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Sibilla Quick Meanings – Suit of Spades

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Ace – Sorrow (Dispiacere) | A♠
Upright: Bad news, Sad news, Negative communication | Sorrow, Despair, Tears, Sadness | Violence, Aggression, Brutality
Reversed: Sorrow, but to a lesser degree, which is relatively easier to get over | When preceded by negative cards and followed by positive ones, the end of sorrow | Toil, Labor, The need to put in a great amount effort | Labor pains, Going into labor | Conception, Fertility, Sperm, Fecundity | Cycles, Something that is repeated, Something that happens over and over, Repetition | A signature

Two – Crone (Vecchia Signora) | 2♠
Upright: Decline, Weakening, Cooling down, Lessening | Something that is reaching its natural conclusion | Something old, Old as an adjective, An ex, Something already known | An elderly woman | A visit, Short trips, Small movements
Reversed: Separation, Division, Split | Inability to get along, Misunderstandings | Profound avarice, Unwillingness to let go or to give | Decline, but much quicker and irreversible than in the upright position | Something outdated, Obsolescence, Something completely out of touch with current reality | A negative old woman or (more rarely) an old woman in trouble (or deceased) | Inability to learn from experience

Three – Widower (Vedovo) | 3♠
Upright: Separation, Removal, Getting away | Loss, Deprivation, Lack of (of what? See the cards around) | Loneliness, Aloneness, Abandonment, Singleness | A sense of mourning, of profound sadness (less passing than in the Five of Diamonds) | An older man, A grandfather etc.
Reversed: Traditionally, the card of the funeral | Bereavement, Grief | Trauma, Traumatic loss, Traumatic event | Mental derangement, Disorder, Madness | Wrong conduct, Mistake | Any ritual or rite, positive or negative, religious or magical | Substance abuse (especially alcohol) may be indicated 

Four – Sickness (Ammalato) | 4♠
Upright: Sickness, Illness, Ailment | A situation that is ill, sick, A situation or a thing that is noxious, Bad, Rotten or rotting, Broken, Breakdown | A profound sense of lack of resources (especially inner resources) to pull through, Mental breakdown
Reversed: Stop, Blockage, Halt, Situations that have no development and don’t move, at least for the time being | When followed by positive cards, it shows the removal of a blockage, The resuming of normal life, The end of illness | Avarice, Money issues Economy, Extreme carefulness in allocating one’s resources (but more usually avarice) | Places of retreat, Places of isolation, Isolation in general

Five – Death (Morte) | 5♠
Upright: Death, The literal one, with skull and crossbones | Ending, Termination, No more of whatever was going on before, Complete overhaul of a situation, or even of one’s life | When followed by positive cards, a difficult transformation for the better, which however is likely to come at a price | Imbalance, Disparity, Unevenness, Disturbance, Disproportion, Rip-off  
Reversed: Traditionally the card of “Inner death”, It represents feelings of profound sadness, upset, etc. | The seriousness of this card greatly depends on the context and the surrounding cards

Six – Sighs (Sospiri) | 6♠
Upright: Anxiety, Torment, Inner turmoil, Tormented hope | Waiting, Having to wait, Delay, After a long while | The element of water, like the Eight of Hearts, but usually in a more negative sense | Large means of transport
Reversed: Fluctuation, Ups and down, Instability, Uncertainty, Alternation of highs and lows, Ebbs and flows | If followed by positive cards, It points to the end of turmoil, Resilience, Pulling through, Self-mastery, End of useless waiting, Moving on | Explanation, Revelation, Counsel, Advice, Especially from a professional or someone who knows what they are talking about, An invitation to step outside of oneself and look for more objectivity

Seven – Disaster (Disgrazia) | 7♠
Upright: Accident, Mishap, Disaster | The element of Fire, Also electricity | Upset, Anything that hits us from the outside, Unexpected, Incalculable, Unforeseeable, Disruptive of the status quo | All of a sudden, Very quickly (whether for better or worse) | Ill-will, Negative plans, Desire to hurt, A choleric disposition, A tendency to snap quickly, A negative person | Negative energy in general, This card is traditionally described as “evil, chaotic energies overcoming the energies of reason and balance”
Reversed: The most brutally negative card in the deck | Traditionally described as the card of “la forza maggiore”, force majeur, i.e. anything where there is a greater power against which the person is absolutely powerless | Subjugation, Oppression, Suppression, Tyranny, Slavery, A forced situation, A situation where the querent is in chains | Ruination, Destruction, Complete downfall

