and to carefully follow out the -details with the exact cards mentioned in the text. We strongly -recommend this plan to the student who desires to become an adept in -the art. - - -SPECIAL NOTE. - -In all the following methods the 32-card pack is used, which consists -of the ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight and seven only of each -suit, and usually the extra Consultant card to represent the person -consulting the cards. - -When about to consult the oracle, the cards should be arranged in the -following manner before shuffling: King, queen, jack, ace, ten, nine, -eight and seven of each suit. This precaution should be taken for -every consultation, whether for yourself or for another person, as -without this the permutation may chance not to be perfect. - - - - -DEALING THE CARDS BY THREES - - -The pack of thirty-two selected cards is taken, and a card is selected -to represent the dealer, supposing he is making the essay on his own -behalf; if not, it must represent the person for whom he is acting. In -doing this, if the Consultant card be not used, it is necessary to -remember that the card chosen should be according to the complexion of -the chooser. King or queen of diamonds for a very fair person; king or -queen of hearts for one rather dark; clubs for one darker still; and -spades only for one very dark indeed. The card chosen also loses its -signification, and simply becomes the representative of a dark or fair -man or woman as the case may be. This point having been settled, the -cards are shuffled, and either cut by the dealer or for him (according -to whether he is acting for himself or another person), the left hand -being used. That done, they are turned up by threes, and every time -two of the same suit are found in these triplets, such as two hearts, -two clubs, etc., the highest card is withdrawn and placed on the table -in front. If the triplet chance to be all the same suit, the highest -card is still to be the only one withdrawn, but should it consist of -three of the same value, such as three kings, etc., they are all to be -appropriated. If after having turned up the cards, three by three, six -have been able to be withdrawn, there will remain twenty-six, which -are shuffled and cut, and again turned up by threes, acting precisely -as before, until thirteen, fifteen or seventeen cards have been -obtained. The number must always be uneven, and the card representing -the person consulting must be amongst the number; if not, it must be -drawn out and put at the end. - -Say that the person whose fortune is being read is a lady, represented -by the queen of hearts, and that fifteen cards are obtained and laid -out in the form of a semi-circle in the order they were drawn: The -seven of clubs, the ten of diamonds, the seven of hearts, the jack of -clubs, the king of diamonds, the nine of diamonds, the ten of hearts, -the queen of spades, the eight of hearts, the jack of diamonds, the -queen of hearts, the nine of clubs, the seven of spades, the ace of -clubs, the eight of spades. The cards having been considered, there -are found among them two queens, two jacks, two tens, three sevens, -two eights and two nines. It is therefore possible to announce:--"The -two queens are supposed to signify the re-union of friends; the two -jacks, that there is mischief being made between them. These two tens, -a change, which, from one of them being between two sevens, will not -be effected without some difficulty; the cause of which, according to -these three sevens, will be illness. However, these two nines can -promise some small gain; resulting, so say these two eights, from a -love affair." - -Seven cards are now counted from right to left, beginning with the -queen of hearts, who represents the lady consulting the cards. The -seventh being the king of diamonds, the following may be said: "You -often think of a fair man in uniform." - -The next seventh card (counting the king of diamonds as one) proves to -be the ace of clubs: "You will receive from him some very joyful -tidings; he, besides, intends making you a present." - -Count the ace of clubs as one, and proceeding to the next seventh -card, the queen of spades: "A widow is endeavoring to injure you on -this very account; and (the seventh card counting the queen as one -being the ten of diamonds) the annoyance she gives you will oblige you -to either take a journey or change your residence; but (this ten of -diamonds being imprisoned between two sevens) your journey or removal -will meet with some obstacle." - -On proceeding to count as before, calling the ten of diamonds one, the -seventh card will be found to be the queen of hearts herself, the -person consulting; therefore, the conclusion may be stated as: "But -this you will overcome of yourself, without needing anyone's aid or -assistance." - -The two cards at either extremity of the half circle are now taken, -which are respectively the eight of spades and seven of clubs, and -may be read: "A sickness which will result in your receiving a small -sum of money." - -Repeat the same maneuver, which brings together the ace of clubs and -the ten of diamonds: - -"Good news, which will make you decide on taking a journey, destined -to prove a very happy one, and which will occasion you to receive a -sum of money." - -The next cards united, being the seven of spades and the seven of -hearts, you say: - -"Tranquillity and peace of mind, followed by slight anxiety, quickly -followed by love and happiness." - -Then come the nine of clubs and the jack of clubs: "You will certainly -receive money through the exertions of a clever dark young man." - -Queen of hearts and king of diamonds: "Which comes from a fair man in -uniform. This recontre announces great happiness in store for you, and -the complete fulfillment of your wishes." - -Jack of diamonds and nine of diamonds: "Although this happy result -will be delayed some time through a fair young man, not famed for his -delicacy." - -Eight of hearts and ten of hearts: "Love, joy and triumph." - -"The queen of spades, who remains alone, is the widow endeavoring to -injure you, and finds herself deserted by all her friends." - -The cards that have been in use are now gathered up and shuffled and -cut with the left hand. They are then made into three packs by dealing -one to the left, one to the middle, and one to the right; a fourth is -laid aside to form "a surprise." Then the cards are continued to be -dealt to each of the three packs in turn until their number is -exhausted, when it will be found that the left hand and middle packs -contain each five cards, while the one on the right hand consists of -only four. - -The person consulting is now asked to select one of the three packs. -Supposing this to be the middle one, and that the cards comprising it -are the jack of diamonds, the king of diamonds, the seven of spades, -the queen of spades, the seven of clubs; recollecting the previous -instructions regarding the individual and the supposed relative -signification of the cards, they may be easily interpreted as follows: -"The jack of diamonds--a fair young man possessed of no delicacy of -feeling, seeks to injure--the king of diamonds--a fair man in -uniform--seven of spades--and will succeed in causing him some -annoyance--the queen of spades--at the instigation of a spiteful -woman--seven of clubs--but by means of a small sum of money matters -will be easily arranged." - -The left hand pack is next taken up, which is "for the house" the -former one having been for the lady herself. - -Supposing it to consist of the queen of hearts, the jack of clubs, -the eight of hearts, the nine of diamonds and the ace of clubs, they -would be read thus: "Queen of hearts--the lady whose fortune is being -told is or soon will be in a house--jack of clubs--where she will meet -with a dark young man, who--eight of hearts--will entreat her -assistance to forward his interests with a fair girl--nine of -diamonds--he having met with delay and disappointment--ace of -clubs--but a letter will arrive announcing the possession of money, -which will remove all difficulties." - -The third pack