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TELLING FOETUNES 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

(EDITED

ALI

BY CARLETON B.

CASE)

NEW YORK SHREWESBURY PUBLISHING PUBLISHERS

CO.

COPYRIGHT.

1914,

BY

CHARLES SHREWESBURY

CONTENTS PAGE

The Story

of Josephixe

5

Researching Gypsy Lore

How

TO Acquire the

7

Art

9

Cards to be Used

9

The Consultant Card The Ancient Oracle Method A

10 12

17

Modern Use of Fifty-two Cards Method B Method C Method D Method E Method F, the Star Method G, a Shorter Star Method H Method I Method J Method K Method L Method M The Preferred Oracle, with Thirty-two Cards

20

28

28 30 31

32 32

33 33 34 35 37 38

...

40

Dictionary of Pruiary Definitions

42

Dictionary of Secondary Definitions

49

Groups of Cards

93

Combinations of

A Word

Two

of AD\acE

Cards

96 101

CONTENTS PAGE Special Note

101

Dealing the Cards by Threes

lOx?

Dealixg the Cards by

109

Fi\t:s

Dealixg the Cards by Sevexs

Ill

Dealing by Fifteexs

113

The Twexty-oxe Card Method The Way to Tell a Fortune The Italian Method The Florence Mode

117

Past, Present

and Future

The Matrimonial Oracle The Star Method Shorter Star Method Wishes

Wish Wish Wish Wish Wish Wish

No.

122 126 131

133 136

140

142 143

1

No. II

143 144

No. Ill

146

No.

IV

146

No.

V

147

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

known proCartomancy, has been practiced for

art of telling fortunes by cards,

fessionally as centuries.

In our day and generation divination by cards is chiefly

emplojêd for amusement and pastime, for

the entertainment of one's self or one's company, or

at church fairs, charity bazars, and the like the

days

the

of

prophets and

accepted by

all,

Certainly

ancients

from king were

there

but in

practiced

and

by so

to peasant.

some

remarkable

by no other name,

dences, to call them fillment of

was

it

as a serious business,

sib^^ls

:

many cartomantic

history maintains a record.

coinci-

in the ful-

divinations, of which

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,

claring to her

:

"

who astonished her through dewill ascend upon the loftiest

You

throne in the world."

Always treasuring the memory

of this prediction,

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS

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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 rehed 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

how Luxembourg stood ready to

picture of Josephine's present situation;

the

prison doors of the

re-

ceive her

how

;

the guillotine thirsted for her life's

blood; how, nevertheless, she would be saved from these impending dangers through intercession of

all

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

Dame, the unknown man 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 cathedral church of Notre she was destined to

death.


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The remarkably rapid and literal fulfillment of made by a professional seeress to an unknown lady, to whom she promised the most

the predictions

exalted of mortal positions, not

only astonished

the crowd of courtiers, wonder-stricken at realization

of

and wêll-authenticated

indisputable

this

augury

of miraculous events

tion of

men

whom

visited

the

;

but elicited the atten-

and of

of intellect

science,

hundreds of

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. men of science that

It

of cards, which they

upon

had been accustomed

wêll

to read the past as to penetrate the

mysteries of the future in

to look

mere species of diversion, could be em-

as a

ployed as

appeared wonderful to these

the mere combination of a series

;

still

they were compelled,

an elaborate report made to the Emperor, whose

comprehensive mind yearned after explanation of all secrets,

w^hile

mental as well as physical, to state that,

unable to account for the cause for this pro-

phetic 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

the best authenticated methods of tice as

handy form of

its

ancient prac-

handed down from the Romany gypsies and


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the seeresses that antedate them.

and different times had

tions

As

different na-

their varying inter-

pretations of the values of the cards and separate

and

distinct

ings,

methods of laying the cards for readfundamental differences

as well as

many

interpretations of the

in

their

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 fore

him

all

may

see be-

the approved methods of the past and

choose intelligently that which best pleases or suits his convenience.

All the old and

many

have been consulted have been found to playing-cards

is

of the recent authors that

in the preparation of this insist

book

that divination through

to be relied

upon as a truthful

exposition of the past and future and a veritable

They

portent of the future. seriously.

The present

editor has no desire to de-

tract from this position

know is

that

it is

not a

if it

fact.

be a fact, nor does he

His part

that of editor, and there ends.

sents

you with the

the part of those in

desire to be taken

work

Here he pre-

results of centuries of effort

who

on

profess to believe sincerely

what they practice and

reader to place as

in this

much

teach,

or as

little

and leaves the 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


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fortunes by the chance falling of the cards into this or that position,

and grouping

is

and

knowing what each card

in

believed to signify in their rela-

tions 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 son he desired to master.

les-

Learn the various meth-

ods of dealing and of reading the layout; consult the meanings

and

the several interpretations

of

learn to apply them,

reading your own for-

first in

tune 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 recog-

nized 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 suffi-

cient experimental, practical test to

acquire pro-

ficiency.

CARDS TO BE USED IN TELLIXG FORTUNES.

While any ordinary pack of playing cards in the usual stores can be used, if possible,

it is

sold

best to secure,

a pack whose face cards have only a

single head, inasmuch as when, in dealing, cards

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come out reversed they bear a different signification, When, however, in some cases, than when upright. the usual double-headed cards are used

necessary to

make a

distinctive

it

mark on

only

is

the top

end of the faces of certain ones to secure the same result

though the special fortune-telling pack

as

This mark

were employed.

may

be a simple dot or

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 cross with pencil or pen,

deal with this as upright, versed.

mark

at their tops will be considered

and with the marked end down, as

The only cards that need to be The face cards of each

tinguished are

:

re-

thus dissuit

;

the

and ten of diamonds. (The spot cards below the seven in any suit are, in most cases,

ace, eight, nine

not used.

Where they

has no significance.)

monds, and the other

are employed, their reversal

The top suits, is

of the seven of dia-

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. " handles " of points of

all

all

downward when those hence when they point upward

hearts,

cards are upright

The

spades and clubs, and the sharp

;

point

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.

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS THE ONE SPECIAL CARD In cards

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THE CONSULTANT.

some of the methods of fortune-telling by essential to have a special card as the

it is

representative of the party seeking the response of the oracle. This is commonly called the " Consultant."

If there

a joker in your pack, or an

is

extra blank card, as

is

the case in

many

packs, use

one of them as the Consultant, marking this card

show which signification.

is

its

top, as its reversal has its

If there

is

ta

own

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

indi-

vidual cards in different countries and times, several lists

known standards of The first

of which, and they the

art, are given throughout this book.

of intei-pretations that

ancient work,

This,

it will

first

we present

is

the list

from a very

published in 1600 or a

little later.

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.

values

Suit

are

as

follows

:

Clubs

and

lead

mostly portend happiness and good business arrangements, and no matter how numerous or how

accompanied by cards of other

suits are

seldom con-

sidered as bearers of other than the very best au-

Next comes

gury. to

friends

;

hearts,,

which are usually taken

love-making,

signify

diamonds, money

invitations, ;

and

good

and spades, annoyances,

sickness or worry, sometimes loss of money.

Cluhs,

Ace — Great wealth, mind. King — A man who

much

prosperity, and tran-

quillity of

is

tionate

;

humane, upright and

faithful in all his undertakings. 12

affec-

He

will


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be happy himself, and make every one around

him

so.

Queen — A

mild

tender,

woman, who

and rather

susceptible

be very attractive to the oppo-

will

site sex.

— An open, who and good exert himself warmly your Ten — Speedy Nine — Obstinacy and disagreeables connected Eight — A covetous person, extremely fond Jack

friend,

sincere

will

welfare.

in

wealth.

therewith.

of

money; that he proper use of it. Seven The most

—

obtain

will

brilliant

it

but not make a

fortune and the most

exquisite bliss this world can afford, but beware

of the opposite sex, from these alone can mis-

fortune be experienced.

—A partnership. — Five Marriage a person who your circumstances. Four — Inconstancy and change. Trey — Three wealthy marriages. Deuce — Opposition or disappointment. Six

lucrative

to

will

improve

Diamonds,

—A — A man temper, continued anger, seeking and Queen — A company. and fond Jack — However nearly more

Ace King

letter.

of fiery

revenge,

coquette,

obstinate in his resolutions. of

related, will look

to


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own interest than yours, will be tenacious in own opinions, and fly off if contradicted. A country husband (or wife), with wealth,

his his

Ten

—

and many children Nine

;

also a purse of gold.

— A surprise about money.

— Unhappy marriage Seven — Waste goods, and Six — An marriage and widowhood, but second marriage would probably be Five — Success married, good Four — Vexation and annoyance. Trey — and domestic Eight

late in

of

life.

losses.

early

a

worse.

enterprises

in

;

if

children.

Quarrels, lawsuits,

ments, your partner for

disagree-

life will

be a vixen, bad

tempered, and make you unhappy.

Deuce

— Your heart

will

you

early period, but

be engaged in love at an

will

meet with great oppo-

sition.

Hearts.

Ace

— Feasting and

pleasure, and

If attended with spades

it

is

is

also the house.

quarreling;

if

by

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 hearts, friendship

;

—

hasty, rash in his undertakings, and very amorous.

Queen

— A woman

affectionate.

of fair complexion, faithful

and

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Jack

— A person

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of no particular sex, but always

the dearest friend or nearest relation of the consulting party.

It

that you must pay

said

is

great attention to the cards that stand next to the jack, as from them alone

judge whether the person

you are supposed

to

represents will be

it

favorable to your inclinations or not.

Ten

— A good

bad

heart,

it is

supposed to correct the

tidings of the cards that stand next

neighboring cards are of good report,

its

;

if

it

is

it

supposed to confimi their value.

Nine

— Wealth, grandeur, and high esteem

that are unfavorable stand near

ments and the reverse. losses,

if

cards

disappoint-

it,

If favorable cards follow

these last at a small distance,

your

;

you

will retrieve

whether of peace or goods.

— Drinking and Seven — A and Six — A generous, open imposed but — Five A wavering and Four — The person Eight

feasting.

unfaithful person.

fickle

on,

easily

and credulous

will

late in

life,

delicacy in

Trey — Your

which

will

disposition,

the friend of the distressed. unsettled disposition.

not be married

till

quite

proceed from too great a

making a choice. own imprudence

tribute to your experiencing

will

much

greatly

con-

will

from

ill

others.

Deuce

— Extraordinary

though

if

good future and success

unfavorable cards attend this

a long time delayed.

"

will

;

be


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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

— Also a widow. — Jack A person, who, although he has your be too pursue Ten — supposed be a card bad import, and of both sexes.

inter-

indolent to

est at heart, will

to

Is

in a great

—

Is

of

measure to counteract the good

of the cards near

Nine

it.

effects

it.

professed to be the worst card of the

pack; dangerous sickness, total

and calamities

;

also

loss

of fortune

endless discussion in

your

family.

Eight

— Opposition

from your

friends.

If

this

card comes out close to you, leave your plan and follow another.

— Loss very great Six — Very Five — Good luck Seven

of a valuable friend, whose death will

plunge you

in

little

distress.

intei^retation of your success. in the choice of

for

life,

who

will

your companion Bad temper

be fond of you.

and interference.

Four Trey

— — Good

Sickness.

fortune in marriage, an inconstant

partner, and that you will be thereby.

made unhappy

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Deuce

— A death or

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disagreeable removal.

METHOD

A.

Using 52 Cards and the Foregoing Interpretations.

Take a pack

of fifty-two cards

three times well over, and

making

whichever queen you please

(if a

operation for herself; or king,

if

and

shuffle

them

the significator

lady performs the 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 wa}', not forgetting the said significator, then it will be seen

company

what card the

signifi-

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 cator comes in

with,

vexation. If

two red tens come next

to the significator

riage or prosperity, the ace of hearts

is

mar-

the house,

the ace of clubs a letter, the ace of spades death, spite, or quarreling (for this

worst card

in

is

supposed to be the

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


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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 road-

way, the four of clubs a strange bed, the nine of dia-

monds

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

but if a single lady, she must make her 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 the}" are placed, and it is said if any lady should wish to know whether she shall obtain her desires in any particular subis

queen of

;

lover

ject, matter, or thing w^hatsoever, let her shuffle the

cards well, most seriously and earnestly wishing

all

must then cut them once, particularly observing at the same time what card that is which she cuts, then shuffle them and the time for one thing; she

deal them out in three parcels,

and

if

that said par-

ticular card which she has cut doth

come next her-

or next the ace of hearts,

taken that she

self,

will

have her wish, but

if

it is

the nine of spades

is

next

supposed

to her she judges the contrary, as that

is

to be a disappointment; however, she

may

try

it

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS three times, taking the

major number

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of testimonies

ground whereon to place her judgment. This method of using the cards is both innocent and will as a

afford amusement.

MODERN USE OF Here we

52

CARDS

present the more modern adaptation of

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 the entire

several combinations are presented.

In the modem 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, ap-

pointments 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, usualh^ taken to be a bad card, but coming

with diamonds, speedy good luck,

Diamonds.

Ace

— An

offer or a ring. 20

etc.


—A Queen — A King

fair

man, a military man, or a

21 diplo-

matist.

woman,

fair

fond

pleasure

of

and

amusement.

— The thoughts king or queen. Ten — A legacy or property. Nine — A good surprise about money. Eight — Meetings about money matters. Jack

of either

— A check Six — An Seven

or paper

money

sometimes scan-

;

dal.

offer of

money

some kind, generally to do with

matters.

Five (supposed to be the best card

in the

pack)

—

Health, wealth and happiness.

Four

—-A

short journey.

Three — Time, Two — A

within three to four weeks.

secret or something unexpected.

— The house. — A rather

Ace King

Hearts,

fair

man

in society

sometimes a

;

sailor.

— — Ten — An entertainment or Nine — Great happiness and the wish Eight — Love making or Seven — A puzzle or doubt. Six — Love sometimes an Five — Marriage, sometimes a new admirer.

Queen A fair woman in society, but kind and good natured. Thoughts of either king or queen. Jack festivity.

card.

friendship.

indecision,

affairs,

offer.


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—A such Three — Time, within a week. Two — or Four

small invitation,

as a dinner or even-

ing party.

Kisses

trifling present.

Clubs.

—A —A dark man, a man, or Queen — A amusing woman, sometimes a Jack — Thoughts king Ten — A new appointment, investment or ment. Nine — Relates documents, papers, — Eight A journey by road or Seven — A warning Six — A very poor or money rowed. Five — News, from country some one coming therefrom. Four — A journey by land on Three — Time, four months. Two — A good some disapa Ace King

letter.

professional

often

clever

in business. clever,

lit-

tle satirical.

of

or queen.

settle-

to

often a

will.

vehicle.

or unprofitable business.

business offer

the

either

bor-

else

or

business.

three to

cases

friend, in

slight

pointment.

Spades,

— or worry town. King — A lawyer, widower or

Ace

Spite, death,

;

sometimes a large

old

man.

man

;

a very dark


— A very dark woman, a widow woman. — king or queen. Thoughts Jack imprisonment. Ten — At Queen

;

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a spiteful,

malicious

of

night-time,

Nine (supposed to be a very bad card) suffering, malice,

—

Grief,

and, with other black cards,

death.

— Across water, sometimes treachery. — Poverty, anxiety and annoyance. Six — Delay, or a bad character. Five — Temper, anger and sometimes a journey caused Four — through very short journey water, or Three — By Eight Seven

quarrels.

Sickness,

sickness.

a

the

across water.

Two — The

Tears and vexation, sometimes a removal.

•

following

is

a resume of most of the cards and

some curious combinations

Four Aces

— Honors,

dignities, rise in society, or

money, friendship with the great; but are reversed, the contrary

—

ruin and even disgrace, therefore ticed particularly

how they

lie

if all

four

debt, bankruptcy, it is

to be no-

before reading the

cards.

— Great good unexpected advancement, good and unlooked-for Four Queens — amusements. Four Jacks — Thoughts king or queen each gathering. Four Tens — Great happiness. Four Kings

luck,

fortune.

Society, pleasure,

of either

suit, friendly

gain, legacies,

of

M


— Unexpected and sudden news

Four Nines

blacks together, not pleasant; lent.

Four Eights

— New

associations

;

two

if

if

;

two

reds, excel-

appointments, sometimes new

two black eights together, mourn-

ing; two reds, wedding garments.

— —A

Four Sevens variance.

Four Sixes

Intrigues, scandal, opposition

great

surprise

black ones together, vexations good.

Four Fives

— A long and

if

;

two

two red ones,

beneficial voyage,

happiness and health; vexation

change

or ;

and

money,

two blacks are near,

first.

—A two blacks a twelve time from Four Threes — Period money returned. months sometimes gain two blacks Four Twos —

Four Fours male

;

birth

together,

;

two reds, a female. of

or

;

Visitors

agreeable

six to

;

together, dis-

;

two reds, pleasant, and sometimes

love-

making.

— Great good — A new or acquaintance who advance you Three Queens — Three Jacks — A but not Three Tens — A happiness with accompanied Three Nines — A good removal,

Three Aces

luck.

Three Kings will

friend

in life.

Quarrels, disputes, backbiting. lawsuit or treachery.

rise in social life,

sarily

it.

unless

by very bad

cards.

neces-

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Three Eights

— Love dreams, and longing

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for the

unattainable, but often wishes or desires post-

poned

some cases fresh engagements, but a worry in obtaining them.

little

;

in

— —

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, dis;

grace or scandal.

—A and happy meeting Three Fours — Strangers coming house from journey. Three Threes — annoyances or vexation caused by Three Twos — A good and staunch but one who you by queer temper. Two Aces — Strange news quick and speedy, Three Fives

delightful

with absent friends.

or visitors

to the

a

Slight

malicious tongues.

friend,

will grieve

a

often

good luck; two blacks, a telegram; two

reds, a

pleasant invitation.

— A partnership or — A good female — Unpleasantness, sometimes thoughts Two Tens — Change or Two Nines — A good removal, sometimes Two Kings Two Queens Two Jacks

friendship.

friend.

only

of people.

of residence

profession.

business

projects or documents, in

a

Two Two

will.

Eights Sevens

many

— An extraordinary — Sometimes sudden

cases relating to

occurrence.

and unexpected


26

two blacks, great treachery, especially versed.