Eight – Desperation and Jealousy (Disperato per Gelosia) | 8♠
Upright: Crisis, Critical moment, Hopes and projects falling through, Situations going south | Desperation, Tears, A moment of crisis, A moment where the normal flow of life stops and you come face to face with a situation in all its ugliness, Lack of hope, Negative attitude | Loss of money | Ill-will, Envy, Toxic environment, Look behind your back | Jealousy (in varying degrees), Possessiveness
Reversed: Accident, Fatality | Arrogance, Ego-trips, Selfishness, Egoism, Holding on to grudges | Lack of restraints, One who will go to any length | When preceded by negative cards and followed by positive ones, the end of a critical moment

Nine – Prison (Prigione) | 9♠
Upright: Prison, Punishment| Isolation, Loss of friends | A situation that you are forced into or at least feel forced into | A situation that you can’t get out of | A blockage, in general, Solitude, Unemployment, Lack of support or help | Traditionally, also the card of pregnancy | Any oppressive place, A negative place or environment (also a negative family environment) |
Reversed: A Loss of physical or moral freedom (as in the upright position, after all), Someone trying to deprive us of our freedom | Regret, Feeling of guilt | Feeling sorry for what you’ve done, whether because it was bad or because it had bad consequences (e.g. marrying young, signing a contract, etc.), Often things done out of guilt, Or feeling blocked by guilt | When followed by negative cards, the entering into a period or situation of blockage, of loss of freedom, etc. | When followed by positive cards, leaving a situation of loss of freedom, Release from freedom, Atonement, Or even someone asking for our forgiveness

Ten – Soldier (Militare) | 10♠
Upright: Force, Strength, Muscle power | The purely physical plane of existence | Violence, Brutality | The need to fight, An uphill battle | A secretive attitude, Unclear and murky situations | The card of the uniform, Someone wearing a uniform | A hot young man (under 35, usually) | The card for the police, The army, the navy, etc., The armed forces in general, This card also rules arms | The night, Nighttime | Mountains, Forests, Deserts, unwelcoming environments in general (literally or figuratively), When in doubt it represents mountains
Reversed: Secrets, Clandestine matters, Underground, Covert | Again, the night | Things, People, Situations that someone (or the querent) doesn’t know about | Controversy, The need to fight | Weakness, whether moral or physical, Spinelessness

Jack – Villain (Nemico) | J♠
Upright: A male person who is working against the querent, traditionally because he is evil | But be careful and take the situation into account, it can also simply signify someone who wins if the querent loses and vice versa | Also, someone who is angry at the querent | The father-in-law (usually together with the King of Diamonds)
Reversed: the same, but usually the person is either against the querent out of stupidity rather than because of a truly evil disposition, or they are overtly inimical to the querent | It can also signify the downfall of an enemy

Queen – Rival (Nemica) | Q♠
Upright: Same as the Jack, but this is a woman: she is evil, or she wins when the querent loses, or she is angry at the querent | The mother-in-law (usually together with the Two of Spades)
Reversed: Same as for the Jack | However, an additional nuance is that she is traditionally considered also the woman who is ready to do anything for vengeance (although I haven’t found it to be often the case, normally she’s just the same as the Reversed Jack of Spades, only for a woman)

King – Priest (Sacerdote) | K♠
Upright: VERY rarely a priest, usually only in the appropriate context and even then this card has nothing to do with spirituality, which is shown by other cards | The first main meaning of this card is that it shows the government, from city to state to federal | The second main meaning is that it shows the legal system, The law in general, etc., Something that is legally valid | The third main meaning is that it represents specialist knowledge, A specialist doctor (the GP is the King of Clubs), A judge, An attorney, Anyone who has amassed an outstanding amount of specialist knowledge in order to do what they do | An exorcist, A magician (neutral), Someone with great esoteric knowledge | It can also show compassion and faithfulness together with a sense of detachment, non-involvement, neutrality, Someone who is not expansive, A husband who may be a bit cold or guarded (but not evil, unless with negative cards)
Reversed: Injustice, Illegality, Immorality, Disorder, Corruption | Four times out of five, either a legal problem or a problem with the government | The law intervening in the situation, Lawsuit, Divorce, Dissolution of a partnership, Legal battles with little hope of winning, Outright loss of a legal battle, A fierce opponent in a legal battle | Someone who either doesn’t have specialist knowledge, or is not good at it, or uses it for evil purposes | A very evil man, with the potential to be extremely dangerous

