CARD FORTUNE TELLING
112
In order to render our meaning perfectly clear, we will
Let us suppose the pack for the
give another example.
is composed of the Jack of Hearts, the
Diamonds, the Queen of Clubs, and the Eight of
Ace of
Spades reversed. By the aid of the list of meanings we
have given it will be easy to interpret them as follows
" The Jack of Hearts is a gay young bachelor the Ace
person consulting
:
—
—
Diamonds who has written, or will very soon write, a
the Queen of Clubs to a dark woman Eight of
letter
of
—
Spades reversed
—
—
— to make proposals to her, which will not
be accepted."
On looking back to the list of significations, it will be
found to run thus
Jack of Hearts A gay young bachelor, who thinks only
:
—
of pleasure.
—
—
Ace of Diamonds. A letter, soon to be received.
Queen of Clubs. An affectionate woman, but quicktempered and touchy.
Eight of Spades. If reversed, a marriage broken off, or,
—
offer refused.
thus be seen that each card forms, as it were, a
phrase, from an assemblage of which nothing but a little
practice is required to form complete sentences. Of this
It will
we
will give
a further example, by interpreting the signifi" for the house," " for
cation of the three other packs
—
and " the Surprise." The
we will suppose to consist
first
of the Queen of Hearts, the Jack of Spades reversed, the
Ace of Clubs, and the Nine of Diamonds, which reads
who do
those
not expect
it,"
of these, " for the house,"
thus
"
:
The Queen
of Hearts
—
is
a
fair
woman, mild and amiable
—
Jack of Spades reversed will be dein disposition,
the Ace of Clubs
ill-bred young man
ceived by a dark,
good news, which will console
but she will receive some
who
—