is "for those who do not expect it," and will be -composed of four cards: the ten of hearts, the nine of clubs, eight of -spades, and ten of diamonds: "The ten of hearts--an unexpected piece -of good fortune and great happiness--nine of clubs--caused by an -unlooked for legacy--eight of spades--which joy may be followed by a -short sickness--ten of diamonds--the result of a fatiguing journey." - -There now remains on the table only the card intended for "the -surprise." This, however, must be left untouched, the other cards -gathered up, shuffled, cut, and again laid out in three packs, not -forgetting at the first deal to add a card to "the surprise." After -the different packs have been duly examined and explained as before -described, they must again be gathered up, shuffled, etc., indeed the -whole operation repeated, after which, the three cards forming "the -surprise" are examined, and supposing them to be the seven of hearts, -the jack of clubs and the queen of spades, they are to be thus -interpreted: "Seven of hearts--pleasant thoughts and friendly -intentions--jack of clubs--of a dark young man--queen of -spades--relative to a malicious dark woman, who will cause him much -unhappiness." - - - - -DEALING THE CARDS BY FIVES - - -Shuffle the 32-card pack thoroughly and cut it twice with the left -hand, placing the first cut face downward at the right hand and the -second on the left. - -Now take off the top card of the middle package and place it aside, -and repeat the shuffling and cutting of the balance in a precisely -similar manner, and again remove the top card of the middle package. -Repeat shuffling, cutting and discarding until you have in this way -taken out five cards. This done, examine if the Consultant be among -the number of cards taken from the pack. If it be, shuffle the five -cards well, and then deal them in a row, turning their faces up from -right to left in this manner: - - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - -and proceed to read them from the same direction. - -If the Consultant be not found among the five cards drawn as above, -take it from the pack and substitute it for one taken by chance from -the five cards after shuffling them thoroughly, faces down, so that -the card to be discarded shall not be recognized. After placing the -Consultant among the other four cards, shuffle well and deal as -directed, and you have your oracle of five cards for consultation and -explanation, and among which the Consultant will appear in its proper -position. - -As an example, let us say that the five cards obtained are, from right -to left, as follows: Ten of hearts, ten of clubs, Consultant, eight of -clubs reversed and ten of diamonds. - -The Consultant having behind him the eight of clubs near to the ten of -diamonds, these two cards announce to him his residence at a distance -in a foreign city, and the two tens which are found placed behind him -notifies that he is about to quit his house (ten of clubs) and the -city (ten of hearts) where he now lives. - - - - -DEALING THE CARDS BY SEVENS - - -After having shuffled the pack of thirty-two selected cards either cut -them yourself or, if acting for another person, let that person cut -them, taking care to use the left hand. Then count seven cards, -beginning with the one lying on the top of the pack. The first six are -useless, so put them aside, and retain only the seventh, which is to -be placed face uppermost on the table before you. Repeat this three -times more, then shuffle and cut the cards you have thrown on one -side, together with those remaining in your hand, and tell them out in -sevens as before, until you have thus obtained twelve cards. It is -however indispensable that the Consultant card or one representing the -person whose fortune is being told should be among the number; -therefore the whole operation must be recommenced in case of it not -having made its appearance. Your twelve cards being now spread out -before you in the order in which they have come to hand, you may begin -to explain them as described in the manner of dealing the cards in -threes--always bearing in mind both their individual and relative -signification. Thus, you first count the cards by sevens, beginning -with the one representing the person for whom you are acting, going -from right to left. Then take the two cards at either extremity of the -line or half-circle, and unite them, and afterwards form the three -heaps or packs and "the surprise" precisely as we have before -described. Indeed, the only difference between this and the three card -method is the manner in which the cards are obtained. - - - - -DEALING BY FIFTEENS - - -After the cards have been well shuffled and cut, they are dealt out in -two packs containing sixteen cards in each. The person consulting is -desired to choose one of them; the first card is laid aside to form -"the surprise," the other fifteen are turned up and ranged in a half -circle before the dealer, going from left to right, being placed in -the order in which they come to hand. If the card representing the -person consulting be not among them the cards must be all gathered up, -shuffled, cut, and dealt as before, and this must be repeated till the -missing card makes its appearance in the pack chosen by the person it -represents. They are explained, first, by interpreting the meaning of -any pairs, triplets, or quartettes among them; then by counting them -in sevens, going from right to left, and beginning with the card -representing the person consulting, and lastly, by taking the cards at -either extremity of the line, and pairing them. This being done, the -fifteen cards are gathered up, shuffled, cut, and dealt so as to form -three packs of five cards each. From each of these the topmost card is -withdrawn and placed on the one laid aside for "the surprise," thus -forming four packs of four cards each. - -The person consulting is desired to choose one of these packs for -herself or for himself as the case may be. This is turned up, and the -four cards it contains are spread out from left to right, the -individual and relative signification ascribed to them being duly -explained. In like manner the pack on the left, which will be "for the -house," is used; then the third one, "for those who do not expect it;" -and lastly, "the surprise." - -In order to make the meaning perfectly clear another example is given. -It is supposed that the pack for the person consulting consists of the -jack of hearts, the ace of diamonds, the queen of clubs and the eight -of spades reversed. - -It will be easy to interpret them as follows: "The jack of hearts--a -gay young bachelor--the ace of diamonds--who has written, or who will -very soon write a letter--the queen of clubs--to a dark woman--eight -of spades reversed--to make proposals to her, which will not be -accepted." On looking back to the list of significations, it will be -found to run thus: - - Jack of Hearts--A gay young bachelor who thinks only of pleasure. - - Ace of Diamonds--A letter, soon to be received. - - Queen of Clubs--An affectionate woman, but quick tempered and - touchy. - - Eight of Spades--If reversed, a marriage broken off, or offer - refused. - -It will thus be seen that each card forms, as it were, a phrase, from -an assemblage of which nothing but a little practice is required to -form complete sentences. Of this a further example will be given by -interpreting the signification of the three other packs. - -"For the house" is supposed to consist of the queen of hearts, the -jack of spades reversed, the ace of clubs and the nine of diamonds, -which are supposed to read thus: "The queen of hearts--a fair woman, -mild and amiable in disposition--jack of spades reversed--will be -deceived by a dark, ill bred young man--the ace of clubs--but she will -receive some good news, which will console her--nine of -diamonds--although it is probable that this news may be delayed." - -The pack "for those who do not expect it," consists of the queen of -diamonds, the king of spades, the ace of hearts reversed, and the -seven of spades: "The queen of diamonds--a mischief-making woman--the -king of spades--in league with a dishonest lawyer---ace of hearts -reversed--they will hold a consultation--seven of spades--but the harm -they will do will soon be repaired." - -Last comes "the surprise," formed by, it is supposed, the jack of -clubs, the ten of diamonds, the queen of spades and the nine of -spades, of which the supposed interpretation is: "The jack of clubs--a -clever, enterprising young man--ten of diamonds--about to undertake a -journey--queen of spades--for the purpose of visiting a widow--nine -of spades--but one or both their lives will be endangered." - - - - -THE TWENTY-ONE CARD METHOD - - -After the thirty-two cards have been shuffled and cut with the left -hand, the first eleven are withdrawn from the pack and laid on one -side. The remainder--twenty-one in all--are to be again shuffled and -cut, that being done, the topmost card is laid on one side to form -"the surprise," and the remaining twenty are ranged before the dealer -in the order in which they come to hand. If the card representing the -person consulting be not among them, one must be withdrawn from the -eleven useless ones placed at the right extremity of the row, where it -represents the missing card, no matter what it may really be. Let us -suppose that the person wishing to make the essay is an officer in the -army, and consequently represented by the king of diamonds, and that -the twenty cards ranged in front of you are: Queen of diamonds, king -of clubs, ten of hearts, ace of spades, queen of hearts reversed, -seven of spades, jack of diamonds, ten of clubs, king of spades, eight -of diamonds, king of hearts, nine of clubs, jack of spades reversed, -seven of hearts, ten of spades, king of diamonds, ace of diamonds, -seven of clubs, nine of hearts, ace of clubs. You now proceed to -examine the cards as they lay, and perceiving that all the four kings -are there, you can predict that great rewards await the person -consulting you, and that he will gain great dignity and honor. The two -queens, one of them reversed, announce the reunion of two sorrowful -friends; the three aces, foretell good news; the two jacks, one of -them reversed, danger; the three tens, improper conduct. - -You now begin to explain the cards, commencing with the first on the -left hand: "The queen of diamonds is a mischief-making, under-bred -woman--the king of clubs--endeavoring to win the affections of a -worthy and estimable man--ten of hearts--over whose scruples she will -triumph--ace of spades--the affair will make some noise--queen of -hearts reversed--and greatly distress a charming fair woman who loves -him--seven of spades--but her grief will not be of long duration. Jack -of diamonds--an unfaithful servant--ten of clubs--will make away with -a considerable sum of money--king of spades--and will be brought to -trial--eight of diamonds--but saved from punishment through a woman's -agency. King of hearts--a fair man of liberal disposition--nine of -clubs--will receive a large sum of money--jack of spades -reversed--which will expose him to the malice of a dark youth of -coarse manners. Seven of hearts--pleasant thoughts, followed by--ten -of spades--great chagrin--king of diamonds--await a man in uniform, -who is the person consulting me--ace of diamonds--but a letter he will -speedily receive--seven of clubs--containing a small sum of -money--nine of hearts--will restore his good spirits--ace of -clubs--which will be further augmented by some good news." Now turn up -"the surprise" which it is supposed will prove the ace of hearts, "a -card that is taken to predict great happiness, caused by a love -letter, but which, making up the four aces, is said to show that this -sudden joy will be followed by great misfortunes." - -The cards are now gathered up, shuffled, cut, and formed into three -packs, at the first deal one being laid aside to form "the surprise." -By the time they are all dealt out it will be found that the two first -packets are each composed of seven cards, whilst the third contains -only six. The person consulting is desired to select one of these, -which is taken up and spread out from left to right, being explained -as before described. The cards are again gathered up, shuffled, cut, -formed into three packs, one card being dealt to "the surprise," and -then proceeding as before. The whole operation is once more repeated, -then the three cards forming "the surprise" are taken up and their -interpretation given. - -No matter how the cards are dealt, whether by threes, fives, sevens, -fifteens or twenty-one, when those lower than the jack predominate it -is considered to foretell success. If clubs are the most numerous, -they are supposed to predict gain, considerable fortune, etc. If -picture cards, dignity and honor; hearts, gladness, good news; spades, -death or sickness. - -[Illustration] - - - - -THE WAY TO TELL A FORTUNE - - -Illustrating the 21-card deal and the expert fortune-teller's method -of constructing a complete and connected reading of the same, which -you are advised to carefully consider, as a guide for your own use in -delivering an intelligent, interesting and coherent oracle in all -cases where you are rendering an interpretation for others. - -A man asks the question: - -_Shall I Marry the Woman I Love?_ - -The fortune-teller turns the cards by the 21-card method, with the -resultant layout as shown in the picture, and proceeds to read the -gentleman's answer in the following language: - -You desire to learn, sir, whether you will marry the young lady to -whom you are now paying your addresses? You inform me that the lady is -a blonde; still it is necessary for me to inform you that in order to -be able to foresee whether or not the marriage be accomplished -according to your wishes, I am compelled to select as a representative -card of your future wife, a lady of your own color, for such a one is -necessary for the oracle, otherwise our labors go for nothing. You, -sir, are a middling dark man, and therefore would come up as a -_club_; as a representative card of your beloved we will take the -_queen of clubs_, as of your own complexion. - -Now, sir, having performed our deal and arranged the oracle, permit -me, in the first place, to call your attention to the fact that you -stand represented by the _knave of clubs_, and in the next to observe -your position in the oracle. - -The _eight of hearts_ coming as it does in company with the _eight of -clubs_, gives me satisfactory information that you entertain for the -young lady a most profound and honorable sentiment of affection, which -it appears to me she reciprocates with a no less degree of intensity. -I have chosen to designate your beloved by the _queen of clubs_, and -she is doubtlessly a personage well worthy of your love, as the _eight -of diamonds_, coming before her in conjunction with the _ace of -hearts_, demonstrates her to be a lady of wisdom, intelligence and -prudence. Observe, moreover, that the _nine of hearts_ intervenes -between you both, but is placed nearest the lady. This card predicts a -union, which is much desired by her, while on your part you regard -your intended with a spirit of admiration bordering almost upon -adoration. Such a union will assuredly be followed by domestic -happiness, by peace and concord in your domestic circle, by a reign of -harmony within your household. - -I assure you, sir, that, scrutinizing this oracle from every aspect, -I fail to perceive any obstacle which can interpose to prevent your -contemplated marriage. On the other hand, the prognostications are -decidedly in its favor, for you will be pleased to notice that the -_eight of hearts_ and the _eight of clubs_, coming up side by side, -and between you and your intended, predict a success. Remark more, -that there are _three tens_ at your back, which denotes a change in -your estate or an alteration in your manner of life and social -position. - -The presence of the _queen of hearts_ in immediate vicinity to the -_seven of diamonds_, indicates not only the receipt of pleasant -intelligence from a relative able to give you assistance, but -permanent prosperity should you continue