Two

— A good

Sixes

friend

if

re-

two blacks, a nasty,

;

deceitful person, or a great danger, possibly

an

accident.

— Danger from or Two Red Fives — Joyful and unexpected Two Black Fours — Separation Two Red Fours — Good appointments, Two Red Threes — Pleasant and and Two Black Threes — Disappointment and Two Black Twos — A Two Red Twos — An Two

Black Fives

falls,

possibly

by water.

news.

or unfriendly meet-

ings.

or good

luck.

profitable visitors

friends.

tears.

departure.

arrival.

The Ace, Nine, Ten and Seven

of Spades

— Di-

vorce.

— Separation. Eight Spades and Seven Clubs — Prison, or Six and Four Spades — Sickness and danger. Eight and Five Spades — Malignity, caused by Six and Seven Spades — Treachery, Seven and Two Spades — Tears caused by un— founded Nine and Six Spades — A and implacable Seven and Nine of Spades of

of

confinement.

of

of

jealousy.

of

scandal,

vexation.

of

reports of

often a false friend. bitter

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS good cards follow, you

enemy

;

but

bad ones, he or she

if

If

will

will

27

overcome,

triumph.

— A short and not agreejourne}^ Spades — A journey Seven of Hearts and Three and a strange adventure Spades — Thieves, or danSeven, Six and Five ger robbery. Queen and Jack Spades — Widowhood. Nine and Ten Spades — Danger by Spades reversed — A Six and Seven or jury. Eight and Ten Spades — News but not very Ten, Eight and Five Spades — Broken engagepromise. ment, or Six and Eight Spades — Delay, postponement. Nine, Seven, Six and Five Spades — Bankruptcy. Ace of Diamonds and Ten Hearts — A marriage engagement. Ace Diamonds and Nine Hearts — Hopes Ten of Hearts and Four Hearts — Marriage. Three Tens and Five of Hearts — Happy turned. Eight Hearts and Seven Hearts — Doubt and about an Seven Hearts reversed — A and good presThree and

Two

of Spades

able

of

thereon.

of

of

of

of

fire.

of

fall

in-

at night,

of

pleasant.

of

unfulfilled

of

of

of

of

of

ful-

filled.

of

love re-

of

indecision

of

ent.

of

offer.

nice


28

Three of Diamonds and Three of Hearts days.

Nine of Hearts and Nine of Diamonds ful surprise

about money.

— Li

—A

nine

delight-

—

Nine of Hearts and Nine of Clubs Something to do about a will, in which the consultor is generally successful.

— Great good Spades — Death.

Eight of Hearts and Nine of Hearts luck through love. Ace, Nine, Seven and Four of

A

pack

METHOD

B.

of fifty-two cards

is

cut in three; the are missed

missed

;

;

first

another nine are taken out, then two are

another seven out,

three missed

the pack

is

taken, shuffled, and

ten are taken out, then three

;

five

missed

three out, one missed

They are now

taken.

;

seven out,

;

and the

last of

laid out in

rows

of eight each, eight having been counted every way,

beginning from the significator. ished,

read

the

taken

comes

off

;

the

first

and put on one

first is

is

are

fin-

shuffled,

and

one of each parcel

side.

The packet

is

that

the one that should be read.

METHOD

What

all

two extremities are taken, paired and

they are then gathered together,

;

cut in four parcels

A

When

c.

Supposed to Happen Within a Month to Two Months.

pack of fifty-two cards

is

taken, shuffled and

cut In three, each meaning being read as

it

turns up.

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS The is

cards arc then turned

found, which

is

till

a spade

not withdrawn, but the following

card, which lay face three

up one by one

29

uppermost on the

If

table.

spades are found in succession the

first

is

missed, but the two next are taken out, as well as the

following

hearts

;

this

diamonds,

whether

card,

or

clubs

continued to the end of the pack, then

is

re-commenced without shuffling or cutting.

Should

the final card have been a spade, on beginning the

pack afresh the same operation

is

The in all

This having been done, they are laid

three times. in the

card should be taken out.

gone through twice more,

first

form of a horseshoe

in front of the dealer in

the order in which they came, being careful to note

that the significator

is

placed at the end.

amongst them.

Should

it

must be taken out and Seven are now counted from the

not appear naturalW,

it

one that represents the person consulting the oracle.

When

the}^

have been read, and the relative mean-

ings ascribed to them explained, one

is

taken from

each end and paired, their various significations

These prognos-

being interpreted as they turn up. tications are

months.

A

supposed to come to pass within two shorter

way can be done by taking

thirty-two selected cards, viz

:

—

out

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 better method.

is

supposed to be the

TELLING FORTUNES B¥ CARDS

30

METHOD

A

pack

D.

of fifty-two cards

taken, and after

is

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

counted is

—

any card should

on the number

fall

thus, supposing a five comes

when

five

counted, or a king when that card turns up,

must be taken out and placed on the is

it

up-

After counting to a

permost, before the dealer.

king the counting

table, face

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 also be taken out

may fully

;

but

if

When

be passed by.

gone through,

shuffled

gone through twice more, are

now

this is

all

must

three of the same suit they

the pack has been care-

and

cut, the process

in all three times.

laid out in rows of four

and read.

is

They

When

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, six-

teen,

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

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS The North

the left hand the West. first,

as that

is

supposed to happen

next, the East next, and the

West

METHOD The pack

to be read

Is

first

31

;

the South

last.

E.

of fifty-two cards


is

cut in three, the meanings of the cut being read

Then

first.

the

significator

is

taken

out.

The

cards are spread on the table, face downwards before the dealer,

and seven are drawn out

The topmost card on one side. The in three, the cut

on the

of the seven

again read as before

most being withdrawn. still

at

random.

taken off and put

cards are again shuffled and cut

table, seven cards

third time,

is

;

they are laid

being taken

This

off,

the top-

to be repeated the

is

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. deal, will

where the

In the

first

seven cards were removed, there

first

be eighteen cards

;

the second time there will be

twenty-one remaining after having removed the two of

each cut, thus

spread out in

five

underneath.

The

ter,

:

— The

thirty-nine

cards

are

rows of seven, and four remaining significator

is

now put

and counting every way from

it,

in the cen-

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


32

The

supposed to refer entirely to the future. cards that are

left

THE

METHOD F The pack

of fifty-two cards

STAR.

is


cut in three, the cut being explained as

The card representing

it is

shown.

the significator should be

taken out and put in the middle.

now placed above

three

out are useless.

Three cards are

the head, three at the feet, three

and three to the right, three at the four They corners, and three across the significator.

to the left,

are interpreted as follows

then at the the left

:

—

First, above the head,

then to the right hand, and next to

feet,

each corner to be taken top and bottom

;

When

opposite.

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 This

is

a

much

A SHORTER STAR.

shorter way, and instead of placing

must be first well shufby 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 as they come, they fled

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

cator,

are

and the others

first

in rotation.

explained as they

lie,

The

signifi-

nine cards

eight round and one

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Then

over the significator.

draw

to again

nine all

;

this

is

nine,

the consultor

is

33

desired

and these are put over the

first

to be repeated a third time, combining

the cards as they lay one over the other, three

deep, every way.

METHOD The whole pack

is

H.

taken, shuffled well, but not

cut, every fifth card is picked out

and

laid by, the

gone through and every seventh card picked

pack

is

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,

amongst those withdrawn. If not, he or she must be abstracted and placed at Now the third pack is laid out in the extreme end. 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 whether the significator

is

twelve are obtained; they are put on

and read

till

one side

then the rest are gone on with from end

;

to end until

all

Then they

are exhausted.

are

all

taken up, including the twelve that were put aside,

two first and last are taken off. These form " the surprise " then parcels of four

shuffled, the

three

:

are dealt, beginning with the first the}' are in rotation and the small " surprise " last. ;

METHOD The pack

all

read

I.

of fifty-two cards

is

taken, shuffled, cut


S4>

in three,

and the meanings ascribed to the cut are

Then they

explained.

the whole pack

which are *'

are laid in rows of five

exhausted, except the two

is

till

last,

The first row is to represent whom you are acting " the second,

useless.

the person for

" the house "

;

;

the third, " your wish "

" the surprise," and the

The

fifth,

" what

is

the fourth,

;

supposed to

first

ten are

now read

the others in the same

manner

till

come true."

lengthwise,

the fifth row has

been explained; then they are taken from end to end, each pair being interpreted as arrived

no

this case there is

shuffled

and

consultor cels,

is

cut,

They

and

In

row is happen immediately

significator, as the first

supposed to stand for what to the consultant.

at.

will

are

all

gathered together,

laid in packets of three.

The

desired to choose one of the three par-

and that

is

and explained; then

laid out first

follow each of the other two, Avhich

must be also

read in the same manner.

METHOD The pack

J.

of fifty-two cards

cut by the person consulting.

and the meanings interpreted.

is

taken, shuffled and

They are cut in three Then they are laid

out in rows of sevens, leaving the three are not to be used.

Then

last,

which

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


35

from corner to corner, each card being explained as arrived at, noticing

it is

there should be any pairs,

Then they are gath-

amongst them.

triplets, etc.,

ered

If

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.

and read pretty much

METHOD

A

They

are laid out

as before.

K.

pack of fifty-two cards Is taken, shuffled and Every seven, nine and five and divided thus The six of are to be removed and put on one side. clubs, the eight and ten of diamonds are to be wîthdrawn and put In a place by themselves. Then the cut,

rest are shuffled till

—

:

the pack

Is

and

five

cards laid out face upwards

exhausted.

It will

now be found

there are seven rows of five cards each, and two re-

maining these two are placed with the ;

and

fives,

to be used later.

nines, sevens

These cards are read,

counting seven eve.y way from the signlficator, then gathered together, shuffled and cut, the

first

(seven In number)

withdrawn,

being

first

of

all

group

which must be added to the nines, sevens and already withdrawn. of seven cards each.

There

The

will first

fives

now be four groups must be read, the

second put aside, the third explained, and the fourth laid by. tirely

The second and fourth are left out enThe nines, sevens and fives

and not used.

and the

first

group you have withdrawn are

shuffled.


36

and laid out on the

cut in two packets,

the dealer.

If

two red nines appear

table before

close together,

taken to show honor, dignity and joy;

it is

red sevens and two red

fives side

by

side,

if

two

great and

unexpected good luck, a legac}^ 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

marriage for money which if

and two black sevens, a turn out unhappily

will

two red sevens and two red

hearts appear,

it is

fives,

and the nine of

supposed to be the greatest and

happiest prognostic you can have, whether married or

single

—

pleasure,

luck,

money

sevens and two black fives appear,

very

evil,

and

if

two black

it is

considered

;

accompanied by the nine of spades,

if

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

or accident.

It

drawn from

fives,

These cards (viz: the nines, and those which have been with-

the group of fives) are laid in rows of

sevens, counting seven every

cator

;

of

way from

the signifi-

then the extreme ends are taken and paired,

being read as fled,

by murder

taken to be the worst combina-

pack.

tion in the

sevens and

is

the}'

turn up.

Next the whole

is

shuf-

including the six of clubs and the eight and ten

diamonds.

These three cards are the index.

Wherever they appear they are supposed to show


37

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 ;

;

The

they are taken to import great joy. bination

is

thus

If the six of clubs

:

is

evil

com-

surrounded

with spades, or the eight or ten of diamonds are

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 The nine of diamonds, then it is a very good omen. eight and ten of diamonds are supposed to be extremely good if there are three or four nines to folbetween two black

fives

low them, for then the nine of spades loses

its evil

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 significance,

;

heir.

METHOD The pack

of fifty-two cards

and divided

cut,

these

is

this, the

L.

into

is

taken, shuffled and

chosen by the consultant. other heap

The person

is left

consulting

One of Having decided

two equal heaps.

is

alone

now

;

it is

not to be used.

desired to shuffle the

twenty-six cards remaining, cutting in three, the

meanings being read as they turn up.

now

They

are

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

the significator, which, should

it

now counted from not be in the pack


38

chosen, must be abstracted and put at the end.

When

same

these have been fully explained, the

maneuver

repeated twice, in

is

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

Then they shuffled

are

and

all

and explained.

gathered together, and, after being

cut, the}^ are turned

up by

If a

fours.

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 onl}''

is

This

taken out.

These are now

to be done once.

row before the dealer and read from

is

laid out in a left to right,

alwaj^s taking note that the significator

is

amongst

Then

them, and counting four as above described.

the two cards are taken from each extremit}^ and

each couple explained

till all

METHOD

A and

pack of cut.

fifty-two cards

Then

it is

are exhausted. M. is

taken, shuffled well

divided into three equal parcels

of seventeen cards each, and one over for " the surprise," which

is

to be laid aside.

cards of each packet

is

The

That The first and third packets

is

put

will leave fourteen in each group.

apart.

of fourteen are taken up,

the middle one being put aside.

These are now

out in four rows of seven, being sure that the cator

three

first

taken, and each three

is

amongst them or ;

else the

card which

laid

signifiis

sup-

posed to represent the thoughts of the person con-

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS may

suiting you, viz: the jack,

card

is

When till

be counted from.

now counted, beginning from

Six are

to the significator;

39

the next card

and after every sixth card, that

not counted as one, but the following one.

these have been explained, which

the significator

is

returned

to,

must be done

they are paired

from end to end, and read as arrived at; then they are gathered together, shuffled and cut,

again into two groups of fourteen. laid out again,

and divided

These are not

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

and four cards taken from it, two from the tc^p and two from the bottom, and added to the one put

well,

aside to form " the surprise."

—

There are now four

each One for the " consultant " and one for the " house," one for " what is sure to come true," and one for " the surprise."

packs

of

These are from

five

cards

:

laid out in front of the dealer

left to

right in rotation.

and read

THE PREFERRED ORACLE — WITH 32 CARDS We

now come

to the

proved method of

most important and ap-

telling

fortunes

by cards, the

method preferred and practiced in nearly

all

coun-

This widely accepted method requires but 32

tries.

cards of the 5S found in the pack, consisting of eight cards of each suit, as follows

Ace, king,

:

queen, jack, ten, nine, eight and seven only.

may

these

To

be added, in som.e cases, the Consultant

card, concerning which

we have spoken

earlier in

this work.

To

enable this oracle to be read with an intelligent

important that one

and proper understanding

it is

be fully informed as to

the possible values or in-

all

terpretations of the cards, singly and in combination.

Hence we

shall devote a

number

of pages to

these defkiitions in very complete form before pro-

ceeding 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

fair

practice the art, enabling them to give a

and wise reading of every possible 40

''

fall

full,

" of

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS The primary meanings,

the cards.

41

while sufficient

by the student to that completeness and flexibility de-

for the amateur, will soon be seen

be lacking in

manded

b}^

the adept.

into their secondary

Their natural amplification

and more extended

definitions

gives the interpreter the fullest scope to exercise his

powers of reading any possible layout of the cards intelligently,

and

and with satisfaction both to himself

to the person consulting the oracle.

DICTIONARY OF PRIMARY DEFINITIONS m Interpreting the S2-Card Method of Telling

Used

Fortunes.

Diamonds. KING

— Marriage.

A military man. A man A dignitary of the state. A very fair person. A man of tact and cunning. Reversed — A country gentleman. A difficulty Upright

of fidelity.

Threatened

concerning marriage or business.

danger, caused through the machination of a

man

in position or office.

QUEEN Upright

— A blonde

the country.

female.

A woman

A

lady resident in

given to gossiping and

scandal.

—A

Reversed

country gentlewoman.

A

malig-

nant female, who seeks to foment disadvantage to the consultant, and

who

is

to be greatly

feared.

JACK Upright

—A

country man.

light complexion, of a lower 42

A

young man

grade

of

in society.


A

Postman.

messenger.

A

43

tale-bearing serv-

ant, or unfaithful friend.

—A

Reversed will

An

servant.

intermeddler,

be the cause of mischief.

A

who

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.

— The ace

Reversed

of diamonds, reversed or up-

right, designates a letter to be shortly received,

a petition, a note, a paper, or a document.

TEN

— The

Upright

ten of diamonds, either upright

or reversed, represents coin, gold, water, the sea, a foreign city,

Reversed'

— The

and change of

ten

of

locality.

diamonds, whether

re-

versed or upright, designates bullion, coin, gold, water, the ocean, a foreign city, a journey and

change

NINE Upright

in locality.

— Enterprise. Separation. Advantage. — Delay. Annoyance. Poverty. A

Reversed family

feud,

or

a

quarrel

among

intimate

friends.

EIGHT

— The country. Riches. Love-making Reversed — Sorrow. Motion. Wealth.

Upright

overtures.

Satire.

Mockery, and foolish scandal.


44 SEVEN"

— Present —

Upright

Reversed

Good

intentions.

news.

In

Vexation.

Contrariness.

Birth.

a great measure.

Hearts.

KING Upright

— A blonde man.

A

A

lawyer.

and remarkable for superior

repute,

A man

of

qualities.

person of generosity.

Reversed

man

—A

very

in anger.

fair

A

man.

A

tutor.

Great disappointment.

QUEEN

— A blonde amiable A Reversed — A very Upright

A

female.

lady.

mild,

Impediment to

fair female.

Obstacle to success in business and

marriage.

general affairs.

JACK Upright dier

A woman

sailor.

A

traveler.

bachelor, dreaming

pated

man.

crossed in love.

— A blonde young man.

or

Reversed

faithful friend.

—A

of his pleasures.

very fair young man.

bachelor.

A

chiefl}^

A young solA gay young

A

discontented

politician out of

A

dissi-

military

office.

ACE

— The A Agreeable Reversed — A Upright

house.

love letter.

friend's

strained enjoyment.

repast.

Festivity.

A

intelligence.

visit.

Forced

or

con-


45

TEN

— The — An NINE Upright —

Envious people.

Upright

city.

Reversed

inheritance.

ent.

trouble.

EIGHT Upright

Work.

— Weariness.

Reversed

Triumph.

A

Trade.

A

Ennui.

pres-

passing

Encumbrance.

Curiosity.

— The

surprise.

Happiness.

Victory.

Harmony.

Union.

A

young

affection of a fair

Success in your hopes.

Nourishment.

lady.

Food.

Board.

