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Vera Sibilla | Seven of Spades – Disaster (Disgrazia)

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Name: Disaster
Italian Name: Disgrazia
Playing Card: 7♠
Polarity when Upright: Negative
Core Meanings: Disruption, Breakup, Turbulence, Accidents | All that from the outside disrupts our plans | Aggession, Aggressiveness, Anger, Wrath | Suddenness
Polarity when Reversed: Very Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Complete Ruin or Downfall | Oppression, Enslavement, Utter Helplessness Slowness, Hesitation, Lack of development, Promising things that don’t grow | Tantrums, Childishness | Gullibility again | Being off to a bad start

Card Description: a building being devastated by a sudden fire or explosion.

Suit and Number: The Sevens in the Sibilla deal with plans and projects. The Seven of Spades represents either the ruination of projects, their disruption from unforeseen events, or it represents aggressive stances, a destructive attitude as opposed to the constructive one of the Seven of Hearts.

UPRIGHT 7♠

General: Almost universally negative, the Disaster card is connected with disruption in all its forms. It represents irrational forces destroying our carefully crafted plans or hopes, or at least forcing us to reconsider some aspects of them. It heralds sudden disturbances in all fields and it is connected with anger. When it comes up with positive cards, especially at the beginning of a row of cards, it show that the positive event will strike us soon and when we least expect it.

Love and Relationships: In the aforementioned case of the card falling with positive cards, it often signifies love at first sight, which completely disrupt the person’s lives or, if the querent is already with someone, sudden positive events for the couple (which will be described by the cards). This is just about the only positive meaning of the card. Otherwise it heralds separations, arguments and much anger. Note that when it falls after a significator card, it shows the person to be easily angered, either in general or within the context of the question, showing them to become potentially violent or abusive. When the card heralds a breakup, it is not always definitive. If cards of reconciliation follow, then the argument will be followed by making up. If it falls with other negative cards, though, it shows the end of the relationship, and the presence of other positive cards will usually show a positive future with someone else.

Work and Money: Needless to say, the Seven of Spades brings bad luck into the life of the querent. It is a card of loss, and represents the failure of projects. Career-wise it can stand for being terminated, especially without notice or without expecting it. It also represents all those things that we must deal with financially that force us to reconsider our plans, such as taxation (which clearly the Sibilla doesn’t see in a very positive light). If you are making plans of any nature, but especially financial plans, you will probably need to consider them carefully before acting them out, because there is a risk of making mistakes that will cause the plan to fail. Careers signified by this card tend to be in connection with taxes, fire, explosives, electricity and danger.

Other: Psychologically, the Seven of Spades is a card of anger, and it represents the inability to step out of your immediate reactions and feelings, but acting rather impulsively on them without stopping to consider, usually with negative or unbalanced results. It is also a card of accidents, but be careful. It is not enough to have the Seven of Spades with a card of travel to represent an accident, especially a serious one. If the other cards in the spread don’t support the interpretation, look for another one (a sudden removal, perhaps?) Because the Disaster card signifies sudden disruption and cuts, it is also the card of surgery. Spiritually it shows negative forces, the punishment of errors or, with positive cards, the end of delusion (usually in a somewhat traumatic fashion).

Important Combinations:

10♣ + 7♠ = carelessness leading to accident
K♠ + 7♠ = loss of a lawsuit, among other things
4♥ + 7♠ = argument, breakup (in itself not necessarily definitive)
7♠ + 2♦ or J♦ = a message that arrives quickly
3♦ + 7♠ = can be the breaking of an object

REVERSED 7♠R

General: brace yourselves, because the reversed Seven of Spades is THE worst card in the deck. There is absolutely nothing positive to be said about it. If, when upright, it signifies the disruption of plans and life by external forces, when reversed it shows the utter victory of those forces on the person. It’s a card of ruination, despotism, slavery, oppression. It’s everything the querent is impotent against.

Love and Relationships: When a breakup is shown by this card, you don’t need any other negative cards in the spread. The relationship is over. Period. Often it shows interpersonal dynamics where one person crushes the other, enslaves them as it were, either literally or figuratively. This varies in degree depending on the other cards, and can range from someone who is somewhat despotic to a literal torturer depending on the situation. If more than a face card shows up near the reversed Disaster card, usually the reversed face cards are the victims, or, alternatively, those closest to cards showing suffering.

Work and Money: Working conditions are likely to be insatisfactory to the utmost degree, and will usually go beyond simple pressure from your superiors. The card stands from unpaid slave work, tyrannical superiors or coworkers and an utterly nasty work environment. All projects fail without any hope under this card, and termination is also likely.

Other: The card signifies one who is completely at the mercy of a despotic power, be it traumas, addictions or other people. Psychologically it shows someone who is unable to get back to their feet. With cards of evil, it shows someone with a very dark soul. Spiritually it shows the triumph of evil forces, and it can signify possessions and dark magic.