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Sibilla Quick Meanings – Suit of Diamonds

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Ace – Room (Stanza) | A♢
Upright: Upcoming news usually of a confidential nature | A private meeting or encounter, A meeting that may or may not be secret but is certainly not advertised publicly | Intimacy, Privacy, The querent’s private sphere | A literal room, A place within a building, A place in general | This card is auspicious for the economy, showing potential for prosperity, Advantage, etc.
Reversed: Shocking revelations, Unpleasant facts coming to light, Revealed secrets | In the economic sphere, this card points to bad management with negative cards

Two – Letter (Lettera) | 2♢
Upright: Written words, Written elaboration | Letter, Message (may also be a telephone call these days) | Documents, Papers, Contracts, A Diagnosis, Prescriptions | A Book, A written exam, A test | Elaboration of plans and projects (this comes from the concept of writing down, which implies a certain amount of reflection)
Reversed: Traditionally this card is given as not having a reversed meaning, But you may find that it tends to show up reversed when surrounded by negative cards that show problems with whatever is written in the letter

Three – Gift (Presente di Pietre Preziose) | 3♢
Upright: Objects, Moveable goods in general, Packages sent or received | Gifts, Offers, Proposals, Everything that is extended to the querent that might represent a way for them to progress | This card is connected with wealth, Opulence, Richness, Upward mobility, Luxury, Nobility | Metaphorically, this card can (rarely) show the querent’s “gift”, i.e. their talent, and whether or not it is used
Reversed: A positive card that shows difficult situations progressively going toward some kind of resolution, Especially in a material context | Very rarely, this card may show cheapness, Not using one’s gifts, Difficulties in a couple due to different characters

Four – Falseness (Falsità) | 4♢
Upright: Negativity, Negative context all around, A context the querent should avoid or beware of, because it is not as it seems | Lies, Falseness, Falsehoods, Scams, Things that are not as they seem or don’t seem as they are, Sabotage | Mistakes, Errors, Incompleteness, Wrong point of view, Skewed perception, Distorted sense of reality, Delusion | Broken, Not working, Breaking down | Bad weather | Relatives by marriage, Step-relatives, Adopted children, etc.
Reversed: Discovery of negative plans, people, intents, with a positive solution for the querent being implied, Discovery of lies, etc. | Positive resolution in general, Relief | On rare occasion, this card will point to avarice, but not in an excessively negative sense

Five – Melancholy (Malinconia) | 5♢
Upright: A step toward instability, Unhappy transition | Transitory difficulties and unhappiness which is not necessarily going to last | Often this card represents an open wound, Something that still hurts from the past (look at the cards before to see what it is) | Melancholy, Loss of heart, Sadness, A bad mood, Not feeling like it, Disappointment, Dissatisfaction with a situation
Reversed: The same, but usually worse or longer-lasting, A strongly stressful situation| Situations where it’s too late to do something | Fights, Litigiousness, Quarrels (including legal ones) | This is the card of debts, this is a very prominent meaning of this card

Six – Thought (Pensiero) | 6♢
Upright: The querent’s (or someone else’s) thoughts, Projects, Ideas, Conjectures, Plans, Not necessarily the reality of a situation | Consciousness, as opposed to the normal flow of outside reality | Character, Psychological traits, etc. | Pondering, Thinking, Studying
Reversed: Negative thoughts, Negative thinking, Pessimism | Negative plans, i.e. the plan to do something bad (e.g. cheating, stealing, doing something shady), Note: the negative plans could also be plans of self-harm or self-destruction | Illusion, Delusion | Subconsciousness, Including the paranormal phenomena connected to it (psychic abilities, etc.), Also dreams