— A very fair maiden. Excessive joy. A young woman's indifference to love advances.

Reversed

SEVEN Upright

— The thoughts. A Reversed —

A

weapon.

A

jewel.

parcel.

Desire.

Spades.

KING

— A dark complexioned man.

Upright

man

of some learned profession.

Advocate.

man. Reversed a

Surgeon.

— A widower.

malignant

general failure in

Upright

—A

A man

disposition.

Dishonest lawyer.

QUEEN

Physician.

dark

A all

in

An

quack.

A gentleA judge. A literary

wrath or with envious

An

man.

enemy.

A

your anticipations.

complexioned

woman.

A


46

widow.

Reversed

A

lady of some learned profession.

— A widow seeking

to

male.

A

Derangement

Difficulty.

A

marry again.

dangerous and malicious woman.

fast fe-

mar-

to

as

riage.

JACK

— A dark envoy. An Reversed — An Upright

fellow.

inquisitive,

A man

loper.

Pursuit.

ACE Upright

An

complexioned bachelor.

ill-bred

plotting

Treason

A

messenger.

impertinent

inter-

A

mischief.

spy.

in love affairs.

— Abandonment. A document. — Pregnancy. Abandonment.

Reversed

Grief.

Distressing intelligence.

TEN Upright

— Tears.

Reversed — Loss. fliction.

Jealousy.

An

evening party.

Brief af-

In the evening.

NINE

— A great Tidings Mourning. Reversed — Disappointment. Delay. Upright

loss.

death.

of

Failure.

tion.

Tidings of the death of a near

Deserrelative.

EIGHT

— Want Reversed — Ambition. A Upright

Sickness.

of prudence.

Bad

news.

religious

marriage broken

off,

woman.

or an offer refused.

A

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS SEVEN Upright

— Expectation. Reversed — Wise

Hope.

advice.

A

cision.

47

Friendship.

Inde-

foolish intrigue.

Clubs.

KING Upright

— A man

whose complexion

A

friend.

Reversed

between

is

man.

A

— A nut-brown complexioned man.

A

and dark.

light

frank,

liberal

person to meet with a disappointment.

QUEEN Upright

— A brunette An

versation.

One fond

female.

affectionate,

quick

of con-

tempered

woman. Reversed

— A nut-brown complexioned

lady.

A

jealous and malicious female.

JACK Upright elor.

—A A

slightly

lover.

A

dark complexioned bachclever

and

enterprising

young man. Reversed in

—A

anger or

flirt

and

flatterer.

A

young man

in sickness.

ACE

— A purse of money. Wealth. — Love. A TEN Upright — The house. The Fortune. Upright

Reversed

Nobility.

present.

future.

Success.

Gain.

Money.


48

Reversed

— Mone}.

A

lover.

Sometimes want

of success in a trivial matter.

NINE

— Goods. Movable An Reversed — A Gambling. EIGHT a brunette maiden. Upright — The The Removal. Reversed — A nut-brown maiden. Upright

article.

Cliattels.

indiscretion.

trifling present.

affections of

art of pleasing.

A

Separation.

frivolous courtship.

SEVEN

—A Reversed — A Upright

small

sum

A

expectedl}" paid. child.

of money.

A

debt un-

child.

Embarrassment.

THE COXSULTAXT.

When body

coming out

in

an upright position, in the

of the deal designates merely the person con-

sulting 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

Coming with the eight of spades example, by its side, it shows that the mind has been disordered through

or her control. reversed, for

consultant's

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,

—

Upright. This card, King of Diamonds when used as a representative, denotes a ver}^ fair man, one with auburn hair, Hght blue eyes, and

complexion, who, notwithstanding his hasty

florid

temper,

will

treasure his anger, long awaiting op-

portunities for revenge, or he

obstinate in his

is

resolutions.

It

moreover designates a military

and

officer,

frequently one of fidelity to his country and

its

honor. Still, it is

most

riage card, for

generall}^ emplo^êd as the

does not come out in an oracle

if it

wherein matrimony delayed or broken Its

mar-

is

the wish, the nuptials will be

off.

synonymical signification would then be:

Alliance

timacy accord

;

;

;

reunion

assemblage

harmony

:

;

;

attachment

junction

;

;

vow

union

;

good understanding

tion.

King of Diamonds

— Reversed. 49

;

oath

chain ;

;

;

in-

peace

reconcilia-

This card

sig-


50

a country gentleman, in which capacity

nifies

synonyms are: Country man; laborer

;

villager;

rustic;

cultivator

rural

;

;

peasant; farm

agriculture.

Again, this card reversed, bears a further nification of a

its

good and severe man, when

sig-

syno-

its

nyms would be Indulgent severity descension;

indulgence

;

complacency;

;

compliance

tolerance;

low

con-

;

descen-

sion.

When

used as the marriage card, and coming out

diamonds

reversed, the king of

and obstacles imposed

difficulties

tering

signifies

in the

primarily

way

of en-

upon or consummating the nuptial contract,

and through inference vitiation of the married

when

its

synonj^ms are:

Slavery tures

;

;

captivity

conjugal

servitude

;

infidelity.

Queen of Diamonds

;

matrimonial rup-

— Upright.

card comes out in the oracle upright

primary

state,

significations:

a

this

"^Vlien it

bears three

country lady; a talka-

tive or covnnunicative female;

and a good, kind-

hearted woman.

As a representative card fair female

it

designates a very

with auburn or blonde hair, brilliantly

clear complexion

and very blue

this character will

eyes.

A woman

be given to society, and

is

of

nat-

urally a coquette.

When

the card

synonyms

will

is

taken as a country lady

its

be through induction or inference


51

Economical housewife chaste and honest woman ;

;

honesty; civility; politeness; sweetness of temper;

honor; chastity; a model wife; excellent

virtue;

mother.

When

used to designate a talkative female, they

will be:

Conversation tion

;

ment

;

prattler

discourse

;

discussion ;

;

deliberation

;

conference blab

idle talk

;

tion; table talk; gossip.

card comes out reversed in the oracle signification

disserta-

flippant conversa-

;

— Reversed.

Queen of Diamonds

;

intellectual entertain-

;

When its

that of a meddlesome woman,

is

has interfered in the the purpose of doing

the

ordinary

who

the consultant for

aff'airs of

him or her injury, and the

ex-

tent 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

synonyms are: on a sudden napping fortuitously unhoped for

of foresight, whose

Unawares astonished

:

unexpectedly

suddenly

;

;

;

;

;

surprisingly.

A

knavish trick, whose synonyms would be:

Roguishness sharpness

in

;

knavery

rascality

;

;

cheat

;

imposture

trickery

;

false

;

deceit

pretense

artifice; wile; craftiness.

Jack of Diamonds

— Upright.

signification of this card

is

The primary

a soldier, a postillion.


52 or

a

young man,

haired

light

from

or

in

the

Li addition to these characteristics this

country.

whether upright or reversed, assumes an-

card,

other, which

As

good stranger.

technically called the

is

a soldier,

secondary value

its

is

expressed in

the following synonyms

Man batant

at arms ;

enemy

opposition

hatred ery

;

satellite

;

;

;

;

duel

;

;

resistance

wrath

;

;

swordsman fencing master comwar battle attack defense

;

;

ruin

resentment

;

;

;

;

overthrow courage

;

syno-

its

are:

unaccustomed unknown unheard of unwonted surprising admirable marvel-

Strange unusual ous

brav-

;

stipendiary.

;

In the quality of the good stranger,

nyms

hostility

valor

;

;

;

;

prodigious

;

;

;

;

miracle

;

;

episode

;

;

digression

anonymous.

When employed it

as a representative of a person,

denotes a light haired, unmarried man, who, al-

though one of your nearest

your interests to ness

his

relations, will sacrifice

own; a person of stubborn-

hot headed and hasty, tenacious of his own

;

opinions and unable to brook contradiction.

Jack

of

signification

Diamonds is

— Reversed.

This

a public or private servant

;

card's

and

in

the latter case, without reference to gender, either a male or female domestic. fore are in accordance with

Servant;

maid

;

waiter;

a subordinate

valet; ;

synonyms

Its its

there-

acceptation

chambermaid;

an inferior

;

a hireling

lady's ;

con-

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS dition of one

boy;

employed

;

postman errand expressman; newsman;

ser\dtude

agent;

messenger;

a household; relative to post mission of messages.

Ace of Diamonds

—

;

;

commission;

announcement;

message;

53

It

office

directions;

and the trans-

a matter of perfect

is

indifference whether this card assumes

its

place in

the oracle in an upright or reversed position, as

primary signification

is

in

its

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

governed in a great

is

measure by the cards coming next to

may

the interpreter

otherwise

it,

be entirely baffled in compre-

hending the intent of the oracle.

The

general synonyms of the ace of diamonds

are:

grammar;

Epistle; writings; the art of writing;

Holy Writ

text

;

literary labor

alphabet

bonds

;

;

;

literature

;

book

elements

bills

;

;

of

of exchange

all ;

erudition

;

composition

;

doctrine

correspondence

;

learning

notes of

;

;

principles

hand

;

evidence

of indebtedness.

With

the seven of spades^ reversed, coming next

card denotes the existence of a law

suit,

to

it,

in

which case we have synonyms, founded on the

this

following basis:

Deed

;

covenant

;

agreement

;

law paper

;

writs

;


54

warrants disputes

litigation

;

pettifogging

ace,

bickering

;

contestations

;

contest

;

stratagem;

contradiction;

discord;

Ten

differences

;

discussions

;

strife

;

trick;

which with

— Like

companion, the

its

card form the only two

this

pack possessing

in the

peculiar quality, the ten of

this

and

diamonds

preserves

whether

emerges either upright or reversed.

primary

;

broil;

wrangling.

;

of Diamonds

it

;

value

its

signification,

The

significations of this card are gold, •water,

the sea, a foreign city, change of locality.

As

the representative of gold

Riches

;

opulence

sumptuousness

When

;

luxury

water and the

is

eclat

;

means.

;

assumed

relative

to

sjmonyms assume both a

the

sea,

splendor

;

abundance

;

signification

its

synonyms are

its

magnificence

;

and general nature Fluid humid ablution dew

specific

;

undation

the ocean

tain; source; lake;

When

;

;

;

;

river

;

;

rain

torrent

pond; cascade;

;

;

deluge

stream

;

;

in-

foun-

falls.

the surrounding cards designate this one

to be accepted as representing a foreign city,

its

synonyms are: Traveler

;

traveling

sea

;

homeless

ing

;

commerce

When

wanderer

;

;

a sailor

beyond the wandering abroad trad-

foreign parts

;

;

;

;

;

ships

;

refuge

;

exile.

accepted to signify a change in locality,

the synonyms, in addition to preservation of original

meaning of a mere change

its

in domicile, or


55

habitation, are inferentially extended to embrace a

wider scope, such as:

Departure; displacement; journey; pilgi'image steps; motion; visits; excursions;

peregrination; incursions

emigration

;

;

immigration

circulation; deporta-

tion; flight; tour; rotation; tion

;

rout

concert

defeat overthrow bewilderment break one's allegiance; desertion; ;

;

to

;

transmigra-

;

;

;

dis-

dis-

inheritance; alienation; alien; a foreigner; houseless.

It will be seen that with the varied significations

which can be given to this card, important in the pack.

Nine of Diamonds forth in

one of the most

— Upright.

When coming

natural position, this card

its

particular good in

it is

omen, as

it

is

one of

foretells great success

business operations and consequent gain.

Its

primary meaning comprehends the grand main-

human

spring to

same time

exertion, enterprise, while at the

you of the desired result, adViewed as such its synonyms are,

assures

it

vantage or gain.

as to enterprise in the first instance:

undertake; to commence; to usurp; to take possession of; audacity; boldness; hardihood; im-

To

pudence; rashness; speculative; speculation; fearless in

trade

When nyms

;

in love.

taken to represent advantage, the syno-

are:

Gain

;

profit

;

lucre

;

success

;

thanks

;

favor

;

bene-


56 fit

ascendency

;

ernment

rule

;

profitable end

;

;

power

;

glory

empire

;

authority

;

reputation

;

victory

;

tion; satisfaction.

Nine of Diamonds

cure

;

happy

fulfillment

;

—Reversed.

;

gov-

results

;

termina-

:

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 pov-

In view of this immense difference in the

erty.

value and signification of this one and the same

card in

two positions, too much care cannot

its

mark

be taken to In

its

nyms

way

which

in

emerges.

it

its

syno-

are:

Disarranged

wavering

ment

the

modified signification of delay,

;

;

back

sent

;

slowness

suspension

;

relenting

;

;

variation

;

obstacle

;

impedi-

;

misfortune; adversity; accidental injuries;

miscairiage.

But viewed and poverty,

Destitution iniined

fall;

in its

its

violence

;

bitter light as spoliation

;

ruin

;

victim of robbery

;

defrauded

;

swindled

;

victimized

separation; sold out by the sheriff; cast tov,

n

;

hopeless.

Eight of Diamonds ral position this

card

is

— Upright.

In

upon

its

a

its

from

;

the

natu-

accepted to represent either

the country or riches, as its signification tively determined

In

;

honor; bankruptcy; privation; vio-

chastity

lated

more

synonyms are

its

is

rela-

surroundings.

signification as the country, thereby

mean-


57

ing not only a rural district but the characterisof

tics

of

this

nyms

country

a

card

existence,

a

boasts

interpretation

the

number

large

syno-

of

:

Agriculture

;

cultivation

labor

field

;

farming

;

garden; prairie; woods; shades; pleasure; enjoy-

ment; diversion; pastime; amusement; tion

rural sports

;

natural

;

rural

;

life

and herds

flocks

peace

;

calmness

forests

;

shepherd

;

rejuvena;

;

vales

shepherd-

;

moral quietude.

;

As

by

rustic dances

tranquillity

mountains ess

;

synonyms of

the

this

they are signified

riches, as

card in contradistinction

others,

to

we

have:

Augmentation of wealth vancement goodness

;

;

prosperity felicity

beauty

;

increase of estate

;

general success

;

Eight of Diamonds

—

;

;

ad;

embellishment.

In this con-

Be'versed.

dition the primary signification of the card

The synonyms

row and movement.

;

happiness

sor-

is

for

sorrow

grief;

desola-

are:

Sadness; tion

blues

;

the

bad humor

;

hypochondria

But with

displeasure;

affliction;

mortification

;

;

vexation

;

;

melancholy

;

the

trouble.

word movement, we have more troushown in

ble to apply its actual signification, as

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.


58

The most

applicable sj'nonyms would therefore

be:

To walk plate

;

move about to contemmake advances to undertake

step forward

;

to propose

;

to offer proposals

to ;

to

;

;

;

promenade

;

to tender offers

any

to inaugurate a scheme; to further

— Upright.

is

Seven of Diamonds most commonly styled and primary

its initial

the present,

while

it

claims.

This

what

is

the conversation card, as

signification

proaching receipt of good

is

discourse for

designates

likewise

the

ap-

neics; as the oracle de-

mands, to be secure, proper interpretation.

When nyms

used as the conversation card,

its

syno-

are:

Talk

;

words

;

matter

seasonable language

;

;

tattle

;

desultory remarks

pleasant gossip

;

;

table talk

anecdote.

Secondary connection,

to this signification,

and

in intimate

has oftentimes been employed to de-

it

note designs for the moment, whether mental or expressed by word of mouth, embracing intent and resolution.

When

signifying news, the synonyms will be:

Announcement advertisement

;

;

intelligence

admonition

;

;

newspaper

;

advice

warning teaching ;

;

tale

telling; history; fables; anecdotal remarks.

Seven of Diamonds when emerging

capable,

— Reversed.

This card

is

reversed, of receiving sev-

eral interpretations, the general

and primary one

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS of which

is

Nativity

ment

;

origin

principle

;

creation

;

primitive

;

cause

house

;

lineage

;

source

;

;

prime

;

commence-

;

extraction

;

posterity

;

being, or

sj^nonyms

its

ing in of fruits and flowers family

human

birth, or the origin of a

of matter which has, as

59

;

com-

first

early

;

race

the reason for

;

premises for argument.

;

This card frequently designates a great deal, or a large quantity, qualifying the value of those cards next to

For example, should

it.

it

come be-

fore the ten of spades reversed, or the ten of clubs,

read a great deal of jealousy, or of money.

it will

Commingled with cards, relating military

official, this

;

orders

placard

;

lation

confession.

;

designation

KiXG OF Hearts nifications of this

cate and a

is

to a public or

taken to signify decla-

sjmonyms would consequently be:

ration, whose

Publication

one

man

;

;

authenticity

discovery

;

— Upright.

;

approbation

disclosure

;

;

reve-

The primary

sig-

card are a blonde man, an advo-

of note, but its secondary signifi-

cations 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 position, rash in his enterprises,

and passionate

Coming out nyms:

dis-

and generally hasty

in all his actions.

as a blonde

man,

it

has these syno-


60

Honest man

honesty

;

probity

;

;

equity

arts and

;

sciences.

man

Considered as a

of note or statesman, the

synonyms are Legislation utes

legislator

;

precepts

;

stitution

constitution

;

;

natural and moral law politics

;

laws

;

decrees

;

commandments

;

politician

temperament

natural right

;

public rights.

King of Hearts

;

— Reversed.

stat;

in-

;

;

law

civil

right of nations

;

This card com-

man

ing out reversed, designates a

;

complexion

;

law

religious

;

code

;

combination

;

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

when upright.

qualities attributed to the card

synonyms

this case the

Indignation fury ity

;

;

frenzy

peril

vengeance tempest

The

;

;

;

agitation

;

violence

cruelty

;

;

;

;

irritation

;

hatred

animadversion affront

In

are:

;

;

antipathy

outrage

;

;

;

rage

animos-

;

resentment

blasphemy

;

inhumanity

wrath

aversion

;

storm

;

;

atrocity.

chief secondary signification of this

is

a

man

in office, or professional politician, to which- are

given the following synonyms:

Man

of rank

injustice

;

;

dishonest

man

;

exaction

;

pillage

simony ; a dishonorable person a burglar. ;

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Queen of Hearts

— Upright.