Important Combinations:

7♠R + J♣ + 9♦ or 9♣R = a young man slave to an addiction
7♠R + K♦R + 5♦R = work bordering on slave labor
7♠R + Q♦ or K♣ = a tyrannical mother or father
J♥ or Q♥ + 7♠R + 8♠ = a boyfriend or girlfriend who are overbearing due to jealousy

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Vera Sibilla | Seven of Diamonds – Child (Bambino)

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Name: Child
Italian Name: Bambino
Playing Card: 7♦
Polarity when Upright: Positive
Core Meanings: A child | A pet | Newness, New things, New ideas, New outlook, New project | Smallness | Gullibility, Simple-mindedness
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Problems with a child or pet | Slowness, Hesitation, Lack of development, Promising things that don’t grow | Tantrums, Childishness | Gullibility again | Being off to a bad start

Card Description: a newly born child sleeping in its cradle.

Suit and Number: Sevens have to do with ideas, projects and such things. In the suit of Diamonds this notion is interpreted to mean new ideas, new projects and new ways of looking at the world. All other meanings derive from this and from the image of the child.

UPRIGHT 7♦R

General: It can be a significator card for a child or a pet, i.e., a “small soul”. More often than not, as few readings revolve around children and animals, it represents newness in all its forms. It is something that has just begun (or will be beginning) and has a future ahead of it (the future completion is represented by the Seven of Clubs, Gratification).

Love and Relationships: Often, the Seven of Diamonds represents new relationships which haven’t yet settled into a routine. This is true for all kinds of personal relationships, including friendships. It goes without saying that it represents a child, usually a boy unless attended by feminine face cards. It is not a good card when the querent asks about a possible reconciliation, as it normally shows new relationships, i.e., relationships with people not from the past. However, if this card is surrounded by cards representing a reconciliation, it can show that the relationship will resume on new, and probably more positive foundations. This is, of course, a rare instance.

Work and Money: Normally it refers to new ventures and new jobs or projects. It is a card of strong creativity, so the querent usually has no problem coming up with new ideas, and has the ability to bring in new perspectives. It shows works connected with children or with pets (not with animals in general, though). With negative cards it often shows inexperience. It can also signify internships, propationary periods and being the new recruit in general.

Other: Psychologically it can stand for simplicity, both in a positive and in a negative sense, according to the surrounding cards. A person signified by the Seven of Diamonds usually dislike artificial things and overly elaborate things, preferring the genuine joy found in small things. Speaking of which, the card can signify something small, although it is an uncommon meaning. When with negative cards it can imply that the querent should stop being naive, because he is likely to be led on or, more simply, to make mistakes based on inexperience. It does, however, show purity of heart, both psychologically and spiritually.

Important Combinations:

7♦ + 4♥ = a new love or the first love
7♦ + 5♥ = traditionally it represents cuddling and kissing (sweet, innocent engagement with the other) but it can mean many other things
7♦ + 4♦ = mistakes caused by inexperience
7♦ + 10♣ = naivety (if 7♦R it’s worse)
7♣ + 7♦ + 8♥ = can be the realization of your childhood dreams, among other things

REVERSED 7♦R

General: when it acts as a significator it points to issues with children or pets. Otherwise, it heralds hesitation, situations that do not develop inspite of the initial promise, and can point to the negative character traits typical of children, even in people who should have grown up by now.

Love and Relationships: Often the card brings slowness to the spread, so in relationship issues it normally signifies that the bond is not developing beyond the initial stage, or that a person is taking forever to make a move. It points to immaturite partners (or querents, of course) who are not ready for a commitment, or a childish crush that leads to nothing further. Children and pets could behave badly or be sick.

Work and Money: Any plans made under the rulership of this card is usually either cursed from the beginning or, if positive cards follow, that it will take much longer than anticipated to bear fruit. Same goes with investments and other money matters, such as getting back loaned money. A person card next to the reversed Child card is unreliable and immature and should not be trusted with your money, not necessarily because they are bad, but they simply haven’t grown up. This is also true for colleagues

Other: the card shows childishness, tantrums, and all other signs of immaturity. Like its upright counterpart, it can still point to gullibility, but in a much more deeply rooted form.

Important Combinations:

7♦R + 2♦ = a delay in the arrival of correspondence
A♥ + 7♦R = hesitancy in opening up | can mean stuttering
7♦R + 5♦ = can signify a childish tantrum among other things
7♦R + 6♠ = very long delay
7♦R + 4♠ = can be a sick child or pet

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Vera Sibilla | Seven of Clubs – Gratification (Gran Consolazione)

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Name: Gratification
Italian Name: Gran Consolazione (which literally means Great Consolation, but it feels weird as it has nothing to do with being consoled, being far more positive than that)
Playing Card: 7♣
Polarity when Upright: Positive
Core Meanings: Realization, Gratification, Satisfaction | Our sense of security in the world | Recognition, Advancement, Concretization
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Insecurity, Fears | Things not bearing fruit, Hesitation | Demotion

Card Description: A man has fallen asleep and dreams of his realization: money, love (the ring) and recognition (the laurel)

Suit and Number: The sevens all have to do with ideas, plans and projects. The Seven of Clubs represents the realization of one’s projects, their being firmly anchored into the world.

UPRIGHT 7♣

General: One of the most positive cards in the deck. It is not so much a card of luck as one of realization. It is deeply connected with our sense of security in terms of how we conceive of ourselves, and it shows that we manage to embody it in our real life. It shows the attainment of the grat goals we dream of. When this card comes up after bad cards, it is traditionally called the light at the end of the tunnel, showing the regaining of balance and security.

