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Vera Sibilla | Ace of Spades – Sorrow (Dispiacere)

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Name: Sorrow
Italian Name: Dispiacere*
Playing Card: A♠
Polarity when Upright: Negative
Core Meanings: Bad news, Sad tidings | Sorrow, Tears | Something that we don’t like, that repels us, that we would rather didn’t happen | Negative interactions, Violence, Beatings, Arguments
Polarity when Reversed: Mildly Negative to Mildly Positive
Reversed Core Meanings: Toil, Labor, Hard work | Repetition, Cycles, Many times | Passing disappointment

Card Description: A woman brings her hands to her eyes in dismay after reading the contents of the distressing letter.

Suit and Number: As all aces, the Ace of Spades is mostly concerned with news. Since Spades are a negative suit, the news is negative, “sad tidings”, as the fortune-tellers of old used to say. Furthermore, aces speak of how people come together to interact, but again, Spades are the negative suit, so the interaction is negative, showing arguments and violence.

UPRIGHT A♠

General: It’s mostly an easy card to understand, as it has fundamentally three meanings: bad news, violence and arguments. If a face card falls together with it, it is usually that person who will be sorry, but there may be exceptions.

Love and Relationships: the Ace of Spades heralds bad news in every area, so in this case it can be the harbinger of rejections or negative communications from the people we are interested in investigating. It is also a card of turbulent relationships both with partners and with family members and friends. The other cards will show whether mediation and reconciliation are possible. Being a card of arguments, we need to look at the other cards to see whether the argument could leave permanent damages in the two people’s dynamic. It is also a card of violence, though usually not on its own (you’d expect the Ten of Hearts reversed or the Ten of Spades or the Three of Spades reversed, for instance). Violence comes in many flavors (verbal abuse is different from physical abuse, for instance). Again, this will be clarified by other cards. In addition to the above, this card can point to displeasure in being together with the other person.

Work and Money: in this case, the sad news refers to the material side of life. Anything from failed projects to being fired to losing money or investments is fair game for the Ace of Spades. The more negative cards reinforce the message, the more disastrous it is. If the other cards are positive, on its own this card is not strong enough to destroy a career or your finances. It can point to feelings of discoursgement caused by a difficult financial situation, to underwhelming results or to difficulties getting along with coworkers (the other cards will show whose fault it is. Be careful about cards that may be showing a situation of mobbing, bullying, humiliation, etc.)

Other: the card also represents everything that repels us and that we don’t like, so it often shows up in situations where something happens that the person would rather didn’t happen or would stop if he or she could (see the example of the eviction below). More generally, all things, happenings or results that somehow disappoint us. Psychologically, this is a card of tears, and it can often pile negative vibes on top of other psychologically taxing cards to show depression, mental breaks and similar states of mind. It shows inner turmoil and feeling hurt, discouraged, deeply sorrowful. Spiritually, it shows lessons that are hard to learn and can point to areas or problems that the querent would rather not tackle because it causes them pain (with positive cards, it points to lessons that are uncomfortable to learn).
Being an ace and being a spade card, this card can show a bad beginning. With negative cards, the Sorrow card may show something that is bad from the start, and it advises not to undertake something. When it falls with positive cards, it can point to a difficult beginning that will improve or some growing pains as we leave our comfort zone. But don’t sugarcoat it: it remains a bad card.

Important Combinations:
A♠ + 10♠ and/or 10♥R = fight, violence
A♠ + 6♦ + 4♠ = can mean depression
A♠ + 3♣ + 2♥ + K♠ (+7♠R) = eviction
K♦ + A♠ (+7♠) + 5♠ = being fired
A♥ + A♠ = conversations and meetings that cause sorrow | confrontations | verbal abuse

REVERSED A♠R

General: the card becomes slightly positive, but still with potential negative undertones that are ready to come out near negative cards. In the main, it represents slight or passing disappointments and sorrows (or sorrows that lose some of their hold on the person). It represents situations that are difficult and call for effort, but are not completely lost. You are not just there, taking them on the chin, as with the upright card. Analogically, this card represents hard work, toil, labor. This includes the type of labor that comes before a child’s birth. As a further analogy, therefore, this card stands for fertility, germination, multiplication. It is the card of cycles, of the same thing many times. Finally, the upright meaning of violence is not lost, but it is usually rarer.