in her good graces. I -perceive, likewise, from the _seven of hearts_, that you are at this -moment thinking of visiting your intended father-in-law, formally to -demand the hand of his daughter. - -Do not hesitate, my dear sir, to do so, for you will risk nothing by -such an act of courtesy, as it will be crowned with the most happy -results. There can be no doubt on that head, as the presence of the -_king_, _queen_ and _knave of hearts_, coming almost together, and -blended with your new estate, assure you of the respect and esteem of -the family. True, the young lady entertains such affection (_seven of -spades_) for her parent that when she comes to be separated (_nine of -diamonds_) from him upon marriage (_king of diamonds_) the native -impulse of her heart will cause her to shed tears (_ten of spades_) -at the thought (_seven of hearts_) of leaving her paternal roof (_ace -of hearts_). - -And now, sir, your surprise. It is a letter (_ace of diamonds_), -which, placed upon the last card to the left, which is the _king of -clubs_, announces to you that you will be surprised through receipt of -a most gratifying epistle from your intended father-in-law in relation -to your approaching marriage. - - - - -THE ITALIAN METHOD - - -Take the pack of thirty-two selected cards, shuffle them well, and -either cut or have them cut for you, according to whether you are -acting for yourself or another person. Turn up the cards by threes, -and when the triplet is composed of cards of the same suit, lay it -aside; when of three different suits, pass it by without withdrawing -any of the three; but when composed of two of one suit and one of -another, withdraw the higher card of the two. When you have come to -the end of the pack, gather up all the cards except those you have -withdrawn; shuffle, cut, and again turn up by threes. Repeat this -operation until you have obtained fifteen cards, which must then be -spread out before you, from left to right, in the order in which they -come to hand. - -Care must, however, be taken that the card representing the person -making the essay is among them; if not, the whole operation must be -recommenced until the desired result is obtained. We will suppose it -to be some dark lady--represented by the queen of clubs--who is -anxious to make the attempt for herself, and that the cards are laid -out in the following order, from left to right: Ten of diamonds, -queen of clubs, eight of hearts, ace of diamonds, ten of hearts, -seven of clubs, king of spades, nine of hearts, jack of spades, ace of -clubs, seven of spades, ten of spades, seven of diamonds, ace of -spades, jack of hearts. - -On examining them, you will find that there are three aces among them, -announcing good news; but, as they are at some distance from each -other, that the tidings may be some time before they arrive. - -The three tens denote that the conduct of the person consulting the -cards has not been always strictly correct. The two jacks are enemies, -and the three sevens predict an illness, caused by them. - -You now begin to count five cards, beginning with the queen of clubs, -who represents the person consulting you. The fifth card, being the -seven of clubs, announces that the lady will soon receive a small sum -of money. The next fifth card proving to be the ace of clubs, -signifies that this money will be accompanied by some very joyful -tidings. Next comes the ace of spades, promising complete success to -any projects undertaken by the person consulting the cards; then the -eight of hearts, followed at the proper interval by the king of -spades, showing that the good news will excite the malice of a -dishonest lawyer; but the seven of spades coming next, announces that -the annoyance he can cause will be of short duration, and that a gay, -fair young man--the jack of hearts--will soon console her for what she -has suffered. The ace of diamonds tells that she will soon receive a -letter from this fair young man--the nine of hearts--announcing a -great success--ten of spades--but this will be followed by some slight -chagrin--ten of diamonds--caused by a journey--ten of hearts--but it -will soon pass, although--jack of spades--a bad, dark young man will -endeavor--seven of diamonds--to turn her into ridicule. The queen of -clubs, being representative of herself, shows that it is towards her -that the dark young man's malice will be directed. Now take the cards -at either extremity of the line, and pair them together. The two first -being the jack of hearts and the ten of diamonds, you may say: "A gay -young bachelor is preparing to take a journey--ace of spades and queen -of clubs--which will bring him to the presence of the lady consulting -the cards, and cause her great joy. Seven of diamonds and eight of -hearts--scandal talked about a fair young girl. Ten of spades and ace -of diamonds--tears shed upon receipt of a letter. Seven of spades and -ten of hearts--great joy, mingled with slight sorrow. Seven of clubs -and ace of clubs--a letter promising money. Jack of spades and king of -spades--the winning of a lawsuit. The nine of hearts, being the one -card left, promises complete success." - -Now gather up the cards, shuffle, cut, and deal them out in five -packs--one for the lady herself, one for the house, one for "those who -do not expect it," one for "those who do expect it," and one for "the -surprise," in the first deal, laying one card aside for "consolation." -The rest are then equally distributed among the other five packs, -which will four of them contain three cards, whilst the last only -consists of two. - -We will suppose the first packet for the lady herself to be composed -of the ace of diamonds, the seven of clubs, and the ten of hearts. The -interpretation would run thus: - -"Ace of diamonds--a letter will be shortly received--seven of -clubs--announcing the arrival of a small sum of money--ten of -hearts--and containing some very joyful tidings." - -The second pack, "for the house," containing the king of spades, the -nine of hearts, and the jack of spades: - -"The person consulting the cards will receive a visit--king of -spades--from a lawyer--nine of hearts--which will greatly -delight--jack of spades--a dark, ill-disposed young man." - -The third pack, "for those who do not expect it," composed of the ace -of spades, the jack of hearts, and the ace of clubs, would read: - -"Ace of spades--pleasure in store for--jack of hearts--a gay young -bachelor--ace of clubs--by means of money; but as the jack of hearts -is placed between two aces, it is evident that he runs a great risk of -being imprisoned; and from the two cards signifying respectively -'pleasure' and 'money,' that it will be for having run into debt." -The fourth pack, "for those who do expect it," containing the eight of -hearts, the queen of clubs, and the ten of diamonds: - -"The eight of hearts--the love-affairs of a fair young girl will -oblige--the queen of clubs--the person consulting the cards--ten of -diamonds--to take a journey." - -The fifth pack, "for the surprise," consists of the seven of spades -and the ten of spades, meaning: - -"Seven of spades--slight trouble--ten of spades--caused by some -person's imprisonment--the card of consolation--seven of -diamonds--which will turn out to have been a mere report." - - - - -THE FLORENCE MODE - - -A pack is taken of thirty-two selected cards, shuffled well and cut in -three, then laid out in four rows of eight cards each. Significator is -made any king or queen that may be preferred; then seven are counted -from that significator from left to right, and from right to left, -also crossways, always starting from the king or queen that represents -the person consulting. The thoughts, which are supposed to be -indicated by the jacks, may then be counted from, or the house, or a -letter; in fact, anything about which information is desired; when -this is explained, the cards are paired from each extremity, each pair -being explained as arrived at till the pack is finished. They are now -gathered up, shuffled and cut in three; then turned up by threes, the -highest of each suit being taken out. - -When three