mentalista
This is the fruit my own experience, and not very refined. But it does produce consistent readings, and it is nearly idiot-proof.
Aces: Meaningless by themselves, but they put surrounding cards in context. A two of coins next to an ace of cups will say something about financial matters in marriage, and so on. If you must read in isolation, take it as an unexpected message or news, as in traditional French cartomancy.
The rest of the cards are split up into three groups. 3 and its multiples are auspicious. Higher prime numbers, if not inauspicious, are at least imbalanced. The remaining even numbers are neutral.
Auspicious: 3, 6 and 9
Good luck, skill, harmony in the realm of the suit.
The higher the number, the more auspicious.
Neutral: 2, 4, 8, 10
Work related to the suit, without intervention of luck.
The higher the number, the more completed the work.
Auspiciousness or lack thereof is determined by suit; i.e. cups will be well-favored, swords ill-favored, wands and coins somewhere in between.
The higher the number, the more the character of the suit will be magnified, in both its good and bad aspects.
Imbalanced: 5, 7
Excess, things out of the querent's control; a surprise.
The higher the number, the less prepared the querent will be.
If in the middle of a reading you get stuck, it can be simplified even further to good luck (3 6 9), bad luck (5 7) and mixed (2 4 8 10).
Aces: Meaningless by themselves, but they put surrounding cards in context. A two of coins next to an ace of cups will say something about financial matters in marriage, and so on. If you must read in isolation, take it as an unexpected message or news, as in traditional French cartomancy.
The rest of the cards are split up into three groups. 3 and its multiples are auspicious. Higher prime numbers, if not inauspicious, are at least imbalanced. The remaining even numbers are neutral.
Auspicious: 3, 6 and 9
Good luck, skill, harmony in the realm of the suit.
The higher the number, the more auspicious.
Neutral: 2, 4, 8, 10
Work related to the suit, without intervention of luck.
The higher the number, the more completed the work.
Auspiciousness or lack thereof is determined by suit; i.e. cups will be well-favored, swords ill-favored, wands and coins somewhere in between.
The higher the number, the more the character of the suit will be magnified, in both its good and bad aspects.
Imbalanced: 5, 7
Excess, things out of the querent's control; a surprise.
The higher the number, the less prepared the querent will be.
If in the middle of a reading you get stuck, it can be simplified even further to good luck (3 6 9), bad luck (5 7) and mixed (2 4 8 10).