A specific function of this card is that when it is preceded by negative cards and followed by positive cards, it represents the end of a sorrowful period thanks to the querent’s ability to overcome obstacles. Conversely, when it is preceded by positive cards and followed by negative cards, it is a harbinger of a sorrowful period.

Love and Relationships: a lot depends on the polarity of the other cards and what they are saying. With negative cards, especially cards of anger and violence, the difficult nature of the Ace of Spades come to the fore, and it may even show that angry or violent outbursts come one after the other (cycles). With cards showing a thriving social life, it points to numerous dates and many outings. When describing a romantic relationship, this card shows strong carnal attraction and a sense of “sexiness”, the reason being that the card is associated with physical toil and therefore the body, and also because this card reverses the notion of “displeasure” found in the upright card. It can foretell a crush.
If a couple is hitting the rocks, depending on the narrative that the cards are showing, the reversed Sorrow may show recurring difficulties or, on the contrary, putting in the effort to salvage the relationship. Because of its connection to cycles, this card can, with the appropriate cards, show the return of someone.

Work and Money: for the most part, the A♠R is a card of hard work, great energy and the need for elbow grease. It represents great effort being put into something. Depending on the other cards, it may even show holding down two jobs, moonlighting and similar situations. If the following cards show a goal being reached, the reversed Sorrow announces the need for toil and sweat.
Due to its connection with physical labor, this card is traditionally associated with agriculture, especially the harvesting period. This can be literal or figurative, as in reaping the fruits of one’s actions (this is true in all fields of life).
Thanks to its connection with germination and production, it is a good card for investments when surrounded by positive money cards. Alternatively, and again, when with positive cards, it can point to good career prospects and great productivity.
A neutral meaning of this card is that of signature, because the act of signing something makes a contract “produce” its effect: it fertilizes it. The meaning is neutral because whether signing something is wise or not will be shown by the other cards.

Other: the meaning of signature extents to all areas of life. The meaning of harvest, too, can come up in many situations, and it carries with it the general idea of advantage, benefit and profit (if with positive cards). Psychologically, with negative cards it points to tiredness and overwhelm, while with positive cards it becomes a sign of energy and a proactive mindset. It can also show that negative feelings are beginning to lose their grip on the person, and he or she is starting to have the psychological elbow room to fight back. With other negative cards, it is a harbinger of sorrow or sadness.
This card is a staple of pregnancy readings, where it can show the woman going into labor. Being a card of fertility, it can also be anaylzed to see whether the person is fertile or not, and it can also foretell the conception phase.
Artistically, the A♠R can show the ability to come up with many ideas and inputs, a period of great productivity and a fecund mind.
Spiritually, its meaning varies a lot depending on the surrounding cards: from recurring “signs” or dreams to an excessive concern with physical reality to spiritual growth thanks to one’s effort and the reaping of what one has sown. It really depends on the context.

Important Combinations:
A♠R + 10♥ + 7♦ = giving birth (in general, A♠R + 10♥ can mean success after much toil)
A♠R + 8♣ = frequent meetings (if 8♣R, frequent disagreements)
A♠R + 2♥ = it can be a return home after a separation or the need to work hard at home
A♠R + 6♣ = getting many small sums of money | harvest
A♠R + 3♣ + J♦ = many small trips, especially errands

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

* “Sorrow” is a good translation of the word “Dispiacere”, which evokes ideas of mourning and disappointment. However, due the difference in root, a possible shade of meaning is lost, as the word “dispiacere” literally means “displeasure”, and so can refer to something we don’t like or that repels us.

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Vera Sibilla | Ace of Diamonds – The Room (Stanza)

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Name: Room
Italian Name: Stanza
Playing Card: A♦
Polarity when Upright: Positive
Core Meanings: Intimacy, the intimate sphere, private meetings | news told in strict confidence, sensitive information, privacy | a place | financial prosperity
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: the revelation of unpleasant or shocking news | mismanagement of money

Card Description: A comfortable room, used by someone to receive close friends and write or read important letters.

Suit and Number: like all aces, the Ace of Diamonds, too, is concerned with news and the coming together of people. In this card, the news are told confidentially, usually by someone that is close to the querent. As far as the coming together is concerned, it represents intimate meetings, that is, meetings that are not highly advertised (sometimes, but not always, of a romantic nature). Being the suit of Diamonds, this card represents situations that generate (ace) prosperity and economic advantage. Again, it brings dynamic (♦) beginnings, that is, it brings movement and progression to the spread, foretelling that developments are to be expected in the near future.