Love and Relationships: In itself, the Seven of Clubs does not signify feelings. It does show a relationship that is firmly rooted in the querent’s destiny and even in their life plans, meaning that they feel comfortable in it and feel like it’s an important part of their life. With negative cards it can show that a person is seen by another person as just a prize, the next achievement. If the querent has had a fresh break up, it shows a reconciliation, while if the break up is old, it tends to show the moving on and finding satisfaction with someone else. It can also signify the further concretization and development of the relationship, hinting at an engagement or a marriage.

Work and Money: The card represents the querent’s assets, whether it be money, properties or something else. The cards around will show what kind of assets and what will happen to them. It shows someone who has gained or will gain recognition, and can signify a promotion. More generally it represents being capable carrying out one’s projects to the highest degree of realization, especially if very good cards complement the Seven of Clubs. It can also be a significator card for the querent’s career. This card does not stand for random good luck, but implies having put work into a project, especially since the project is likely to mean very much to the person.

Other: The Gratification card is connected with positive thinking and ambition. The person is unlikely to settle for less than the best (whatever that means for them). It shows psychological well-being and being at peace with oneself. Finally, it is the card of fame and of making a good name for oneself.

Important Combinations:

K♦ + 7♣ = promotion (+6♣, with a raise) | career advancement
7♣ + 2♥ = real estate
7♣ + 6♥ = liquid assets
4♥ + 7♣ + 9♥ = triumph in love | possible marriage
K♥ + 7♣ = a realized man, possibly an entrepreneur

REVERSED 7♣R

General: negative, but not necessarily tragic, unless with other very bad cards. If upright it shows the concretization of one’s life plans, when reversed it points to situations that don’t develop, situations from which nothing concrete comes. In general it points to lack of concreteness, insecurity and to problems to one’s reputation.

Love and Relationships: this card often comes up reversed when the querent is excited about having met someone new and they ask the cards what will happen. This card means, “Nothing will happen”, that is, there won’t be any major development, at least for a while (look at the other cards). In a couple, it point to lack of common projects, often signifying two people who do nothing together anymore and who are growing apart. A wedding is likely not to take place with this card, as no further development is shown. It can imply not feeling at ease in a relationship, or feeling that you are with the wrong person for you.

Work and Money: Generally, the reversed Gratification card means plans that do not become concrete, investments that don’t yield good results, or that will take much longer to mature if there are positive cards. With very negative cards it can signify a complete downfall. Career-wise, it is the card of the dead-end job, where it is very unlikely to get unstuck and progress up the ladder, unless steps are taken to change things around. If followed by cards such as Fortune or the Peacock, it shows a situation that seems desperate but will actually turn unexpectedly in a positive direction. More broadly it is a card of dissatisfaction and lack of recognition. It shows lack of financial or job security and with cards that point to malice it can signify having your reputation smeared by nasty colleagues.

Other: psychologically it is a card of dissatisfaction, insecurity and fears. It points to not feeling at peace with oneself. If upright it’s a card of fame, reversed it becomes a card of infamy or notoriety, especially if there are cards pointing to gossip and the like. Spiritually it can signify lack of breakthroughs and not feeling at ease with one’s beliefs.

Important Combinations:

A♥ or 8♣ + 7♣R = a meeting with no further development
7♣R + Q♠ + 8♦R = slander
7♣R + K♦ = can be a dead end job
7♣R + 9♦R = demotion
7♣R + 8♠ = a crisis of reputation or financial crisis

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Vera Sibilla | Seven of Hearts – The Scholar (Letterato)

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Name: Scholar / Artist (Scholar is the original title, Artist a newer one)
Italian Name: Letterato / Artista
Playing Card: 7♥
Polarity when Upright: Positive
Core Meanings: Talent, Being cut for something | Ability to plan, Intellect | A man of around 45 | A notary public, Signing of contracts
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Ulterior motives, Manipulation | Impotence in all fields of life

Card Description: a learned man in his library.

Suit and Number: All sevens in the Vera Sibilla relate to planning, projects and the ability to make such projects. Thus, in the Seven of Hearts we deal with talent and the good use of the intellect. Most other meanings are derived from it.

UPRIGHT 7♥

General: A favorable card, which can also behave as a face card for a man of around 40-50 (the age may vary, though). It represents the intellect and its attributes, as well as good education, learning, and the costructive side of the mind. Because of this reason, and also because the card depicts a professional who might very well be a lawyer or notary public, it is also connected to contracts and the signing thereof, since contracts represent, legally, a “meeting of the minds”.

Love and Relationships: extremely positive. On one side it may represent a person, the querent himself at times, or a loved one or partner. More generally, on the other side, it often represent good compatibility among people (or within the couple). It is a card of positivity and proactivity, showing that a person is serious in his or her intentions and is unlikely to just be in for a one-night-stand or to have ulterior motives. if a couple has been through a rough patch, the Seven of Hearts promises reconciliation and stability, and it shows that the couple is capable of working through their problems together in harmony.