Seven – Child (Bambino) | 7♢
Upright: Beginning, Something that starts, Something new that has in itself the potential to develop and have a future | A literal child (usually no older than 10) | A pet, i.e. Any domesticated animal that shares a bond to a human | Newness in general, New ideas, New views of oneself and what’s around | Innocence, Honesty, Candor | Lack of experience, Naivety
Reversed: Things that take long to mature, Things that don’t mature, Things that don’t go on and don’t grow into what they are supposed to become | Hesitation, Uncertainty, Losing momentum, Losing dynamicity | Immaturity, Childishness | The meanings of inexperience and naivety are magnified | A child (or pet) that is sick or in trouble, Abortion or Miscarriage (with other cards)

Eight – Handmaid (Donna di Servizio) | 8♢
Upright: Evolution, Positive development, Expansion | All things that are given to the querent, Gifts, Loans, Offers, Money, etc. | Money earned, in general | Refinement, Sophistication, Politeness, A noble character | Things of value | Rarely, actual nobility, or its equivalent in today’s bourgeois world | Sometimes this card signals the querent’s entrance into a new phase of life, for better or worse | A visit or short trip | Sometimes this card represents a person, A woman whom the querent usually works with, Normally she’s trustworthy and dependable | This card can sometimes be a significator card for the querent’s work in substitution for the Merchant
Reversed: All things that are NOT given to the querent, Things that are refused to the querent, Things that are owed by the querent (e.g. taxes, payments, etc.) | Money spent, in general, Money going out, Where your money goes (see other cards) | Gossip, A sharp tongue | A wretched character, The hoodrat, the trashy type, Sleaziness, Slovenliness, With no standards, prone to cheating or abusing other people’s kindness or honesty, Base, Inferior, Worthless, The classless bitch type (of any sex)| Things of little or no value | Squabbles and quarrels, especially among members of the same family or among neighbors, Sometimes with the partner too

Nine – Fools (Deliranti) | 9♢
Upright: Difficulties, Setbacks of any kind, Usually unpredictable | Irregularity, things that don’t follow a pattern, Things not to be trusted | Things that proceed with difficulties, or with no clarity, or with no clear aim | Fights, Arguments | Unwarranted exaltation, Great misconception, Derangement, Foolishness | Natural disasters (earthquakes, fires, floods, etc.) | Negative social ties, Running with the wrong crowd | Many people, but in a negative sense, Mob mentality, Negative groups | Degeneracy
Reversed: Involution, Steady worsening of a situation, Situations that go back in stead of going forward, That become more difficult instead of improving | Blunders, Mistakes, Misguided attempts | Hesitation, Lack of direction

Ten – Thief (Ladro) | 10♢
Upright: Theft, A thief, Snatching away, Criminal intents | Intrusion, Interference, Ill intents, The shady influence of someone on the situation, Someone who tries to come between two other people | Loss, especially of money or of opportunities, Things (or people, or situations) that are taken away from us in general | When this card comes after a positive sequence, it “snatches” it away from us, no matter how promising it was
Reversed: Insurmountable obstacles, That’s it, Period, One of the worst cards in the deck | A situation of great oppression and difficulty | Places the querent would rather not go, Hospitals, Cemeteries, Prisons, Also large, foreboding places such as castles or monasteries | Devastating material loss, This card is especially a warning to those who bet and gamble | Agreements and contracts that won’t be respected, Also if you lent someone money, you won’t see it back

Jack – Messenger (Messaggero) | J♢
Upright: News, Letters, Messages, Usually more important or more formal than those shown by the Two of Diamonds | The postal services, A postman, A package or parcel | A young man with dark hair (very rarely) | Usefulness, Acquiring knowledge of useful facts within the context | An intermediary, A middleman, Someone who mediates, An agency | Short trips, Errands
Reversed: Delays, Negative news | Problems with the postal services | Ineffective intermediary/agency | Gossip, Slander, Unfounded rumors

Queen – Wife (Donna Maritata) | Q♢
Upright: A woman whose role will be clarified by the context, She is a neutral figure, Usually married or in a committed relationship where she lives with her partner, Sometimes with kids | Unless other cards show otherwise, she’s not the object of the querent’s desire (which doesn’t mean the querent is not married to her, mind you) | An older (but not ancient) woman, A mature lady | Being married was the highest aspiration for a woman back in the day, Today this card can show a woman who is realized | This card is connected to wealth
Reversed: A woman who is either in trouble or who is trouble for the querent, False, jealous, two-faced | Sometimes, a woman who gets into trouble in order to help the querent

