Metafizzypop said:
The card combinations are important, too. A six of diamonds for example, will have a meaning, but if three sixes show up in the same spread, it affects the meaning of all of them. This is one of the things that makes cartomancy different from tarot, and gives it its own special zing.
Combinations maybe be used with Tarot too, for example from Book T:
4 Aces Great power and force.
3 Aces Riches, success.
4 Kings (Knights) Swiftness, rapidity.
3 Kings (Knights) Unexpected meetings. Knights, in general, shew news.
4 Queens Authority, influence.
3 Queens Powerful friends.
4 Princes Meetings with the great.
3 Princes Rank and honour.
4 Princesses New ideas or plans.
3 Princesses Society of the young.
4 Tens Anxiety, responsibility.
3 Tens Buying and selling (commerce).
4 Nines Added responsibilities.
3 Nines Much correspondence.
4 Eights Much news.
3 Eights Much journeying.
4 Sevens Disappointments.
3 Sevens Treaties and compacts.
4 Sixes Pleasure.
3 Sixes Gain, success.
4 Fives Order, regularity.
3 Fives Quarrels, fights.
4 Fours Rest, peace.
3 Fours Industry.
4 Threes Resolution, determination.
3 Threes Deceit.
4 Twos Conferences, conversations.
3 Twos Reorganization, recommendation
And Waite in PKT:
THE RECURRENCE OF CARDS IN DEALING
In the Natural Position
4 Kings = great honour; 3 Kings = consultation; 2 Kings = minor counsel.
4 Queens = great debate; 3 Queens = deception by women; 2 Queens = sincere friends.
4 Knights = serious matters; 3 Knights = lively debate; 2 Knights = intimacy.
4 Pages = dangerous illness; 3 Pages = dispute; 2 Pages = disquiet.
4 Tens = condemnation; 3 Tens = new condition; 2 Tens = change.
4 Nines = a good friend; 3 Nines = success; 2 Nines = receipt.
4 Eights = reverse; 3 Eights = marriage 2 Eights = new knowledge.
4 Sevens = intrigue; 3 Sevens = infirmity; 2 Sevens = news.
4 Sixes = abundance; 3 Sixes = success; 2 Sixes = irritability.
4 Fives = regularity; 3 Fives = determination; 2 Fives = vigils.
4 Fours = journey near at hand; 3 Fours = a subject of reflection; 2 Fours = insomnia.
4 Threes = progress; 3 Threes = unity 2 Threes = calm.
4 Twos = contention; 3 Twos = security; 2 Twos = accord.
4 Aces = favourable chance; 3 Aces = small success; 2 Aces = trickery.
Reversed
4 Kings = celerity; 3 Kings = commerce 2 Kings = projects.
4 Queens = bad company; 3 Queens = gluttony; 2 Queens = work.
4 Knights = alliance 3 Knights = a duel, or personal encounter; 2 Knights = susceptibility.
4 Pages = privation 3 Pages = idleness 2 Pages = society.
4 Tens = event, happening; 3 Tens disappointment; 2 Tens = expectation justified.
4 Nines = usury; 3 Nines imprudence; 2 Nines = a small profit.
4 Eights = error; 3 Eights a spectacle; 2 Eights = misfortune.
4 Sevens = quarrellers; 3 Sevens = joy; 2 Sevens = women of no repute.
4 Sixes = care; 3 Sixes = satisfaction 2 Sixes = downfall.
4 Fives = order; 3 Fives = hesitation; 2 Fives = reverse.
4 Fours = walks abroad; 3 Fours = disquiet; 2 Fours = dispute.
4 Threes = great success; 3 Threes = serenity; 2 Threes = safety.
4 Twos = reconciliation; 3 Twos apprehension; 2 Twos = mistrust.
4 Aces = dishonour; 3 Aces debauchery; 2 Aces = enemies