Work and Money: Often the card stands for a contract or business transaction requiring notarization, such as the buying or selling of property. In general, it is connected to professions where one uses one’s intellect, and is often connected with the law or with places of learning. More in general, it represents a professional of any kind, but of a high level, and with some kind of recognition, not one working at a mom-and-pop shop. It represent one working alone or at least with a degree of creative control over what he does. It also signifies an affinity with one’s job, regardless of the type of work. Finally, it can show the ability to make and carry out good business plans.

Other: it is heavily connected with learning, creativity and the arts. It shows great intelligence, and with negative cards it may refer to one who is a bit of an obnoxious nerd, but it is never a very negative card. Spiritually it points to good will and it can signify a saint or its equivalent in another religion.

Important Combinations:

7♥ + 2♥ = a real estate contract | a male family member
7♥ + 4♥ = positive projects in love, serious intents | can signal reconciliation
7♥ + 6♦ = genius | great talent | education | solid projects
8♥ + 7♥ = artistry
7♥ + A♠ + 7♠ = can mean termination of contract

REVERSED 7♥R

General: the negative side of the mind. It shows destructive behavior, having an axe to grind and lack of intellectual abilities.

Love and Relationships: when it comes up, this card should always act as a warning sign that someone is not sincere. It shows one (not necessarily a man) who does not deal with the querent out of love and respect but selfishness. They pursue their personal interest above all and will usually not stop at anything. If the cards are not disastrous, however, it can show that one is unwilling to pursue the relationship further and bring it to the next level.

Work and Money: When it’s upright, the card shows mind over matter. When reversed, it’s definitely the opposite. There is a sense of being overwhelmed, which in turns points to impotence, lack of ability and skill and not being cut for a certain job. If the cards around are not too bad, it can simply show having bitten off more than you can chew and feeling somewhat overwhelmed. However, if a business partner is represented by this card, walk away: best case scenario they are incapable of keeping their word, worst case scenario they are ruthless schemers.

Other: Psychologically it shows the inability to cope with life, and can point to delusions and someone who lives in their own fantasy land, but not in the cutsy quirky way. It can show a definite lack of intelligence or, at least, of cultivation of what intelligence one has. In spiritual work, it shows ineptitude, delusions or even spirits you’d better stay away from, if you engage in certain practices.

Important Combinations:

7♥R + K♦R = not good for the job, incapacity
7♥R + A♣ = pursuing a marriage or union or contract for ulterior motives
7♥R + 9♠ = impotence (if also with A♣R, sexual impotence)
7♥R + 4♥R = depravity
7♥R + 6♦ = for a child it can be a learning disability

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Vera Sibilla | Six of Spades – Sighs (Sospiri)

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Name: Sighs
Italian Name: Sospiri
Playing Card: 6♠
Polarity when Upright: Negative
Core Meanings: Time stretching out | Waiting | Torment, Anxiety
Polarity when Reversed: Neutral
Reversed Core Meanings: Instability | The end of desire and sighs, Letting go | Resolve | the need to listen to reason

Card Description: a young woman sighing as a ship departs, possibly with her lover.

Suit and Number: Sixes have to do with time, and the suit of Spades interpret the idea as delays and spasmodic expectations.

UPRIGHT 6♠

General: Negative but not tragic. Also relatively simple. It is mainly a card of delay, of waiting before something finally happens. Usually, if a combination comes before the Six of Spades (that is, if the Woman is looking at it) then the thing depicted by the cards is the source of the querent’s worry (but it doesn’t necessarily mean it will happen). If the combination comes after the card, then the thing will happen, but after much delay. Also, if a Face card falls after the Sighs, the sighs belong to the person.

Love and Relationships: an uncertain card that tells of great apprehension and worries concerning a relationship of any kind. It can mean that the person has great, possibly unrealistic expectations. It can also mean that the person is waiting desperately for something to happen, e.g. that someone will come to them. If confirmed by other cards, it could show feelings that are not mutual, and therefore cause the person sorrow. In a couple it may show that one of the two is almost maniacal about what they expect, and therefore fail to see what they have. It can also show worry over a long distance relationship, with other cards.

Work and Money: the Six of Spades comes up when plans and speculations are taking much too long to mature. It also shows that the person does not have the mental lucidity to make decisions because they are too attached to something (for instance, a businessman failing to see that it’s time to move on from a venture). More broadly it signifies lack of initiative and pessimism in the area.

Other: like the Eight of Hearts, the card is connected to Water, but in a more negative sense. It is also connected with large means of transport. Psychologically it points to anxiety, excessive worry and attachments, the inability to see a bright future.

Important Combinations:
6♠ + 5♠ = what you are waiting for won’t happen
6♠ + 7♠ = what you are waiting for will cause trouble
6♣ + 6♠ = the desire to get everything now
8♥ + 6♠ = mood fluctuations, hope and despair
2♦ + 6♠ = anxiously waiting for a communication

REVERSED 6♠R

General: A mixed bag. It is a card of uncertainty and fluctuation. More specifically though, it is a card clarity, of understanding and of moving on from something or someone. It is best understood as “no sighs”. If the card falls between cards of opposite meanings, it signifies ups and downs between those extremes.