61

This card rep-

and affectionate,

resents a blonde female, faithful

always the dearest friend or nearest relative to the

As

consultant.

synonyms, attached to

such, the

the primary signification, are of an excellent nature:

Honest woman card

This

virtue

;

wisdom

;

taken

likewise

is

honesty.

;

as

symbolical

of

friendship in its various phases, the synonyms of

the term being:

Attachment

;

kindly relations inclinations

affection ;

agreement

;

tenderness

;

fraternity

affinity

;

;

identity in

;

harmonious cor-

sympathy; attraction;

conformity;

respondence;

benevolence

;

intimacy

;

cohesion.

Another

signification

attached to this card

is

in

a secondary capacity as justice, with the follow-

ing synonyms

Equity

probity

;

;

right

;

rectitude

reason

;

;

the

law.

A

further secondary signification has been be-

stowed upon

when

it is

this

under certain influences,

card,

gifted with the attributes of temperance

with these synonyms:

Moderation patience

;

alleviation;

mitigation

;

discretion

calmness

;

;

;

continence

sobriety

reconciliation;

molification

Queen of Hearts

;

;

abstinence

;

frugality

respect;

;

;

chastity

conciliation;

consolation.

— Reversed.

This card

versed, designates a fair, but not light,

re-

woman, with


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nut-brown hair and grayish eyes, who intervenes to prevent marriage, and intermeddles in sultant's

generally.

affairs

either the wife of a ful character, or

and of

man

all

represents

It likewise

in office, a

the con-

woman

of doubt-

a courtesan, a betrayer of honor

affection.

Lender this aspect

it

receives a

secondary signification of dissension, to which are given synonyms as follows

Agitations

;

pride; vanity;

disputes

;

sedition

conspiracy'

;

outrage; presumption;

seduction;

moral wrong

Jack of Hearts

rebellion

;

dishonorable proposals.

;

— Upright,

This card, as a

representative one, designates a blonde, unmarried

man, learned, good tempered and fortune.

young woman, and it

when

Consequently,

it

by drawn by a

well favored is

the marriage card comes near

portends that she

will

it,

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 is

it

come up

in

your oracle

interpreted, in a secondary connection, in this

sense,

and assures that you are on the point

dertaking a journey.

If bright cards

of un-

surround

it,

the journey will be a prosperous one, but should the eight of spades be near ness,

and

if

it,

it will

result in

the ten of spades be adjacent,

ill-

it will

be accompanied with tears.

In this secondary capacity follows

it

has synonyms as

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Road course

highwa}^

;

career

;

lane

:

pathway

;

promenade

;

;

walk

a

;

messenger

63 a

;

ways and

;

means; expedient; enterprise; metliod.

Jack of Hearts come

— Reversed.

versed,

this

card

instructs her that her lover or intended

it

husband

a person wooing her for

is

pur-

selfish

handsome and accomplished,

poses, who, although

make a bad match. a married woman,

will

Should

out in the oracle of an unmarried lady, re-

To

or widow,

a warning

is

it

that some unscrupulous individual, under garb of friendship, contemplates her injury, which will be

by almost immediate

followed

desertion,

if

near the

ace of spades.

Consequently, in a secondary capacit}^

mean eml desires or nyms of this character:

longing, when

to

it

taken

it is

has syno-

Attraction; passion; flattery; cajolery; adulation

lechery

;

or declivity

;

—

;

precipice

Upright, Ace of Hearts mary signification of this card

;

The is

fall.

first

and

tlw house,

pri-

and

as

such obtains a secondary capacity of a most ex-

nyms: Household ing

;

;

;

home house-keeping economy savdomicile habitation manor lodge

hotel

;

building

tage

;

dwelling

lodging

expressed in the following syno-

nature,

tensive

;

vessel

tent

gious house

;

palace

;

;

vase

pavilion

;

;

;

;

;

;

;

;

shop

;

archives

;

;

inn

;

;

store castle

hostelry

;

;

;

barracks cabin

tavern

;

;

reli-

monastery convent burial long home ;

;

;

;

cot-

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grave

;

stable

posterity

extraction

;

ancestry

;

;

family

;

retreat

;

race

;

lineage

;

asylum.

This card likewise designates a repast or feastwhen,

ing,

secondarily,

synonyms of

assumes

it

the following nature

Table guests

festivity

;

invitation

;

host

;

abundance; joy; gayety tics

;

making

merry

;

hilarity

;

;

;

nutrition

good

;

cheer

natural pleasure; domes-

sports and pastimes.

Ace of Hearts

— Reversed,

It

primarily des-

more

ignates forced or constrained enjoyment, but generall}^

whence

should be taken for new acquaintances,

it

derived a secondary significance of fresh

is

news, with these synonyms

Indication

knowledge

;

presentiment

enlightenment

;

;

new

instructions

index

;

;

augury

fresh

;

fore-

;

warning; fore-knowledge; conjecture; oracle; progprediction

nostication

;

ond sight

novelty.

Again

;

;

prophecy

;

divination

;

sec-

means a disordered household, and from this comes the secondary idea of intestine quarrels, with the following more promthis

card, reversed,

inent synon^'ms

Misunderstanding internal agitation ily

feuds

;

;

;

regret

;

remorse

irr£solution

marriage trouble

;

;

;

repentance

uncertainty

domestic strife

;

;

fam-

dissen-

sions.

At

times this card represents family vices, or ex-

travagance

in

household expenditures, or any de-


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scrlption of crime or folly which renders -home un-

happy and unendurable. Upright. Ten of Hearts narily signifies the citi^, when

—

pacities are expressed in

This card ordisecondary ca-

its

some one

among

froni

the

following synonyms

Metropolis locality

site

;

residence It

as

;

native land

;

;

town-house

;

municipality

;

moreover

burgh

city

;

;

village

dwelling

town

;

habitation

;

government

;

citizens.

;

accepted to signify envious people,

is

by that tenn the ancient inhabitants of the rural were wont to designate, ironically, dwellers

districts

in cities.

Tex of Hearts

— Reversed.

This card most

generally signifies an inheritance, when

nyms

Succession gifts

syno-

its

are:

dowry

;

patrimony

legacy

;

;

dower

heir

;

donation

;

dowager

;

transmission

;

testamentary

;

legitimacy

;

to bequeath

;

;

will

;

to en-

dow. It

likewise used to signify relatives

is

secondary capacity

when

its

extended to the widest scope,

is

embracing: Consanguinity

mother

:

brother

or female

;

;

;

Adam

relationship

;

blood sister

;

;

family

aunt

and Eve

affinity

;

;

ancestors

;

uncle

;

:

blood connection

;

race

;

father

cousin, male

lineage

;

;

alliance

love

in-

trigues.

Another primary signification of

this

card

is

sur-


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bad

prise, generally of a

origin, with these

appro-

priate synonyms

Cheat mistake

vexation ror

imposture

;

oversight

;

annoyance

;

consternation

;

knavery

;

deceit

;

;

emotion

fright

;

astonishment

;

trickery

;

misunderstanding

;

trouble

;

fear

;

ter-

;

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 cult

interpretation

of

any

of

pack, but

the

in

diffi-

through careful study of the synonyms above given, a true meaning

readily attained.

is

Nine of Hearts erally

— Upright.

This card

augury

regarded as an

is

gen-

good fortune,

of

wealth, happiness and worldly advantage. Its principal signification

whence we

victory,

is

derive

Success

;

good

results

advantage

;

;

gain

;

pomp

triumph; trophies; majesty; show; apparel; bag-

gage luggage equipage goods and wares. Its next principal

the

;

:

;

several

one

secondary

is

attire

;

furniture

;

rich

union and concord, with

significations,

cognate

to

them: Moderation: discretion; continence; temperance; patience

calmness

;

;

sobriety

harmony music musical ;

It

;

;

frugality

tastes

;

;

chastity

,;

perfect happiness.

moreover designates labor and commerce,

in

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS which capacity

its

signification

67

expressed in the

is

synonyms Studious servation

;

application

;

meditation

;

work

;

toil

;

occupation

;

reflection

trade

;

;

ob-

employ-

;

ment; merchant; clerk; trader; laborer; mercantile

pursuits.

another signification

Still

a present^ whence

is

we have: Gift

generosity

;

;

benefit

gratification

;

Nine of Hearts — Reversed.

service.

;

This card means

ennui, or weariness, wîth secondary attributes ex-

pressed in these synonyms:

Displeasure quietude

;

affliction

;

;

discontent

lack of spirit uneasiness

;

;

disgust

;

listlessness

;

;

complaining

;

aversion trivial

;

in-

sorrow

;

want of en-

ergy.

moreover

It

is

employed to signify

whence we have the secondary

signification of in-

;

a mai'plot and intruder.

Then again an ordinary


quisitiveness

is

curiosity,

;

a busybody

obstacle or hindrance with the following syno-

nyms

:

Bar; embarrassment; opposition; barrier; contrariety

inconvenience

;

abjection;

trouble

;

;

hesitation

ment

;

stumbling-block.

;

vacillation

Eight of Hearts of

;

great natural

is

first,

abilities,

work

;

infiniiity

perplexity

— Upright.


lady

difficulty

ailment;

indisposition;

tress

;

;

;

dis-

impedi-

;

The primary young

a blonde gentle

manners,


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lively disposition and personal beauty, for whom we have sjmonyms Honest girl virtuous girl modesty maidenly ;

;

grace

bashfulness

;

fear of scandal

;

timidity

;

;

retiring disposition

;

apprehension

mildness

;

;

suavity

;

of temper. It

moreover

signifies success in expectations,

in

those enterprises whereupon the consultant has set his heart, with the

Success victor}^

happy

;

cure

;

secondary significations of:

;

issue

recovery

;

fortunate

;

termination

accomplishment

;

end of

trouble; discontinuance, termination of pains, tor-

ment or

labor.

Eight of Hearts

— Reversed.

comes into the oracle

in

\^Tien this card

a reversed position, and

used as the representative of an individual,

it

is

des-

ignates an unmarried lady, of a light complexion,

with chestnut-brown hair, of a natural good disposition,

but spoiled by an assumption of superiority

From

over her companions.

this signification,

we

have that of arrogance, and thence: Noise ference

;

quarreling

;

dispute

;

contestations

;

disturbance

;

litigation

;

bickerings

;

;

dif-

argu-

ments.

But

the most general signification of this card

reversed

is

great joy, otherwise expressed in these

synonyms Perfect

content

enchantment

;

;

ecstasy

felicity ;

;

happiness

rapture

;

entire satisfaction

;

complete

joy; inexpressible pleasure; heavenly inspiration;

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS exhilaration

enthusiasm

;

;

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the music of the spheres

harmony.

celestial

Under other

influences this card becomes modi-

the signification of the means of satisfaction,

fied to

such as

Gayety

;

dancing

the opera

;

;

the theater

festi-

;

val; public rejoicings; family reunions; poetry; ro-

mance; joyous

visits; pleasant parties; excursions.

Seven of Hearts emerges cation

— Upright.

natural position,

in its

When

this

primary

its

card

signifi-

that of thought, an arm, or a jewel.

is

As thought,

has

it

many secondary

significations

prominent among them those expressed by the syno-

nyms The

soul

imagination of ideas tion

;

;

;

designs

opinion

A

;

;

intentions

;

;

when desert

mitage

;

desires

premeditation

sentiment

;

is

;

;

memory

;

extension

;

will

;

resolu-

meditation

;

philosopher

;

re-

philoso-

;

exile

seclusion ;

;

retreat

banishment

;

etc., in

from society

isolation

— Reversed.

comes out reversed, one of is

soli-

obtains a secondary signification

it ;

sometimes employed to signify

Seven of Hearts tions

an idea

;

comprehension

wisdom.

This card tude,

intelligence

;

conception

;

determination

flection

phy

;

spirit

;

its

;

;

her-

abandonment.

When

primary

a package, or bundle, present,

this card significa-

new

clothes,

accordance with the signification of the cards

immediately preceding or following be easily learned by study.

it,

which can


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Nevertheless, desire, or

its

most ordinary

signification

is

a strong longing for, or hankering after,

some person or thing; but then again the interpre-

by the cards coming near this one, from the consultant to the right, by a simple change in position of the cards, desire may be changed into aversion, and an tation

qualified

is

either before or after; reading

attraction into repulsion.

When

its

signification

is

desire,

sjmonyms

its

will be:

Wish after

;

;

now

;

will

coveting

;

concupiscence

;

;

unlawful

cupidity desire

lusting

;

;

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

representative card, this one designates a

as

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 re-

verse of fortune would utterly crush into obscurity.

Divested of this personal and destructive character, this

card,

when coming upright

designates a professional yer,

man

in

an oracle,

of eminence, a law-

judge, advocate, counselor, senator, practi-

tioner, attorney, confidential agent, jurist, orator.


71

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 ex-

and of honorable intentions, that is, if the king of diamonds likewise comes out upright. To a married woman it denotes that her property cessive probity

or honor will be in the keeping of a lawyer or agent of rectitude,

who

her from the machina-

will rescue

enemies

of

tions

shows that her second marriage eminence,

who

will

given to inebriety. tation,

this

— Reversed.

man

a widower, a

will

render her after

KiXG OF Spades fies

To

or spoliators.

anger or

in

But taken

a

widow

it

man

of

be to a

life

most happy.

This card signione

difficulty, also

in a general

accep-

card represents a nicked man,

through induction, wickedness.

and,

In that case,

its

secondary significance can be gleaned from the syn-

onyms, used to give expression to

Bad

it,

as follows

intentioned; innate wickedness; perversity;

perfid}^

crime

;

This card one, as

it

;

is

cruelty

;

inhumanity, and atrocity.

likewise regarded as an unfortunate

forewarns you of the utter wreck of your

expectations, wrought

by some one

of the following

causes

Reverses; tion

;

prejudice;

elopement

malice

;

;

theft;

libertinage

exposure of secrets

calumny.

QuEEx OF Spades

;

;

corrup-

violence;

debauchery

;

slander

disorder in morals, or

— Upright.

As

the

repre-


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sentative 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 Should she be possessed of beauty, her

in society.

innocence will be in perpetual danger, and only

saved through the exercise of a strong

through motives of This card ignates a

when emerging upright,

des-

without respect to color or social

iiidoii\ is

or

self-respect.

likewise,

and

position,

will,

also taken to signify the condition

of widowhood, to be interpreted, as the oracle de-

mands, by these synonyms Privation ity^

;

poverty

abstinence

;

;

indigence

;

absence

;

famine

Frequently this card

is

well-founded distrust, when

;

;

scarcity

steril-

;

deprivation.

employed to denote a secondary

its

signifi-

cations will be

Just suspicion

;

legitimate fear

;

merited doubts

conjectures; sumiises based on fact; conscientious scruples

;

timidity

;

bashfulness

ment.

Queen of Spades ative of

;

— Reversed,

an individual,

this card,

reluctance

As a

;

retire-

represent-

coming out

in the

oracle reversed in position, denotes a widow, desir-

ous of contracting another marriage. designates a dark

who

woman

It

moreover

of amorous propensities,

does not hesitate to disregard the convention-

alities of society.

But

as a general thing, this card

is

assumed to

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS signify a crafty evil-minded

73

woman, and can be

in-

tei-preted as

Malignity; craft

;

malice;

dissimulation

pocrisy

;

bigotry

;

artifice;

finesse;

frolic

;

;

pranks

prudishness

;

cunning;

wildness

wantonness

;

;

hy-

shame-

;

lessness.

When coming

reversed in a consultation

marriage, this card denotes that

difficulties

upon

and im-

pediments, generally originating with a female, will be interposed to prevent the desired nuptials.

Jack of Spades

— Upright.

As

the represent-

coming out upright, designates a dark complexioned unmarried man, an obliging fellow, who does not hesitate to accommoative of an individual, this card,

date his friends at serious disadvantage to himself, if

occasion require.

The primary

signification

of the card

is,

how-

ever, 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

or a critical position

ger

;

;

is

a

used to designate a

moment

an awkward predicament

an unfortunate situation

;

a threatened calamity

a

misstep.

;

;

critic,

of impending dana decisive instant

a delicate circumstance crisis

;

or a perplexing

—

This card is one Reversed, Jack of Spades of evil omen to lovers, as it forewarns a betrayal of their secrets, or the exposure of their plans

by a


74

corrupt messenger, or through the intervention of

some intermeddler.

primary

Its

versed,

signification,

when the card

re-

is

that of a Paul Pry, or spy, whence we

is

have the secondary ones of inquirer, spectator, watcher, overseer, as well as the result of such a

Hence applied more gener-

man's investigations. ally, the

ports

;

card

remarks

;

;

examination

re-

:

notations, and commentaries.

Another secondary traitor,

scrutiny

signifies

of this card

signification

is

from which we readily obtain the following

synonyms Deception varication

;

duplicity

;

disloyalty

bearing

tale fidy

;

;

stratagem

;

imposture

;

falsehood

;

;

disguise

breach of trust ;

;

;

pre-

conspiracy

black heartedness

;

per-

dissimulation and breach of confi-

dence.

The card that there

is

is,

moreover, used to forewarn lovers

danger of their being pursued

of elopement.

Ace of Spades

— Upright,

in event

This card, coming

out in natural position, and intervening between the representative cards of a male and female, relates

When

wholly to love affairs. ten of spades

it

accompanied by the

shows that an intrigue

companied with a deal of sorrow and will ultimately

end

in

will

be ac-

affliction,

and

abandonment under most

dis-

astrous circumstances.

One of the primary a paper or document,

significations of this card is chiefly

appertaining to law


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matters, such as warrants for arrest, writs, sub-

poenas and legal pleadings.

Another

that of a ship, or other means of con-

is

veyance by water, particularly when accompanied

by the eight of

clubs, reversed, wîich betokens the

consultant to be on the eve of a sea voyage, or other journe}^ over water of some description.

Ace of Spades

— Reversed.

When

and near to her representative,

versed,

in the ora-

married consultant, this card appears re-

cle of a

signification

is

primary

its

pregnancy, which in her case can be

expressed by the following synonyms:

Conception

maternity

;

;

accouchement

;

child-

birth.

From

we derive a secondary

this

signification,

other things, for which we employ

applicable to

correspondent synonyms

Enlargement zation

engenderment

production

;

tation;

growth

;

composition

;

multiplicatioii ;

fecundity

;

;

increase

;

fertili-

augmen-

parturition;

deliverance;

;

;

addition.

