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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – Diamond and Spade Court Cards

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Diamond Court Cards

J♦ + A♥ = intermediary, intermediation, translation, arbitration
J♦ + A♦ = an agency of some kind (to be read from the surrounding cards
J♦ + 2♦ = correspondence, usually important
J♦ + 9♥ = positive, trustworthy news, good intermediary/go-between, can be an angel in the appropriate context
J♦ + 4♦ = the opposite


J♦ + 6♦R = can be a spirit guide in the appropriate context (9♥ or 8♥ would confirm)
J♦ + 3♣ = short trip, errands
J♦ + 2♠ = short trip, communications form the old lady
J♦ + 3♠ = communication that doesn’t arrive or communication of loss, or negative news (J♦R would accentuate the negativity)
J♦R + 8♦R = gossip, a sharp tongue (Q♠ would make the gossip more malignant in nature)
3♦ + J♦ = a parcel or official offer of some kind


J♦R + A♥ = bad intermediary or go-between
Q♦ + 4♥ = married woman in love (usually, if the sognificant woman shows up as the Q♦ in a love reading it’s not a great sign, it means the feelings have sort of fizzled out, but as I said before, the surrounding cards can modify the court card giving them attributes they usually don’t have)
Q♦+ 4♥R = lesbian
Q♦ + 2♥ = housewife, lady of the house, homeowner
Q♦ + 9♠ = she is in a committed relationship
Q♦ + A♣R = separated or divorced
Q♦ + K♦ = can be a colleague


Q♦ + K♣ = female boss or doctor
Q♦ + K♥ = usually husband and wife
Q♦ + 7♦ = woman with children
Q♦ +4♣ = a caring woman, or a woman who is of service, either to the querent or for a living (e.g. school teacher, etc)
Q♦R + 4♦ = a very negative woman to stay away from
Q♦R + A♣R = stengthens the notion of “not married” or separated
Q♦R + 8♦R + 6♥ = a prostitute, either literally or figuratively (Q♥R would also be a prostitute)
Q♦R + 3♠ = a widow in need


K♦ + A♥ or 8♣ = job interview or job meeting
K♦ + A♣ or 7♥ = contract (if A♣ can also be a merger of two firms or a partnership)
K♦ + 7♥ = an intellectual job or a deskbound job, a job you are cut out for
K♦ + A♦ = may be a store
K♦ + 10♠ = wearing a uniform or being in the military
K♦ + J♣ = a subordinate job or a physical job, can also be


K♦ + 7♦ + J♣ = an internship
K♦ + 6♥ = a well-paid job, a banker
K♦ + 5♥ = a fixed term contract
K♦ + 10♥ = lasting job
K♦ + 6♣ = your wages, a raise
K♦ + 7♣ = job security, a promotion
K♦ + 8♠ + J♠ = mobbing
K♦ + A♠ + 5♠ = losing your job, or very negative changes on the job
K♦ + 4♠ = a work-related illness, unemployment


K♦ + 4♠R = more clearly unemployment, or lack of hoped for developments
K♦ + 9♠ = can also be unemployment
8♣ + K♦ + 10♠R = can mean working two jobs, one by night
A♠R + K♦ + 10♠R = night shifts
K♦ + 10♠R + 4♦ = a rather shifty job or a downright illegal one, querent may not be paid
K♦ + 3♣ = business trip
K♦ + 5♦R = poorly paid job, shifty job, work-related stress


K♦ + 2♠ + 5♠ = retirement, or the natural end of a contract (meaning you are not randomly fired)
K♦R + 7♥R = lack of talent, the wrong job for you, lack of practical orientation
K♦R + 7♣R = if the querent is working, the job brings nothing of value to the querent
K♦R + 4♥ + 5♦ = problems at work having an effect on the querent’s love life (if 2♥R, on the querent’s home environment)
K♦R + 8♦R = among other possibilities, a sleazy business man
K♦U/R + A♥R or 8♣R = difficult relationships with the colleagues, for a business person could be difficulty reaching customers

In all combinations about work, K♦R instead of K♦U accentuates the idea of problems at work or in the work life of the querent

Spade Court Cards


J♠ + K♦ = can be a financial enemy or negative colleague, but in the right context it is traditionally the father-in-law (in the right context, the J♠ could represent alone the father-in-law, though)
Q♠ + 2♠ = mother-in-law or negative older woman (again, the Q♠ alone could represent the mother-in-law)
J♠ or Q♠ + 3♥* = someone spying on you or keeping an eye on you in a negative sense
J♠ + 9♦ + Q♠ = a mob or negative group
A♥ + J♠ or Q♠ = negative new acquaintance or you are revealing information to someone who’ll use it against you

J♠ or Q♠ + 2♣R + 3♠R and/or 10♠R = evil socrerer/sorceress (actually the K♠ may also be present instead of the J or Q)
J♠ or Q♠ + 8♠ + 10♥R + 7♠ = an aggressive person who will take out their ill-will or envy on the querent
J♠ or Q♠ + 8♦R + 2♥ = among other possibilities, negative neighbors
9♠ + J♠ or Q♠ + 4♠R = inmates
J♠ or Q♠ + A♥R + 2♣ or 5♣ + 4♣ or 9♥ = enemy becoming friend
J♠ or Q♠ + 9♠R + 6♥R = can be a swindler

J♠ or Q♠ + 8♠ + 4♦ + 10♦ = also a swindler
J♠ or Q♠ + 10♦ = thief
J♠ or Q♠ + 7♠ + A♠ + 5♠ = assassin
J♠ or Q♠ + 7♠R + 9♠ + 10♦ = kidnapper
J♠ or Q♠ + 2♦ + 10♣R + 5♦ or A♠ = cyber bullies or cyber pirates
J♠ or Q♠ + 5♥U/R = negative relative
J♠ or Q♠ + 7♠ = a dangerous individual

J♠ or Q♠ + 10♦R = someone who will seriously hinder you
J♠ or Q♠ + 9♦ + 10♣ = a deranged individual
J♠ + Q♠ + 9♦ + 8♠R = also a deranged individual
6♦R + J♠ or Q♠ + 9♦ + 5♠ = evil spirits, masculine or feminine (without the 6♦R it could be people bringing great turmoil into the querent’s life, or again ghosts)
J♠ or Q♠ + 7♥R or 6♦R = a schemer plotting something

When the J♠ or Q♠ come up reversed in a reading it can be down to three main reasons: the person is even worse; the person is just the stupid kind of bad, not a mustache-twirling murderer plotting their next dastardly deed; the enemy is in difficulty/is losing his or her battle against the querent. This, of course, depends on the surrounding cards. Traditionally (but by no means always) J♠R is in difficulty and Q♠R is worse. Sometimes it doesn’t make much of a difference.

2♦ or J♦ + K♠ = communication of the authority, neutral (if K♠R, negative)
K♠ + 4♥ = among other things, a love that has lost its spark but is mature and based in faithfulness
K♠ + 7♥ = can be a professional working in the legal or paralegal field
K♠ + 4♠ = specialist doctor treating the illness
3♦ + K♠ = favor or “gift” or money granted by the authority
K♠ + 9♥ = it represents faithfulness in marriage in general, or a positive judge


K♠ + 10♥ = success in public things or winning a court case
7♦ + 6♠ + J♦ + K♠ + 2♣ or 5♣ or 9♣ or 3♦R = adoption granted after a while
K♠ + 6♥R = the authority is stingy, won’t grant you money
K♠ + 8♥ = faith, a priest, in the right context
K♠ + 4♠R = can be a church or bureaucratic blockages

K♦R (+ 9♠ or 4♠U/R) + K♠ + 6♣ = being on govt benefits, getting unemployment
K♠R + K♥R = an unjust judge, a misanthrope, someone who hurts or abuses people, dangerous man, or a bad man with legal problems
A♣U/R + K♠R = a divorce or the legal dissolution of a partnership
K♠R + K♦R = can be an illegal scheme
K♠R + 2♣R + 3♠R = evil magician
K♠R + 8♥R = lack of faith, atheism or a distorted view of faith

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – Heart and Club Court Cards

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Heart Court Cards

Q♥R or J♥R + 9♥ = a cheater
Q♥ or J♥ + 5♥R or 9♥R = also a cheater
Q♥ or J♥ + 10♠U/R = can mean that the querent has a lover
Q♥ + 7♦ = a good mother (unless other cards show otherwise) | a younger girl, rarely
J♥ + 7♦ = a boy, usually, sometimes two brothers where one is very young and the other a teen


J♥R + A♣R = has only one thing in mind and it starts with s and ends with ex
Q♥R + A♣R = same for a woman (note, this interpretation would be confirmed by the A♦, otherwise other interpretations could be possible)
Q♥ + J♣ = a woman and her son or younger lover, but since he’s a ♣, it’s unlikely to last forever (same with J♥ and Q♣)
J♥ + J♣ = brothers, cousins, friends or a gay couple (in this case the suit is not important)
Q♥ or J♥ or K♥ + 2♥ = person has serious intentions (K♥ can also mean he’s a home owner), similar meaning if 7♥


Q♥ or J♥ + 4♥R = a homosexual (the 4♥R in this case is not negative) | someone who lives their love in an unhealthy way, or someone whose is deeply disappointed
Q♥R or J♥R + 4♥R = a depraved individual, usually (7♥R may be present)
Q♥R or J♥R + 10♥ = it can mean that the person is not emotionally stable
2♠ + Q♥ = can be an ex, but the fact that she shows up as a ♥ means the querent still has feelings
3♠ + J♥ or K♥ = same for a man


Q♥R or J♥R or K♥R + 4♠ = Person is sick or shows love in a sick or morbid way
Q♥ + 7♣ + J♥ or K♥ = can be the consolidation of the couple, with other cards marriage may be hinted at
Q♥ + 7♦ + K♥ = a loving family with a child (if J♥ instead of Q♥ or if Q♦ instead of K♥, a loving gay family with a child)
Q♥R or J♥R + 6♦R = probably the inclination to cheat or planning on cheating
Q♥ or J♥ or K♥ + 8♦ = person lives love or their family and love life with honor and can be trusted


Q♥R or J♥R or K♥R + 9♥ or 4♥ + 4♦ = person pretends to be in love
10♦ + Q♥ or J♥ or K♥ = someone is trying to snatch the ♥ person from us (if the person is reversed, they are happy to be snatched away)
Q♥ or J♥ or K♥ + 10♣ = not necessarily evil people, but they probably sleep around (if they are reversed, it’s probably deeply ingrained in their character)