King – Merchant (Mercante) | K♢
Upright: Very rarely an actual person, 9 times out of 10 this card is the significator card for the querent’s job/career, Period | On the odd occasion, this card has connection with money, banks, buying and selling, etc. | VERY rarely, a cunning but somewhat charismatic man (not necessarily evil, but certainly not prince charming)
Reversed: Something’s wrong with the querent’s job or career | This card also has a connection with lack of practicality and commonsense, Lack of talent, Not being cut for a certain job or duty | Rarely, a sleazy individual, the stereotype of the merchant before the industrial revolution, The Shylock type

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Sibilla Quick Meanings – Suit of Clubs

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Ace – Marriage (Imeneo) | A♣
Upright: Union, Contract, Partnership, Marriage, Anything that requires the legal agreement between two (or more) people to start | This card is the significator card for a marriage and what happens to it, or for any partnership/joint venture/enterprise | Production, Creation, Prosperity | Concretization of projects
Reversed: Materiality, The material world | Wealth, Substance | Sex, Sexual union, Sex is a very prominent meaning of this card when reversed | Conception, Fertility | In a question about feelings, this card alone doesn’t speak about love (but other cards around it might show otherwise. In itself, however, this is the card of sex, when reversed) | With negative cards, this card points to the dissolution of a union of any kind, or denies that the union will happen

Two – Peacock (Superbia) | 2♣
Upright: Completion, Totality, Wholeness, Victory, Triumph | The traditional “talisman” card, showing protection, The God-power, This card increases the good in good cards and decreases the bad in bad cards, It’s the best and most powerful card in the deck | Liberation from limitations, obstacles and chains | Beauty, Aesthetics | Honor, Recognition, Virtue, Competence, Talent | The significator card for Magical works
Reversed: Vanity, Pride, Haughtiness, Lack of Humility, Ego-trips | Someone’s behavior is clouded by their ego or idiosyncrasies, Setbacks caused by the wrong attitude | Dark arts, Black Magic, Satan, The Devil, Demonic presences and possessions

Three – Journey (Viaggio) | 3♣
Upright: Movement, Change of place, Travel, Trip | Inner journey, Change of attitude, Change of perspective, Change of ideas, of plans, of strategies | Situations that change, that are set in motion, especially if the previous cards show a static period, Dynamicity | A means of transport
Reversed: Evolution, Progression, Transformation | This card is good in all aspects of life, except for travel, where it shows setbacks and delays (accidents only with very negative cards)

Four – Friend (Amica) | 4♣
Upright: A significator card for a woman, usually a friend or a relative | Friendship in general, Help, Consolation, Support, Cooperation | A positive, supportive context, A situation where the querent won’t be alone and will receive support
Reversed: Material help, Help in general | Recommendations, Someone pulling some strings for you, Connections, Networking  

Five – Fortune (Fortuna) | 5♣
Upright: Positive evolution regardless of personal merit, Success, Positive turn of events
Reversed: Also positive, but delayed, It shows a transformation that happens over a longer period of time

Six – Surprise (Consolante Sorpresa) | 6♣
Upright: Surprise, Unexpected (usually positive) development | Results that exceed one’s effort, Good luck | A situation flourishing with little effort | Money, A raise | Receipt, Getting, Obtaining, Discovering, Picking up etc. | The present time, Now, All of a sudden, Very soon, Very shortly, Presently
Reversed: Excessive ambition that might cause a plan’s downfall, Downfall in general | With positive cards, the need to put in an inordinate amount of effort | In love, it warns of a lack of common interests as a possible cause for break up, Growing apart