When

reversed and accompanied by the knave of

clubs, likewise reversed, this

card

a premonitor

is

of death.

The

general secondary signification of this card,

when reversed and fall,

whence

wê

in the

Decadence decline ;

ravage

:

error

fault

;

ruin

;

;

body of the

oracle,

a

is

have ;

discouragement

demolition

;

destruction

overwhelming sorrows

;

;

dissipation

;

bankruptcy

:

;

perdition

;

an


76 abyss

precipice

;

;

gulf

Ten of Spades nification of this

waterfall

;

— Upright,

card

is

;

disgrace

The

;

shame.

general sig-

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 off,

which

will

are in danger of being broken

assuredly be the case,

the nine of

if

spades should likewise appear in the oracle.

The tears,

other primary signification of this card

whence we derive a

series of

secondary

is

sig-

nifications, as

Sighs; groans; tions

;

griefs

weeping; complaints: lamenta-

sadness

;

mental agony.

Ten of Spades

;

heart-sickness

— Reversed.

affliction

;

This card, emerg-

ing reversed, has, for a general signification, a either

loss,

moral or physical, as the surrounding cards

Thus, with the nine of hearts

designate.

inter^-en-

ing between the consultant and this card,

nounces that he or she

When

ployment.

it

will lose a situation

it

an-

or em-

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,

wise reversed,

it

foretells the ruin of

through calumny.

But

if

like-

her reputation

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.

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Another primary

signification of this

is

of points of time

ing, as a designation

77 even-

tlie

this

still

;

general term of night has given rise to the applica-

important secondary significations, of which

tion of

the sense can be taken from the synonyms

Shades cret

;

obscurely

;

masked

occult

concealed

;

veiled

;

nocturnal

;

;

mysterious

undiscovered

allegorical

;

;

;

;

se-

clandestine

;

hidden meaning

;

in se-

:

crecy; obscure hints; double meaning: on the sly; to conceal from sight

Nine of Spades

;

nocturnal meetings.

— Upright.

This

as

it

justly re-

is

garded to be the most unfortunate card

in the

pack,

portends maladies, malignant diseases, family defeat in enterprises, constant disap-

dissensions,

The primary signifiwhen in its natural position, mourning and disappointment.

pointment, and even death. cations of this card, are a priest,

The secondary

from these

significations, derived

sources, are:

From ices

ritual

;

Pastor: church; church serv-

the priest:

ceremonies

;

;

sanctity

From mourning: sadness

;

funeral

;

relatives

sorrow burial ;

From delay

;

;

piety

;

devotion

religious

;

celibacy.

;

;

Regret; desolation; calamity

tomb

;

grave

;

;

grief

;

affliction;

heart-pain

church-yard

;

;

loss of

wailing.

disappointment: disadvantage

suffering.

Nine of Spades

;

hindrance;

Obstacles;

contrarieties

— Reversed.

;

misfortunes

When

this

;

card


78

appears

in the oracle reversed its evil influence

augmented two-fold, although

primary

its

is

signifi-

cations are modestly expressed as failure, abandon-

ment and delay. The secondary of the most disastrous character.

The synonyms employed

significations are

for these terms, in this

instance, are:

Misery poverty

indigence

;

adversity

;

agreements reverses rest

correction

;

disgrace

;

;

famine

;

misfortune

;

;

necessity

;

;

deep

chastisement

imprisonment

need

;

affliction :

dis-

punishment

detention

;

;

ar-

;

captivity.

;

But when

card, reversed, comes before the

this

consultant and the eight of spades, in the same oracle, it

signifies mortality,

with the following syno-

nyms Death tion

;

tion

;

ation sis

;

;

decease

humiliation

last

sigh

;

end

;

finish

extinc-

;

;

;

prostration

;

depression

alter-

;

poisoning; corruption; putrefaction; paraly-

lethargy.

Still in all

this

;

annihilation; destruction; utter ruin; abjec-

these sinister aspects the influence of

card can be materially modified, but never coun-

teracted, through intervention of bright cards.

Eight of Spades

— Upright.

narily of bad import, as sickness, although

it is

had news.

is

This

its

This card

primary

is

ordi-

signification

is

more generally interpreted as acceptation when preceded

its

by the knave of spades or the knave of diamonds.


79

or when accompanied by the ace of diamonds, and

sometimes by the eight of hearts, reversed.

When

this

card

signifies sickness,

synonyms

its

are: Illness of the

body, soul or mind

of health or of business

epidemic

gangrene

;

;

;

bad condition

;

derangement

agony

;

infirmity

;

displeasure

damage

;

;

mishap; accidental Injury; disaster; Indisposition; head-ache medicine

quack

heart-ache

;

remed}"

:

inquietude

;

charlatan

;

;

;

empiric

melancholy

;

physician

;

;

languor.

;

Sometimes, however, this card

is

employed to des-

ignate prudence, whence we have as secondary significations

Wisdom cernment nation

;

;

:

;

reserve

foresight

prophecy

;

circumspection

;

presentiment

;

horoscope

voyance.

Eight

of

Spades

;

;

reticence

prediction

;

second sight

— Reversed.

Unlike

cards, the reversal of this one brings with fication of Its

primary

coming out reversed, bition, a passion for

lows

;

significations.

It

dis-

;

divi-

;

clair-

other

a modi-

Hence, when signifies

am-

which we have synonyms as

fol-

It

most generally

:

Desire; wish for; search after; cupidity; jeal-

ousy

;

aspiration

;

onward higher

Another primary

;

;

Illusion

signification bestowed

card when emerging reversed,

is

;

pride.

upon

this

that of a 7uin or

pious woman, whence we derive the secondary sig-


80

nification usually applied to this card

Inaction inertia

reation

;

peace

tranquillity

;

stagnation

;

rest

;

nonchalance

;

pineness

;

lethargy

;

free

;

warn the consultant

On

will

in close

idleness

;

;

su-

this

As

card

is

a general ex-

taken to fore-

be a source of a gi-eat deal of mis-

signify a coffin, which

out

;

of the loss of a valuable friend,

account

this

apathy

;

pastime, rec-

;

from care

— Upright,

ponent of current events,

whose death

repose

;

from labor

torpidity.

Seven of Spades

ery.

and expressed

synonyms:

in the

many interpret this card to may be the case when coming

proximity to the ace of spades or the

nine of spades.

most accepted primary signification, however,

Its

among

cartomancists,

practical

is

that

of

Jiope,

whence are derived the secondary ones, expressed terms

in the

Trust tion

;

;

confidence

;

expectation

;

desire

;

inclina-

longing after; wish; taste for; whim; humor;

fancy.

Sevex 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 tributes

Wise

advice we derive, as secondary at-

:

counsels

;

salutary

warnings

;

news

;

an-

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS nouncenients tions

advertisements

;

admonitions

;

For

placards

;

instruction

;

81

consulta-

;

advice.

;

friendship we have the following s^^nonyms

Attachment; affection; tenderness; benevolence; well wishing; relation;

connection

identity

;

concordance

harmony; correspondence; intimacy

;

concurrence

;

agreement with

;

interest

;

;

conformity

sympathy affinity attraction admiration. For indecision, the general synonyms are em;

ployed

:

Want

of resolution

constancy vacillation

able

;

;

;

frivolit}^

;

;

whimsical

;

;

uncertainty

lightness

hesitation

;

King of Clubs

;

versatile

flexibility in

undetermined.

tive of

;

;

this

perplexity ;

;

;

in-

diversity

unsteady

character

— Upright.

an individual,

;

variation

;

;

change-

unreliable

As the representa-

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

ments he ;

in life,

will

be personally happy in

as father,

husband and

all

his

engage-

all his relations

citizen,

and make

everyone happy about him.

The primary first

instance,

significations of this card are, in the

a friend, and secondly, a business

man.

As a

business

man

this

card has these synonyms


8S

Merchant trader dealer banker broker exchange agent speculator calculator physician schoolmaster collegian geometry freemason ;

;

;

;

;

;

mathematics

;

;

;

;

engineer

;

science

— Reversed.

King of Clubs

;

;

;

;

professor.

This card, as the

representative of an individual, designates a person

brown

of middling dark complexion, with chestnut

who,

hair,

being

without

viciously inclined,

wicked,

positively

and for that reason should not be

Being of a morbid temperament, he

trusted.

is

will

destroy the happiness of others, and render his family

miserable through his

own

viciousness.

A secondary signification is consequently man lows

or vice

a vicious

expressed in synonyms as

itself,

fol-

:

Vice

defect

;

;

;

mind

;

flightiness of

tinism

lewdness

;

formit}^

;

moral blemish weakness unformed nature irregularity

default

moral imperfection

;

;

;

;

depravation in manners speech

licentious

corruption

Queen of Clubs

:

stench

:

;

;

ugliness

;

;

liber;

de-

rottenness.

— Upright.

As a representa-

tive 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 card

is

opulence, which

ing synonyms:

is


represented in the follow-

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Riches

display

;

pageantry steadiness

curity

luxury

;

;

;

openness

Another

;

;

ostentation

sumptuousness

;

confidence

;

hardihood

candor

pomp

;

certitude

;

self-reliance

plain-dealing

;

;

is

;

assurance

;

affirmation

;

se-

;

frankness

;

freedom.


conference, and

vain show

;

liberty

;

83

is

a parley or

expressed by some of the sub-

joined synonyms:

Discourse colloquy

speech

;

;

trade

traffic

idiom ;

grammar

;

to speak

;

to confer

— Reversed.

an individual,

;

discussion

;

;

;

;

;

Queen of Clubs

dictionary

;

commerce

;

;

to converse

As a

;

to

represent-

this card, reversed, denotes

a lady whose complexion

is

brunette, with dark hair

and black

eyes, but not dark

sented

a spade.

b}'

communication

;

jargon slang exchange

tattle.

ative of

talk

;

deliberation

;

pronunciation

tongue ;

conversation

;

dissertation

;

She

enough be a

will

to be repre-

woman

of

warm

passions, of fine personal appearance, given to co-

quetry and dependent more upon her natural channs

than education or intellectual training for conquests in her flirtations.

The

general signification of this card, reversed,

however, tributes

is

ignorance

when

in contradistinction to its at-

in natural position,

and therefore can

be interpreted as Boorishness

untutored

;

;

unskillfulness

;

want of experience

;

impertinent.

Jack of Clubs

— Upright.

As a

representative


84^

man

of an individual, this card denotes a jôung

of

middling dark complexion, kind, gentle and docile

by

nature, sedate and domestic in his habits, and

He

studious through inclination.

and

is

warm

a

friend

faithful admirer.

Coming out card

young

in the oracle of a

lady, this

the representative of her lover, without re-

is

spect to his color or other qualifications, denoting

simpty the person indicated.

The primary its

signification of this card, divested of

representative character,

knowledge, while

is

a scholar or lover of

secondary attributes are ex-

its

pressed in the synonyms:

Study flection

student

;

;

instruction

;

labor

toil

;

disciple

:

;

;

application

work

pupil

;

gaVity,

generosity

:

superfluity

;

;

this card,

;

luxury

magnificence

charity

depredation

tion.

Jack of Clubs tive of

;

re-

apprentice

governed acis

prodi-

whence are derived synonyms as follows:

sumptuousness

;

;

surroundings in the oracle,

its

Profusion

tude

meditation

master.

;

Another signification of cording to

;

occupation

;

;

— Reversed.

an individual,

this

largess

liberality

bfenevolence

dilapidation

;

;

;

;

;

benefits

;

a crowd pillage

bounty

;

;

;

a multidissipa-

As a representa-

card designates a bachelor,

a shade darker, and of a more determined character than the young

man

above described.

wise represent that same

anger or on a sick bed.

young man

It

may

like-

in a state of

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS especial

Its

however,

signification,

85

delirium,

is

whence we have as secondary attributes or syno-

nyms

:

Frenzy brain

asm

;

aberration of mind

;

unseated reason

imbecility

;

delirium tremens

;

fury

imprudence

;

rage

;

— Upright.

Ace of Clubs

fever

;

distraction

;

intoxication

;

wandering of the

;

enthusi-

;

apathy

;

;

brain fever.

;

This card

uni-

is

versally regarded as a most fortunate one, inasmuch

as

betokens

it

personal prosperity,

vast wealth,

physical health, mental tranquillity, marital happiness

and longevity.

The

principal significations of this card are a

purse of money and

capital

;

principal

ver wares

;

whence we have as syno-

riches,

nyms: For a purse of money:

Sum

treasure

;

opulence

;

rare

;

;

of

money a present ;

bullion

;

gold and

dear precious

;

;

sil-

inestima-

ble; of excessive value.

For goods

ment grace

Wealth health prosperity worldly

riches: ;

benefit

;

;

;

happiness

plenty

;

advantage

;

;

destiny

luck.

Ace of Clubs

;

;

;

felicity ;

;

amelioration profit

chance

— Reversed.

;

;

improve-

blessing

;

;

speculation

When

favor ;

this

good card

emerges to form part of an oracle, in a reversed are nobility,

more popular and current significations love and a present, but in a consultation

made

young unmarried lady

position, its

for a

it

signifies

that

she will unexpectedly unite herself with a man, prob-


86

who

ably a widower,

will better

to a female operative this card

For

A

nobility

nobleman

great

nowned

;

quality

;

For

may

man

a

;

illustrious

of consequence

extended

;

powerful

;

illustration

grandeur of

hence

;

a very good omen.

we employ as appropriate synonyms

the eldest son

;

her fortunes

is

vast

;

important sublime

elevated

;

reputation

;

;

;

;

;

re-

good

of

consideration

;

soul.

love^ a correct interpretation of the oracle

require

from among the following

selection

synonyms

sympathy affection allurecharm enticement disposition taste for propensity admiration gallantry complacence for the sex intrigue affinity an affair of Passion

ment

;

inclination

attraction

;

;

;

;

When

your smiles as

card en-

from some dear friend or near

will

you

this

you that you will a handsome sum of mone}^, a

However, at the same time

tive.

much

devotion.

to apprise

it is

unexpectedly receive gift or a legacy

;

— Upright.

your oracle

ters in

;

;

;

attachment

of Clubs

;

;

;

Ten

;

;

;

gallantry

;

;

;

will

it

rela-

warns you that

be intermingled with tears

;

inas-

almost simultaneously learn of the

death of some person whose love you have cherished.

The

primary

chief


card

is

the future^ whence are derived the following sec-

ondary ones: Hereafter heaven.

;

to

come

;

posthumous

;

after death

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Another primaiy

signification

87

gain, which can

is

be interpreted as required, by any of these syno-

nyms

:

Advantage fit

profit

;

ascendency

;

tion

;

profitable

success

;

power

;

;

;

useful

;

grace

;

empire

favor

;

authorit}^

;

important

;

bene-

;

usurpa-

;

interest

official

;

position.

A

more general signification in this card is money, from which we have secondary ones of this description

:

Wealth ;

moon

;

the

Tex

coin

;

whiteness

;

bullion

purity

purification

of Clubs

;

ingots

candor

;

;

twilight

;

gold

;

;

;

As a general thing

emerging reversed, designates a

this card,

ware

ingenuity

moonlight.

;

— Reversed.

silver

;

innocence

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 nyms

in

such a signification, we have as syno-

:

In love

;

gallantry

man

married

;

courtesan

;

to mate

harmony

ing

;

;

to, love

;

;

house.

is

;

;

husband

friend

;

;

to adore

;

wife

protector ;

;

to match

concord; suitable; correspond-

;

decency

;

convenience

This card

woman

to cherish

in relations with

seemliness

a gallant

;

married

;

decorum

;

vicinit}^

;

;

regard

;

fitness.

sometimes used to designate the

— Upright.

Nine of Clubs mary signification of

The general

this card, w^hen

pri-

employed as a


88

measure of time,

the present,

is

whence we have as

synonyms

At denly

the instant

actually

;

unexpectedly

;

upon

;

;

now

presently

;

the spot

;

sud-

;

momentarily

at hand.

The second primary an

effect,

this


is

whence are derived the secondary ones of

nature:

For

sure

evidence event

;

;

with certainty

conviction

;

to finish

;

to execute

bonds; personal

ture;

;

in

consequence

conclusion

;

;

;

household goods

;

furni-

movable

jewelry;

estate;

result

;

happen

will

goods.

This card has another primary signification,

in-

from which are derived the secondary

discretion,

meanings, as follows

Want

of foresight

with precipitation denly

;

thoughtlessly

;

rash

;

;

headlong

impulsively

;

;

chaos

;

disgrace

libertlnage

;

moral ruin.

Nine of versed.

Is

Clubs

;

without restraint

discordance

;

— Reversed.

;

;

This

card,

it

re-

appears, will be the

recipient of a present, but as to its value

and

nature the surrounding cards must determine. card consequently ;

dissi-

Inharmonious

most usually employed to denote that the

consultant, in whose oracle

Gift

sud-

;

disorder; confusion; misconduct; want of re-

flection

pation

imprudent

;

may

presentation

;

its

The

represent

memorial

;

offering

;

test!-

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS monial

;

a gratification

service

;

offer

;

of

89

money

thanksgiving.

Another

when coming


out reversed,

gambling, but as this

is

is

a serious

moral offense, great care should be exercised to study its

application.

From gambling ings

mean-

are derived these secondary

:

Games

of chance

lottery

;

:

luck

card playing

;

any fortuitous circumstance: by accident: destiny:

human

life

cards

;

dice

;

company.

Eight of Clubs tive of

money games disreputable ;

— Upright.

an Individual,

unmarried

;

this

As a representa-

card designates a brunette,

lad}^,

remarkable for her personal attrac-

tions, 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 pleasing, or, as

virtuous

girl, in

it

is

card

this

signifies tlie art of

more appropriately

which connection,

its

styled, a

meaning

is

ex-

pressed in the synonyms

A

virgin

;

chaste

coming decent :

kind

;

;

courteous

complished

;

;

modest

decorous

;

polished

;

condescending

;

;

manners.

Eight of Clubs

;

virtuous

suitable polite

meek

— Reversed.