K♥ + 6♥ or 3♦ = can be a wealthy protector
K♥ + 7♥ = may be a successful professional
K♥ + 2♣ = a protector | God (+8♥, a deep faith, a miracle)
K♥ + 7♦ = usually father and child, and he is a good father


K♥ + K♠ = in a court case, the judge is sympathetic, in general, the authority is sympathetic
K♥ + J♥ or J♣ = father and son or uncle and nephew, or a gay couple with some age difference
K♥ + 9♠ = can be a married man (he has a commitment)
K♥ + 7♣ + 10♥ = a powerful, successful man
K♥R + 7♦ = bad father
K♥R + K♠ = bad judge, a misanthrope, one who doesn’t help, an unjust man of power

8♣ + 7♥R + K♥U/R = can be a man leading a double life
K♥R + 9♣R = a man with an addiction
K♥R + 9♠ = can also be a man with an addiction (K♥R is itself a card of addiction and irregular behavior)
K♥R + 7♥R = a nasty man, a deviant, a total bum
K♥R + 5♠ + 3♠ = a dead husband
K♥R + 8♠ = a jealous husband, not the nice kind (+7♠, run for your life, if 7♠R, you are probably not even running away)
K♥R + 10♣ + 6♥U/R = a squanderer
K♥R + 10♣R + 9♣R = a gambler (and a bad one)

Club Court Cards

J♣ + K♣ = usually, a boss and a subordinate, but it could also mean a young boss, it can also mean a young person and an unloving father (in this case, Q♣ would be a daughter)
J♣ or Q♣ + Q♦ = normally a mother and her son or daughter, sometimes a “milf” and her younger lover (male or female). Same with K♥ as “dilf”
J♣ + 4♥ = a young man in love (in this case, even though he is a ♣, and would therefore not do as a lasting partner, he absorbs the qualities of the surrounding card. This is true of most Face cards)
J♣ + Q♣ = brother and sister, cousins, young boyfriend and girlfriend (usually their showing up as ♣s means they will sooner or later break up)

J♣ + 2♦ + 6♦ = a student
J♣ or Q♣ + 7♦ = young boy or girl, but they may be teen parents as well depending on the context
J♣ or Q♣ + 9♥ or 10♥ = trustworthy young people
J♣ + 10♠ = a young man in uniform, or a hot hunky young man
Q♣ + 2♣ = a beautiful young woman, a female deity (traditionally, the Virgin Mary)
J♣ + 4♦ = one whose helps come with strings attached


Q♣ + 4♦ = could be the same, but more usually it could show a deluded deluded woman, sometimes a liar
Q♣ + 4♣ = girl friends
Q♣ + 8♦ = can be two colleagues or a young woman in uniform
Q♣ or J♣ + 2♠ or 3♠ = nephew/niece/grandson/granddaughter and granny or grandpa or older uncle/aunt
Q♣ or J♣ + A♣ = young married person or young business partner


J♣R + K♣R = traditionally, a duo of depraved individuals
J♣R + 9♥ = avoid accepting his help
J♣R + 4♥R = may be a young male escort
J♣R + 6♥R = a thief or a young man with holes in his pockets
J♣R + 4♣R = be weary of accepting his help
10♠ + J♣R + 9♠ = a young criminal being apprehended


J♣R + 2♥R = a can be a troubled teen with a difficult home life, but if also 9♠, might be a juvenile detention center
Q♣R + 4♥ = a young woman who suffer for love
Q♣R + 8♦R = a stupid bimbo
Q♣R + 4♠ or 8♣R or 8♥R = depression
Q♣R + 4♦ = a young woman who view of reality is completely skewed
Q♣R + 6♠R = a young woman with mood swings or mood swings in general

Q♣R + 7♠ = a negative, irrational young woman
K♣ + K♥ = a good doctor or professional
2♦ + K♣ = a diagnosis or professional’s document to be understood in context
K♣ + 2♠ = geriatrician or a older female doctor or boss


K♣ + 4♦ = wrong advice or a cardiologist
K♣ + 4♠ + 7♠ = surgeon, surgery
K♣ + A♥ = a consultant of some kind
K♣ + 7♦ = a pediatrician
K♣ + K♥ or Q♥ = an andrologist or gynecologist
K♣ + 9♦ = allergist, lungs doctor, a psychiatrist, depending on the other cards


K♣ + K♦ = boss
K♣ + 2♣ = a man of enormous power | a professional who will solve your issue, a great doctor
K♣ + 10♠ = a higher up in the military
K♣R + 10♦ = a thief, but usually a powerful one, not a street thug
K♣R + 6♥R = loan shark


K♣R + J♠ + 9♦ = can be a mobster
2♦ + K♣R = wrong diagnosis, seek second opinion
K♣R + A♠ + 4♠ = traditionally, a doctor or surgeon making a mistake that leaves you with visible scars or problems
K♣R + 2♥R + 7♠R = a violent, oppressive father (if Q♦ it would be the mother, of course)
K♣R + K♦ = a negative boss at work

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – Face Cards (General)

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Special Note 1: often it’s indifferent whether the Face card comes upright together with a reversed card or it comes reversed with an upright card, the meaning is sometimes the same, especially when the reversed meaning of the card is the opposite of it’s upright meaning (like with the 9♥)

Special Note 2: I can’t stess enough that these are just examples and that every spread must be judged as its own thing. The context of the question and the other cards must be taken into account when choosing the right interpretation.


Face + A♥ = person talks, expresses himself/herself, is open, other-oriented, belongs to the closer circle of people around the querent
Face + A♥R = person doesn’t talk, inexpressive, cannot express himself or herself well, there is a sense of incompleteness in the relationship with him/her, there are arguments, the person is changing
Face + 2♥ = person belongs to the house or family or the house belong to them
Face + 2♥R = person lives in a house he or she hates, or must visit a “negative” place, or causes the atmosphere at home to be difficult

Face + 3♥* = person is looking, searching, things are coming for that person
3♥ + Face* = person is arriving
Face + 3♥R = person is choleric and animalistic
Face + 4♥ = in love
Face + 4♥R = not in love, gay (usually hiding it), not emotionally fulfilled
Face + 5♥ = is a relative, is engaged, is helpful to the querent in getting his or her wish
Face + 5♥R = cheater, a negative relative, stands between the querent and his or her wish


Face + 6♥ = wealthy or has married money (especially if a queen, traditionally), a person belonging to the past
Face + 6♥R = person has problems with money, won’t give you money, is stingy, is not known yet (belongs to the future) or only known vaguely
Face + 7♥ = person is gifted, talented, serious, bookish, has an intellectual job, is deskbound, achieves recognition within the context, with other cards may be a sexual deviant
Face + 7♥R = person is machiavellian, calculating, untalented or not good for the task, lacking recognition
Face + 8♥* = person is hopeful, positive, nurturing, has hopes (see following cards), spiritual
8♥ + Face* = hopes concern this person
Face + 8♥R = person is sad, pessimistic, godless, an atheist, has lost hope or faith, is promiscuous, hopes concerning that person fall through

Face + 9♥ = person is a friend, loyal, attached, affectionate, faithful, transparent, as on the outside as on the inside, patriotic, idealistic, has strong values
Face + 9♥R = person is disloyal, anarchic, untrustworthy, has an axe to grind, a cheater, not sweet, a dog biting the hand that feeds it
Face + 10♥ = person is dependable, stable, a stable presence, even-tempered, from the same town or country
Face + 10♥R = person is not dependable, unstable, angry, picks fights, without the willpower to go on, is going through a rough patch

Face + A♣ = person is married, a partner of any kind
Face + A♣R = person is unmarried or separated/divorced, is wealthy
Face + 2♣ = person is beautiful or talented, helpful, solves the problem, is honorable, high-minded
Face + 2♣R = person is arrogant, proud, has a somewhat distorted view of reality, easily offended

Face + 3♣* = person is chancing, is going on a journey, things are changing for the person
3♣ + Face* = person comes from afar, is on the way
Face + 3♣R = person is changing, evolving, things are looking up for the person
Face + 4♣ = friendly, a friend (not in love, though)
Face + 4♣R = person helps or recommends, is in a service job or is a nurse
Face + 5♣U/R = person is lucky or brings luck, it’s not the person’s fault


Face + 6♣* = person finds out unexpectedly, receives, gains, thrives, flourishes with little effort
6♣ + Face* = unexpectedly meeting the person (sometimes it’s got the same meaning as the opposite combination, though. Be flexible)
Face + 6♣R = person is ambitious, usually too ambitious, doesn’t thrive, doesn’t receive
Face + 7♣ = person is secure, successful, realized, honored, belongs to the querent’s work environment
Face + 7♣R = person is uncertain, fearful, humiliated

Face + 8♣ = person is well-disposed toward something or someone or the querent, ready to compromise, we meet with him/her, can be a group of people with the Face’s qualities
Face + 8♣R = person is depressed, doesn’t keep promises or appointments, you don’t get along with them, you break up or don’t reconcile
Face + 9♣ = person is happy, cheerful, has achieved something, is part of your wider circle, can be a group of people with the Face’s qualities)

Face + 9♣R = person is causing setbacks or setbacks are caused to them, person is a fake friend, person has an addiction or leads a life of excess
Face + 10♣ = person is unreliable, carefree, not serious or doesn’t pay enough attention, burns through money, is here today and gone tomorrow
Face + 10♣R = person is lucky or comes as a stroke of luck, holds on to money, is capable of saving up

Face + A♦ = person has intimate relationship with the querent (not necessarily sex), or tells querent a secret
Face + A♦R = person reveals something unpleasant
Face + 2♦* = usually, person receives communication (but he or she may send it)
2♦ + Face* = usually, person sends communication (but may receive it)
(The 2♦ may come up upright or reversed)
Face + 3♦ = person is wealthy or, more seldom, gifted, person receives or sends object, gift, proposal
Face + 3♦R = person is instrumental in resolving an issue, much more rarely, and usually with other cards, person is unwilling to part with his stuff or money or person is not gifted or wasting his or her gift. But don’t get too attached to these interpretations, they are very rare

Face + 4♦ = person is unreliable, lying, not transparent, wrong, mistaken, a relative by marriage or adopted
Face + 4♦R = person is unmasked, person provides relief to the querent
Face + 5♦ = person is sad or is the object of the querent’s sadness
Face + 5♦R = person is very dejected, in debt or is a dangerous influence coming from the querent’s past


Face + 6♦* = person thinks, makes projects, or his or her character is being described
6♦ + Face* = querent thinks about the person or is making plans about him or her
Face + 7♦ = person has a kid or is young, person is naive, honest, inexperienced, easy to dupe, childish
Face + 7♦R = person is uncertain, can’t seem to take further steps, person is very naive ot very childish
Face + 8♦ = person is well-bred, polite, noble, high-minded, honest, is offering something or being offered something, is expanding or evolving, is noble (really or metaphorically), is dutiful, has a strong work ethic
Face + 8♦R = person is a cheap slut, a back-stabbing gossip, a two-timing Jezebel (of either sex), has no moral, is of no value, is not offered something or doesn’t give something