Love and Relationships: often this card shows the realization that a love is over, or that a person is not interested. There is a sense of acceptance of what is. With positive cards it can show that the couple is finally capable of addressing an issue that’s been weighing on the people involved. The reversed Six of Spades can also show that the partner will finally be honest with the querent (or vice versa). Explanation will be given to unburden the conscience. It signifies announcements and making things public.

Work and Money: often it shows moving on from a plan or project after toiling and sighing and worrying without much to show for it. Because of its connection with the idea of making things public, the card signifies writing, publishing and communication.  It can also imply that the person realizes a certain line of work is not for them.

Other: we said that the reversed Sighs signifies lack of sighs, not worrying anymore. With negative cards that point to evil deeds, it can show that these are committed without sighing too much, i.e. remorselessly. Both psychologically and spiritually it can point to profound inner strength in working through like, the ability to renounce and move on. It can shoe the ability to be honest with yourself. It is good for kicking addictions. The card invites to listen to reason, therefore when near cards that show professional help it signifies that the querent cannot count on his strength alone and needs someone to help him.

Important Combinations:
7♠ + 5♦ + 6♠R + positive cards = moving on from a breakup
5♠ + 3♠ + 5♦ + 6♠R = moving on from a period of bereavement
9♦ or 9♣R + 9♠ + 6♠R = realizing you have a problem
6♠R + A♥ or A♦ = unburdening yourself
6♥ + 6♠R + 8♦R = economic ups and downs

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Vera Sibilla | Six of Diamonds – Thought (Pensiero)

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Name: Thought
Italian Name: Pensiero
Playing Card: 6♦
Polarity when Upright: Neutral
Core Meanings: Consciensce, the Inner Side, Character | Reflection, Planning, Study
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Negative thoughts or plans | Illusion | Lack of talent | Subconsciousness

Card Description: a man carefully meditating a plan before writing it down on a piece of parchment.

Suit and Number: Sixes have to do with the flow of time. In this suit, we take a look at the consciousness of the querent, which reflects on the past and plans for the future. Like the Six of Clubs, it tends to be a card of the present, but more in the sense of what’s present to the person’s mind.

UPRIGHT 6♦

General: A neutral card representing the inner side of the querent’s life. Here we find out about their character, their intentions, their attitudes, their plans, their vocations, etc. One thing to always keep in mind is that what is planned is not necessarily what is done. This is a static card. If cards showing movement or action follow, then the plan will be executed. The Ten of Hearts, being a card of concreteness and certainty, allows the plan to be carried out. Note: usually this card shows the Querent’s thoughts. However, if a Face card comes up right before it, then it’s that person’s thoughts.

Love and Relationships: This card can come up in relationship readings for a variety of reasons.  By itself the card shows that there is a meeting of the minds, that two people see eye to eye. However if there are negative cards it can show anger or a desire to break up the relationship, or to cheat. With cards of blockage it can show that one of the two is chickening out or having misgivings about their commitment. Needless to say, the card can also show a couple’s or group’s plans for the future.

Work and Money: again, the Six of Diamonds signifies the Querent’s thoughts and plans or attitudes. It can also show whether he or she has an affinity for the job, or if he has or lacks talent, though talent is more properly shown by the Seven of Hearts. Financially it can point to schemes and speculations, in a neutral sense, and it denotes that one puts a great deal of thought into a project and they are probably attached to it. Jobs signified by this card tend to be intellectual in nature, or at least not mindless.

Other: because it represents the inner side of the person, the Six of Diamonds is a card that can show little attachment to material things and possessions, and shows someone who looks for deeper meaning. It is also an important card in spiritual readings, as it can stand for the person’s inner development or their attitude toward the subject.

Important Combinations:
6♦ + 7♣ = ambition
6♦ + 10♣ = carelessness
6♦ + 7♦ = simplemindedness | wanting a child
6♦ + 9♥ = true fidelity | a person is as he or she appears
6♦ + 10♠U/R = hidden or unrevealed plans

REVERSED 6♦R

General: In the main it’s a negative card. It signifies negative plans, illusions, negative attitudes and the desire to do something bad. It can also signify subconsciousness and paranormal phenomena to do with spirits or psychological “gifts”, but this is VERY rare.

Love and Relationships: almost always negative, it points to incompatibility of character, and often to not liking someone, or growing to resent them. It can show the desire to break up a romance or that a promise is made without really meaning it. Sometimes it can show that the person harbors illusions about someone else.

Work and Money: plans born under this card are either wrong or evil, so any speculation is likely to prove disastrous. It can also represent that the querent isn’t doing anything to come out of a financially difficult situation, because, again, the Thought card is static. With cards signifying dubious moral qualities it points to swindles and scams. More often, it shows wrong plans.

Other: it points to lack of insight, delusions and lack of talent, either generally or in one area. Spiritually it is connected with sending or receiving bad vibes or, with positive cards, to the presence of psychic gifts. Psychologically it signifies subconsciousness.
It is a card of premeditation, so all that is done is done with the intent to harm.

