Name: Letter
Italian Name: Lettera
Playing Card: 2♦
Polarity when Upright: Neutral
Core Meanings: Letter, Message, Telephone Call | News, Information, Books, Diplomas, Reading, Studying | Documents | All things papery and/or written
Polarity when Reversed: —
Reversed Core Meanings: —

Card Description: a hand in the act of delivering a letter.

Suit and Number: All twos are concerned with addition, increase,strengthening, elaboration. Diamonds, in the Sibilla, are concerned with the mind, information, daily situations, inputs. What we get is the Letter, which gives new inputs and adds developments to daily life in the form of news and messages, strengthens the mind with studying and books, etc. The concept of ‘written things’ must be understood broadly, as writing something is associated with reasoning it out, this card has to do with elaborating projects near the appropriate cards or in the appropriate context.

UPRIGHT 2♦

General: A generally easy, neutral card. It is mainly the card of news, messages and calls. It is connected with documents, books, study and is a very swift card, usually. There isn’t much to say about this card.

Love and Relationships: The Two of Diamonds does not speak of feelings. However it often shows up in love readings to predict messages and developments in the form of the arrival of communications from another person. When two people have broken up, it gives hope of receiving news from the other, but whether the message is good or bad will be shown by the other cards. It is connected to the idea of tending to one’s relationships, keeping up with people. In general, though, it predicts the specific arrival of messages.

Work and Money: Financially, the card is connected to banknotes and to checks, but more in general it shows the arrival of communications about money. Similarly, in career readings the Letter can herald communications in that field. It can also signify documents and papers. Professions connected with this card are bookkeeping, postman, librarian, journalist/news anchor, writer, in general office jobs, jobs connected with paper and documents, job connected with communication.

Other: the card signifies all objects made of paper. It is a speedy card. Psychologically it has a very vague connection with anxiety and nervousness, but this is such a subtle thing you can safely ignore it 99% of the times. Because it signifies written things, this card implies a certain elaboration of one’s ideas, unless other cards show otherwise. Spiritually it concerns messages from the divine plane and scriptures and grimoires. Artistically it is connected to writing and intellectual pursuits in general. The card is also important for students, as it can signify a number of things, from a test to the books they need to read, to the diploma or degree they need to earn, to school reports, etc.

Important Combinations:
2♦ + J♦ = important news | correspondence
2♦ + 6♦ = elaboration of plans | studying
2♦ + 3♠R (+5♠) = a telegram concerning someone’s death
2♦ + 10♦ = loss of document or letter (or it being stolen)
2♦ + K♣ = diagnosis, prescription | can also be a degree (not necessarily in medicine)

REVERSED 2♦R

General: traditionally, the Letter does not have a reversed meaning. Whether it comes up upright or reversed is a matter of indifference. However, it does tend to show up reversed when the other cards qualify it negatively, such as when it represents a negative diagnosis, a fine, a summons, etc. or if a letter or document is lost. But even if it came up upright, it wouldn’t change the negative connotation that the surrounding cards would give it, nor is there anything to worry if the spread is positive and the Letter is reversed.

Other Combinations: Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Twos