Face + 9♦ = person is unreliable, mistaken, not to be believed, cause of trouble, it can refer to a negative group of people with the Face card’s qualities
Face + 9♦R = person is sorely mistaken, is worsening, is taking back something, is hesitant, is blundering
Face + 10♦ = person is a thief, real or within the context, a cheat, interfering, a bad person, a betrayer
Face + 10♦R = person is ruined, is the cause of unsurmountable problems, doesn’t give back what has taken

Face + A♠ = person is sad, receives or sends bad news, is violent or suffers violence
Face + A♠R = person is returning, is conceiving (if a woman, duh), is toiling hard, does something many times, is sexy
Face + 2♠ = person is old, stagnant, an ex (usually if a woman), old-fashioned, declining, reaching the end of something, experienced, wise
Face + 2♠R = person is false, a spreader of discord, hopelessly obsolete, hasn’t learned a thing in life, is avaricious, doesn’t share
Face + 3♠ = person is alone, is going away, querent is deprived of the person in some way, suffers a loss, is lost
Face + 3♠R = person has suffered a trauma, is entirely broken, is following a dangerous path, is making or has made a mistake, has a wrong conduct, is abused or has abused

Face + 4♠ = person is sick, is feeling down, is alone or unemployed, has morbid behavior, must take a break from regular life
Face + 4♠R = person is blocked, can’t move, won’t move or budge, is unwilling to help, is good at managing resources (with positive cards), is hokey smokey poor (with bad cards), is religious
Face + 5♠ = person is dead, is causing or going through a break or huge change, is causing a lack of balance in the situation, is dangerous, is in danger
Face + 5♠R = person is deeply sorry, is devastated, is mortified, is mortally afraid, with positive cards, though, the person has the resources to go on in life


Face + 6♠* = querent is worried about the person
6♠ + Face* = person is worried about something, is unable to let go of something, is deeply anxious about something
Face + 6♠R = person is moving on, is seeing the light, listening to reason, looking for advice or giving it, is finally able to accept something, is given the facts about a situation, is going through instability or causing it, with deeply negative cards the person is without scruples
Face + 7♠ = person is dangerous, negative, aggressive, is disruptive of the querent’s wishes or their wish is being disrupted
Face + 7♠R = person is crushed and unable to get back to his or her feet, is oppressed, a prisoner, person is an oppressor, with negative cards even a  psychopath
Face + 8♠= person is in a crisis, is losing money, is in a bad way, is subtly evil, jealous, envious, bears ill-will toward the querent
Face + 8♠R = person is an egoist, has a huge ego, is easy to offend, is mortally offended, is a loose cannon, is ready to go to any length

Face + 9♠ = person is blocked, alone, jobless, has a commitment that he or she can’t get away from
Face + 9♠R = person is being freed, person is sorry, regrets his or her behavior, with negative cards the person is trying to rob the querent of his freedom, person is morally or sexually ambiguous
Face + 10♠ = person wears a uniform, person is a fighter, person has a difficult character, a bear, person is violent, person is not completely trustworthy
Face + 10♠R = person is unknown, person doesn’t know, has a secret, is secretive, is spineless or a coward

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Tens

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Ten of Hearts (10♥) – Perseverance (Costanza)

4♥ + 10♥ = enduring feelings of love
5♥ + 10♥ = long-lasting engagement
8♥ + 10♥ = realization of hopes with effort
Person + 10♥ = person can be relied upon
3♣ + 10♥* = traveling out of town


A♣ + 10♥ = a long-standing contract or marriage
A♣R + 10♥ = great wealth
4♣R + 10♥ = the decisive bit of help that will solve the problem
5♣ + 10♥ = lasting good luck
10♥ + 8♣* = reconcilation after much insistence


10♥ + 10♣ = among many possible readings, a city to the north of where you are | little endurance
K♣ + 2♦ + 10♥ + 8♣ = doctor or professional that solves an issue or health problem (instead of 8♣ you may find other positive cards. 10♥ here shows that it’s likely not a minor issue as it implies effort)
5♦ + 10♥ + A♠ = a lasting cloud of depression
8♦R + 10♥ = can point to expenses piling up over time
8♦R + 10♥ + J♦R = you are the talk of the town


9♦ + 10♥ = constant setbacks
K♦ + 10♥ = permanent job or, with other positive cards, economic realization over time
2♠R + A♥ + 10♥ + 8♣ = putting your differences behind you after much talk and compromises
10♥ + 3♠ = abandoning your town | someone who is without a fatherland (especially with 10♠R)


9♠ + 10♥ = a long prison sentence
10♥ + 10♠U/R = a strange town or country
J♠ or Q♠ + 10♥ = someone whose enmity you can count on
K♠ + 10♥ = victory in a court case

10♥R + A♥ = angry words
10♥R + 3♥R = blind rage
5♥U/R + 10♥R = family-related trouble or an engagement going belly up
6♥ + 10♥R = sharp economic downturn
3♣U/R + 8♥U/R + 6♠ + 7♠ + 10♥R = shipwreck


A♦R + 10♥R = enraged by a confession
10♦ + 10♥R = a situation going belly up due to third party interference
K♦ + 10♥R = loss of business, among other things
A♠ + 10♥R = violent arguments (with 10♠ it could mean the same)
4♠ + 10♥R = among other possibilities, it can point to an unemployed person who has lost all confidence to try to find something new

Ten of Clubs (10♣) – Levity (Leggerezza)

A♥ + 10♣ = words said without thinking too much, small talk | on a more sinister note, these cards usually show up to remind the person to mindful what they say and to whom
2♥ + 10♣ = among many possible readings, a momentary accomodation

3♥ + 10♣ = one reading would be an oversight or blunder (3♥ is connected to the eyes)
4♥ + 10♣ = a flirt
6♥ + 10♣ = a little sum of money | little experience (little past) | it’s also a symbol of the inability to save money (especially if 6♥R)
7♥ + 10♣ = person whose intentions are not very serious | lack of great talent or recognition | contract that is probably best to avoid signing


8♥ + 10♣ = flirt (but the following cards may show that it turns into something serious, like 3♣R + 4♥ + 9♥ or something like that)
6♣ + 10♣ = small gains
8♣ + 10♣* = a reconciliation that won’t last
A♦ + 10♣ = careful who you reveal your secrets to


A♦R + 10♣ = being busted for lack of foresight or a revelation made by accident
3♦ + 10♣ = something of little value
4♦ + 10♣ = again, many possible readings, among which a wrong and unrealistic standpoint or a negative situation that the querent walks into lightly and unknowingly
5♦ + 10♣ = passing sadness


7♦ + 10♣ = lack of experience or childishness or naivety
8♦R + 10♣ = burning through your money
A♠ + 10♣ = small, passing disappointment
10♣ + 3♠* = one reading is lack of levity
4♠ + 10♣ = mild ailment
10♣ + 5♠* = a lack of foresight that can have serious consequences
7♠ + 10♣ = small accident

10♣R + A♥ = a lucky meeting | can be meeting online
10♣R + 6♥ = financial opportunity, resourcefulness, good for people waiting to get back loaned money
10♣R + 5♣ = chance of a lifetime
10♣R + 9♣ = a good chance | can be one’s internet buddies | good for gamblers


2♦ + 10♣R = a scratch card | an email (+J♠, spam)
10♣R + K♦ = a traditional combination of getting back the money you loaned, but more in general it’s good for work situations too
4♠ + 10♣R = can be that you chance upon the right treatment or doctor

Ten of Diamonds (10♦) – Thief (Ladro)

4♥ + 10♦ = cheating
6♥ + 10♦ = loss of money, theft with other negative cards
7♥ + 10♦ = losing a contract | negative plans
8♥ + 10♦ = robbed of your hopes
10♦ + A♣ = someone trying to come between two partners, usually marriage partners


3♣ + 10♦ = auto theft, theft during a journey or loss of something during a journey
K♦ + 6♣ or 7♣ + 10♦ = someone else gets your raise or promotion
10♦ + K♦ + 10♠R = may represent moonlighting or being paid off the books or not at all, illegal work
A♦ + 10♦ = again a symbol of betrayal, can also mean loss of prosperity, among other things
A♦R + 10♦ = confessing to something illegal


2♦ + 10♦ = loss of document
4♦ + 10♦ + J♠ or Q♠ = swindlers (+K♣R, they may be higher ups in society)
10♦ + 4♥ + 7♠ + 5♦ + A♠R = your last story ended due to cheating and it’s going to happen again
7♦ + 10♦ + 9♠ + 7♠R + 6♥R = kidnapping of child for ransom
8♦ + 3♦ + 10♦ = loss of jewels (+J♠ or J♣R it’s more clearly theft)


2♥U/R + 9♦ + 7♠ + 10♦ = burglary of home (+A♠, violence is involved)
9♠ + 10♦ + 10♠ = arrest of a thief (+6♣, the stolen goods are retrieved, +10♣, only part of them)
10♦ + positive cards = unless the 10♦ ends the sequence, it shows that the situation may develop positively but unforeseen things will force you to change or adapt your plans
Positive sequence + 10♦* = the 10♦ negates the previous positive cards

10♦R + 2♥ = a home you hate (if 2♥R it’s more likely another building, like a prison or hospital, + 9♦ a psychiatric facility)
6♥ + 10♦R = difficult financial situation (if 6♥R it’s dire, + 8♠ it’s the type of bankruptcy that one seldom comes out of, especially +7♠R, in which case extreme actions may take place)
7♥ or 6♦ + 10♦R = a plan that won’t come to fruition due to insurmountable obstacles
10♣R + 10♦R + 6♣R = heavy losses while gambling
4♠R + 10♦R = no

8♠ + 10♦R = no | disastrous financial loss | a place with a negative aura due to someone taking their life there
5♠ + 10♦R = no | a graveyard, especially an old, dilapidated one
7♠ + 10♦R = no
9♠ + 10♦R = oh my god, no | a prison
K♠ + 10♦R = insurmountable legal issues or loss of a case | traditionally, a church (+4♠R may be present)
10♦R + 5♠ + 9♦ = traditionally, a haunted place

Ten of Spades (10♠) – Soldier (Militare)