Seven – Gratification (Gran Consolazione) | 7♣
Upright: Solidity, Sense of security in the world, The querent’s sense of personal realization | Concretization, The next logical, tangible step in solidifying one’s position in a certain situation | The querent’s material assets | Conquest, Personal realization, Gratification, Graduation, Promotion, Upward mobility | Ambition, Recognition, Fame, Renown, A good name | A light at the end of the tunnel, if after negative cards | The querent’s work environment
Reversed: Things that do not move along, Lack of concrete results, Lack of further developments, Lack of tangible outcomes | Fear, Insecurity | Spiraling downward, One’s position is threatened | Attacks to one’s name, Slander, Malicious gossip that threatens one’s position 

Eight – Reunion (Riunione) | 8♣
Upright: Going back to a previous, positive situation that had been interrupted, Reconciliation, Recovery, Recouping one’s losses or credits, There is a general sense of re-, of going back to, in this card, usually in a positive sense | Positive development in general | Meeting, Appointment, Date, Encounter, Congregation, People coming together with an aim | The countryside as a place, And the leisurely activities connected with it| More than one of anything, The second of something, Two of something | A card that can stand for social relationships, contact with the public and having a positive attitude toward others (with good cards, that is)
Reversed: Doubts, Self-doubt, Uncertainty, Inability to muster up the strength to fight, Apathy | Pangs of conscience | Lack of reconciliation (or a Break-up) | Inability to get along in a group of people, Problems with people

Nine – Cheerfulness (Allegria) | 9♣
Upright: Cheerfulness, Mirth, Any situation that could be cause for celebration (usually on the material side of things), A jolly disposition and its positive expressions (jokes, laughing together, etc.) | Social ties, Groups of friends or of people (the ties are not necessarily strong) | A party | Places where people drink, eat and have fun | Eating, Drinking, Nutrition, Food
Reversed: Excesses of all kinds, Addictions, Inability to master one’s instincts or get out of self-indulgence and self-destruction (in itself, this is the card of alcoholism, but also of addiction in general, see the other cards) | Setbacks of all kinds, usually not dependent on the querent’s behavior, Loss of profession | A nasty attitude toward other people, Nasty jokes that are not funny at all, Bullying, Malicious intents masked as joking | “Enforced gayety”, Faking happiness or pretending to be happy

Ten – Levity (Leggerezza) | 10♣
Upright: Recklessness, Carelessness, Haste, Irresponsibility | Lack of focus, Lack of perseverance, Lack of serious commitment | This card can work as an adjective, showing “only a little”, “just a touch”, “not that much”, “not that positive” or “not that negative”, It moderates the import of the other cards for better or ill | A tendency to overspend or to spend toward the wrong things | Something that passes, that doesn’t last, that is not solid, that is not rooted in the querent’s destiny, Something that happens without any deep reason, and that therefore may (and probably will) go away without any deep reason | The element of Air,  The Wind, “Airy” places and things, Bridges, The sky, Airplanes, Helicopters, etc.
Reversed: Lucky moment, Lucky occasion, Stroke of luck, A window of opportunity (usually more on the material side) | Being thorough, Being mindful of our assets and careful how we spend them | Games of chance, Betting (in itself it doesn’t show winning, when it takes on this meaning) | Virtual reality, The internet

Jack – Servant (Domestico) | J♣
Upright: A younger man (traditionally under 30), May be a son, a brother, a friend, A co-worker, etc., He is usually already part of the querent’s life, Often through work, Unless the cards show otherwise he is not romantically connected to the querent | A helper, Someone who helps you, Help in general as a concept| A dutiful young chap, A student, An apprentice, Someone who is learning | It can show a lowly position in life or at work, but with positive cards it may show someone who starts small and then grows
Reversed: The younger man we talked about is either in trouble or against the querent | He is the stereotype of the bad guy, A thief, A junkie, Someone with no morals, Someone with no ambition other than exploiting others, Self-indulgent, Often one who squanders money, A bad student or apprentice | A help that doesn’t come, Help that is denied

Queen – Maiden (Giovane Fanciulla) | Q♣
Upright: A young woman (traditionally under 30), May be a daughter, a sister, a friend, etc., She is the female counterpart to the Jack | She is usually the innocent princess, Somewhat prissy but good | She is connected with virginity, Inexperience, Innocence | Sensibility, Fragility, The need for protection, but in a neutral way
Reversed: As with all people cards, she is either in trouble or against the querent, but experience shows that, unless morally ambiguous cards show up next to her, she is usually just in trouble | A woman who, regardless of age, is very immature and frivolous, like a teenager | Great fragility of character, Mood swings, A tendency to depression, Inconstancy, Also a tendency to latch on to other people’s help and good heart