of equal value come together, such as three aces, three -kings, etc., they must all be taken out; the same is to be done should -three of a suit come together; this is to be repeated three times, -shuffling and cutting between each, and when the pack has been gone -through, any that are remaining over must be put on one side and not -used. Seven cards are counted again from significator, and paired as -before. - -The meanings ascribed to some of the cards being different from those -already given, are here stated: - - Ten of Clubs--A journey or big building. - - Eight of Clubs--Drink or vexation. - - Ten of Spades--At night-time. - - Nine of Spades--Disappointment or sickness. - - Ten of Diamonds--Money. - - Seven of Diamonds--Check or paper money; sometimes an article of - jewelry. - - Three Sevens--A loss. - - Four Tens--A great social rise through powerful friends. - - Two Jacks--Treachery. - - Ten of Hearts--An entertainment. - - Seven of Hearts--Delay or slight anxiety. - - Seven of Spades--Speedily. - - Seven of Diamonds and Ace of Spades--News read in the newspaper. - - Ace of Spades and any Court Card--Photograph. - - Two Red Tens with Ace of Diamonds--A wedding. - - Two Black Tens with Ace of Spades--A funeral. - - Eight and Nine of Clubs--Dinner or supper party. - - Seven of Clubs--A present. - - Three Eights--Good business transactions. - - Three Nines--A removal. - - Three Tens--A rise, either of money or social. - - - - -PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE - - -The person wishing to try her fortune in this manner (we will suppose -her to be a young, fair person, represented by the eight of hearts), -must well shuffle, and cut with the left hand, the pack of thirty-two -cards; after which she must lay aside the topmost and undermost cards, -to form the surprise. There will now remain thirty cards, which must -be dealt out in three parcels--one to the left, one in the middle, and -one to the right. - -The left-hand pack represents the Past; the middle, the Present; and -the one on the right hand, the Future. She must commence with the -Past, which we will suppose to contain these ten cards: The king of -clubs, ace of spades, jack of diamonds, nine of diamonds, ace of -hearts, jack of hearts, queen of hearts, king of spades, jack of -clubs, and the king of hearts. - -She would remark that picture-cards predominating was a favorable -sign, also that the presence of three kings proves that powerful -persons were interesting themselves in her affairs; the three jacks, -however, are supposed to warn her to beware of false friends; the nine -of diamonds, some great annoyance overcome by some good and amiable -person, represented by the queen of hearts; the two aces, notice of a -plot. Taking the cards in the order they lay: "The king of clubs--a -frank, open hearted man--ace of spades--fond of gayety and pleasure, -is disliked by--jack of diamonds--an unfaithful friend--nine of -diamonds--who seeks to injure him. The ace of hearts--a love -letter--jack of hearts--from a gay young bachelor to a fair amiable -woman--queen of hearts--causes--king of spades--a lawyer to endeavor -to injure the clever--jack of clubs--enterprising young man, who is -saved from him by--the king of hearts--a good and powerful man. -Nevertheless, as the jack of clubs is placed between two similar -cards, he has run great risk of being imprisoned through the -machinations of his enemy." - -The second parcel, the Present, containing the ten of diamonds, nine -of spades, eight of spades, queen of diamonds, queen of clubs, eight -of hearts, seven of spades, ten of spades, queen of spades, eight of -diamonds, signifies: - -"The ten of diamonds--a voyage or journey, at that moment taking -place--nine of spades--caused by the death or dangerous illness of -someone--eight of spades--whose state will occasion great grief--queen -of diamonds--to a fair woman. The queen of clubs--an affectionate -woman seeks to console--eight of hearts--a fair young girl, who is the -person making the essay--seven of spades--who has secret griefs--ten -of spades--causing her many tears--queen of spades--these are -occasioned by the conduct of either a dark woman or a widow, -who--eight of diamonds--is her rival." - -The third packet of cards, the Future, we will suppose to contain the -eight of clubs, ten of clubs, seven of diamonds, ten of hearts, seven -of clubs, nine of hearts, ace of diamonds, jack of spades, seven of -hearts, and the nine of clubs, which would read thus: - -"In the first place, the large number of small cards foretells success -in enterprises, although the presence of three sevens predicts an -illness. The eight of clubs--a dark young girl--ten of clubs--is about -to inherit a large fortune--seven of diamonds--but her satirical -disposition will destroy--ten of hearts--all her happiness. Seven of -clubs--a little money and--nine of hearts--much joy--ace of -hearts--will be announced to the person making the essay by a letter, -and--jack of spades--a wild young man--seven of hearts--will be over -joyed at receiving--nine of clubs--some unexpected tidings. The cards -of surprise--viz., the king of diamonds and the ace of clubs--predict -that a letter will be received from some military man and that it will -contain money." - - - - -THE MATRIMONIAL ORACLE - - -In the case of consultation upon the subject of marriages in general, -the Consultant should be withdrawn from the pack, inasmuch as it is -necessary that the couple should be of the same color, in order that a -marriage be formed. - -Should the young lady be a blonde who consults the oracle upon -questions of marriage, she should pick out the jack of hearts and the -queen of hearts, and taking these two cards from out of the pack, -place them aside; then, let her shuffle the cards well and again pick -out eleven, which are in like manner set aside. Then take up the jack -and queen of hearts and replace them among the remaining cards in the -pack, shuffle them again, place them in succession in a line from -right to left. It is necessary so that the marriage be an accomplished -fact, that a quint, or five cards in hearts, appear in the lay-out, -and, if it be found at the end of the deal at your left, the marriage -will be a certainty; but, should the nine of diamonds or the seven of -spades be placed in front, the marriage will be most certainly -delayed; should the nine of diamonds alone appear, the delay will be -not over serious; but should, in place of these cards, there be found -the king of spades inverted, or three tens, the marriage will never -come off. - -If the lady be a brunette she will take the jack of clubs, and, if -very dark, the jack of spades as her representative husband, and -represent herself by a queen of corresponding color, always taking -care that the card ordinarily used as the Consultant be retired from -the pack. - -Should a widow desire to contract a second marriage, she represents -herself as the queen of clubs and her future husband as the king of -clubs, which cards should be retired and placed aside. Then the pack -is shuffled well and dealt upon the table, face downward, in five -rows; take these up again in a reversed manner, shuffle them well and -cause the consultant to cut, and to select eleven from the pack, which -are to be put aside. Then retake the king and queen of clubs, and -place them among the remainder of the pack, whence the eleven have -been withdrawn; shuffle well and again let them be cut, and then deal, -placing the first one dealt upon the table directly in front of you in -an isolated position--this is the surprise. Deal the others and place -them in a single line below the surprise card on the table, ranging -from right to left, one by one. Turn over all the cards except the -surprise, which is only to be consulted after the rest. Read the cards -thus placed likewise from right to left, and study their -significations well. It is necessary, in order that the widow's desire -for a second marriage be successful, that the queen of spades come -out inverted, that the king of the same color likewise appear, and -that the jack of spades be at the side