Cartomancy
I feel very strongly that personal associations which work for you should be your guide. I would be very interested to hear of your experiences and insights. I would also be very interested in any comments you might have on my system or notes.
Some notes on my cartomancy system:
If Tarot is a royal road, 52 players decks are a less clearly marked
highway or path of divination. Throughout a reading, it is
important to be open to questioning and testing interpretations.
Every card is the Light and Shadow, and reversals are ambiguous.
The very nice thing about practicing cartomancy is it DEMANDS
you exercise intuition, and practically insists on shifting
perspective before clarity emerges. Remarkable specificity can
develop in dialogue between a reader and the cards, or a reader
querent and the cards.
Aces and court cards especially, but any suit OR number
strongly represented, can also represent a Major influence.
So multiple 5s, or an overwhelming preponderance of Diamonds,
would affect reading all other cards which are drawn.
For me associations of suits and numbers are as follows:
Suits:
Spades east/thought, sometimes betrayal, decision, or
fear;
Clubs south/passion or work, sometimes commitment,
faith;
Hearts west/emotions especially love and sensuality,
trust, relationships;
Diamonds north/earth, material, the body, wealth, success,
hope.
Numerology:
Aces - Alpha/Omega, NOUN, the essential essence, the abstract, and
all manifestations, the beginning, instigator, the One that contains
All, summation. In reading a card deck, Aces also serve as part of
Major influences.
Two - Action, noun-VERB, polarity.
Three - Relationship, noun -verb-SUBJECT, work in progress, project.
Four - Actualization, physical manifestation, perfect in simple
form, harmony between noun and relationships.
Five - Conflict, obstacle, challenge, problem, hubris, action
against relationship.
Six - Family, community, relationship in action.
Seven - Spirituality in the abstract, epiphany, harmonies beyond the
physical, journey.
Eight - Physical and spiritual harmony, spirituality manifest in
body.
Nine - not one of your relationships but all, how you relate, this-
is-your-life/your-path, your mind body spirit, your ancestors and
posterity.
Ten - Completion, death, finish, the 10,000 things, all the details,
summary as it applies to you or a particular situation.
Jacks/11 - the fool, the jack of all trades, the engineer or
mechanic, the hunter, the apprentice, the impulse or momentary
influence. In reading a card deck, Jacks also serve as part of
Major influences.
Queen/12 - the mother, sister, daughter, friend, the teacher, the
judge, relationship and actualization (collaboration). In reading a
card deck, Queens also serve as part of Major influences.
King/13 - the father, brother, son; the emperor, the most extreme
implementation, perhaps the bad luck which appears as good luck (or
good that appears bad), overwhelming awareness. In reading a card
deck, Kings also serve as part of Major influences.
The Joker also can be used. Usually represents the Fool, also can be
divine intervention or Fate.
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[Do I have to say this? The above notes are my original work and I do not relinquish copyright. So, passers by, do not copy and pass it off as yours, do not profit from it except by your own educational benefit, do not repost it outside of this thread unless you have my formal permission.]