King – Doctor (Dottore) | K♣
Upright: A doctor (A GP, unless some other card defines him otherwise) | Someone whose services are required in the situation | Someone with a degree, A degree in itself | Someone with a good position in life, Figuratively it can show that the querent is (or isn’t, look at the other cards) on the right path toward attainment | Someone who has the power to influence the querent’s situation for good or ill, Often the querent’s boss | Can point to the existence of a health problem, Figuratively however it points to something that is not fine and needs healing (this is a very important meaning in all sectors of life) | More rarely, a controlling, austere husband and father, although not necessarily violent
Reversed: Traditionally, wrong medical advice, Wrong diagnosis, Wrong prescription, Seek second opinion | Wrong service being given to the querent in any field | Wrong path | A scumbag, A depraved man, Corruption in general | A negative individual who will influence the situation negatively | A criminal (this is the card of the mobster) | Someone incredibly arrogant and possibly violent, A negative husband that the querent is advised to leave | Figuratively, A person or situation that cannot be healed

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Sibilla Quick Meanings – Suit of Hearts

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Ace – Conversation (Conversazione) | A♡
Upright: Words, Conversations, Information exchange, News, Communication | Meetings, Dates, Appointments | People who live together or spend a lot of time under the same roof | How you communicate, How you open yourself up to other people or to new things | Ability to interact with other people, with the public, etc.
Reversed: Revolution, Change, Metamorphosis | Lack of communication, Communication problems, Arguments | Problems with clients or with the public

Two – House (Casa) | 2♡
Upright: Warmth, Harmony, Intimacy, Solidity, Stability, Stabilization, Solidification | The querent’s home or family | A House, Real estate | An outside building in general | This is the significator card for a couple’s inner dynamics 
Reversed: Problems at home or in the family, The querent’s home environment feels stifling or wrong, A troubled household | Trouble in the couple, A couple that is no longer solid | Problems with real estate, Problems with a building, A house you shouldn’t buy | Any building or outside place where the querent would rather not go (Hospital, Graveyard, Prison, A court of law, etc.)

Three – Balcony (Belvedere) | 3♡
Upright: Arrival of news, people, situations, etc. within a short period | New developments soon to be expected, The situation is taking shape | Looking, Watching, Seeing, Searching | Seeing in a metaphorical sense, Insight | This card is connected with long distances
Reversed: News, people, situations, developments that won’t arrive, or will be delayed, or the querent would be better off without | An animalesque character, Bestial behavior | Lack of insight, Not seeing | A situation that will not have developments

Four – Love (Amore) | 4♡
Upright: Love, Feelings | Emotionally important situation, Emotionally supportive environment, Context that is good or emotionally fulfilling | Traditionally, a “blind force” that cannot be dominated by human rationality
Reversed: Traditionally, homosexuality | More often, Distorted feelings, Promiscuity, Off-limits sexual behaviors | Aridity, Lack of love or support or fulfillment

Five – Happiness (Allegrazza al Cuore) | 5♡
Upright: Step toward stability, Step in the right direction, Transition toward happiness | Quick, fulfilling developments, Joy, Celebration, Dance | A commitment, Any type of commitment and promise that will be honored at a later date or that will lead to a next step later (An engagement, A reservation, A down payment, A probationary period, Making out with someone, etc.) | This card can be a significator for the querent’s engagement and what happens to it | The querent’s extended family, The querent’s relatives
Reversed: Unstable relationships in any field | Cheating, Betrayal in any field | A commitment that won’t be honored | Frustrations, Setbacks, Unreached aims | Problems with the querent’s relatives

Six – The Safe (Denaro) | 6♡
Upright: Everything that is accumulated, All situations that are present now in the querent’s life as a result of having been there from the past, Transmition, Hereditariness in all senses, from the genetic sense to the metaphorical sense | The past | Money, Liquid assets, Opulence, Wealth
Reversed: The future, New things | Suddenness | Money trouble | Avarice, Possessiveness, Unwillingness to let go | Situations, good or bad, that will persist for a long time