of the ace of spades or of -hearts, and under this combination her second marriage is an assured -fact. Should the ace of spades emerge near the jack, it will also be -necessary that the ace of hearts come out to effect an alliance; but, -if the consultant have three tens before her, the marriage will not -occur; and, should the nine of spades come out, it denotes absolute -failure. Again, if instead of these cards the eight of clubs and the -eight of hearts appear, the marriage will be a great success. Great -care should be observed in noticing whether three eights appear behind -the Consultant, for in that instance the marriage will not be a happy -one. - -[Illustration: _The Star Method._] - - - - -THE STAR METHOD - - -We will suppose the person making the essay to be a widow, and -consequently represented by the queen of spades. This card is, -therefore, to be withdrawn from the pack, and laid face uppermost upon -the table. The remaining thirty-one cards are then to be well -shuffled, cut, the topmost card withdrawn and placed lengthwise, and -face uppermost, above the head of the queen of spades. The cards are -to be shuffled, cut, and the topmost card withdrawn, twelve more -times, the manner of their arrangement being this: The queen of spades -in the center, the first card lengthwise above her head, the second -ditto at her feet, the third on her right side, the fourth on her -left, the fifth placed upright above the first, the sixth ditto below -the second, the seventh at the right of the third, the eighth at the -left of the fourth, the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, at the -four corners, and the thirteenth across the center card--the queen of -spades--thus forming a star. (See engraving.) We will suppose the -fourteenth card to be the queen of spades, which represents the person -making the essay; then--1. Ace of hearts; 2. King of clubs; 3. Ten of -clubs; 4. Nine of diamonds; 5. Queen of clubs; 6. Eight of hearts; 7. -Ten of spades; 8. Jack of clubs; 9. Seven of clubs; 10. Ten of hearts; -11. Jack of diamonds; 12. Eight of diamonds; 13. Nine of clubs. These -being placed at right angles, the person consulting them takes them up -two by two, beginning with those last laid down. - -The first card, 12, the eight of diamonds, and the one in the opposite -corner, viz., 11, the jack of diamonds, read--"Overtures will be -made--jack of diamonds--by a fair young man--next two cards, 10 and 9, -ten of hearts--which will prove unsuccessful--seven of clubs--on -account of something connected with money. Next two cards, 8 and 7, -the jack of clubs--a clever dark young man--ten of spades--will be -greatly grieved by, 6--eight of hearts, a fair girl to whom he is -attached. Next two cards, 5 and 4, the queen of clubs--a dark -woman--nine of diamonds--will be annoyed at not receiving, 3--ten of -clubs--a sum of money--next two cards, 2 and 1, the king of -clubs--which was to have been sent her by a generous dark man, who is -fond of obliging his friends--ace of hearts--it will at last arrive, -accompanied by a love-letter--13th card, placed across the queen of -spades, nine of clubs--and be the cause of unexpected gain to the -person consulting the cards." - - - - -SHORTER STAR METHOD - - -The shorter and simpler star method surrounds the card representing -the person trying his or her fortune with a less number of cards. The -cards are shuffled and cut as before described, and the topmost one -withdrawn. We will suppose the center card to be the jack of clubs, -representing a dark young man. The first topmost one proves to be the -ace of clubs and is placed above the head of the jack. The second, the -eight of hearts, is placed at his feet; the third, the jack of -diamonds, at his right; the fourth, the queen of spades, at his left. -These are now read: Ace of clubs--"you will soon receive a letter -which will give you great pleasure"--eight of hearts--"from a fair -girl"--jack of diamonds--"a man in uniform"--queen of spades--"and a -malicious widow will seek to injure you on that very account." - - - - -WISHES - - -Having finished all the different methods of laying the cards, various -indications will now be given which are supposed to show whether the -one who is consulting will obtain his or her wish. These are done in -various methods, and each is given in order. - - -WISH NO. I. - -The pack of thirty-two selected cards having been well shuffled and -cut, proceed by turning them up by threes; if an ace appears amongst -the three, those three cards must be taken out; and if the nine of -hearts and the significator appear, they must also be taken out with -the cards that accompany them. This operation has to be repeated three -times, and if in the three times the four aces, the significator and -the nine of hearts come out in eleven or nine cards, then the wish is -taken to be certain; if they do not appear under twelve or fifteen, it -is said the wish will not come to pass. To make the meaning perfectly -clear, we will suppose that a dark man, represented by the king of -clubs, is making the essay. Having well shuffled and cut the cards, -they must be turned up in threes. - -In the first come the king of diamonds, ace of spades, and king of -clubs--the person who is making the essay; the next three are king and -queen of spades and ten of diamonds--these are useless; the next -three, the ten of hearts, six of diamonds and king of hearts--these -are laid on one side; then the seven and eight of spades and ace of -diamonds--these are withdrawn and are put over the other three, with -the ace and significator; the next three--nine of diamonds, eight of -clubs and ace of clubs, these come out; likewise the jack of clubs, -ten of spades, and ace of hearts, and the two left are the jack of -spades and nine of hearts--the other cards are useless. Fourteen cards -are now left, they are shuffled and cut, and again dealt in threes. - -The ace of spades, nine of hearts, king of spades remain; the next -three, ten of spades, ace of hearts and nine of diamonds also remain. -The following triplet: king of diamonds, king of clubs and jack of -clubs all come out. The seven of spades, ace of diamonds and eight of -clubs remain, as also the two last--eight of spades and ace of clubs. -This makes eleven cards, so that the wish is considered to be gained; -but if it is tried the third time, and more cards come out, then it is -supposed that it will be very speedily accomplished. - - -WISH NO. II. - -Shuffle and cut the pack of thirty-two selected cards. Put them -together, and turn up in threes. Supposing there should be two of one -suit, and one of another, the highest is taken out. Should there be -three of one suit, all are to be withdrawn and laid on the table in -front of the dealer, in the shape of a semi-circle or horse shoe. If -three of equal value, such as three kings, or three tens, they are -likewise to come out. The pack is gone through, then shuffled and cut -again. When the end of the pack is arrived at, this is repeated a -third time, acting in the same manner. Now count from the -significator, or if that should not appear naturally, use the jack -(which is taken to represent the thoughts of the person consulting); -seven are counted each way till it is come back to, then the cards are -paired from end to end, being read as arrived at; then all the cards -are shuffled together, cut in three, and dealt out in packets of four, -face downward. Each packet is taken up and looked through, the cards -being turned up one by one till an ace is come to. Should there be no -ace in the parcel it is put on one side--it is useless. The cards are -shuffled and cut again, being turned up as before, and dealt in three -packets, stopping each time at the ace, as before. The third time they -are shuffled but _not_ cut, and dealt in packets of two, and proceeded -with as before. Should the four aces (in the last deal) turn up -without another card, the wish is supposed to be sure, and to come at -once. If they come out with hearts, or diamonds, there will be some -delay, but if the nine or seven of spades makes its appearance with -the aces, then