Important Combinations:
6♦R + 4♦ = negative intentions
6♦R + 8♥ = it can signify prophetic dreams (but only in the right context)
6♦R + 7♥R = utter lack of talent | plotting and scheming
6♦R + 9♦ = traditionally ghosts, but many other interpretations are possible (unrealistic plans, morbid delusions, Baby Jane style)
6♦R + 7♠ + 10♠ + 5♠ = a plan to hurt or even worse

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Vera Sibilla | Six of Clubs – Surprise (Consolante Sorpresa)

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Name: Surprise
Italian Name: Consolante Sorpresa (lit. Consoling Surprise)
Playing Card: 6♣
Polarity when Upright: Positive
Core Meanings: the Present, Quickly, Shortly | Money | Luck, Surprise | Receiving, Getting, Picking up, Harvesting
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Not getting, Not receiving | the need for great effort to reap small results | Downfall, Ruin of a project due to miscalculation

Card Description: a young fisherman pulls up the net he has cast, only to be pleasantly surprised by a bag full of money.

Suit and Number: all sixes have to do with time, and the Club suit interpets this by showing the present. It is a quick card. From here most other meanings derive.

UPRIGHT 6♣

General: as said, it relates to the present and tends to shorten the timeframe of the spread. From here we have meanings connected with suddenness and surprise and, because we are in a positive suit, of receiving good things. There is a general sense of flourishing to this card, and of reaping more than you have sown. The Six of Clubs represents a difference between what you expect to get and what you do get, usually in the sense that you expect less than you actually get. It therefore shows results that exceed expectations.

Love and Relationships: the concept of surprise is the one that applies more often to this topic. Often the card shows unexpected turns of events, mostly of a positive nature, such as receiving unexpected messages from the ex you’ve been waiting for or from a loved one. It also shows the flourishing of a relationship, and that not much work needs to be put into it to make it work because. This in turn tends to imply that two people see eye to eye and have common interests, which makes it easy for them to bond. It shows ease around people, and being in a good environment.

Work and Money: definitely positive in this regard. It shows receiving money, income, etc. Unless strong positive cards come up, it does not represent huge amounts, but it does show relative ease in obtaining it. More broadly it is a card of flourishing, positive outcomes, unexpectedly good turns of events, etc. When follow by cards of blockage, though, it shows difficulties receiving money, or even unemployment. The Six of Clubs can signify quick money, investments that yield dividends, etc.

Other: it shows someone with a positive mindset, possibly one who knows on a subconscious level how to be in the right place at the right time in order to thrive. Spiritually it can show reaping the rewards of your actions, mostly in a positive sense. The card is strongly connected to the concept of getting, harversting, receiving, picking up, etc. In this sense it is neutral. The Surprise card is also connected to hobbies, things done “just so”, simply because you like them, things that you do not expect to make a living at (but you may be surprised).

Important Combinations:
6♣ + 9♠ = unemployment (lack of income) or not receiving something
6♣ + 2♦ = an unexpected message
10♥ + 6♣ = reaping the rewards of your effort

REVERSED 6♣R

General: much more negative. When upright, the Surprise card shows all situations where you get more than you expected to get, where the difference between your effort and your reward goes to your advantage. When reversed, it’s the opposite: a lot of work will need to be put into something.

Love and Relationships: it shows a situation where two people need to put an excessive amount of effort to keep the relationship going, a sign that they have grown apart due to lack of common interests. Together with other negative cards it therefore shows a breakup due to it. If a person is waiting for Mr. or Mrs. Right or a message from someone, they won’t arrive, or not without considerable delay or effort. Because it shows a situation of lack of common interests, this card usually represents that two people won’t be together, or if they do, it’s not due to love.

Work and Money: it stands for unsatisfactory situations where one needs to work a lot for little to no reward. If positive cards attend, though, it just shows delays and a need for effort. Remember that a core concept of the Surprise card is that it represents a difference between what you expect and what you get, and that the reversal makes you get less than you expect. Therefore the card can show unrealistic expectations, and if negative cards follow, the downfall of a project or venture due biting off more than you can chew.

Other: psychologically it represents ambition, usually baseless. It also speaks of someone who misses opportunities or is in the wrong environment or place at the wrong time.

Important Combinations:
6♦ + 10♣ + 6♣R = recklessness leading to downfall
A♥ + 6♣R = not getting along | a disappointing talk
4♥ + 6♣R + 5♠ = the end of love due to growing apart
7♥ + 6♣R = miscalculations | lack of talent for something (with positive cards, you make up for it by working hard)
9♣ + 6♣R = it can signify growing apart with your friends, or counting your chicken before they’ve hatched

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

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Vera Sibilla | Six of Hearts – The Safe (Denaro)

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Name: Money or the Safe
Italian Name: Denaro (Money)
Playing Card: 6♥
Polarity when Upright: Positive to Neutral
Core Meanings: Money, Assets | the Past
Polarity when Reversed: Neutral
Reversed Core Meanings: the Future | Money trouble | Avarice

Card Description: a large safe containing old documents and sachets full of money.

Suit and Number: Sixes are connected with the notion of time, and Hearts interpret the concept by connecting to the idea of past and future (depending on whether the card is upright or reversed).

UPRIGHT 6♥

General: A neutral to positive card, depending on the context. It is mainly advantageous in material affairs, while being neutral in love affairs. Also, because it is in the Heart suit, it can represent the mixing of love and money for good or ill.