10♠ + A♥ = fights, arguments, guardedness in expressing yourself
10♠ + A♥ + K♣ + 9♦ + 2♣ = it could mean passing a psychometric test or aptitude test, for instance to own a gun
10♠ + 4♥ = love arguments | with other cards, cheating
10♠ + 9♥ = a symbol of lying and cheating  and not being completely transparent
10♠ + 10♥ = success after much struggle, if positive cards follow | a foreign city (especially if 10♠R, but not necessarily)


10♠ + 2♣ = success, conquest
10♠ + 7♣ (+ 2♣)= for a soldier it could be a promotion or being honored (like with a medal)
9♣ + 2♥ + 10♠ = a nightclub (but with cards of arguments or violence the 10♠ could mean a brawl)
10♠ + 3♣ + 9♣ = a trip to the woods or mountain, or any other difficult environment
J♣ or 8♦ + 10♠ = can be a young man or woman in uniform


A♦ + 10♠ = cheating | among the other possible explanations, not feeling comfortable in your intimacy
2♦ + 10♠ = traditionally, a draft card
3♦ + 10♠ = again, many possible interpretations, from an object of dubious origins (especially if 10♠R) to a broken object or a proposal to be wary of, and so on
9♦ + 7♠ + 10♠ = can be a riot
10♠ + 7♠ + 5♠ + J♠ = an assassin (+9♦ and/or 9♣R, might be a terrorist attack)


10♠ + J♠ = among other things, a private investigator or a member of the secret services (+3♥, a spy)
10♠ + 3♥* = police investigation
10♠ + K♠ = the police or armed forces
10♠ + 9♠ = an arrest, among other interpetations

A♥ + 8♣ + 10♠R = secret convene
4♥ + 10♠R = secret love (usually adulterous)
9♥ + 10♠R = same
10♠R + 10♥ = foreign city | the break of dawn (if they come up in this order, otherwise at dusk)
2♣ + 10♠R = can be occultism


3♣ + 10♠R = traveling in secret or to a place you don’t know (+9♦, might mean drifting)
6♣ + 10♠R = can be earning money off the books
10♠R + 7♣R = can be subconscious hang ups | for a soldier, demotion or dishonor
A♦ + 10♠R = secrets, secret meeting of an intimate nature
A♦R + 10♠R* = the unpleasant revelation is done in secret or you still don’t discover the whole truth


2♦ + 10♠R = secret correspondence or anonymous calls (+J♠ or Q♠)
4♦ + 10♠R = a well covered lie that won’t be discovered
6♦ + 10♠R = a secret plan | spinelessness, in a character reading
6♦R + 10♠R = evil secret plan (+7♥R being Machiavellian about it)
4♠ + 10♠R = can be an undiscovered illness (+4♦ + K♣ or K♠, the doctor is wrong about it)

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Nines

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Nine of Hearts (9♥) – Faithfulness (Fedeltà)

A♥ + 9♥ = declaration of love | being honest or transparent in what you say, what you say is what is inside of you | it’s a symbol of harmony in a couple or among people
4♥ + 9♥ = love and faithfulness, but on a deeper layer, the 9♥ stabilizes the 4♥, which is a more erratic and mercurial card
8♥ + 9♥ = realization of romantic hopes
9♥ + 10♥ = faithfulness over time | attachment to your land, patriotism (in a positive sense. No negative connotation here.)
9♥ + A♣ = faithful and fulfilling marriage or contract | trustworthy partner in any field of enquiry


9♥ + 2♣ or 5♣ = success in love, generally
9♥ + 10♣ = it’s a symbol of fickleness and openness to cheating
9♥ + A♦ = deep intimacy, in love it points to truly being naked in front of the other and truly giving yourself to him or her
9♥ + 9♦ = untrustworthy person
9♥ + 10♦ = betrayal


J♦ + 9♥ = a trustworthy intermediary | in a spiritual reading, an angel or positive spirit (confirmed by 6♦R)
3♠ + 9♥* = distant from friends or affections | having a lot to give and no one to give it to
9♥ + 4♠ = a morbid sense of faithfulness, excessive loyalty
9♥ + 10♠U/R = cheating | we don’t know where the person’s loyalty lies
9♥ + K♠ = in the appropriate context, marriage | faithfulness in an established couple where passion has waned | obedience to authority
9♥ + Person = a positive, loyal person

A♥ + 9♥R = lies, confessing to cheating (especially with 6♠R or 9♠R which show unburdening yourself and regret. A♦R may be there)
9♥R + 6♥ = past unfaithfulness, but it can also mean you can’t be trusted around money
9♥R + 8♥ = cheating, but possibly just a one off thing (especially with 10♣)
9♥R + 10♥ = cheating, but it’s more consistent | disloyalty to your country, but in specific contexts it could mean a country gaining independence, literally or figuratively
9♥R + A♣ = a marriaged marred by cheating, in general not respecting pacts


8♣ + 9♥R* = an adulterous meeting or unsuccessful reconciliation
9♥R + 8♦R = the cheap floozy (man or woman)
A♠ and/or A♦R + 9♥R = discovering someone has cheated or, in the best case scenario, that they no longer love you
9♥R + 2♠* = a rapidly declining affection (if 2♠R, it’s even quicker)


9♥R + 8♠ = irreversible crisis in your love life | complete failure in general
9♥R + K♠ = rebellion against authority, among other readings (in a court case, it might be that the authority/judge is unfair and is out to get you)
J♣U/R + 9♥R + K♠ = son rebelling against authority

Nine of Clubs (9♣) – Cheerfulness (Allegria)

9♣ + A♥ = positive interaction, positive talks, can be a party
2♥ + 9♣ = positive home environment or positive situation at home | also a party
8♥ + 9♣ = a positive and carefree moment in life | can be a beach party
3♣ + 9♣ = a pleasant trip or a journey that will bear fruit
3♣R + 9♣ = going through a lucky streak, possibly career advancement


5♣ + 6♣ or 7♣ + 9♣ = excellent combination for gamblers and lottery players
5♣ + 9♣ = in love, after a breakup, this combination usually precludes a reconciliation but shows luck in the next relationship
8♣ + 9♣ = could be a get together with friends or old buddies, among other things
10♣ + 9♣ = carefreeness, sometimes to a fault, but not a negative combination | traditionally, this is the combination for a practical joke
9♣ + K♣ = positive health-related news or positive news from a professional


2♦ + A♣ + 2♥ + 9♣ = invitation to a marriage
3♦ + 9♣ = positive proposal or the right gift
4♦ + 9♣ = a negative group | pretending to be happy, among other possibilities
9♣ + 3♠ = social isolation
9♣ + J♠ or Q♠ = a man or woman in your extended circle of friends or acquaintances is not to be trusted

9♣R + 4♥R or 7♥R = sexual perversion
9♣R + 6♥U/R = inability to manage money
9♣R + 10♥R = prone to anger when he or she hits the bottle
9♣R + 2♣ = changing behavior for the better
9♣R + 10♣ = also a practical joke, but this time not a nice one, it borders on bullying


9♣R + J♣R = a junkie
2♦ + 9♣R + 10♠R + J♠ or Q♠ = anonymous calls, harassment, smear campaigns (4♦ may be present, accentuating defamation)
9♣R + 6♦R (+7♥R + 3♠R) = serious mental problems (3♠R would show mental alienation and possibly substance abuse, depending on the other cards)
9♣R + K♦= traditionally, fake banknotes | loss of employment
9♣R + 6♠R + J♠ + Q♠ + 7♠ = a dangerous individual who will go to any length to hurt another (6♠R represents that one does not worry too much, so with negative cards it points to lack of scruples)


9♣R + 9♠ and/or 7♠R = being enslaved to an addiction (if both are present, the person is unlikely to ever recover)
9♣R + 9♠ + 9♦ = the traditional full combination of addictions
A♠R + 9♣R + 9♠ = relapsing into an addiction
9♣R + 9♠ + 3♣R or 2♣ or A♥R or 5♣ = breaking free of an addiction

Nine of Diamonds (9♦) – Fools (Deliranti)

A♥ + 9♦ = incoherence, contradiction, lies, untrustworthy reports, fights
4♥ + 9♦ = fights in love, or inconsistency of a lover
4♥R + 9♦ + A♣R + Q♥R or J♥R = orgies (+A♠ or 10♠, an element of violence is implied)
9♦ + 9♥ = better not trust someone
9♦ + Person = also better not trust someone


9♦ + A♣ = an unhappy marriage or a partnership full of fights
5♣ + 9♦* = it’s an invitation to prudence, as you may end up squandering a lucky moment (same with 10♣R)
6♣ + 7♠ + 9♦ = can be a brawl (6♣ represents an unforeseeable and therefore unexpected situation)
9♦ + 6♣R = excessive enthusiasm will cost you dearly
9♦ + 10♣ = a nutcase (unless with other cards, not mentally ill, just bonkers)


9♦ + 2♦ = delays the arrival of news or incoherent news
6♦ + 9♦ = irrationality, foolish ideas
7♦ + 9♦ = it can mean a childish tantrum
5♠ + 9♦ = in esoteric readings, ghosts and unruly spirits, otherwise it points to deep instability in an area


7♠ + 9♦ = traditionally, a cataclysm, if 7♠R can be a fire (+2♥R, burning down the house), if 10♣, a hurricane, if 6♠ or 8♥R, a tsunami. But this is usually only if the question is specific, otherwise other negative cards must be present. In itself, it can point to sudden disruption or violent fights
7♠ + 9♦ + 10♠ + J♠ = a violent gang
9♦ + J♠ or Q♠ = groups of enemies
K♠ + 9♦ = trouble with the law or government

A♥ + 9♦R = going back on your word, taking back what you said
A♥ or 9♣ or 8♣ + 9♦R (+3♠) = a deterioration of one’s social life
4♥ + 9♦R = a deterioration of your love life
10♥ + 9♦R = a steady deterioration
7♣R + 9♦R = a worsening of your social status | demotion


K♣ or 4♠ + 9♦R + 8♣* = an illness getting better and better (the 9♦R shows something that goes backward and recedes instead of going forward. Also, any very positive card can come up instead of 8♣)
10♣ + 9♦R = a major blunder
3♦ + 9♦R = among many possible readings, an electronic appliance jamming, the recalling of a product or sending back something
6♦ + 9♦R = mental decline (e.g. with 2♠) | can also be a blunder in a project or a fatal hesitation

Nine of Spades (9♠) – Prison (Prigione)

A♥ + 9♠ = it can mean the inability to express yourself, lack of communication or communication of some kind of failure
4♥ + 9♠ + 9♥ = powerful attachment in love (but the 9♠ needs to fall between the two heart cards)
9♠ + 10♥ = a lasting blockage
A♣ + 9♠ = among other interpretations, a binding agreement that the querent won’t get out of easily (but in itself not a bad combo, u less with bad cards)
A♣R + 7♥R + 9♠ = can point to impotence