;

;

;

;

genteel

;

be-

befitting; civil well bred

hospitable

As an

;

;

ac-

good

indlvid-


90

ual's representative, this card,

when reversed,

de-

a middhng dark complexioned unmarried woman, with dark chestnut hair, and eyes nearly notes

approaching black

She

color.

in

her personal charms, and make

be vain of

will

account of the

little

should her own desires be grati-

world's opinion fied.

The primary


removal

is

or departure, and can be appropriately expressed in the following

Moving tance

;

synonyms move change of residence ^t a

to

remote

;

going aside gression

;

aversion;

;

;

;

separation

;

;

to discard

;

dispersion

;

way ramble excursion

out of the

flight

dis-

;

absence

;

disdain

;

incompatibility;

;

repugnance

;

opposition;

;

di;

division;

rupture, and antipathy.

This card, reversed, has moreover the

significa-

tion of indecorum, which can be used in these dif-

ferent senses

Inhospitable ners

;

;

immodest

brazen faced

;

ill

slovenly

ton.

Seven- of Clubs

mary

bred

;

discourteous

unchaste

;

;

;

a virago

— Upright.


;

boorish

;

a tartar

The is

bad man-

;

insincere

;

a wan-

principal pri-

a trifle in money,

but which, however, has been amplified to designate ecoTiomy, or the art of spending very the

best

advantage.

little

Consequently

money

from

to

this

source we have the following synonyms

Good behavior

;

wise administration of

aflTairs


91

foresight; discretion; order; regularity; household virtues

good

;

management

wisdom

;

happiness

;

prosperity.

This card likewise

companij or sociahil-

signifies

which connection

ity, in

it

can be taken to denote

Association; an assembly; a gathering; family

party

intercourse

f riendh^

;

harmless pastimes certs

relations balls

;

;

con-

theater.

:

most important signification

Still, its

From

pleasant

;

domestic recreations

;

a child.

is

secondary meanings

this physical object the

of this card are extended to designate the character-

childhood applied to after

istics of

synonyms of Lifancy

this signification are:

childhood

;

Hence the

life.

;

puerility

frivolity

;

weak-

;

ness; dependency; abasement; humiliation: depression; humble; abject; minute; helpless.

Seven

of

Clubs

small; diminutive;

— Reversed.

As

general

a

thing this card reversed has the signification of em-

barrassment or impediment^ and, taken its

rect interpretation of the consultation, in

in this light,

meanings, as applied to the exigencies of a corwîll

be found

seme one of these synonyms

Hindrance confusion v.ork

;

stop

come

to

obstinict

up

plexity

:

;

:

;

entanglement

exigency

;

stifle

;

at a loss.

;

;

clog

disorder

to a stand

to delay to

;

;

;

:

fuss

;

intricacy

;

distress

to perplex

;

to

to puzzle

up

to choke

up

bustle

;

in a fix

in

;

;

make

:

to block

hurry

:

;

;

to

to

per-


9^ It

must be borne

nifying a child, versed.

in

mind that

may come

this card,

when

sig-

out either upright or re-

GROUPS OF CARDS All Four,

Any Three and Any

Come Out

Tico of a Kind, that

in the Deal, Either

versed, to the

RIGHT of

Upright or Re-

the Consultant

— Their

Meanings.

— Removal. — — — — — — — — — Three Jacks — A Three Aces — Paltry Three Tens — Change Three Nines — Petty Three Eights — Unfortunate marriage. ContrariThree Sevens — Pain Two Kings — Petty Two Queens — Four Kings

Great assemblage of ladies. Four Queens An illness. Four Jacks 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. trifling dispute.

success.

in social position.

results.

in

the

ness.

counsel.

Friends.

93

limbs.

94


— — Deception. — Change. —A money. — A new acquaintance. — news.

Two Jacks Two Aces Two Tens Two Nines Two Eights Two Sevens All FouTy

Inquietude.

little

Trifling

Any Three and Any Two

Come Out

in the Deal, Either

versed, to the

LEFT

of a Kind, that

Upright or Re-

of the Consultant

— Their

Meanings,

— Four Queens — Bad company. Four Jacks — Four Aces — Disagreeable Four Tens — An an Four Nines — Disagreeable Four Eights — Four Sevens — An unjust man. Three Kings — Commerce. Three Queens — Friendly Three Jacks — Three Aces — Misconduct. Three Tens — Want. Three Nines — Imprudence. Three Eights — A Three Sevens — Great Two Kings — You have Four Kings

Celerity in business matters.

Privation.

surprise.

occurrence,

event.

sui'prise.

Error.

repast.

Idleness.

play.

joy.

projects.

Two

Queens

— Occupation.


— — — — — —

Company. Two Jacks Enemies. Two Aces Two Tens To be in expectation. Profit. Two Nines Two Eights You will be crossed. Two Sevens A new acquaintance you.

95

will criticize

COMBINATIONS OF TWO CARDS Coming Together *'

Upright "

Card Named

Sevex

in the

Unless is

—A

— Their Meanings — Stated — First

Otherwise

the Lefthand

of diamonds

versed

Deal

One

of the

Two.

and seven of spades, both

quarrel.

Seven and queen of diamonds, both reversed quan-el.

re-

—A

— A journey. — De— spades — Declaraspades — A diamonds — You

Nine of diamonds and eight of hearts

Ace

of spades reversed and nine of hearts

spair.

Nine of diamonds and seven of Delay.

reversed

Eight of clubs and ace of clubs reversed tion of love.

Eight of diamonds and eight of cult}^

Ten

between two persons.

diffi-

of clubs reversed and eight of

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

trust. 96

— Dis-


97

— Loan hearts — PalKing spades reversed and ace Ten spades reversed — diamonds and ten Anger. Nine diamonds — spades reversed and nine King and ace

of hearts, both reversed

of-

or pawnbroker's.

fice

of

of

ace.

of

of

of

of

Great delay.

King

of hearts reversed

and ace

of hearts

quet hall; festivity.

— Ban— You

Seven of hearts and seven of spades reversed

are undecided regarding a certain person.

Ten and

ace of diamonds

— You

send a letter

will

to a foreign city.

Eight of clubs reversed and ten of diamonds

Departure for a distant foreign

city.

—

Jack and ace spades — Second marriage. — LawAce spades and spades — UnJack and jack spades about —A Ace and diamonds money. — A blonde Queen spades and widow. Ace and jack diamonds — Someone waiting you. Ace and diamonds — A Queen diamonds and king diamonds — A handsome of

seven of

of

reversed

suit.

of hearts

easiness

of

reversed

politics.

of clubs

seven of

reversed

deal of

eight of hearts

of

of hearts reversed is

for

of hearts

ten of

of

reversed

stranger.

of

blow.

of


98

Jack of diamonds reversed and ace of spades

You King

await somebody.

of hearts reversed

room.

and ace of hearts

—

—

Ace and ten of clubs A sum of money. Ace of spades reversed and queen of clubs

—

Ball-

—

In-

justice.

Ace of hearts reversed and ten

of hearts

at the house.

Ten

of spades

Mone}^

Surprise

— reversed —

and ten of spades, both reversed

of clubs

Loss of money.

Ten

—^

and ten of

clubs,

both

at night.

— You think Seven hearts and diamonds — You have Ten diamonds and ace reversed — PresTen and hearts — Surprise money. — Ace hearts and seven diamonds Words — Seven spades and both Declaration Eight diamonds and reversed — You take a —A Ace reversed and Ten spades and reversed — You Seven of clubs and seven of hearts

of

silver.

of

ten of

will

gold.

of

of clubs

ent of gold. of clubs

ten of

of

of

reversed

ace of clubs,

reversed

of

at the house.

of

of love.

of

seven of hearts

walk.

desire to

ten of hearts

of clubs

surprise.

of

will receive

seven of hearts

a shock.

love

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Seven of hearts and ten of spades reversed a small object.

will lose

King and ace

of hearts, both reversed

99

— You

— Gaming

Stock exchange.

house.

—

Married couple. King and queen of clubs Ten of diamonds and eight of hearts reversed

—

L^nexpected voyage.

Jack

of

diamonds reversed and queen of diamonds

— A domestic and home-loving woman. — — Moving Eight diamonds and

Eight of diamonds and eight of spades

Sickness.

eight of clubs

of

to

the country.

— Jealousy — Eight spades diamonds and Hesitation about going country. diamonds reversed — Queen and — Seven spades reversed and being someone's You diamonds — Ace spades reversed and nine experience with some paper. You — Ace and jack Eight and hearts — Great Ace

of clubs

and ten of spades, both reversed

in love.

reversed

seven of

of

to the

of clubs

seven of

Discussion. of

seven of hearts

think of

friend.

of

of

a delay

will

of hearts

of clubs

of clubs reversed

Flattery.

eight of

affection.

Seven of diamonds and seven of clubs, both versed

— A great

deal of embarrassment.

Seven of spades reversed and nine of diamonds Certain delay or separation.

re-

—


100

King

of hearts reversed

and ace of hearts

vent.

— Con-

—

King and nine of spades, both reversed Want. A married couple in King and queen of hearts

—

good

King

society.

of hearts reversed and ace of hearts

— Court

of justice.

— Robber. Eight and king diamonds — Theft. King and both reversed — Unjust accusation. —A King diamonds reversed and countryman. diamonds reversed and jack Jack spades — King

of diamonds

and eight of clubs

of clubs

of

nine of spades,

of

ace of clubs

rich

of

of

Strange young man.

Ace

and jack of diamonds, both reversed

of spades

— Someone

King

expects you.

of hearts reversed

and ace of hearts

house, hotel.

—

— Large

Queen and ace of spades, both reversed Infidelity. Ace of spades reversed and king of hearts Hos-

—

'

pital.

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 ernment house

Ace

of hearts

due.

;

campground.

and eight of hearts reversed

—

— Gov— Money

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Ace

of clubs reversed

and ace of diamonds

letter.

Queen of hearts and nine

of diamonds, both reversed

country lady and gentleman.

Ace

— Love—A —A —

of spades reversed

lady in mourning.

King and queen

101

and queen of clubs reversed

of hearts

In-

justice.

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

fol-

low out the details with the exact cards mentioned

We

in the text.

the student

who

strongly recommend this plan to desires to

become an adept

in the

art.

SPECIAI. 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

King, queen, jack, ace, ten, nine, eight

shuffling:

and seven of each

suit.

This precaution should

be taken for every consultation, whether for yourself or for

mutation

another person, as without this the per-

may

chance not to be perfect.

DEALING THE CARDS BY THREES The

pack of thirty-two selected cards

and a card posing he if

not,

is

acting.

it

is

is

taken,

selected to represent the dealer, sup-

is making the essay on his own behalf; must represent the person for whom he

In doing

be not used,

it

is

this,

if

the Consultant card

necessary to remember that the

card chosen should be according to the complexion

King or queen

of the chooser.

very fair person

;

of diamonds for a

king or queen of hearts for one

rather dark; clubs for one darker

also loses

its

signification,

may

be.

and spades

and simply becomes the

representative of a dark or fair the case

still;

The card chosen

only for one very dark indeed.

man

or

woman

This point having been

as

settled,

the cards are shuffled, and either cut by the dealer or for

him (according

to whether he

acting for

is

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,

card

is

etc.,

the highest

withdrawn and placed on the table

If the triplet chance to be all the

highest card

is

still

same

in front. suit,

the

to be the only one withdrawn, 102

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS but should

it

103

consist of three of the same value,

such as three kings, etc., thej are all to be appropriIf after

ated.

by

having turned up the cards, three

three, six have been able to be withdrawn, there

will

remain twent3^-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 un-

even, and the card representing the person consult-

ing 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.

cards

having been

among them two sevens,

considered,

there

are

queens, two jacks, two tens, three

two eights and two nines.

possible to announce

:

It is therefore

—" The two queens

posed to signify the re-union of friends jacks, that there

them.

The found

These two

is

mischief being

tens, a

are sup;

the two

made between

change, which, from one

of them being between two sevens, will not be effected without some difficulty

;

the cause of which,


104

according to

these

three

sevens,

will

be

illness.

However, these two nines can promise some small gain

;

resulting, so saj 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

the lady consulting the cards.

the king of diamonds, the following

"

You

often think of a fair

The next monds

man

in

seventh being

may

be said:

uniform."

seventh card (counting the king of dia" You

as one) proves to be the ace of clubs

will receive

:

from him some very joyful tidings; he,

making you a present." Count the ace of clubs as one, and proceeding

besides, intends

the next seventh card, the queen of spades widow^

is

endeavoring to injure you on

:

this

"

to

A

very

account; and (the seventh card counting the queen as one being the ten of

diamonds) the annoyance

she gives you will oblige 3'ou to either take a jour-

ney or change your residence; but (this ten of dia-

monds being imprisoned between two sevens) your journey or removal

On

wîll

meet with some obstacle."

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 consult-

may be stated as: " But this you will overcome of yourself, without

ing; therefore, the conclusion

needing anyone's aid or assistance."

The two circle

are

cards at either extremity of the half

now taken, which

are

respectively

the


105

eight of spades and seven of clubs, and may be " sickness which will result in your reread

A

:

sum

ceiving a small

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

occasion you to receive a sum of

will

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 clubs

:

"

You

the nine of clubs and the jack of will certainly receive

money through

the exertions of a clever dark young man." " Which Queen of hearts and king of diamonds :

comes from a fair man announces

gi'eat

in

uniform.

happiness

in

This rccontre

store for you,

and

the complete fulfillment of your wishes."

" AlJack of diamonds and nine of diamonds though this happy result will be delayed some time through a fair young man, not famed for his deli:

cacy."

Eight of hearts and ten of hearts:

"Love, joy

and triumph." '^

the self

The queen

of

spades,

who remains

widow endeavoring to injure you, and deserted bv all her friends."

alone,

is

finds her-


106

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 right

;

one to the middle, and one to the

left,

a fourth

is

form " a surprise."

laid aside to

the cards are continued to be dealt to each

Then

of the three packs in turn until their

hausted, when

will

it

number

be found that the

and middle packs contain each

five

is

ex-

hand

left

cards, while the

one on the right hand consists of only four.

The person

consulting

dle one,

is

now asked

Supposing

of the three packs.

to select one

this to be the

and that the cards comprising

it

mid-

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

may

of the cards, they

lows

"

:

The jack

signification

be easily interpreted as fol-

—

of diamonds

a fair

young man

possessed of no delicacy of feeling, seeks to injure

— a man uniform — and succeed causing spades — queen annoyance — woman — a

— king — seven the

of diamonds

of spades

him some the

the

of

instigation

clubs

— but

fair

in

will

in

at

of

spiteful

by means of a small sum

seven

of

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


107

jack of clubs, the eight of hearts, the nine of dia-

monds and the ace of clubs, ihcy would be read " Queen of hearts the lady whose fortune

thus

—

:

— jack — where meet with a dark young entreat her hearts — man, who — with a forward — diamonds — he having met with delay — but a and disappointment — ace is

being told

is

or soon will be in a house she will

of clubs

eight of

sistance to

as-

will

fair

interests

his

girl

nine of

of clubs

will

which

will

letter

announcing the possession of money,

arrive

remove

all difficulties."

pack is " for those who do not expect the ten it," and will be composed of four cards of hearts, the nine of clubs, eight of spades, and

The

third

:

ten of diamonds

:

" The ten of hearts

— an unex-

pected piece of good fortune and great happiness

—

nine of clubs

acy

—

— caused by an unlooked — which may be — diamonds —

for leg-

eight of spades

jo}^

lowed by a short sickness

ten of

fol-

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 shuffled, cut,

and again

forgetting at the surprise."

first

gathered up,

laid out in three packs, not

deal to add a card to " the

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

108


supposing them to be the seven of hearts, the jack of clubs and the queen of spades, they are to be

— pleasant — jack — a dark young man — queen spades — thus

interpreted

" Seven

:

of

hearts

thoughts and friendly intentions

of

of

tive to a malicious

of clubs

dark woman, who

much unhappiness."

rela-

will

cause him

DEALING THE CARDS BY FIVES Shuffle

the 32-card pack thoroughly and cut

twice with the left hand, placing the

downward

at the right

first

it

cut face

hand and the second on the

left.

Ndw

take off the top card of the middle pack-

age and place

it

and repeat the

aside,

shuffling

and

cutting of the balance in a precisely similar man-

and again remove the top card of the middle package. Repeat shuffling, cutting and discarding ner,

you have

until

in

This done, examine

this if

way taken out

five

cards.

among

the Consultant be

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,

1

and proceed to read them from the same If the Consultant be not

cards drawn as above, take substitute

it

for one taken

direction.

found among the it

five

from the pack and

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, 109

110


and you have your oracle of five cards for consultation and explanation, and among which the Consultant

will

appear

in its

As an example,

let

proper position. us say that the

tained are, from right to

left,

cards ob-

five

as follows

:

Ten

of

hearts, ten of clubs, Consultant, eight of clubs re-

versed 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 his

is

about to quit

house (ten of clubs) and the city (ten of hearts)

whei'e he

now

lives.

DEALING THE CARDS BY SEVENS After having

shuffled the

lected cards either cut

pack of thirty-two

them yourself

se-

or, if acting

for another person, let that person cut them, tak-

ing care to use the

hand.

left

Then count

seven

cards, beginning with the one lying on the top of

the pack. aside,

The

first

six

are useless, so put them

and retain only the seventh, which

to be

is

placed face uppennost on the table before you. peat this three times more, then

shuffle

Re-

and cut the

cards you have thrown on one side, together with those remaining in your hand, and in sevens as before, until

twelve cards.

It

is

them out

tell

you have thus obtained

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

—

111

112

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS whom you are acting, going from right Then take the two cards at either extrem-

person for to left.

and unite them, and afterwards forai the three heaps or packs and " the

ity of the line or half-circle,

surprise " precisely

as

we have before

described.

Indeed, the only difference between this and the three card method

are obtained.

is

the

manner

in

which the cards

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 going from in

in a half circle before the dealer,

left to right,

which they come

being placed in the order

to hand.

If the card repre-

senting the person consulting be not the cards must be dealt as before,

gathered up,

all

and

this

missing card makes

its

chosen by the person

it

among them

shuffled, cut,

and

must be repeated till the appearance in the pack represents.

