SOME ENGLISH METHODS OF TELLING
—Tears, sometimes a prison.
Nine. —^Tidings of a death or
If reversed,
Ten.
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a brief
affliction.
failure.
If reversed, loss
of a near relation.
Eight.
broken
—^Warning
of illness.
If
a marriage
reversed,
ofi.
Seven.
—Slight
annoyances.
If reversed,
folly
on the
enquirer's part.
If two or more cards of a value come together, they
should be judged by the Table given for that purpose
under the English method, as it is universally employed.
A number of small Spade cards together show a certain
Spades indicates the death
the type card of the enof husband
have to be a very dark woman.
quirer, who would
Speaking generally, the Heart cards govern the affairs
j&nancial loss.
The Queen
or wife, unless
of
it is
home, and therefore the love affairs of the enquirer.
Diamonds govern financial and business matters Clubs are
of the
;
the lucky cards
;
while Spades are the evil ones, govern-
ing ill-health, death, financial loss
and
ruin.
They
also
represent ilHcit love affairs.
These general meanings should be borne in mind when
looking at the type card that represents
one
suit or the other is siire to
tlie
enquirer
be in ascendancy near the
t5rpe card.
If
a number of Court cards run together,
much
it is
a sign of
social hospitahty or visiting, gaiety of all kinds.
two
red Tens coming together foretell a wedding
new clothes. A Court card coming between
two cards of similar denomination (such as two Tens,
two Sevens, etc.) shows that the person represented by
Two
;
red Eights
the Court card will be involved in legal trouble.
The cards should be cut with the
left
hand
for Divina-