10♣R + 9♠ + 3♥R or J♦R = among many possible readings, being blocked by someone on social media
2♣R + 3♠R + 9♠ = a binding hex, a magical blockage
A♦ + 9♠ = strong intimacy (a neutral combination, but if A♦R, the intimacy is sacrificed or stifling)
2♦ + 9♠ + 8♠ = if it’s a contract, don’t sign
5♦ + 9♠ = depression
6♦ + 9♠ = among other possible interpretations, a plan that can’t be executed,  or the inability to let go of a thought, or someone who is strongly introverted and unable to reach out for help


9♠ + 7♦ = traditional combination of pregnancy (confirmed by 8♥, which is strongly connected with maternity, or even by the 3♥ which shows positive developments. + J♣ or J♥, a boy, + Q♣ or Q♥, a girl, + 9♦, twins; +10♠R, secret pregnancy)
10♣ + 9♠ + 7♦ = accidental pregnancy (+6♦ or 7♥ it’s planned)
9♠ + 7♦ + 7♠ + 5♠ or 7♠ + A♠ or A♠ + 5♠ = miscarriage (if also K♣ or K♠, abortion)


9♠ + 9♦ = traditional combination of a vicious cycle
9♠ + 9♦ + 3♣R or A♥R or 2♣ or 5♣ = end of a vicious cycle
9♠ + cards showing a situation = a situation the querent is forced into
Cards showing a situation + 9♠ = a situation the querent can’t get out of

A♥ + 9♠R = it can mean asking for forgiveness or regretting saying something, among other possibilities
10♥ + 9♠R = the end of a blockage (or a prison sentence) that lasted a while, especially if positive cards follow
10♣ + 7♥ + 9♠R = regretting signing a contract
J♠ or Q♠ + 9♠R + 2♣ and/or 8♣ = an enemy is sorry and will come clean


J♠ or Q♠ + 9♠R + 4♦ or 10♦ or 8♠ = someone trying to swindle you or imprison you (be careful about the 9♠R. It’s a very mercurial card that becomes easily negative despite being slightly positive in itself. With negative cards, or if negative cards follow it, it is bad 4 times out of 5)
K♣ or K♠ + 7♠ + 5♠ or A♥R + Q♥ + 9♠R = transitioning to woman. If to man, K♥ instead. Other figure cards may appear instead of Q♥ or K♥ depending on age. The 9♠R represents leaving the “wrong” body
9♠R + Person = if the question is specific, someone who’s had a sex change or is not sure about his or her sexual identity
Good cards + 9♠R + bad cards = beginning of blockage, loss of freedom
Bad cards + 9♠R + good cards = end of blockage

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Eights

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Eight of Hearts (8♥) – Hope (Speranza)

8♥ + A♥ or 9♣ = a meeting by the water (with the A♥, among many other possibilities, it would represent prayers, that is, words -A♥- of faith -8♥- or simply a meeting or talk going well)
8♥ + 3♥ = a long distance, possibly abroad | the arrival of something you hope for
8♥ + 4♥ = realization of romantic hopes, but often a love that was born as a flirt (if it were 9♥ instead, it would be better, showing success in love)
8♥ + 6♥ = an investment (because the 8♥ rules liquids and therefore liquid assets, and because investments are something that you hope will bear fruit, something your hopes hinge on; if also 6♣, the investment flourishes, if it’s reversed, then it is lost, but if it is reversed and followed by positive cards it may show that it won’t be great but you’ll not lose everything)
10♣ or 9♦ + 8♥ + 6♥ + 5♣ = a risky investment that pays off


8♥ + 6♥ + 7♦R + 6♣ = an investment that grows slowly
8♥ + 3♣ = can be a boat, among many other interpretations
8♥ + 3♣ + 9♣ = a trip to the beach
8♥ + 6♣ = if you loaned money, you’ll get it back
8♥ + 10♣ = a flirt, a dalliance


A♦ + 8♥ + 10♠R = a private hope you don’t talk about and keep secret
8♥ + 2♦ = a hoped for message | a sacred text
8♥ + 7♦ = it’s a symbol of maternity and breastfeeding | can be a childhood dream or wishing for a baby, among many possible interpretations
8♥ + 9♦ = a foolish hope or unforeseen setbacks marring the realization of the hope
8♥ + 5♠ = hope that will not be realized


2♠ + 8♥ = an old hope
8♥ + K♠ = among other meanings, this combination represents religion | also a priest
Negative cards + 8♥* = things clearing up or starting to look up. It’s a symbol of protection. However much may be taken from you, you’ll come out of it with a glimmer of hope
Positive cards + 8♥* = realization
8♥ + negative cards = the hope or wish is denied
Person + 8♥* = the hope belongs to the person
8♥ + Person* = the hope centers around that person

A♥ or 8♣ + 8♥R = a meeting, talk, reconciliation going up in smoke
8♥R + 6♥ + A♠ or 5♦ = an old disappointment that has left us scarred
7♥ + 8♥R = traditionally, the possibility of a contract going up in smoke
2♦ + 8♥R = a message that won’t arrive or whose content will leave you without hope | in the appropriate context, a book with anti-spiritual or dark contents


5♦ + 8♥R = disappointment bordering on depression
6♦R + 8♥R = depression | atheism (also with 6♦U)
8♥R + K♠R + 9♦ = a cult (3♠R may be present to show rituals but also negative groups)
10♣ + 8♥R = things going up in smoke due to carelessness | can mean promiscuity

Eight of Clubs (8♣) – Reunion (Riunione)

3♥ + 4♥ + 8♣ = the most classical combination of reconciliation
6♥ + 8♣ = positive financial evolution or meetings | getting back your money if you loaned it
10♥ + 8♣ * = a reconciliation that will require persistence
A♣ + 8♣ = can be a partnership (4♣ may be present, K♠ too)
6♣ + 8♣ = unexpected reconciliation or meeting or appointment


8♣ + 10♣ = traditionally, a reconciliation that is only momentary, not lasting (usually, the same old problems will resurface) | this is valid for other topics as well
A♦ + 8♣ + 10♠R = meeting in secret, a secret meeting place
2♦ + 8♣ = invitation to a meeting
K♦ + 8♣ = working two jobs | getting along with your colleagues
4♠ + 8♣ = healing


7♠ + 6♠R + 8♣ = constantly fighting and then getting back together | can also mean that a clarification will bring improvement or reconciliation
A♥ + K♠ + 8♣ = winning a trial. In general, it’s positive for any official situation

3♥U/R + 8♣R = you won’t get back together
5♥U/R + 8♣R = not getting along with your relatives
10♥ + 8♣R = trying hard to get back together but not succeeding
A♣U/R + 8♣R + 2♥U/R = an ill-assorted couple
8♣R + 8♥R or 4♠ or 5♦ or Q♣R= depression, feeling very down
K♦ + 8♣R = interpersonal problems at work
8♣R + 2♠R = inability to get along, to find common ground

Eight of Diamonds (8♦) – Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)

A♣ + 8♦ = traditionally, the dowry, but unless you’re reading for the royal family it will usually mean something else, like a job offer or a contract with good prospects
8♦ + K♦ = can be a (female) colleague from work | evolution of your career or a job offer | it can also mean an expansion of an activity | for a business person, it would be the money coming from the clients
8♦ + 2♠ = traditionally, a visit
8♦ + 5♠ = traditionally, getting out of a difficult period or a period of mourning
8♦ + Person = someone with high morals or values or standards (or money)

8♦ + J♣ = colleagues (if K♣ instead, a man and a woman occupying different positions, he might be the boss)
8♦ + 10♠ = can be a woman in uniform
8♦ + K♠ = usually a loan or money given by the authority
8♦ + 7♦ = baby sitter | a new job or evolution toward new things
8♦ + 10♣ = little value or unexpected expenses

8♦R + K♠ = taxes, money owed to the government or other institution, money not received from the government
8♦R + 4♥ = one who is unreliable in love (could be cheating as well)
8♦R + 10♠ = could be a fine, among other things
8♦R + Q♣ = frivolous young woman (in general, beware of people with the 8♦R next to them)


8♦R + 6♥R = money going out (+8♠, lots of it)
8♦R + 2♥ = petty arguments in the family or among neighbors
8♦R + J♦R = gossip
8♦R + Q♠ = petty, vindictive woman, usually with a sharp tongue (with Q♣ she would be a rather cheap girl)
10♥R + 8♦R = can be one whose anger is easily roused by silly things (basically every court show defendant or plaintiff)

Eight of Spades (8♠) – Desperation and Jealousy (Disperato per Gelosia)

A♥ + 8♠ = critical moment in your close relationships | expressing criticism, disapproval, group of people that is negative for the querent
6♥ + 8♠ = critical moment in the finances
6♥R + 8♠ = heavy losses | can mean possessiveness
8♠ + 4♥ = jealousy or envy in love | crisis in love
8♥R + 8♠ = tears, depression, hopes falling through


K♥U/R + 3♥R + 8♠ = jealous and dangerous husband or man (with Q♦, dangerous wife)
A♣ + 8♠ = marriage crisis | can be a jealous partner (even a business partner)
2♣R + 4♦ + 8♠ = among other interpretations, evil eye
7♣R + 8♠ = loss of status or certainties in life
8♠ + A♠ + 10♠ = jealousy and violence


8♠ + 10♠R = ill will you don’t know about
6♦ + 8♠ = projects falling through | one who is jealous or envious, ill will in general
K♦ + 8♠ = critical moment at work
K♦ + 8♠ + Q♠ and or J♠ = mobbing
8♠ + 5♠R = great inner pain, with other cards it might show certain types of mental illness
6♠ + 8♠ = tormented hopes falling through | one who just can’t let go and is in a crisis as a result

8♠R + 4♦ = traditionally, leg paralysis (but two cards are not enough. Here the 4♦ is the wheelchair while the 8♠ is the legs) | a skewed sense of reality and of self
2♣R + 8♠R = extreme arrogance, feeling like you are owed the world
8♠R + 7♠ = picking fights | an accident | a volatile temperament, a loose cannon
8♠R + 9♦ = also someone to stay well away from


8♠R + 5♦ = the woe is me type
8♠R + 7♦ = being infantile and capricious | a small accident
10♣ + 8♠R = utter carelessness in your behavior, usually motivated by an inflated ego | carelessness causing an accident
8♠R + 8♥ + 10♣ = getting into flirtatious situations to prove something to yourself

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Sevens

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Seven of Hearts (7♥) – Scholar (Letterato)