Love and Relationships: the traditional interpretation is someone marrying for money, especially women. Keep in mind that this deck was created in the 1800s, when young women were considered inveterate old spinsters if they hadn’t married by their early twenties, and that money was considered a legitimate reason to marry–it created wealth for the family. I have found this interpretation to be relatively irrelevant nowadays, unless confirmed by other cards that go in that direction. The Safe card does indicate a wealthy union, though.
Another common meaning is that of past. Usually, all the cards before the Six of Hearts are the past, those following it are the future or present. If a face card falls next to it, it represents someone you already know.

Work and Money: the notion of wealthy union applies to money as well, as this card can represent positive business ventures. It can also be a significator card for the querent’s assets, in which case the presence of positive or negative cards around it will tell you how they will develop. Needless to say, the concept of past can also apply to material matters. For instance, it can represent work experience, in which case, finding the Six of Hearts with cards showing smallness or wrongness may signify the querent doesn’t qualify for a job. Or it may show a job you have already done. Much depend on how and where the card falls in the spread.

Other: sometimes this card represents those people whose wealth blind them to the problems of the common people, but this needs to be supported by other cards. It can also stand for good advice given by someone with experience. It is connected with age.  Psychologically it can show one who mixes love and money or someone who has a somewhat materialistic mindset.

Important Combinations:
6♥ + A♠ = a difficult past
6♥ + Any Queen = traditionally a woman who has married money, but more often it’s a woman from the past (if a male face card, a man from the past, if ♠, the person caused trouble)
6♥ + 2♦ = a check, a financial document or a message about money
6♦ + 6♥ = can be financial speculation
6♥ + 3♦ = prosperity | a rich gift | a good financial offer

REVERSED 6♥R

General: it becomes a card of the future, usually not a near one. The idea of future includes that of something not experienced before, and can therefore signify suddenness, especially if the card opens a row of cards. Because it is the reverse of a card of money it can herald money difficulties. A special function of the reversed Six of Hearts is that it strengthens the meaning of the combinations surrounding it, so that they last longer, for good or ill.

Love and Relationships: in general, the reversed Six of Hearts is not much connected with love, though it can still signify that material interests hide behind a union, or even behind a crisis in a union. It can signify, near a significator, that the person in question is not yet known by the querent (or only by sight).

Work and Money: usually not a positive card. It can signify hardships and difficulties making money. Lack of abundance is one way to put it. If surrounded by positive cards, though, it can show a long-lasting period of prosperity. It is also connected with avarice, and therefore to money not given or not received, depending on the question.

Other: a dearth mentality is shown by this card when reversed. It can also imply that something good, shown by the surrounding cards, will take longer to manifest.

Important Combinations:
6♥R + Face card = someone new, not yet known
6♥R + J♠ + K♣R = a loan shark (if Q♠, a woman)
6♥R + K♠U/R = a loan will be refused, or the querent won’t receive the government’s money
6♥R + 8♠ = financial crisis
6♥R + A♣ + 4♥ + 10♥ = a marriage will be delayed but will take place

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

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Vera Sibilla | Five of Spades – Death (Morte)

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Name: Death
Italian Name: Morte
Playing Card: 5♠
Polarity when Upright: Neutral but actually negative (see explanation)
Core Meanings: Sharp change | Loss | An imbalance of some kind
Polarity when Reversed: Negative with some exceptions
Reversed Core Meanings: Deep sorrow, Inner devastation

Card Description: an ominous coffin is propped up on two chairs. A long white candle burns, spreading its dim light.

Suit and Number: All fives have to do with transition in some form or another. Spades are THE negative suit, therefore the notion of death is attached to the Five of Spades.

UPRIGHT 5♠R

General: Technically a neutral card. It merely represents change, usually sharp and, at least to some degree, painful. It is never minor change. When it is followed by positive cards, it indicates a transition toward better times, but because it’s the 5♠, it is implied that some suffering will attend the change. On the other hand, when negative cards follow, it shows that the querent is entering a dark tunnel of pain. Also, this card, similarly to the 3♠, can cut whatever the previous card shows off from our life, for better or worse.

Love and Relationships: the most immediate meaning of the Death card in this field of life is that of breakup. This is especially the case if cards of union and love come before it. It is also part of some combinations showing bereavement. However, the Five of Spades can also signify imbalance, and therefore that one partner loves more than the other, or that the relationship is irremediably broken. A partner showing up in the spread with this card next to him or her and cards representing psychological issues or violence is best kept at arm’s length.

Work and Money: a difficult card in all circumstances. In points to loss of employment, regrets over career choice, and situations that are iffy at best, total ripoffs at worse. When attended by positive cards, it shows positive changes which, however, will take a toll on the querent in some way. Rarely this card signifies jobs to do with the dead or with poisons

Other: psychologically this card points to bitterness, regret and lack of inner balance. Therefore it can hint at self-harm and practices that cause self-damage. It is also a card of atheism and of very dark beliefs. It is one of the cards signifying dark magic and especially necromancy and working with the dead (or with dead bodies).