They

are ex-

by interpreting the meaning of any triplets, or quartettes among them then by pairs, counting them in sevens, going from right to left, plained,

first,

;

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 shuffled, cut,

of

five

cards each.

most card

is

fifteen

cards are gathered up,

so as to

form three packs

From each

of these the top-

and dealt

withdrawn and placed on the one

laid

aside for " the surprise," thus forming four packs of four cards each. 113


114*

The person

consulting

desired to choose one

is

of these packs for herself or for himself as the case

may

This

be.

is

turned up, and the four cards

it

contains are spread out from left to right, the in-

and

dividual

them pack on

relative signification ascribed to

In like manner be " for the house," is used then the third one, " for those who do not expect it ; " and lastly, " the surprise."

being duly explained. the

left,

which

the

will

In order to make the meaning perfectly clear another example

is

given.

It

is

pack for the person consulting

supposed that the consists of the jack

of hearts, the ace of diamonds, the queen of clubs

and the eight of spades It

will

reversed.

interpret them

be easy to

as

follows

— gay young bachelor — — who has who diamonds — — queen soon a — spades dark woman —

"The

jack of hearts

a

written, or

the ace of

write

ver}^

the

letter

eight

a

make proposals

On

of

to her, which

looking back to the

list

will

will

of clubs

to

reversed

to

not be accepted."

of significations,

it will

be found to run thus:

— A gay young bachelor who only soon be Diamonds — A woman, but Clubs — An quick tempered and touchy. a marriage broken Spades —

Jack of Hearts thinks

Ace of Queen of

letter,

to

received.

affectionate

Eight of

If reversed,

off,

It will

of pleasure.

or offer refused.

thus be seen that each card forms, as

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS it

115

were, a plirasc, from an assemblage of which noth-

ing but a Httle practice

Of

plete sentences.

is

required to form com-

this a further

example

will

be

given by interpreting the signification of the three other packs. " For the house "

supposed to consist of the

is

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

woman, mild and amiable

a fair

in

disposition

— —

— be deceived by — but — dark, bred young man ace some good news, which probable her — nine diamonds — although

jack of spades reversed

a

will

of clubs

the

ill

w411 console

she will receive of

it

is

that this news may be delayed." The pack " for those who do not expect sists of

it,"

con-

the queen of diamonds, the king of spades,

the ace of hearts reversed, and the seven of spades

"

The

— a mischief-making — spades league with — hearts consultation — seven spades — but

queen

of

woman — the king honest lawyer —

diamonds

of

ace of

hold a

a dis-

in

reversed

the

of

harm do will soon be repaired." " the surprise," formed by, Last comes they

the}^ will

will

it is

sup-

posed, the jack of clubs, the ten of diamonds, the

queen of spades and the nine of spades, of which the

supposed

interpretation

"The

is:

jack

of

—a enterprising young man — diamonds — about undertake ourney — queen clubs

ten of

clever,

to

a

j

116


of spades

—

for the purpose of visiting a

nine of spades

— but

be endangered."

one or both their

widow lives

—

will

THE TWENTY-ONE CARD METHOD After

the thirty-two cards have been shuffled and

cut with the left hand, the

drawn from the pack and remainder

and

shuffled is

— twenty-one

first

laid

in

all

eleven are with-

on one

—

side.

The

are to be again

cut, that being done, the

topmost card

laid on one side to form " the sui*prise," and the

remaining twenty are ranged before the dealer in the order in which they come to hand.

If the

representing the person consulting be not

card

among

them, one must be withdrawn from the eleven useless

ones placed at the right extremity of the row,

where it

it

may

represents the missing card, no matter really be.

what

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. 117

You


118

now proceed

and

to examine the cards as the}^ lay,

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 ;

good news; the two jacks, one of them reversed, danger the three tens, improper

three aces, foretell

;

conduct.

You now with the

monds

begin to explain the cards, commencing " The queen of diaon the left hand

first

is

:

the king of clubs tions of a

woman

a mischief-making, under-bred

— endeavoring

to win the affec-

worthy and estimable man

— over whose spades —

—

ten of hearts

— ace — queen a charmspades — Jack —

scruples she will triumph

make some

the affair will

— of

noise

— and greatly woman who him — ing long duration. not be but her — diamonds servant an ten of — make away with sum spades — and money — king be brought — diamonds — but saved from punishment through a woman's agency. King hearts — a man — — sum money — jack — which expose him spades reversed malice coarse manners. Seven a dark youth hearts — pleasant thoughts, by — spades — great chagrin — king diamonds — of hearts reversed

distress

seven of

loves

fair

of

grief will

unfaithful

of

clubs

a considerable

will

of

of

will

eight of

to trial

of

fair

will

receive

nine of clubs

of liberal disposition

a large

of

of

to the

will

of

of

of

followed

of

of

ten

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS man

await a ing

speedily

uniform, who

good

of

is

the person consult-

he diamonds — but a — containing — seven hearts — money — — which be — ace of

letter

spirits

will

clubs

of

receive

sum

small his

in

me — ace

119

a

nine of

will restore

of clubs

will

fur-

Now turn ther augmented by some good news." 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 sudden joy

The

will

cards are

aces, is said to

be followed

b}^

now gathered up,

formed into three packs, at the

show that

this

great misfortunes." shuffled, cut,

first

and

deal one being

form " the surprise." By the time dealt out it will be found that the two

laid aside to

they are first

all

packets

are each composed of seven cards,

whilst the third contains only six.

sulting

is

The person con-

desired to select one of these, which

taken up and spread out from

left to right,

explained as before described.

The

is

being

cards are again

shuffled, cut, formed into three packs, one card being dealt to " the surprise," and then

gathered up,

The whole operation

once " more repeated, then the three cards foraiing the

proceeding as before. surprise "

are taken

up and

is

their interpretation

given.

No threes,

matter how the cards are dealt, whether by fives,

sevens,

fifteens

or twenty-one, when

those lower than the jack predominate sidered to foretell success.

is

con-

If clubs are the

most

it

120


numerous, they are supposed to predict gain, considerable fortune,

and honor

;

etc.

hearts,

death or sickness.

If

picture

gladness,

cards,

good news

;

dignity spades,


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THE WAY TO TELL A FORTUNE Illustrating

the

21-card

deal

and

ex-

the

pert 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

ing and coherent oracle

an

in- all

intelligent, interest-

cases where

you are

rendering an interpretation for others.

A

man

asks the question

Marry

Shall I

The

fortune-teller

the

Woman

I Love?

turas the cards by the Sl-

card method, with the resultant layout as shown in the picture,

answer

You the

and proceeds to read the gentleman's

in the following

you will marry now paying your

desire to leam, sir, whether

whom you You Inform me

young lady

addresses?

blonde

language:

;

still

it

to

is

are

that

necessary for

the

me

lady

is

to inform

a

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, other-

wise our labors go for nothing. 122

You,

sir,

are a


123

middling dark man, and therefore would come up as a club; as a representative card of your beloved

we

take the queen of clubs, as of your own com-

will

plexion.

Now,

having perforaied our deal and ar-

sir,

ranged the oracle, permit me, in the call

place, to

first

your attention to the fact that you stand repby the knave of clubs, and in the next to

resented

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.

ignate your beloved is

b}^

I

have chosen to des-

the queen of clubs, and she

doubtlessly a personage well worthy of your love,

as the eight of diamonds,

coming before her

in con-

junction with the ace of hearts, demonstrates her to be a lady of wisdom, intelligence and prudence. Obsers-e, moreover, that

the nine of hearts inter-

venes between you both, but lady.

is

placed nearest the

This card predicts a union, which

desired by her, while on your part

is

much

you regard your

intended with a spirit of admiration bordering

most upon adoration. be followed

concord

mony

in

b}^

Such a union

will

al-

assuredly

domestic happiness, by peace and

your domestic

circle,

by a reign

of har-

within your household.

I assure you, sir, that,

scrutinizing this oracle


124

from every aspect, I fail to perceive any obstacle which can interpose to prevent your contemplated marriage.

On

the other hand, the prognostications

you will be pleased to notice that the eight of hearts and the eight of clubsy coming up side by side, and between jôu and are decidedly in its favor, for

your intended, predict a

Remark more,

success.

that there are three tens at your back, which denotes a change your manner of

your estate or an alteration

in

and social position. The presence of the queen of hearts

in

life

in immedi-

ate vicinity to the seven of diamonds, indicates not

only the receipt of pleasant intelligence from a relative able to give

you

assistance, but

permanent pros-

perity 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,

will risk will

my

dear

sir,

to do so, for

you

nothing by such an act of courtesy, as

be crowned with the most happy results.

it

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

you

of the respect

the

young lady

new

estate, assure

and esteem of the family.

True,

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


125

heart will cause -her to shed tears (ten of spades) at the thought (seven of hearts) of leaving her pa-

ternal roof (ace of hearts).

And now,

sir,

your surprise.

of diamonds)^ which, placed

the

left,

which

you that you a

most

is

will

It

is

upon the

a letter (ace last

card to

the king of clubs, announces to

be surprised through receipt of

gratifying

epistle

from

your

intended

father-in-law in relation to your approaching marriage.

THE ITALIAN ^METHOD Take fle

them

the pack of thirty-two selected cards, shuf-

and

well,

either cut or have

them cut for

you, according to whether you are acting for your-

another person. Turn up the cards by 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, self

or

threes,

;

gather up

all

the cards except those you have with-

and again turn up by threes. 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 undrawn;

shuffle,

Repeat

this operation until

til

to

cut,

the desired result

is

obtained.

We will suppose it

be some dark lady — represented by the queen — who anxious make attempt

clubs self,

is

and that the cards are

order,

from

the

to

left to right

:

126

of

for her-

laid out in the following

Ten

of diamonds, queen


127

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, ;

some distance from each* other, that

as they are at

the tidings

may

be some time before they arrive.

three tens denote that the conduct of the

The

person consulting the cards has not been always The two j acks are enemies, and strictly correct. the three sevens predict an

You now

begin to count

the queen of clubs,

who

The

fifth

sulting you.

sum

represents the person concard, being the seven

The next

of money.

caused by them.

cards, beginning with

announces that the lady

clubs,

small

illness,

five

will

of

soon receive a

fifth

card proving

to be the ace of clubs, signifies that this

money will Next

be accompanied by some very joyful tidings.

comes the ace of spades, promising complete success to any projects undertaken by the person consulting the cards

proper

;

then the eight of hearts, followed at the

intei*val

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, an-

nounces that the annoyance he can cause short duration, and that a gay, fair

the jack of hearts she has suffered.

—

will

The

will

be of

young man

—

soon console her for what

ace of diamonds

tells

that


128

young

she will soon receive a letter from this fair

— —

— announcing be followed by spades — but — diamonds — caused by ten chagrin some — but soon a journey — spades — a bad, dark young although — jack turn diamonds — endeavor — seven man man cess

a great suc-

the nine of hearts

ten of

this will

of

slight

ten of hearts

pass,

it will

of

to

of

will

The queen

her into ridicule.

of clubs, being repre-

sentative of herself, shows that

the dark

young man's malice

it is

will

towards her that

take the cards at either extremity of the

The two

pair them together.

Now

be directed.

first

line,

being the

hearts and the ten of diamonds, you

may

gay young bachelor is of spades and queen of clubs

j

say

and

ack of :

"

A

preparing to take a journey

— ace

— which

will

bring him to the presence of the lady consulting the cards,

and cause her great joy.

and eight of hearts

young

girl.

Ten

— scandal

Seven of diamonds talked about a fair

of spades and ace of diamonds

—

upon receipt of a letter. Seven of spades great joy, mingled with slight and ten of hearts a letter sorrow. Seven of clubs and ace of clubs promising money. Jack of spades and king of

tears shed

spades

—

—

—

the winning of a lawsuit.

The

nine of

hearts, being the one card left, promises complete success."

Now

gather up the cards,

them out

in five

packs

— one

shuffle, cut,

and deal

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

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS "

tlie

surprise," in the

aside for

'^

distributed

first

consolation."

among

129

deal, laying one card

The

rest are then equally

the other five packs, which will

four of them contain three cards, whilst the last only consists of two.

We will self to

suppose the

first

packet for the lady her-

be composed of the ace of diamonds, the seven

The

of clubs, and the ten of hearts.

would run thus

—a — announcing — and money —

" Ace of diamonds ceived

—

letter will be shortly re-

seven of clubs

sum

a small

interpretation

of

the arrival of

ten of hearts

con-

taining 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

— king spades — from lawyer — — which — jack greatly spades — a dark, young man." of

visit

hearts

nine of

a

of

delight

will

ill-disposed

The

third pack, " for those w^ho do not expect it,"

composed of the ace of spades, the jack and the ace of clubs, would read

— — hearts a gay young bachelor —

"Ace of

—

of spades

of hearts,

pleasure in store for

— jack

ace of clubs

means of money; but as the jack of hearts is placed between two aces, it is evident that he runs a b}^

great risk of being imprisoned cards '

signifying

money,' that

it will

;

respectively

and from the two '

pleasure

'

and

be for having run into debt."


130

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 young girl will oblige

the love-afFairs of a fair

— diamonds —

the queen of clubs

person consulting the cards

—

ten of

the to

take a journey."

The

fifth

pack, " for the surprise," consists of the

seven of spades and the ten of spades, meaning:

" Seven spades the

of

spades

—

— caused by some

card of consolation

which

will

slight

trouble

—

ten

—

seven

of

of

— diamonds —

person's imprisonment

turn out to have been a mere report."

THE FLORENCE MODE A PACK fled well

is

taken of thirty-two selected cards, shuf-

and cut

in three, then laid out in four rows

of eight cards each.

Significator

is

made any king

or queen that ma^^ be preferred; then seven are

counted from that significator from left to and from right to left, also crossways, always

right, start-

ing from the king or queen that represents the per-

The thoughts, which

son consulting. to be indicated

are supposed

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

ex-

plained, the cards are paired from each extremity,

each pair being explained as arrived at is finished.

cut in three

They ;

now gathered up, then turned up by threes, are

till

the pack

shuffled

and

the highest

of each suit being taken out.

When

three of equal value

come together, such must all be taken

as three aces, three kings, etc., they

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 Seven over must be put on one side and not used. cards are counted again from significator, and paired as before. 131

•

132


The meanings

ascribed to some of the cards being

from those already given, are here stated: Ten of Clubs A journey or big building. Drink or vexation. Eight of Clubs different

— — — Spades Ten At Nine Spades — Disappointment or Ten Diamonds —^ Money. Seven Diamonds — Check or paper money somean Three Sevens — A Four Tens — A great through powerful Two Jacks — Treachery. Ten Hearts — An entertainment. Seven Hearts — Delay or Seven Spades — Seven Diamonds and Ace Spades — News read newspaper. Spades and any Court Card — Photograph. Ace Two Red Tens with Ace Diamonds — A wedding. Two Black Tens with Ace Spades — A Eight and Nine Clubs — Dinner or supper party. — Seven Clubs A Three Eights — Good Three Nines — A removal. Three Tens — A money or night-time.

of

of

sickness.

of

of

times

;

article of jewelry. loss.

•

social rise

friends.

of

of

slight anxiety.

Speedily.

of

of

of

in the

of

of

of

funeral.

of

of

present.

business transactions.

rise, either of

social.

PAST,

PRESENT AND FUTURE

The person

wishing to try her fortune in this man-

ner (we will suppose her to be a young, fair person, represented by the eight of hearts), must well shuffle,

and cut with the

two cards

left

hand, the pack of thirty-

must lay aside the topmost and undermost cards, to forai the surprise. There will now remain thirty cards, which must be ;

after which she

dealt out in three parcels

— one

to the

left,

one in

the middle, and one to the right.

The dle,

left-hand pack represents the Past

Future.

we

;

the mid-

and the one on the right hand, the She must commence with the Past, which

the Present

;

suppose to contain these ten cards:

will

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 powêrful persons were in-

teresting themselves in her affairs; the three jacks,

however, are supposed to warn her to beware of false the nine of diamonds, some great annoyance overcome by some good and amiable person, repre-

friends

;

133


134

sented by the queen of hearts

Taking the cards

of a plot.

"

The king of clubs

—

;

the two aces, notice

in the order

they lay

a frank, open hearted

man

gayety and spades — fond diamonds — an by — jack — diamonds — who — jack — The — from gay young bachelor a amia— — king woman — queen injure endeavor lawyer spades — — jack — young man, who — good king saved from him by —

— is

pleasure,

of

ace of

unfaithful

of

disliked

seeks to injure

nine of

friend

ace of hearts

him.

to

a

hearts

of

the clever

to

to

a

fair

causes

of hearts

ble

entei^rising

of clubs

is

of hearts

the

a

Nevertheless, as the jack of

and powerful man. clubs

of

a love letter

placed between two similar cards, he has run

is

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,

—

—

nine of spades moment taking place caused by the death or dangerous illness of someat that

one

—

eight of spades

great

woman.

woman young

grief

— queen

The

queen

— whose of

diamonds

of

clubs

seeks to console girl,

who

seven of spades

is

—

state will occasion

—

—

— an

to

a

fair

affectionate

eight of hearts

—a — — fair

the person making the essay ten who has secret griefs

of

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS spades spades

— causing

—

either a

tears

— queen

of

by the conduct of

these are occasioned

dark woman or a widow, who

diamonds —

The

many

her

135

—

-

eight of

her rivaL"

is

we

third packet of cards, the Future,

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 eight of clubs

—

a dark

young

illness.