7♥ + 2♥ = the contract for buying, selling or renting real estate | can be a 7♥ish place (look for clues in the other cards) | it can represent a male person connected to the home or family (brother, uncle, even a partner)
7♥ + 4♥ = it can herald a reconciliation or signify serious projects for the couple (the 7♥ is a symbol of being serious about something, and the ability to make projects)
7♥ + 8♥ = an artist
7♥ + 10♥ = a contract for a permanent job | it’s a symbol of dependability, serious projects and talent
7♥ + A♣ = a contract (technically, signing a contract in front of a notary public, but not necessarily) | it may represent a partnership
7♥ + 2♣ = great intelligence or talent (or excellent contract)


7♥ + 3♣ = buying or selling a vehicle (+2♠, an old one, + 7♦, a new one)
7♥ + 7♣ = can be a renowned professional  | a good name in your field | again, a work contract
7♥ + 10♣ = lack of seriousness | a contract that is signed too hastily, if cards like 9♠ follow, showing that you’ll find yourself “imprisoned” by a clause
7♥ + K♣ = traditionally, bureaucracy and red tape (often followed by cards of blockage or slowness or loss of money)
7♥ + A♦ = a professional’s office (can also mean a desk job or, these days, working from home)


7♥ + 2♦ = legal documents
7♥ + 3♦ = a wealthy contract offer
7♥ + 4♦ = a contract not to sign | can be intelligence bent to evil ends or lack of talent
7♥ + 6♦ = the mind, the use of one’s intelligence
7♥ + 10♦ = a contract opportunity that will be snatched away | it can mean lack of faithfulness


7♥ + A♠R = signing a contract | extending a contract after its end
7♥ + 5♠ = end of contract or lack of it
7♥ + 6♠R = going to a professional for advice (look at the other cards for what professional)
7♥ + 7♠ = can be a breach of contract | something that doesn’t go as planned
7♥ + 9♠ = a binding contract
7♥ + 10♠R + 4♦ or J♠ = a hidden clause in a contract (if 10♦U/R or 8♠, it will cost you a pretty penny, if 9♠R, you’ll regret it)

7♥R + 4♥R = sexual depravity
7♥R + 5♥R = cheating
7♥R + 6♥ or 8♦ or 3♦ = to be in for the money or for material advantage or to climb the social ladder
7♥R + 6♦ = a calculating individual | lack of ability or common sense


7♥R + 8♦R = one possible interpretation is a low IQ | a scumbag, the oily type
7♥R + A♣U/R = traditionally, someone wants to marry you for the money
7♥R + K♦R = incompetence or lack of talent
7♥R + 9♠ = it can be impotence (the A♣U/R might be present)
7♥R + 7♣U/R = among other possible explanations, it may mean lack of recognition

Seven of Clubs (7♣) – Gratification (Gran Consolazione)

2♥ + 7♣ = real estate | can be the workplace
7♣ + 10♥ = wealth and/or prestige accumulated over time (with K♥ it might show a wealthy industry owner)
7♣ + 9♦ + 8♠ or 6♥R = squandering (instead of 9♦ you may find 10♣)
7♣ + 9♦R = gradually losing your prestige or privileges (if the 7♣ is reversed it would be worse)
K♦ + 7♣ = it can point to a promotion


A♥ + 7♣ = discussing business
7♣ + 3♣R or 8♦ = upward mobility, social elevation
10♠U/R + 7♣ = it can mean winning a competition (9♣ could be present showing the moment you feel the thrill of victory)
J♣ + 6♦ + 2♦ + K♣ + 7♣ = getting a degree or passing an important test
Negative cards + 7♣ = a light at the end of the tunnel
7♣ + PersonR = it might be someone who lacks a sense of security

A♥ or 8♣ + 7♣R* = a talk or meeting with no concrete outcomes
7♣R + 2♣ or 5♣ = a situation that seemed to be a dead end suddenly turns out for the better (depending on the other cards, it can be a rags to riches kind of situation)
7♣R + 8♠ + J♠ or Q♠ = slander, mobbing
3♦ + 2♠ + 7♣R = can be a loss of social status (if +7♠R, it is irreversible and disastrous)
Person + 7♣R = someone who is inhibited by fears or doesn’t feel secure in their position (the same might be the case if the 7♣ is upright and the person card is reversed)
K♦ + 7♣R = among other possibilities, a dead end job (if with 9♠, the querent won’t leave it)

Seven of Diamonds (7♦) – Child (Bambino)

A♥ + 7♦ = meeting new people | it’s a symbol of truthfulness
3♥ + 7♦ = arrival of a baby (or of something new)
7♦ + 4♥ = a new love or the first love
7♦ + 9♥ = complete honesty in love and in any other field (can also be a new love)
7♦ + J♥ or J♣ = a young boy (if the Js are reversed, they have problems)


7♦ + Q♥ or Q♣ = a young girl (especially the Q♣)
7♦ + 8♣ = meeting someone new | it can be a total renewal of one’s life (going back to something in a a new way)
7♦ + 10♣ = naivety (often found with cards of loss like 6♥R or 6♣R)
7♦ + 9♣ + 2♥ = a baby shower or a birthday party (especially with A♠R)
7♦ + 4♦ = usually a mistake due to inexperience or naivety | one who plays dumb (false innocence) | a stepson or an illegitimate son (or daughter)


7♦ + 8♦ = a babysitter | a new phase of life | a new offer or new job
7♦ + 2♠* = a beginning that is already old and declining | granny and nephew
2♠ + 7♦* = the end of a phase and the beginning of a new one | also granny and nephew
7♦ + J♠ = can be a negative young boy (if also 9♣R and/or 8♠ a bully, if 6♥R or 8♦R, he wants your lunch money!)


7♦ + A♣ + K♠ = an adoption (only if the question is specific, otherwise other cards are needed)
A♦ + 5♥ + 7♦ = a playground
3♥ + 7♦ + 3♦ = a videogame (10♣R would show electrical appliances)

7♦R + A♣ = indecision about marriage or a contract (in which case the A♣ can be switched with the 7♥)
7♦R + 6♠ = a situation that will take a very long time
7♦R + 10♣ or 4♦ = it accentuates the idea of gullibility
A♥ + 7♦R = hesitation in speaking or opening up, but if also K♠, it could be a trial or hearing that will draw out over a longer period than expected
7♦R + 7♣R = insecurities and fears inhibiting someone | a situation that draws out and won’t have practical outcomes
7♦R + J♦U/R + 3♦ = delay in the arrival of a parcel (if J♦R, the delay is longer)

Seven of Spades (7♠) – Disaster (Disgrazia)

A♥U/R + 7♠ = an argument
7♠ + 2♥ or A♦ = can be a domestic accident
7♠ + 3♥* = an unexpected arrival/visit
7♠ + 3♥R = a great wrath
4♥ + 7♠ = a breakup (not necessarily forever though)


6♥U/R + 7♠ = financial difficulties
7♠ + 2♣ = a small accident with no consequences
7♠ + 5♣ = a stroke of luck
7♠ + 4♦ + 4♠ = a stroke, period (the 4♦ represents the heart as an organ) | can also be a surgical mistake
7♠ + 3♦ = can be destruction of property or a broken object


7♠ + J♦ or 2♦* = quick arrival of correspondence, maybe priority mail (if the cards are swapped, it may be a letter that makes you angry)
7♠ + 3♠ = separation, getting away, a bad breakup
7♠ + 4♠ and/or K♣ = a surgery
Person + 7♠ = a wrathful, angry or choleric disposition, stay away
7♠ + 6♦ + 6♣* = eureka! A sudden revelation or discovery, being struck by an idea

PersonR + 7♠R + PersonR = traditionally, slavery, slaves
7♠R + J♣R + 9♣R = a troubled youth with drug habits that he cannot kick (if 5♠ + 3♠R, a fatal overdose is likely)
K♣U/R + 2♥U/R + 7♠R = usually a tyrannical father (or boss, in which case the 2♥ is the workplace. If Q♦U/R, it’s the mother who is tyrannical)
5♠ + A♠ + 7♠R = the inability to get back on your feet after the end of something (psychological cards may show up indicating the person’s distress)


8♥R + 7♠R = a depression that doesn’t seem to go away
3♣ + 2♥ + 7♠R + K♠ = an eviction (the 10♠ would show the police getting involved)
K♠U/R + 7♠R = the government forcing you to do something | a tyrannical government, broadly (especially with the K♠R. If also 10♠, a military junta or a police state, or, more individually, it could be a deportation, especially with 3♣. If 6♥R and 3♦R or 8♦R 7♣R or A♣R or 2♥R, expropriation of goods or properties of various kind -the 6♥R is also avarice, that is, the government is avaricious with people’s stuff, in which case the 2♠R may show up too-)

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Sixes

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Six of Hearts (6♥) – The Safe (Denaro)

A♥ + 6♥ = financial discussions and talks
6♥ + 2♥* = it can mean putting money  toward the house or family
A♣ + 6♥ = a financial contract | marrying money
A♣R + 6♥ = great wealth | with other appropriate cards, sex for money
10♣ + 6♥ = carelessness with money, burning through your savings | it can mean little experience (literally, “little past”. The same meaning could be had with 7♦)


6♥ + 3♦ = a gift of money | good finances | extra money
6♥ + 8♦ = positive financial evolution | money coming in
6♥ + 8♦R = little money | money going out
6♥ + A♠ = a difficult past | depending on the context, it can simply mean money spent
6♥ + A♠ + 2♥ = it can mean problems with a bank


6♥ + 2♠ = pension money
6♥ + 2♠U/R + negative cards = economic decline
6♥ + 3♠ + 4♦R = end of a difficult financial period
6♥ + 7♠ + another negative card = a period of financial difficulties in your destiny
6♥ + J♥ or Q♥ = an ex


6♥ + person = someone you already know (if J♠ or Q♠, an old enemy or someone who has caused you trouble in the past)
6♥ + 5♠ + 2♦ + 7♥ = a will (+ 4♦, the documents are false, forged or have been tampered with)

6♥R + person = someone you don’t know yet, or know very very little
6♥R + K♥ = traditionally, the arrival of a benefactor
6♥R + K♣R + J♠ = traditionally, a loan shark
6♥R + 8♦R = money spent or not coming in


6♥R + 10♦R = financial ruin (with 7♠R, you won’t get out of it easily)
6♥R + 2♠R = can be avarice, hoarding, possessiveness | steep financial decline
6♥R + cards describing a situation = if the 6♥R has no other meaning, it can mean that the situation will happen all of a sudden, often at the last minute | alternatively, if the cards are depicting a state of affairs, it means that the situation will draw out for a long time

