CARD FORTUNE TELLING
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The Seventh
is
sympathetic with the
also
First
and
Fourth.
We
will
now
deal with the second group of seven cards.
numbers Eight and Eleven are often
one early account gives Justice for number
Eight and Courage for Eleven, another shifting them
about. It is impossible nowadays to decide which is
correct, though personally we prefer number Eleven for
Unfortunately
reversed
;
Justice.
Card number Eight then we
will call
energy or action, and generally
card.
Reversed
it
Courage
—
it
signifies
a successful and fortunate
is
does not necessarily
mean
ill-success,
but abuse of power.
The Ninth card is known as the Hermit, and shows
prudence and wisdom but if the other cards are not good,
Reversed it shows
it may merely mean trickery and lying.
;
secrecy, fear or needless caution.
Card number Ten represents the Wheel of Fortune, and
signifies Destiny.
it
will
If
this
card turns up, the decision
concern some near event, and whichever
go, the result will be final
and
card shows an excessive result
far
more than
is
fateful.
way matters
If reversed, this
—abundance,
superfluity,
needful.
When considering the Eleventh card, we must recall
what was said above taking Courage for number Eight,
we give Justice for number Eleven.
This does not mean Law, in our modern use of the word
Justice, but the triumph of right. The diviner can only
predict that right will succeed, and must leave it to the
—
conscience of the enquirer to decide whether his
is
own
cause
indicated.
The Twelfth card is a most curious one and is known
the Hanged Man, but for some unknowTi reason he
represented as hanging
b}^
one
foot,
as
is
though not apparently