it is said to be a sign of disappointment. - - -WISH NO. III. - -A pack is taken of thirty-two selected cards, and cut with the left -hand; thirteen cards are then dealt out. If amongst these is to be -found one or more aces, lay them aside. The remaining ones are -shuffled and cut and thirteen again dealt; the aces are withdrawn as -before, and again shuffled, cut and dealt. If in these three deals all -four aces make their appearance, it is supposed that the wish will be -granted. If all the aces come at the first deal, the answer is taken -to be in the highest degree favorable. If in the three times only one -or two appear, it is considered that the wish will not be granted. - - -WISH NO. IV. - -A pack of thirty-two selected cards is shuffled and cut, the -consultant wishing all the time. They are laid out in two rows of four -each, face downwards. When two pairs come up, they must be covered by -the cards held in the dealer's hand. Should it be possible to cover -each pair--such as two kings, two queens, etc., it is supposed that -the wish will be granted. If the cards do not pair easily, it is said -the wish will not come to pass, or, at any rate, not for a long -period. - -The following is taken to show whether the wish will be granted: The -cards are well shuffled, the consultant keeping his thoughts all the -time fixed upon whatever wish he may have formed; the cards are cut -once, and the card cut is noted; they are shuffled again and dealt out -into three parcels--each of these being examined in turn, and if it is -found that the card turned up next, either the one representing the -dealer or the person who is consulting him--the ace of hearts or the -nine of hearts, it is said that the wish will be granted. If it be in -the same parcel with any of these, without being next to them, it is -supposed there is a chance of the wish coming to pass at some more -distant period; but if the nine of spades makes its appearance, it is -taken that a disappointment is possible. - - -WISH NO. V. - -The pack of thirty-two selected cards, as in the foregoing method, is -taken, shuffled and cut; then the four aces are taken out, the -significator, or the person for whom the dealer is acting, and -anything he wants to know about--such as money, then the ten of -diamonds would be selected; if about a man, any king; if about a -woman, any queen; if about business, the ten of clubs. These are -shuffled after having been withdrawn, without cutting, and the nine of -spades, which is the disappointment card, is also added to the aces, -etc., in all seven cards, laying them face downwards on the table. -Then the remainder are taken, shuffled well, and turned up in threes -twice, the one following being the seventh. The pack is gone through -like this, and when the nine of hearts appears whatever number that -falls on in the twenty-five cards remaining. When one, two, three, -four, five, six or seven, it must fall on the card drawn out by the -seven cards abstracted thus; if it should fall on No. 1 and that -happens on an ace, it is favorable, and if he should chance on an ace, -or his wish, or anything but the disappointment card (nine of spades), -the wish will be realized. - -First of all, the four aces are taken out, and the nine of spades, -(the disappointment card); then, supposing the dealer is acting for a -fair man, or a soldier, who is anxious to know whether he will get his -wish. We will imagine he has invested a sum of money, and he wishes to -know whether it is a good one; or that he hopes for a legacy and is -anxious to know if he will get it. The king of diamonds (representing -the fair man), and the ten of diamonds, the money card, should -therefore be taken out. These are added to the four aces and the nine -of spades. These are well shuffled, but not cut, and laid face -downwards on the table, like the following:-- - - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - | _Ace_ | | _Ace_ | | _Fair man_ | - | _Clubs_ | | _Hearts_ | | _inquirer_ | - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - | _Ace_ | | _Nine_ | | _Ace_ | - | _Diam._ | | _Spades_ | | _Spades_ | - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - - +------------+ - | _Ten_ | - | _Diam._ | - +------------+ - -These represent the four aces, the disappointment card and the -inquirer and his wish. The remaining cards are now taken and turned up -three at a time. We will suppose the first three are the nine, seven -and eight of clubs; the next three the ten and jack of hearts, and -eight of diamonds; and the seventh card, the queen of clubs--these are -passed by. Begin again, counting one. We will suppose the next three -are the eight of spades, the seven of clubs and the nine of hearts. -Three are then counted from those laid face downwards on the table, -and that card is turned up--we will suppose that to be the king of -diamonds; the cards turned up by threes are gathered together and -shuffled, and turned up by sevens as before. Should the nine of hearts -fall on the fourth card the second time, that is to be turned up--we -will suppose that to be the ace of diamonds. Proceed again as before, -and this time we will imagine the nine of hearts to fall on the -seventh--this may be the ten of diamonds--so that it could be said to -the persons consulting that it is said he will get his wish; but -supposing the nine of hearts to fall on the fifth card, and that turns -out to be the nine of spades, he will be disappointed; and should it -happen that _in the first reading_ the nine of hearts should come on, -we will say, the first card, which might prove the nine of spades, -then it is no use continuing the three times, as it is supposed there -is no chance whatever of the wish being realized. - - -WISH NO. VI. - -The whole pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled and cut in two -packets. They are now laid out face uppermost, in three rows of four -cards each, in all twelve cards. If in the first twelve cards any -court cards appear, they are taken out, filling up the spaces with -fresh cards; should these again be court cards, they are abstracted as -before, filling in the spaces as described; if not, they are thus -counted: Eleven must be made up of any _two_ cards, such as an ace and -ten (ace counting as one), and covered, or two and nine, each card -being covered as counted, three and eight, four and seven, five and -six, etc. If a court card appears, it is a stop and counts as nothing. -If, as the cards are covered, eleven can be made out of any of the two -cards, and continued to the end, exhausting all the cards, it is taken -that the wish will be gained; in that case all the court cards ought -to be on the top, as those cast aside at first are used at the last, -to cover each two cards as they count eleven. If the court cards -cannot be got to come out at the end, the wish is supposed to be -delayed, and if eleven cannot be made from nearly the beginning, it is -said, the wish will not be realized at all. To explain the meaning -more clearly, the following diagram is given. We will suppose they are -as follows:-- - - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - | _Jack_ | | _Four_ | | _Seven_ | | _Four_ | - | _Clubs_ | | _Spades_ | | _Spades_ | | _Clubs_ | - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - | _Three_ | | _Six_ | | _Four_ | | _Jack_ | - | _Diam._ | | _Spades_ | | _Hearts_ | | _Diam._ | - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - | _Five_ | | _Ace_ | | _Eight_ | | _King_ | - | _Diam._ | | _Clubs_ | | _Hearts_ | | _Diam._ | - +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ +------------+ - -There are now removed the three court cards, viz.:--the jack of clubs -in the first row, the jack of diamonds in the second, and the king of -diamonds in the third. These are replaced by the nine of clubs in the -first row, five of spades in the second, and six of hearts in the -third. The cards are now to be covered. In the first row, four and -seven of spades, making respectively eleven covered by ten of clubs -and ten of spades. Eleven is now made, where possible, from all three -rows. In the second row will