UPRIGHT A♦

General: A positive card with some neutral undertones. In the main, the Room represents news gathered from a confidential source or of a confidential nature. The nature of the news must be read from the surrounding cards, so in this sense the card is neutral. The main positive shades of meaning concern the financial sector, where the card represents prosperity and good finances, and personal relationships, where it highlights confidentiality and intimacy.

Love and Relationships: as anticipated, this is the card of intimacy. This is never a card that represents casual acquaintances (although, with negative cards, it may show that you give away sensitive information far too easily to people you are barely acquainted with).
For the most part, it represents relationships that are grounded in mutual trust and the sharing of intimate or sensitive details, both in love and in friendship. Great care should be taken when cards representing carelessness or enmity show up nearby, as this can show that your trust in someone is misplaced. This card represents the act of pouring your heart out, telling secrets, etc.
It is also the card of romantic intimacy, so it foretells satisfaction in that regard. It is also good for socialising and cultivating interpersonal relationships. If the querent is alone or single, this card normally allows for positive developments to shake things up. If surrounded by negative cards, though, it may point to inner suffering or a sense of being alone and unfulfilled, having no close connections.

Work and Money: a great card in money matters. Especially when coupled with cards that refer to the more material side of life, the Room brings satisfaction, advantage, prosperity and good prospects. It is connected to important and often sensitive information being put to good use to generate profit, such as insider knowledge and “a little bird told me” situations. Sometimes, it can refer to all unique contributions that rely on special formulas, personal recipes, etc. More simply, it may predict work meetings that are not open to the public. If the querent is unemployed, this card often marks the end of the stagnant period, if the other cards agree. It materializes a supportive environment around the querent, which for an unemployed person is normally a work environment.

Other: being a “room”, it can be a place, of course. The main difference with the House (the Two of Hearts) is that the Room is generally a space within a building, although this can be overridden by other cards, and when it represents the querent’s home, it qualifies it more clearly as an apartment.
In spiritual readings, the Room can be read as a deep personal connection with higher worlds or, depending on the context, to inner knowing. It is also connected with esoteric knowledge. Psychologically, you can read from the cards surrounding it whether querents are at peace with themselves or not, or whether they are capable of expressing their intimate thoughts (to other people or to themselves).

Important Combinations:
A♦ + 9♠ = intimacy, in a neutral sense
A♦ + 2♥ = the querent’s own home, the home environment
A♦ + 10♠R = secret intimate meeting
A♦ + 3♣ + 2♥ = moving from a house into an apartment
A♦ + 6♥ or 6♣ or 7♣ = economic prosperity

REVERSED A♦R

General: Much more negative. Its meanings are mostly a more problematic version of their upright counterpart. As such, the Room reversed signifies shocking revelations, unpleasant news, dirty secrets coming to light and, financially, mismanagement. The presence of surrounding positive cards can, however, improve on its polarity.

Love and Relationships: it is not good to have this card in your reading. It is, almost always, a harbinger of negative revelations. The concept of “negative revelation” must be applied broadly. It can be past mistakes one had swept under the carpet finally coming home to roost, being busted with the side chick or a coming out, which is not in itself negative, but usually makes for some dropped jaws. Family skeletons, infidelity, dirty little secrets, nothing is safe when this card falls in the spread. Depending on the position and the other cards, the reversed Room can show whose secret it is, whether the querent’s or someone else’s.  As with its upright counterpart, be careful of cards showing ill-will or carelessness, as gossip and scandals may be afoot.

Work and Money: in addition to the negative news possibly being about money or work, more specifically this card normally points to mismanagement, the inability to save, and major difficulties budgeting. However, when the other cards are positive, the polarity of the reversed Ace of Diamonds may be improved and its meaning once again be referred to that of prosperity and the ability to profit from reserved information, usually with the added nuance that the person is qualified as shrewd and a bit ruthless, as he or she may not think twice about using sensitive bits of knowledge or throwing someone under the bus, Devil wears Prada style. In general, as far as money goes, this card is negative but open to improvements.