Six of Clubs (6♣) – The Surprise (Consolante Sorpresa)

6♣ + A♥ or 8♣ = unexpected meeting, appointment, date, talk, interview, reconciliation, what have you (it doesn’t say it will go well, though. Look further)
6♣ + 2♥ = traditionally, a happy event at home
6♣ + 3♥ = an unexpected visit
6♣ + 6♥ = extra money, or receiving money, etc., usually unexpectedly | a raise
6♣ + 10♥ = traditionally, a combination of rewards and efforts paying off | it can also mean, for instance, a hobby or thing done on the spur of the moment (6♣) turning into something serious and consistent (10♥)


6♣ + 9♣ = it can be a surprise party or an unexpected victory
6♣ + 10♣R = small wins | unexpected fluke
6♣ + 2♦ = a message you’d lost hope you’d receive
6♣ + 3♦ + 7♦ (+ 9♣ + A♠R) = a birthday gift (the A♠R shows cyclicity)
6♣ + 4♠U/R or 9♠* = can be unemployment (your reception of money is blocked). If it’s the other way around, then maybe you are unemployed and the block ends unexpectedly
7♠ + 6♣* + positive or neutral cards = reinforces the idea of suddenness

A♥ + 6♣R = a meeting or talk that goes badly (possibly it was the wrong time or attitude)
4♥ + 6♣R + 7♠ = breakup due to a lack of common interests (the 6♣R represents aspirations, so if the breakup is due to aspirations, it means that they are diverging)
8♥ + 6♣R = hopes falling through due to biting off more than you can chew | a very bad combination for investments
10♣ + 6♣R = carelessness causing the downfall of a project
6♣R among not so negative cards = the need to put in a lot of effort for results that aren’t that great anyway

Six of Diamonds (6♦) – Thought (Pensiero)

6♦ + A♥ = speaking your mind or a people-oriented person
6♦ + 4♥ = being in love
6♦ + 6♥ = an investment or speculation | financial plans
6♦ + 8♥ = an optimist or a believer (if 8♥R, a pessimist or a non-believer; if also A♣R, a materialist)
6♦ + 9♥R = planning to cheat | if the cheating is already happening, it means it’s not an accident or something that just happened (6♦ shows premeditation)


6♦ + 9♥ = faithfulness | attachment to an idea (+10♥ patriotism, K♠ a political ideal)
6♦ + cards + 10♥ = a plan put into action
6♦ + 2♣ = a great idea (if 2♣R, either a vain person or one’s ideas are clouded by one’s ego)
6♦ + 7♣ = a strong ambition
6♦ + 8♣ = being well disposed toward someone or planning a reconciliation


6♦ + 10♣ = a frivolous person or a careless plan
6♦ + A♦ + 3♣ + 10♠R = planning to go to a secret intimate meeting
6♦ + 2♦ = studying | elaborating a plan
6♦ + 4♦ = a negative, false character | a wrong idea | can be planning a scam or a scammy action, but this would be more common with 6♦R


6♦ + 4♦ + K♠ = ideology, understood as something that skews (4♦) or heavily colors your understanding of reality(2♠U/R  traditionalism or conservatism, K♣U/R elitism, 6♥R socialism, K♦ or 3♦ libertarianism or free market, 7♠R something more oppressive like communism or fascism, 9♦ populism, 10♠ can be militarism or hatred of strangers, depending on the cards, 9♥R anarchism, 9♥ and 10♥ patriotism)


6♦ + 7♦ = a new conception | thinking of having a baby | a gullible person, a simple-minded person
6♦ + 7♦R = very childish or very insecure
6♦ + 3♥ + 6♣ + 7♦ = doing research and making a discovery (7♥ may come up in combination with 6♦ as together they represent brain power)
6♦ + 9♦ = a totally unrealistic idea (+ 6♣R, will bring losses)
6♦ + 5♠ = thinking of ending something
6♦ + 7♠ = negative or aggressive thoughts

J♠ or Q♠ + 6♦U/R* = someone has hostile plans against you
6♦U/R + J♠ or Q♠* = you have hostile plans against someone or at least you see them as enemies to fight against
6♦R + 9♥ = planning something unfaithful or disloyal
6♦R + cards of sadness or depression = it accentuates the idea of sadness or depression
6♦R + 5♠ + A♠ + 10♠ + J♠ or Q♠ (+ 7♠) = premeditated murder

6♦R + 10♦ = planning a robbery (literally or figuratively)
6♦R + 4♠R = can be a subconscious hung-up or complex (e.g. J♣U/R, inferiority, 2♣R or 8♠R, superiority) | sitting on your hands, possibly being unemployed
6♦R + A♦R + 7♣R = planning to destroy someone’s reputation
6♦R + 8♠ + 5♠ + 9♦ = planning of ending it all
6♦R + 6♠ or 7♣R = subconscious fears
6♦R + 2♣ + 8♥ = psychic powers, premonitions, etc.

Six of Spades (6♠) – Sighs (Sospiri)

A♥ or 8♣ + 6♠* = anxious about a meeting | can be social anxiety in general
8♥ + 6♠ = a tormented hope
J♥R + 9♥ + 6♠* = worried that a lover/boyfriend might be unfaithful
6♠ + 10♥* = whatever it is that you are worried about, you are right (look at the cards that the girl is looking at)
6♠ + 4♦* = whatever it is that you are worried about, you are wrong


A♥ + A♣ + 6♠* = anxiously waiting for someone to propose
2♣ or 5♣ + 6♠* = worrying about nothing
6♣ + 6♠* = impatience, it may be too soon to be wishing for something
3♣ + 6♠ = a large means of transport (other cards may specify it, e.g. 10♣ an airplane, etc.)
6♠ + 8♥R + 10♥R + (7♠) = traditionally a bad combination for sailors


7♦ + 6♠* = to be expecting, but
7♦ + A♣R + 6♠* = to be anxious about conceiving
6♠ + 9♠ + 4♦R = a traditional (and rather useless) combination showing that a prisoner or kidnapped person will be found near water
5♠ + 6♠* = fear of death or of anxiety due to an ending of some kind
6♠ + 5♠* = a traditional combination showing that the waiting will be in vain
K♦ + J♠ + 6♠ = another traditional (but useful) combination showing losing one’s job due to an enemy
6♠ + cards showing an event = the event will take a longer time to manifest

6♠R + 2♥ = an unstable family life
6♠R + K♦ = an unstable job situation
Card meaning something + 6♠R + Card meaning the opposite = fluctuations between these two extremes
A♣ + 2♦ + 6♠R = may be a book publishing contract
6♠R + 6♦ = psychological instability
6♠R + K♣ or K♠ or K♥ or 7♥ = often, seeking advice or a service (look around to see what type of advice or service)

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Fives

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Five of Hearts (5♥) – Happiness (Allegrezza al Cuore)

A♥ + 5♥ = an engagement proposal | a job interview that goes well
5♥ + 2♥ = the house of relatives
5♥ + 6♥ = can be a down payment
5♥ + 8♣ = reconciliation among relatives or a second engagement after the first one didn’t work out | Can mean meeting at a party
5♥ + 9♣ = an engagement party

2♦ + 5♥ = announcement of engagement | a booking
5♥ + 5♦ = dissatisfaction between boyfriend and girlfriend or among relatives
5♥ + 7♦ = traditional combination for petting and sweat talk
5♥ + 7♦R = traditionally, an engagement that is leading nowhere due to an unwillingness to take the next step | it can mean having second thoughts about any kind of commitment
5♥ + 4♠R = also an engagement that doesn’t seem to lead to the next step

5♥ + 7♠ = engagement broken off
5♥ + Person = usually a relative (but in specific contexts, someone who is engaged or not sentimentally free)
5♥ + Person + 5♠ + 7♥ + cards of money or wealth = an inheritance from a dead relative

A♥ + 5♥R = a meeting or talk or discussion that doesn’t reach its goal
5♥R + 2♥ = unstable family relationships
5♥R + 4♦ or 10♦ or 10♠U/R = cheating and lies
5♥R + K♦ = unstable relationships among colleagues
5♥R + 2♠R = incompatibility among relatives, possibly due to lies and a negative behavior

5♥R + 3♠ = a very unsupportive (extended) family (the querent is left alone)
5♥R + Person = a relative to keep at arm’s length

Five of Clubs (5♣) – Fortune (Fortuna)

5♣ + 6♥ = good luck in money matters
5♣ + 10♥ = lasting good luck
5♣ + A♣ = a fortunate marriage or contract
5♣ + 6♣ + 7♣ = the traditional combination of great good fortune

5♣ + 2♦ = it can be a winning ticket
5♣ + 3♦ = a lucky charm, among other possible interpretations | A combination of wealth
5♣ + 5♦ = it can be a lucky situation that the querent is dissatisfied with because it doesn’t match their preconceptions of what luck is

5♣R + 3♣R = a positive transformation that will happen over a longish period
5♣R + 7♦R = the 7♦R delays the 5♣R even more
5♣R + 4♠ = the illness will be overcome over time (+6♠R, with ups and downs)
5♣R + 10♠U/R = the good luck will be delayed and the querent will need to fight

Five of Diamonds (5♦) – Melancholy (Malinconia)

4♥ + 7♠ + 5♦ = a traditional combination showing disappointment over a breakup (if also 5♠, a definitive breakup, but if +2♦ + 8♣, there will be reconciliation)
9♥ or 4♥ + 5♦ = dissatisfaction in one’s love life (if it’s 9♥, an added nuance might be that one doesn’t feel completely connected to the partner)
5♦ + 10♥ = the 10♥ stabilizes the disappointment of the 5♦, which in itself would be transitory
6♥ + 5♦* = an open wound from the past | dissatisfaction with one’s economic situation (in this case the order is not important)
2♣R + 5♦ = a brat who plays the victim or always feels like one (the 8♠R might be present or replace the 2♣R)

7♣ + K♦ + 10♦ + 5♦ = disappointment over a lost promotion (if it were the 6♣ instead, over a lost pay raise)
10♣ + 7♦ + 9♠ + 5♦ = disappointment over finding out you’re pregnant (10♣ shows it wasn’t planned)
7♦ + 9♠ + 7♠ + 5♦ = sadness due to a miscarriage
9♦ + 5♦* = a traditional combination signaling the possibility of an ambush (but only with a specific question or with other cards) | sadness due to interpersonal contrasts
A♠R + 10♥ + 7♦ + 5♦ = some baby blues might be the issue (if also 9♠, it becomes full blown depression)

5♠ + 5♦ = a change that causes sadness, generally
5♦ + 6♠R = mood swings
5♦ + 9♠ = depression (+4♠, it becomes serious and shouldn’t be underestimated)

