Deck of Cards
The suits of an ordinary
playing card deck mirror the Medieval Society.
- Clubs/Wands: peasant
class
- Spades/Swords: aristocracy
class
- Hearts/Cups: clergy
- Diamonds/Pentacles:
Merchant class
Also, the number of the
cards and divisions mirror the year.
- 52 cards/52 weeks in
a year
- 4 suits/4 seasons,
4 elements, 4 winds
- Each suit has 13 cards
that correspond to the lunar months
- Red suits/day
- Black suits/night
Diamonds
- King: A man, materialistic,
practical, down-to-earth.
- Queen: A woman, materialistic,
practical, down-to-earth.
- Jack: A relative, fair
and false.
- Ten: Journey; a change
that brings wealth.
- Nine: Opportunities and
surprises having to do with business.
- Eight: Late marriage,
unexpected money.
- Seven: A gift
- Six: A reconciliation;
caution, don't remarry.
- Five: Successful business
meeting.
- Four: Fat sorrow, someone
dies and leaves you money.
- Three: Legal or domestic
battles.
- Two: Love affair heats
up.
- Ace: A wedding ring.
Hearts
- King: A man affectionate,
generous, impetulous, creative.
- Queen: A woman affectionaate,
generous, impectous, creative
- Jack: A young friend,
trustworthy.
- Ten: Happiness, good
fortune.
- Nine: The wish card;
your wishes come true.
- Eight: Invitations, but
also partings.
- Seven: Someone is unreliable.
- Six: Unexpected good
fortune.
- Five: Jealously, indecision
- Four: Changes, travel.
- Three: Possible poverty
or shame.
- Two: Success, friendship.
- Ace: Happiness, love,
friendship.
Spades
- King: A man, powerful,
intelligent, melancholy, crafty.
- Queen: A woman, powerful,
intelligent, melancholy, crafty.
- Jack: A young man, well-meaning.
- Ten: Grief, sickness,
death.
- Nine: Bad luck, quarrels,
delays.
- Eight: Disappointments
and opposition.
- Seven: Lean sorrow.
- Six: An imporvement in
one's life.
- Five: Anxiety, setbacks,
obstacles.
- Four: Jealousy, business
troubles.
- Three: Infidelity.
- Two: Scandal, gossip,
deciet.
- Ace: Conflicts, difficult
love affair.
Clubs
- King: A man, honest,
open enthusiastic.
- Queen: A woman, honest,
open, enthusiastic.
- Jack: A reliable friend.
- Ten: A gift.
- Nine: New romance
- Eight: Caution against
recklessness.
- Seven: Prosperity
- Six: Business Success
- Five: Help from friend
or mate.
- Four: Bad luck
- Three: Good marriage.
- Two: Disappointment
- Ace: Harmony, property,
love, achievement.
Indicator- a face card representing
the seeker, woman are represented by the Queens, man by the Kings, young people
by the Jacks. Choose traits that best fit the seeker's sense of self, place
the indicator back in the deck. If the indicator appears in the reading it means
that the seeker has complete control over the issue.
Face Cards: Of the same
suit indicate a close relationship. Opposite suit is a negative affinty. Clubs
oppose Spades, Hearts oppose Diamonds. The Direction the card is facing give
clues to how to handle the sitation (i.e. if face card is facing another card
like the 6 of clubs).
Spreads:
Linear Spread - Quick answer
to challenges, indicates skills needed to face the challenge.
1 2 3 4 5 6
- Self
- Seekers enviornment
- Challenge
- Traits it takes to meet
the challenge.
- Outcome based on current
circumstances.
- Final Outcome.
Chakra Spread: Represents
the seven chakras. Seven cards form a colomn, starting at the bottom being number
1.
- Root Chakra: grounding
and self preservation
- Hara Chakra: persons
sexuality, desire, sensual parts.
- Solar Plexas: collective
will, sensel of personal power, energy.
- Heart Chakra: Love,
compassion, intregrator between the lower and upper chakras of the mind and
spirit.
- Throat chakra: creativity,
communication.
- Third eye chakra: Intuition,
dream world, imaginative life.
- Crown chakra: state of
enlightenment and wisdom.
Romany Spread
- Choose an indicator and
place it back in the deck. lay 3 rows of 7 cards all facing the reader, from
left to right.
- Top Row: Seeker's
past.
- Middle Row: Seeker's
present situation
- Bottom Row: Seeker's
future.
- If the indicator shows
up in the reading, depending on its location it will tell you in what area
the seeker is living in, whether it be past, present or future.