Other: psychologically, the A♦R points to not being at peace with oneself and to unresolved “inner” issues. It is one of those cards that can show a tormented mental or emotional state. Similarly, it can show someone who doesn’t feel at peace with God (although, with positive cards, it may point to finally owning up to some dark past secrets that weigh on one’s conscience).

Important Combinations:
A♦R + K♠ = having charges pressed against you, legal quarrels (here, the shocking revelation is that the authority is trying to land your tush in court)
A♦R + 7♦ = traditionally, discovery of a child born outside of marriage | more generally, an unpleasant truth coming to light due to naive behavior (in this case 7♦ is interchangeable with 10♣)
A♦R + 2♥ = unpleasant family secrets coming to light
A♦R + 6♣R + 8♠ = it can signify the mismanagement of money landing you into a critical position
A♦R + 4♦ = an unpleasant revelation that is, however, false | defamation

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

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Vera Sibilla | Ace of Clubs – Marriage (Imeneo)

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Name: Marriage
Italian Name: Imeneo*
Playing Card: A♣
Polarity when Upright: Positive
Core Meanings: Union, Marriage, Partnership, Contract, Productivity, Good Business, Inception, Beginning
Polarity when Reversed: Neutral
Reversed Core Meanings: The material aspect of life, Wealth, Abundance, Sex, Conception, Unions or Marriages that don’t happen or fall apart

Card Description: A man is about to slip a wedding band on the finger of his beloved. In the background, a flame burns on an altar.

Suit and Number: Aces relate to the way in people come together and unite. In the suit of Clubs, this takes on the meaning of official, binding agreements, among which marriage is chief. Aces also refers to new things and news, so the Ace of Clubs is the card of all those things and projects that take root in reality, all things that materialize, and is therefore associated with production and the beginning of entertprises (or of life).

UPRIGHT A♣

General: A great card, in general, whose importance extends to all aspects of life. It represents all circumstances where two or more people come together to form a binding union, as exemplified by the picture of the exchanging of rings. Most of the times, this is the significator card for a marriage or partnership or a contract of some kind. Unless negative cards qualify it, it brings with it positive connotations of satisfaction and advancement. Just as marriage is a binding contract that marks the beginning of a new phase of life, so this card can stand for all actions that start something new, that make something begin to materialize.

Love and Relationships: this card is mute as far as feelings are concerned. In itself, it does not say whether someone loves us or not. However, it does bring with it a sense of commitment, as the general meaning of marriage implies the willingness to put your life in someone else’s hands. Near a significator card, it can show that the person is married. When it signifies the marriage itself, what happens to it must be read from the cards surrounding it. Here you will find whether the union is rooted in faithfulness or not, whether someone is interfering or all is as it should be. Beware of when cards like Falsehood or the Thief fall nearby.
In all other types of personal relationships, this card can generally be taken to signify that the person is trustworthy and keeps his or her word, but this is a rather weak undertone.

Work and Money: an excellent card. When it represents a job contract, unless other cards qualify it otherwise, it shows a good contract that will benefit the querent. The Ace of Clubs may also show a company’s ability to bind people to it, that is, acquiring (often high level) clients, contractors or subcontractors. It can foretell a good deal and it portends good business in general. As this card is a significator of marriage, it can also be a significator of a partnership of any kind, as long as it is legally binding. Again, anything that makes two or more people commit to one another.

Other: In more mundane questions, this card can represent acquiring or buying things, as the transaction is its own kind of legally binding operation between people. Usually the Ace of Clubs shows the buying of cool stuff, not a gadgeteer’s trinkets. Although its association with sex comes to the fore mostly when it is reversed, it can still, on occasion, function as a sex card when upright, provided it is surrounded by the right cards in the appropriate context. Psychologically it doesn’t have much of a meaning, except that it can represent a committed person or being productive. Artistically, it is one of the cards that can relate to music (the god Hymen was a patron of music), or creativity understood as the ability to produce new pieces (songs, books, paintings, etc.).

Important Combinations:
A♣ + 2♥ = married life | a company
A♣ + 3♠ = abandoning the marriage, separation
10♦ + A♣ = someone is trying to snatch away the partner
A♣ + 7♥ = a high level contract | a partnership or a business partner
A♣ + K♠R = a divorce (especially with 7♠)

REVERSED A♣R

General: A neutral card with slightly positive undertones, it is heavily influenced by the polarity of the surrounding cards. In the main, this is the card of all that is physical and material: sex, money, wealth, etc. The meaning of materiality comes from the card’s upright sense of “coming together” of people but now referred to a lower (reversed) aspect, which is sex, a concept that is associated with matter and materialism. This is also why the card, although neutral, can be easily influenced by negative cards.