5♦R + 6♥U/R = debts
5♦R + K♠U/R = legal issues
K♦U/R + 5♦R = can be a stressful job (usually a poorly paid one) or work-related stress, a burn-out

5♦R + A♠R + positive cards = working hard to pay off debts
5♦R + 8♠ + 5♠ + 9♦ + 10♥R = suicide for debts (the 10♥R represents the person’s will turned against itself, that is, violence against oneself)
5♦R + 2♣ = end of a situation of debt or of economic hardships

Five of Spades (5♠) – Death (Morte)

7♥ + 5♠ = it can mean a contract you shouldn’t sign | the end of a contract
7♥ + 5♠ + 6♣ = can be a life insurance | an inheritance
5♠ + 2♣R + 4♦ = can be a negative aura about the person, attracting them negative situations (if also 3♠R and/or 10♠R it’s more clearly due to a hex)
5♠ + 2♣ or 5♣ = traditionally, a change in the querent’s destiny that may even look like a bad thing at first, but will prove beneficial
5♠ + 6♣ = traditionally, the end of a difficult period

10♣ + 5♠ (+7♠) = recklessness with heavy consequences
10♣R + 5♠ = wasting a precious chance
5♠ + 3♦ = can be an object you should’t buy (look around for why, normally it’s becaue it’s a bauble or a fake)
Q♠ or J♠ + 6♦R + 5♠ = a nefarious plan
5♠ + 7♦* = a rebirth, a totally new period

5♠ + 8♦ = traditionally, also the end of a negative period
J♦R + 5♠ = traditionally a telegram announcing death, but look for other cards, otherwise it might be some other type of ending | if you’ve ordered something by post, you can forget about it
2♠ + 5♠ = the natural end of anything, meaning that whatever it is, it hasn’t been cut short (can be a love that ends because it has run its course, for instance)
5♠ + 3♠R + 7♠ = death (if 4♠, due to illness)
5♠ + 7♠ = no, forget it | definitive breakup or disruption. This combination is the polar opposite of the 2♣ + 5♣ combination

Card + 5♠ = you can forget whatever it is that the card means whether for better or ill
Negative cards + 5♠ + Positive cards = a difficult but positive transition
Positive cards + 5♠ + Negative cards = a difficult and negative transition

9♥R + 5♠R = mortified by someone’s lack of faithfulness or dependability or by one’s lack of success in love
7♣R + 5♠R = profound humiliation
5♠R + A♦R = being mortified by a revelation
5♠R + 6♦U/R = can be deep dejection

5♠R + 3♠ = one who is entirely alone, possibly unable to interact with people
5♠R + positive cards = endurance, the ability to withstand difficulties

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Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Fours

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In this article you will find some examples of combinations using the Vera Sibilla. Most of these combinations are handed down by tradition. Studying and decoding combinations is a very good way to improve your cartomantic vocabulary, but bear in mind that the exact meaning of a combination depends on many other factors, such as the context of the question and the other cards in the spread, so I would encourage you to keep an open mind. As a rule, you will find that if you do not pose a question and these combinations come up, they will mean what the tradition says they mean 3 times out of 5. Also, keep in mind that it’s useless to try to combine every card with every other card beforehand so that no surprises will ever come up in a spread, just as it is useless to try to combine every word in a dictionary with every other to study a language. That time is best spent actually practicing.

NOTE:
R = Reversed
U/R = Upright or Reversed (doesn’t matter)
* = This combination has to come up in this specific order
3♦ = The Gift (Omaggio)
8♦ = The Handmaid (Donna di Servizio)
C = Cuori (Hearts)
F = Fiori (Clubs)
Q = Quadri (Diamonds)
P = Picche (Spades)

Four of Hearts (4♥) – Love (Amore)

4♥ + 2♦ = a love letter
4♥ + 3♦ + 7♠ = a strange (and rather common) traditional combination that shows a breakup due to incompatibility (the 3♦ represents one’s “gift” and therefore what one brings to the table. It also represents values and one’s values)
4♥ + 9♥ = a pure or faithful love (9♥ stabilizes love)
4♥ + 10♥ = stability or dependability in love
4♥ + 10♣ = an easy love that doesn’t mean much, a flirt

4♥ + 4♦ = insincerity in love
10♦ + 4♥ = it’s a symbol of betrayal and cheating
4♥ + 4♠ = a sick way of showing love | loneliness
7♠ + 4♥* = it can mean being struck by love
4♥ + 7♠ = usually, a breakup (in itself it is not irreversible, but if also 5♠, then yes)

4♥ + J♠ or Q♠ = a rival
4♥ + 10♠U/R = cheating | the need to fight for one’s happiness in love, sometimes

4♥R + 5♠ = lack of feelings | a very unbalanced emotional life
4♥R + 7♥R = a distorted sexuality
4♥R + 7♦U/R + 10♠R + PersonR = pedophilia

Four of Clubs (4♣) – Friend (Amica)

4♣ + A♣ = a partnership or a common project (8♣ or K♦ may be present)
4♣ + Q♠ = a friend who is really an enemy, a backstabber
4♣ + 3♠ = loss of friendship
4♠ + 4♣ = a nurse or similar profession
4♣ + J♦ + A♥ (+K♦) = a trade union (the J♦ represents mediation, the 4♣ protection and support)

3♥ + 4♣ = the visit of a friend
10♣ + 4♣ + A♦R = a friend will carelessly reveal a secret
4♥ + 2♠ (+A♥R) + 4♣ = love cooling off and turning into a friendship
K♦ + 4♣ = it can be a friend from work | more broadly, a supportive work environment
A♥ + 4♣ = talking to a friend or meeting her, obviously | it can be a support group

2♦ + 4♣R = a letter of recommendation
K♣ + 4♣R = the help of a doctor or a boss
4♣R + K♣R + 4♦ = a recommendation in exchange for favors (+A♣R, for sex, +6♥ for money, +3♦ for gifts or some kind of advantage in general)
4♣R + 6♦ + K♠U/R = a higher up or politician pulling some strings for you (the 6♦ can represent ideology and the K♠ is the government, so it shows you probably belong to the same party)
4♣R + 4♦R or 3♦R or 2♣ or 5♣ or 8♥ = a help or recommendation that will solve your problem

Four of Diamonds (4♦) – Falseness (Falsità)

4♦ + 2♥ = lies in the family or a negative home environment | a house with hidden issues (especially with 2♥R) don’t buy! | the facade
9♥ + 4♦ = lies, ulterior motives | someone whose transparency and genuineness are just a front
3♣ + 4♦ = a broken car or one with hidden issues | with other cards, it can show the car has been tampered with, don’t drive!
6♦R + 4♦ = very negative plans or one who is completely deluded | with other cards, it can mean sending evil energies toward someone, the “evil eye”

4♦ + 9♦ = a huge blunder | a very negative group | someone who is completely unreliable
4♦ + 10♦ = betrayal, cheating
4♦ + 10♦ + 8♠ = the traditional combination for a fraud, scam or swindle
4♠ + 4♦ + 6♠ = a hypochondriac (the 6♦ may be present, showing thoughts)
4♦ + 10♠R = a well-covered lie

4♦ + K♠ = something not quite right with the authority or judge | it can simply mean that a judge is ill-disposed toward you for no good reason (but if K♠R, it would confirm that something is iffy)
4♦ + 9♣U/R = sometimes it can mean false happiness, pretending to be happy for someone or about something
4♦ + Person = 4 times out of 5, a person not to trust | sometimes, acquired family (like adopted, step-, ecc.)
6♣ + 6♠ + 4♦ = a traditional combination showing that if you’ve lent someone money, you are unlikely to see it again (the 6♣ may be substituted with other money cards or with the 8♣ and 6♥. The 10♦R may also be present, being connected with insolvency, but at that point the cards are speaking of serious economic damage done to the querent)

A♥ + K♦ + 4♦R = a job interview that will go well and will solve the querent’s work problems
9♥R + 4♦R = discovery of a betrayal or of someone cheating
10♦ + 8♠ + 4♦R = discovery of a swindle or scam or fraud (usually, in time to avoid the worst)
4♠ + 7♠ + 4♦R = a surgery that brings relief
J♠ or Q♠ + 4♦R = uncovering an enemy
4♦R + A♠ = the discovery of a lie or a betrayal brings sorrow (however, in the long run it will be for the better, or the 4♦R wouldn’t have come up)

Four of Spades (4♠) – Sickness (Ammalato)

K♦U/R + 4♠ = unemployment | an illness you get from working at your job (e.g. where you manipulate chemicals, etc.)
4♠ + 4♥ or 9♥ = a sick love | can mean loneliness
4♠ + 3♣ = a “sick” car
7♦ + 4♠ = an illness that is typical of children or a small indisposition
3♦ + 4♠ = a “sick” object | an offer that is “sick”, not to accept

4♠ + 5♠ = a very serious illness
4♠ + 5♠ + positive cards = the end of illness or unemployment or loneliness
4♠ + 8♦ (+6♣) = sick pay or unemployment benefits (K♠ would show the government) | with just the 8♦ it could be a positive evolution of the illness
A♥U/R or 3♥R + 6♣ + 4♠ = it can represent an illness that is “caught”
4♠ + K♣ + 7♠ = a surgical procedure

9♣U/R + 4♠ = it can be food poisoning
4♠ + 6♥R + 8♠ = slipping into (heavy) debt due to illness
4♠ + 2♣ or 5♣ = healing (if 2♣ and then K♥ and maybe 8♥, miracle healing. K♥ is God)
4♠ + 7♥ + 6♣ = it can be a health insurance
5♥R or 6♥ + 4♠ = it can be a hereditary disease

4♠R + 9♠ = traditionally, prison
4♠R + 2♥U/R + 9♠ = house arrest
6♦ + 4♠R = being blocked in the elaboration of something (+2♦, writer’s block) | in love, being on a break to think things over
K♦ + 4♠R = also unemployment, but if the querent is emoloyed, they might garnish his or her wages (look around for cards that explain the story or confirm the money being taken from them)
10♣R + 4♠R + A♥R or J♦R = it can mean being blocked by someone on social media so that communication can’t happen (the 10♣R represents the internet. The 9♠ may be present. Instead of the 10♣R, you may find the 3♥ + 2♦)

4♠R + K♠ = can be a church, in the proper context | the government is “avaricious”, which means if you asked for money you are unlikely to get it
5♦ + 4♠R = being stuck in the past or not letting go of disappointment
4♠R among positive money cards = good handling of one’s finances
4♠R + positive cards = end of a period of blockage
Positive cards + 4♠R + negative cards = beginning of a period of blockage