—

girl

The

ten of clubs

— seven — but her diamonds hearts — her happiness. stroy — ten —a Seven money and — — much joy — be anhearts — nounced person making essay by a and — jack spades — a young man — — hearts — be overjoyed — some unexpected The — cards diamonds and king — predict that a ace be

—

about to inherit a large fortune

is

satirical

of

of

clubs

of

let-

wild

at receiving

will

clubs

tidings.

viz.,

of clubs

ceived from some military tain

money."

of

will

the

of

of surprise

the

nine

ace of

seven of

de-

will

little

to the

nine

disposition

all

hearts

ter,

of

the

of

letter will

man and

that

it will

re-

con-

THE MATRIMONIAL ORACLE In the case marriages

of consultation

general,

in

the

upon the subject

Consultant

of

should be

withdrawn from the pack, inasmuch as

it is

neces-

ssLYj that the couple should be of the

same

color,

marriage be formed.

in order that a

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 well

;

and again pick out

manner

set

aside.

cards

then, let her shuffle the eleven,

which are

Then take up

in like

the jack

queen of hearts and replace them among the

maining cards

in

the

pack,

It is

necessary so that the marriage be an

accomplished fact, that a quint, or hearts,

re-

them again, from right to

shuffle

place them in succession in a line left.

and

appear

in the lay-out, and,

the end of the deal at your

be a certainty

left,

five

if it

cards in

be found at

the marriage will

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, 136

in place of these cards,

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS there be found tens, the

king of spades inverted, or three

tlic

marriage

137

will

never come

off.

jack

If the lady be a brunette she will take the

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 Consult-

ant 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

a reversed manner,

five

rows

;

take these up again

them

in

consultant to cut, and to select

and cause the eleven from the

pack, which are to be put aside.

Then

shuffle

well

king and queen of clubs, and place them

retake the

among

the

remainder of the pack, whence the eleven have been

withdrawn

and again

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 ;

shuffle well

let

—

table,

over

ranging from right to

all

to be

left,

one by one.

the cards except the surprise, which

consulted after the rest.

thus placed likewise from right to their significations well.

It

is

Read left,

the

Turn is

only

cards

and study

necessary, in order

that the widow's desire for a second marriage be

138


successful, that the queen of spades

come out

in-

verted, that the king of the same color likewise ap-

pear, and that the jack of spades be at the side of

the ace of spades or of hearts, and under this com-

bination her second marriage

is

an assured

fact.

Should the ace of spades emerge near the jack, will also

it

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 com^ out, denotes absolute failure.

Again,

if

it

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 in-

stance the marriage will not be a

happy

one.


IM^

139

THE STAR METHOD We

will

suppose the person making the essay to

be a widow, and consequenth^ represented by the

This card

queen of spades.

withdrawn from the pack, and

upon

the table.

is,

therefore,

laid face

The remaining

to be

uppermost

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

The queen

arrangement being

this

the center, the

card lengthwise above her head,

first

:

of spades in

the second ditto at her feet, the third on her right side, the fourth

above the

first,

on her

left,

the fifth placed upright

the sixth ditto below the second, the

seventh at the right of the third, the eighth at the

and and the thirteenth

of the fourth, the ninth, tenth, eleventh,

left

twelfth,

at the

four corners,

across the center card

—

thus forming a star.

(See engraving.)

—

the queen of spades

We

will

suppose the fourteenth card to be the queen of

making the Ace of hearts 2. King of clubs 5. Queen 4. Nine of diamonds

spades, which represents the person

say

;

Ten

then

—

1.

of clubs

;

;

;

140

es;

S.

of

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS clubs

6.

;

Jack

of

Eight of hearts clubs;

Ten

7.

;

Seven

9.

spades

of

clubs;

of

141 :

Ten

10.

8.

of

hearts; 11. Jack of diamonds; 12. Eight of dia-

monds

Nine of

13.

;

These being placed at

clubs.

them up two by two, beginning with those last laid down. The first card, 12, the eight of diamonds, and the right angles, the person consulting them takes

one in the opposite corner,

diamonds, read

—"Overtures

11, the jack

viz.,

be made

will

of

— jack

man — next two — prove hearts which — on account something connected with money. Next two — jack dark young 8 and — — man spades by, be greatly a whom he 6— Next two queen 5 and — a dark woman — diamonds — — be annoyed not S— sum money — next two king 2 and — which was have been her by a generous dark man, who fond — — — 13th companied by placed — and be queen

— by 10 and —

of diamonds

cards,

a fair young

9, ten of

unsuccessful

seven

will

of

clubs

of

cards,

7, the

ten of

grieved

will

eight of hearts,

tached.

fair girl to

cards,

clubs

is

4,

of

cards,

of clubs

a

across the

1,

a

the

sent

to

ace of hearts

will

ten of clubs

receiving,

at-

of

the

nine of

at

friends

a clever

of clubs

is

of obliging his

it

will at last arrive, ac-

love-letter

card,

of spades, nine of clubs

the cause of unexpected gain to the person consult-

ing the cards."

SHORTER STAR METHOD The

shorter and simpler star method surrounds

the card representing the person trying his or her

The cards are less number of cards. and cut as before described, and the top-

fortune with a shuffled

We

most one withdrawn.

will

suppose the center

card to be the jack of clubs, representing a dark

young man.

The

the ace of clubs

The

jack.

first

and

is

topmost one proves to be

placed above the head of 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

These are now read

:

Ace

which

of clubs

soon receive a letter eight of hearts ure "

will give

of

in

—" you

left.

will

you great pleas-

" —" from — —jack " — uniform — queen diamonds " a man spades — " and a malicious widow a fair girl

of

will seek to in-

jure you on that very account."

142

WISHES Having

methods of lay-

finished all the different

now be

ing the cards, various indications will

given

which are supposed to show whether the one who is

consulting will obtain his or her wish.

are done in various methods, and each

is

These given in

order.

WISH NO.

The pack

of thirty-two

I.

selected

cards having

been well shuffled and cut, proceed by turning them

up by

threes

;

if

an ace appears amongst the threC;

those three cards must be taken out

;

and

if

the nine

and the signincator appear, they must also be taken out with the cards that accompany of hearts

This operation has to be repeated three

them. times,

and

if

significator

in the three times the

eleven or nine cards, then the wish

certain

;

if

four aces, the

and the nine of hearts come out is

in

taken to be

they do not appear under twelve or

fif-

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 teen,

it is

said the wish will not

143


144

—

spades, and king of clubs

ing the essay

;

who

the person

is

mak-

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

then the seven and

— —

monds

—

of hearts

these are laid on one side

eight of spades

these are withdrawn

and ace of dia-

and are put over the

other three, with the ace and significator three

;

the next

nine of diamonds, eight of clubs and ace of

come out; likewise the jack of clubs, ten and ace of hearts, and the two left are the other the jack of spades and nine of hearts now left, cards are Fourteen are useless. cards clubs, these

of spades,

—

^

they

are

and

shuffled

and

cut,

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 triplet

:

come

clubs all

—

eight

The

out.

following

of

spades

makes eleven cards, to be gained

;

but

more cards come

seven of spades, ace of dia-

of clubs remain, as also the two

monds and eight last

The

also remain.

king of diamonds, king of clubs and jack of

and ace

of

so that the wish

if it

is

out, then

This

clubs. is

considered

tried the third time, it is

supposed that

it

and will

be very speedily accomplished. AVISH NO.

and cut the pack of thirty-two selected Put them together, and turn up in threes.

Shuffle

cards.

II.

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS Supposing there should be two of one of another, the highest

be three of one

suit,

suit,

and one

Should there

taken out.

is

are to be withdrawn

all

145

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

then shuffled and cut again.

pack

arrived at, this

is

use

or

if

jack

the

thoughts

of

counted each

gone through, the end of the

repeated a third time, act-

is

Now

ing in the same manner. nificator,

is

When

count from the sig-

that should not appear naturally,

(which

taken

is

the

person

way

till

to

represent

the

seven

are

consulting)

come back

it is

;

to,

then the

cards are paired from end to end, being read as arrived at in

then

;

three,

downward.

all

the cards are shuffled together, cut

and dealt out

packets of four, face

in

Each packet

is

taken up and looked

through, the cards being turned up one by one

till

come to. Should there be no ace in the The it is useless. parcel it is put on one side cards are shuffled and cut again, being turned up as before, and dealt in three packets, stopping each an ace

is

—

time at the ace, as before. shuffled

The

but not cut, and dealt

and proceeded with as before.

third time they are in

packets of two,

Should the four aces

up without another card, the be sure, and to come at once.

(in the last deal) turn

wish

is

If they will

supposed to

come out with hearts, or diamonds, there

be some delay, but

if

the nine or seven of spades

im TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS makes

its

appearance with the aces, then

it is

said

to be a sign of disappointment.

WISH NO.

A

pack

is

HI.

taken of thirty-two selected cards, and

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 cut with the left

;

;

their appearance,

be granted. the answer

supposed that the wish

is

come

it

is

will

at the first deal,

taken to be in the highest degree fa-

If in the three times only one or

vorable.

pear,

it is

If all the aces

two ap-

considered that the wish will not be

granted.

WISH NO.

A and

pack of thirty-two

IV.

selected cards

is

cut, the consultant wishing all the time.

shuffled

They

are laid out in two rows of four each, face down-

wards.

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

two kings, two queens,

etc., it is

wish will be granted.

If the

easily, it is said the wish will

at

supposed that the

not come to pass, or,

rate, not for a long period.

The

following

be granted:

is

as

cards do not pair

any

will

— such

taken to show whether the wish

The cards

are well shuffled, the

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS consultant keeping his thoughts

all

147

the tune 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

ing him

—

who

said that the wish will be granted.

it is

consult-

is

the ace of hearts or the nine of hearts, If

be in

it

the same parcel with any of these, vrithout being

next to them,

it

is

supposed there

a chance of

is

the wish coming to pass at some more distant pethe nine of spades makes

riod; but

if

ance,

taken that a disappointment

it is

its

appear-

is

possible.

tviSH NO. y.

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

he wants to know about

is

acting, and anything

— such

any king

;

if

money, then the

as

ten of diamonds would be selected

;

if

about a man,

about a woman, any queen

business, the ten of clubs.

These are

;

if

about

shuffled after

having been withdrawn, without cutting, and the nine of spades, which also

is

added to the aces,

the disappointment card, etc., in all

ing them face downwards on the table.

remainder are taken, shuffled

well,

is

seven cards, lay-

Then

the

and turned up

in


148

threes twice, the one following being the seventh.

The pack

gone through

is

like this,

number that

nine of hearts appears whatever

on

twenty-five

the

in

and when the

one, two, three, four, five, six or seven,

it

falls

When

remaining.

cards

must

fall

on the card drawn out by the seven cards abstracted thus

;

should

if it

on an ace,

it

on an ace, or

fall

on No.

favorable, and

is

his wish, or

1 if

and that happens he should chance

anything but the disap-

pointment card (nine of spades), the wish

will

be

realized.

First of

all,

and the

the four aces are taken out,

nine of spades, (the disappointment card)

supposing the dealer soldier,

who

of

is

We

his wish.

is

anxious to know whether he will

good one or that he hopes for ;

know

if

then,

will get

imagine he has invested a sum

money, and he wishes to know whether

ious to

;

acting for a fair man, or a

he will get

it.

a legacy

and

The king

it

is

is

a

anx-

of dia-

monds (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. cut,

and

following

laid face :

—

These are well shuffled, but not downwards on the table, like the

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149


150 fore,

and

this time

we

imagine the nine of hearts

will

to fall on the seventh

—

monds

it

could be said to the persons

it is

said he will get his wish; but

—

so that

consulting that

may

this

be the ten of dia-

supposing the nine of hearts to

fall

on the

fifth

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, card,

we

will say, the first card,

nine of spades, then times, as

it is

it is

which might prove the

no use continuing the three

supposed there

is

no chance whatever

of the wish being realized.

WISH NO.

The whole pack fled

and cut

in

VI.

of fifty-two cards

two packets.

They

is

are

taken, shuf-

now

laid out

face uppermost, in three rows of four cards each, in all

twelve cards.

If in the first twelve cards

court cards appear, they are taken out, spaces with fresh cards

;

filling

up

any the

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, If a court card appears,

nothing.

If, as

it is

five

and

six,

etc.

a stop and counts 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

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS the wish will be gained; in that case

all

151

the court

cards ought to be on the top, as those cast aside at first

are used at the

last, to

they count eleven.

cover each two cards as

If the court

cards cannot be

got to come out at the end, the wish to be delayed,

and

if

nearly the beginning, realized

at

clearly, the

all.

To

eleven cannot be it is said,

explain

following diagram

suppose they are as follows Jack Clubs

:

is

supposed

made from

the wish will not be the

—

is

meaning more given.

We

will


152

made, where possible, from second row

will

all

three rows.

be found the six and

five

In the

of spades

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 b}^ 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 these are covered

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 by the ten of diamonds and

of diamonds, covered

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. first

ered

In the

row, four of diamonds and seven of hearts, cov-

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. of hearts

In the first and second rows, the three 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

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS six of

In the

diamonds.

first

153

row, again, the ace of

hearts and ten of diamonds, covered by the two of

and

hearts

rows,

five

six

and

In the

of clubso

six of clubs, covered

diamonds and queen of hearts. five of

first

and third

by the nine

In the

first

of

row,

hearts and six of diamonds, covered by the

king and eight of chibs.

Then

in the first

and

sec-

ond rows, the eight of clubs and three of spades, as is only one card remaining, viz. the queen

there

:

—

of spades, the three other cards to be covered, those

put aside at

first

covered being the hearts, covered of clubs. realized

;

are taken up, the last two to be nine of diamonds

by the jack

In this case the wish

but in some cases

is

it is

layed or not

taken that the wish

fulfilled.

supposed to be

be found that

it will

has not made up the number eleven

and then

and two of and jack

of diamonds

in the

may

it

two cards,

be either de-

CURIOUS GAMES WITH CARDS By Which

Fortunes Are Told in a Most Singular

and Diverting Manner. lovers' hearts.

Four young this

game, or three by making a

This game

is

played exactly the same

game, making the queen, which above the ace one,

;

the ace in this

and hearts must be

the dealer.

may play at dummy hand.

persons, but not more,

He

or she

way (each taking up

is

in

called

every

Venus,

game only stands

led off

for

by the person next

who

gets most tricks this

their

own and no partner-

ship) 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

pack of cards

;

put a complete

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 154

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS to be favorable

omens of some good fortune about

to occur to the party

the

155

and get back from the pool

sum that each agreed to pay. The king of is here made the god of love, and claims

hearts

double, and professes to give a faithful swain to the fair one

who has

draw him

the good fortune to

Venus, the queen of hearts,

is

with him,

quering prize, and clears the pool;

and pay a

new game

;

three nines at

supposed to portend the lady

is

the con-

sum agreed on to the pool, besides

the usual stipend at each

one draw

if

and nines

fives

are reckoned crosses and misfortunes, forfeit of the

it is

;

old maid, three fives, a

will

be an

bad husband.

MATRIMONY. Let three, a circle, and that she

who

five,

draw

or seven

young women stand

a card out of a bag.

It

is

in

taken

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 eie the sun shines

on her wedding day spades

will

who has

;

she

never bear the

who draws the ace of name of wife; and she

the nine of hearts in this trial will have

one lover too

many

to her sorrow.

Amusement may be caused by

this

those playing, and at the same time

that some curious particulars

may

game

it is

to

all

supposed

be learned con-

cerning the future fates of the consultants.


156

Several cial

may

play at the game,

ble not exposed to view

sum

requiring no spe-

of diamonds

each person puts a trifling

and the dealer double. The ace made principal, and takes all the

is

etc.

show luck

state

;

in the pool,

other aces, to

it

number, only leaving out nine cards on the ta-

;

fives,

;

;

twos and threes in hand are said

fours, a continuance in the present

trouble

;

sixes, profit

eights, disappointment

tlements

;

jacks,

;

;

sevens, worries

nines, surprises

sweethearts;

kings

;

tens, set-

and queens,

and acquaintances ace of spades, death ace of clubs, a letter; and the ace of diamonds with ten

friends

;

;

of hearts, marriage.

The it

ace of diamonds being played

be amongst the nine, the dealer

and the queen conquers,

likely at that time

;

but

it

will

without a doubt, though

it

if

or should

calls for the

queen

If the ace be not out

of hearts, which takes next.

person who played her

first,

is

supposed that the

be married that year

may perhaps seem

un-

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

pay

penny to the board, and it is said they but the fortunate fair one will have some trouble 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 are to

a

;

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS in life

ace

of

157

by means of her husband those who hold the diamonds and queen of hearts clear the

money

;

the board and end that

off

game;

also

it

professes to betoken great prosperity.

WEDDING BELLS.

You them

from a pack, and lay

select the four kings

side

by

row upon the

side in a

table.

know her fortune gives name of some gentleman her acquaintance who might be likely to woo her

The lady who

wishes to

to each of these cards the

of

in marriage.

It

is

usual to pronounce these names

The name

aloud before the company.

king of hearts

cret the lady keeps to herself.

you can

also

given to the

however, an exception.

is,

To

This

se-

these four kings,

add a queen, which then denotes the

old maid.

Now, take oughly,

the rest of the pack, shuffle

let the

person

it

thor-

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

same

suit

is

first

as often as a card of the

placed under one of these picture-cards,

the picture-card

The

is,

time

is

it

turned from

its position.

takes a direction from left to

right, the second time

it lies

upside down, the third

raised again to a position from right to

time

it is

left,

and the fourth and

mer upright position.

last time it regains its for-


158

That one

of the four kings who, after these dif-

ferent changes,

first

resumes his upright position,

happy husband.

to be the

If

it

is

should happen to

be the old maid, you can imagine what

is

in store for

you.

MARRLVGE QUESTIONS. After having learned from the cards who

is

to be

the husband, the questions next asked are, usually

How much and what answered

he love his wife, wh}^ he marries her,

will is

his

Gather up the cards, let

These questions are

profession.

in the following

manner:

them thoroughly, and

shuffle

Then

the person cut them three times.

upon

the cards

the table, as

you

tell off

recite the follow-

ing sentence: Heartily, painfully,

Beyond

all

measure.

By

and

starts.

Not

You makes

fits

a bit in the world.

repeat this sentence until the king of hearts

appearance.

his

If ib

happens that,

as

you

lay this upon the table, you pronounce the word " heartily " he will love his future wife heartily,

and

so on.

Now

as to

why he

marries her.

Count

off the

cards upon the table, while you repeat the follow-

ing sentence:

For For

love, for her beauty.

his

parents' command.

TELLING FORTUNES BY CARDS For the bright, golden For counsel of friends.

The

sentence

profession

is

159

dollars,

by which you discover what

is

his

the following:

Gentleman, alderman, clergyman, doctor,

Merchant, broker, professor, major, Mechanic, lawyer, shipmaster, This method of telling fortunes

is

tailor.

very entertain-

ing in society, when you have not the book more particular answers.

to find

?

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