Important Combinations:
5♠ + 7♠ = nope | radical, irremediable ending
5♠ + 7♠ + 3♠U/R (but more reversed) = death (with skull and crossbones)
8♦ + 5♠ = traditionally the end of bereavement or a difficult period
5♠ + 4♥ + 4♠ = a sick, imbalanced love life
8♥ + 2♦ + 5♠ = the communication you were hoping for won’t arrive

REVERSED 5♠R

General: in general, when reversed this card expresses its meaning on a more psychological level, indicating grief, sorrow, upset. If followed by positive cards, though, it can signify that the querent is resistant and, even though the situation may be somewhat taxing, he will get through it thanks to his inner resolve. If it’s preceded by negative cards and followed by positive cards, it can mean that the querent is going to turn their life around. The inner death, in this case, is symbolic of a deep change in one’s attitude.

Love and Relationships: in general, the reversed Death card stands for deep upset due to a relationship not going how one wants. Look around for the reason. A breakup may be indicated, or the discovery of someone’s infidelity. In general, there is a sense of inability to accept how things have become or what we have discovered, for it is too upsetting.

Work and Money: the same apply here. Something deeply upset the querent, making them die inside somehow. The card hits heavy, so look for signs of mobbing or hard situations in general. If positive cards follow the reversed Five of Spades, then the situation will turn for the better.

Other: psychologically this is a card of profoundly negative emotions. It can signify depression with other cards, implying that a light has gone out inside of the person. With positive cards, the difficulties are still present but resilience is shown. Spiritually, the light that has gone out is that of faith.

Important Combinations:
A♦R + 5♠R = upset due to an unpleasant revelation
5♠R + 8♣ + 7♠ = sorrow due to a breakup
7♦ + 7♠ + 3♠ + 5♠R = devastated by the loss of a child
8♥R + 5♠R = it can mean loss of faith
5♠R + 5♣ or 2♣ + 10♥ = personal renewal

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

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Vera Sibilla | Five of Diamonds – Melancholy (Malinconia)

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Name: Melancholy
Italian Name: Malinconia
Playing Card: 5♦
Polarity when Upright: Negative
Core Meanings: Sadness, but of a passing kind | A misstep, instability
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Deeper disappointment | Debts, Difficult financial situation

Card Description: A young woman sighing dejectedly by the tombs of her dead pet.

Suit and Number: Fives have to do with transition, and Diamonds are a mixed suit. The Five of Diamonds represents transitory difficulties and sadness and some instability.

UPRIGHT 5♦

General: Negative but not tragic. In general, it points to disappointments of a passing nature. Heavy or difficult periods are indicated, but also described as not anchored in the querent’s destiny. The card also has some connection with the past, because it represents happiness lost.

Love and Relationships: the situation is at the very least not satisfactory. If the querent is single, they are unlikey to find someone in the near future, but the card also says that the situation will pass. When it describes a couple’s life, it shows it to be unfulfilling and kind of meh. There is probably some unvoiced issue, or the people involved seem to have lost the glowing admiration they once had for their partner. It can represent pining for a lost love or loved one if the other cards are consistent.

Work and Money: money is probably tight and the situation is not the best. It can also represent a financial situation where the person reaps the poor results of previous negative actions, and even when upright, if surrounded by negative cards, it can point to debts. Career-wise the Five of Diamonds is a card of lack of fulfillment, possibly due to being in the wrong field, or more simply due to bad pay or lack of security.

Other: psychologically some depression is indicated, but not a heavy one. It represents those situations where you just feel like giving up on things and life doesn’t feel very exciting anymore. Spiritually the same is indicated. It can also show up in readings for those people who pick up new spiritual fads and then discover that they are not as shiny after a couple of weeks.

Important Combinations:
6♥ + 5♦ = dissatisfaction with your finances or due to something that happened in the past
7♦U/R + 9♠ + 5♠ + 5♦ = sadness due to a past miscarriage (with K♣ or K♠, abortion)
5♦ + 9♠ = some depression
A♦ + 5♦ = in a couple it can represent lack of satisfaction under the sheets
10♣ + 5♦ = regret over having behaved irresponsibly

REVERSED 5♦R

General: More negative than when upright, the card tends to show disappointments of a more lasting nature. It still has a connection to the past, often showing pigeons coming home to roost or past issues coming out of the woodwork.

Love and Relationships: again, dissatisfaction is shown. For singles, it is very likely that they are still very much suffering due to a past breakup. For couples, disagreements are foretold, and depending on the other cards even divorce, that is, the legal disagreement par excellence. Sometimes the Melancholy card reversed signifies that it is starting to be too late to fix a relationship.

Work and Money: because of its connection with the past and with deeper trouble, the reversed Five of Diamonds can signify debts. More generally, it shows a difficult situation, impoverishment and unemployment or a very badly paid job, sometimes even one where you are paid little and off the books.

Other: there is a general sense of “lateness” to this card, as though a situation were now beyond repair, at least in its current form. Usually it’s best for the querent to start over with a clean slate where possible. The card is connected with lawsuits and litigations where appropriate.

Important Combinations:
6♥U/R + 5♦R = debts, bad finances
5♦R + 8♠ + 10♦R or 7♠R = utter financial ruin
5♦R + K♦ = a bad or stressful job (if K♦R likely one where you are exploited)
5♦R + K♠R = a bad lawsuit
5♦R + A♠R + 8♦R + 10♥ = repaying a debt

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