Part 5

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.