Seven – Scholar (Letterato) | 7♡
Upright: The mind, The brain, Intelligence, Talent | Education, Scholarly endeavors | Creativity, Artistry, Projects | Ability to make projects, To commit, Being serious about a relationship, Reconciliation | A notary public, A lawyer, An expert, A professional | A contract, A legally binding agreement | A man from the querent’s family, Or the querent, Or the querent’s (male) partner
Reversed: Ulterior motives, A calculating individual | Lack of education, intelligence, talent, Not being cut for something | Impotence in all senses, from sexual impotence to lack of power/ability to cope with a situation

Eight – Hope (Speranza) | 8♡
Upright: Realization, Situations clearing up, A sense of balance and confidence, The end of turmoil and difficulties | Optimism, Hope, Expectation, Faith, Belief |Emotional investment, Investments in general | Flirts, Easy love stories | A meeting, A trip, especially near the water | All watery places (beaches, rivers, islands, etc.) | Overseas
Reversed: Situations that go up in smoke, Hopes falling through | Depression, Sadness, Doubt, Lack of confidence | Atheism, Loss of faith, Dark religious beliefs | Danger by water (rare)

Nine – Faithfulness (Fedeltà) | 9♡
Upright: Success in Love | Faithfulness, Loyalty, Honesty, Dependability, Transparency | Things that seem as they are and are as they seem | A strong bond, Attachment to someone, something, an idea, a country, a tradition, a religion | Rarely, a friend or friendship | This card is connected with distant relatives
Reversed: Lack of success in love | Disloyalty, Dishonesty, Cheating, Betrayal, Unfaithfulness, Disrespect | Things that don’t seem as they are or are not as they seem, Having an axe to grind | Biting the hand that feeds you, A nasty character, Lack of sweetness | Anarchy, Revolt, Rebellion, Secession, The will to be independent, The will to oust or overthrow, Disrespect of tradition

Ten – Perseverance (Costanza) | 10♡
Upright: Willpower, Earned success, Earned victory, Victory after toil and sacrifice | Dependability, Reliability | Steadfastness, Perseverance, Constancy, Fixity of purpose | Fixity in general, Duration (for good or bad), For a long time | The querent’s city or homeland (depending on the scope of the question)
Reversed: Inconsistency, Lack of perseverance | Anger, Arguments, Violence (with other cards) | Willpower in a negative sense (lack or eccess of it, or wrong pursuits, or pursuits against the querent/query) | Loss in transactions | Storms, Bad weather for travelling, Danger at sea

Jack – Boyfriend (Amante) | J♡
Upright: An unmarried man, usually older than 30, but not necessarily | The boyfriend, The lover, The one the querent’s heart skips a beat for | VERY rarely this card has a sense of longing for something, or even courting it, either in a literal or a metaphorical sense
Reversed: Same as the upright, but the man is either negative/against the querent or in trouble (depending on the context of the question or of the surrounding cards) | In questions like “Does he love me?” it’s a resounding no | As a reversed court card of the Suit of Hearts, it can stand for a cheater | This card is sometimes connected with seeking unbridled sexual pleasure, a male prostitute or a sexually hyperactive man

Queen – Girlfriend (Amatrice) | Q♡
Upright: She is the female counterpart to the Jack of Hearts | VERY rarely, this card has a sense of emotional fulfillment attached to it
Reversed: A woman who is either negative/against the querent or in trouble | Like all reversed court cards of the Suit of Hearts, it can stand for a cheater | “Does she love me?” Answer: no | An older meaning is that of a career-oriented woman, but I find it very rarely the case (this meaning probably comes from XIX century prejudices depicting career women as prostitutes, as the Reversed Queen of Hearts can, in the appropriate context, represent a prostitute or a sexually hyperactive woman)

King – Gentleman (Gran Signore) | K♡
Upright: A mature (or older in the context of the question) man, A married man or Family man, A father or uncle | A protector, A teacher, A trustworthy partner all around, A (good) boss | Protection in general
Reversed: A negative man or a man in trouble | This card is connected with addictions and “sinfulness”, i.e. leading a life of excess | All the negative connotations of the Reversed Heart Court cards apply here (unfaithful/not in love/promiscuous, etc.) | Someone whose help should not be accepted