be found the six and five of spades; -these are covered by two and one of clubs. In the third row, one of -clubs and ten of hearts, covered by seven of diamonds and three of -spades. In the same row, five of diamonds and six of hearts, covered -by the two of diamonds and king of hearts. In the first and second -rows, nine of clubs and two of spades, covered by the four and eight -of diamonds. In the second row, three and eight of diamonds, covered -by the jack of hearts and queen of clubs. In the first and second row, -the one and ten of spades, covered by the three of hearts and three of -spades. In the first and third rows, four of clubs and seven of -diamonds, covered by the ten of diamonds and nine of hearts. In the -third row, nine of hearts and two of diamonds, covered by the five of -clubs and ace of diamonds. In the first and third rows, ten of clubs -and ace of diamonds, covered by the seven of hearts and queen of -diamonds. In the first row, four of diamonds and seven of hearts, -covered by the eight and five of hearts. In the first and third rows, -eight of hearts and three of clubs, covered by the seven of clubs and -jack of spades. In the first and second rows, seven of clubs and four -of hearts, covered by the two of clubs and eight of spades. In the -first and second rows, the three of hearts and eight of spades, -covered by the king and nine of spades. In the first row, two of clubs -and nine of spades, covered by the ace of hearts and six of diamonds. -In the first row, again, the ace of hearts and ten of diamonds, -covered by the two of hearts and six of clubs. In the first and third -rows, five and six of clubs, covered by the nine of diamonds and queen -of hearts. In the first row, five of hearts and six of diamonds, -covered by the king and eight of clubs. Then in the first and second -rows, the eight of clubs and three of spades, as there is only one -card remaining, viz.:--the queen of spades, the three other cards to -be covered, those put aside at first are taken up, the last two to be -covered being the nine of diamonds and two of hearts, covered by the -jack of diamonds and jack of clubs. In this case the wish is supposed -to be realized; but in some cases it will be found that it has not -made up the number eleven in the two cards, and then it is taken that -the wish may be either delayed or not fulfilled. - - - - -CURIOUS GAMES WITH CARDS - -_By Which Fortunes Are Told in a Most Singular and Diverting Manner._ - - -LOVERS' HEARTS. - -Four young persons, but not more, may play at this game, or three by -making a dummy hand. This game is played exactly the same in every -game, making the queen, which is called Venus, above the ace; the ace -in this game only stands for one, and hearts must be led off by the -person next the dealer. He or she who gets most tricks this way (each -taking up their own and no partnership) is supposed to have most -lovers, and the king and queen of hearts in one hand is said to denote -matrimony at hand; but woe to the unlucky one who gets no tricks at -the deal, or does not hold a heart in his or her hand; to them are -ascribed misfortune in love and long tarry before they marry. - - -LOVE'S LOTTERY. - -Let each one present deposit any sum agreed on, or a certain number of -counters; put a complete pack of cards well shuffled in a bag, let the -parties stand in a circle and the bag being handed round, each draw -three; pairs of any kind are supposed to be favorable omens of some -good fortune about to occur to the party and get back from the pool -the sum that each agreed to pay. The king of hearts is here made the -god of love, and claims double, and professes to give a faithful swain -to the fair one who has the good fortune to draw him; if Venus, the -queen of hearts, is with him, it is the conquering prize, and clears -the pool; fives and nines are reckoned crosses and misfortunes, and -pay a forfeit of the sum agreed on to the pool, besides the usual -stipend at each new game; three nines at one draw is supposed to -portend the lady will be an old maid, three fives, a bad husband. - - -MATRIMONY. - -Let three, five, or seven young women stand in a circle, and draw a -card out of a bag. It is taken that she who gets the highest card will -be the first married of the company, whether she be at the present -time maid, wife, or widow, and she who has the lowest has the longest -time to stay ere the sun shines on her wedding day; she who draws the -ace of spades will never bear the name of wife; and she who has the -nine of hearts in this trial will have one lover too many to her -sorrow. - - -CUPID'S PASTIME. - -Amusement may be caused by this game to all those playing, and at the -same time it is supposed that some curious particulars may be learned -concerning the future fates of the consultants. - -Several may play at the game, it requiring no special number, only -leaving out nine cards on the table not exposed to view; each person -puts a trifling sum in the pool, and the dealer double. The ace of -diamonds is made principal, and takes all the other aces, etc.; twos -and threes in hand are said to show luck; fours, a continuance in the -present state; fives, trouble; sixes, profit; sevens, worries; eights, -disappointment; nines, surprises; tens, settlements; jacks, -sweethearts; kings and queens, friends and acquaintances; ace of -spades, death; ace of clubs, a letter; and the ace of diamonds with -ten of hearts, marriage. - -The ace of diamonds being played first, or should it be amongst the -nine, the dealer calls for the queen of hearts, which takes next. If -the ace be not out and the queen conquers, it is supposed that the -person who played her will be married that year without a doubt, -though it may perhaps seem unlikely at that time; but if she loses her -queen, she must wait longer. The ace and queen being called, the rest -go in rotation as at whist; kings taking queens, queens jacks, and so -on, and the more tricks taken, the more money the winner gets off the -board on the division; those who hold the nine of spades are to pay a -penny to the board, and it is said they will have some trouble; but -the fortunate fair one who holds the queen and jack of hearts in the -same hand is supposed soon to be married, or if she is already within -the pale of matrimony, a great rise in life by means of her husband; -those who hold the ace of diamonds and queen of hearts clear the money -off the board and end that game; it also professes to betoken great -prosperity. - - -WEDDING BELLS. - -You select the four kings from a pack, and lay them side by side in a -row upon the table. - -The lady who wishes to know her fortune gives to each of these cards -the name of some gentleman of her acquaintance who might be likely to -woo her in marriage. It is usual to pronounce these names aloud before -the company. The name given to the king of hearts is, however, an -exception. This secret the lady keeps to herself. To these four kings, -you can also add a queen, which then denotes the old maid. - -Now, take the rest of the pack, shuffle it thoroughly, let the person -in question cut three times and commence. Under each of the -above-named picture-cards you lay a card in turn, and as often as a -spade is placed under a spade, a heart under a heart, _et cetera_, -that is, as often as a card of the same suit is placed under one of -these picture-cards, the picture-card is turned from its position. - -The first time it takes a direction from left to right, the second -time it lies upside down, the third time it is raised again to a -position from right to left, and the fourth and last time it regains -its former upright position. - -That one of the four kings who, after these different changes, first -resumes his upright position, is to be the happy husband. If it should -happen to be the old maid, you can imagine what is in store for you. - - -MARRIAGE QUESTIONS. - -After having learned from the cards who is to be the husband, the -questions next asked are, usually: How much will he love his wife, why -he marries her, and what is his profession. 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