Love and Relationships: this is the nookie card, and that’s pretty much it. It says absolutely nothing about emotional fulfillment: if it is there, other cards will show it. Alternatively, it can qualify a person who is wealthy. If it represents the querent’s marriage, though, finding it upside down is not good, and it may show it going south. Near significators, it can show them to be divorced or separated.

Work and Money: Being neutral, this card represents the concept of wealth and material possessions. It is the card of precious metals, exclusive items, finery and creature comforts. Together with cards that signify nobility of excellence it reinforces the concept, and in general it retains the notion of material benefit that it had when upright. When near negative cards, though, it can prognosticate heavy losses and financial collapse, or the collapse of business ventures. If the querent needs to sign a contract, the Reversed Marriage card together with negative cards should be a read flag, or it may show that the contract simply won’t be signed.

Other: being the card of sex, the upright concept of production can now be referred to the conception of children. Psychologically, with negative cards, it can point to feeling defeated or powerless and staring into the abyss. It can also be a sign of materialism. Otherwise, this is not a psychological card.

Important Combinations:
A♣R + 2♥R = married life is stifling, the person would like to abandon it | the company is in hot water
A♣R + A♦ = sex
A♣R + 7♦ = conception
A♣R + 6♥ = liquid assets
A♣R + 3♦ = exclusive objects | a high status (especially with 8♦ and/or 2♣)

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

* Imeneo doesn’t, strictly speaking, mean marriage. Imeneo, i.e., Hymen or Hymenaios was a minor late Greek god of marriage. The root of his name means “to sew together”, which is probably the best description of this card: it represents all acts that join people together. I chose the title “Marriage” simply because it is less awkward and it means basically the same thing.

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Vera Sibilla | Ace of Hearts – The Conversation (Conversazione)

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Name: Conversation
Italian Name: Conversazione
Playing Card: A♥
Polarity when Upright: Neutral with positive undertones
Core Meanings: Words, Conversation, Meeting, Expression | Groups of people leaving together, Tight-knit group
Polarity when Reversed: Neutral to negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Change, Transformation | Lack of communication, negative communications

Card Description: a group of people talking around a table. There seems to be great complicity among them.

Suit and Number: Aces all have to do with news and with how people come together to interact. In the suit of Hearts, this translates as information received by interacting with other people. The interaction is positive (or at least neutral) as words imply the mediation between different points of view, values, desires, etc.

UPRIGHT A♥

General: the card is neutral in itself, but it has positive undertones. It is concerned with words. Words are what we use to express what we have inside, to mediate with others, to get a point across, to discuss situations, to find solutions, and so on. Words, of course, imply the existence of at least two people, so this card can also represent meetings of any kind. Since Aces represent unity, the Ace of Hearts is connected with groups of people who live under the same roof, or at least are quite tight-knit. There is a sense of community to this card, and a general undertone of harmony, tranquillity and stability.

Love and Relationships: the oral aspect of the subject matter (yes, this can include oral sex, though it’s not, of course, the primary meaning). In general, this card shows meetings, dates, appointments and has a strong interpersonal component. It heralds declarations, explanations, clarifications and the like. Near negative cards, though, it brings strife (usually only arguments). In love, if the person is single, the card’s appearance will often predict the meeting of someone new, or, if sandwiched between negative cards, show that the person has difficulties with people or expressing himself. If a person’s relationship is hitting the rocks, the Conversation card can show the attempt at stitching it back together, and in itself shows the ability to find compromises, since words are what we use to connect what’s inside of me to what’s inside of you, and therefore mediate.

Work and Money: the most obvious way this card will show up is to show talks, meetings, interviews and roundtables, contacts and networking. Again, it is a neutral to positive card, easily influenced by the surrounding cards, so while it can herald opportunities, negative cards surrounding it may warn us that we are going to be talked into something bad.
Another important meaning concerns the querent’s relationships on the job, that is, whether he gets along with people or not. Naturally, the Ace of Hearts has an affinity with all careers where one is constantly around people or uses language, and it is an important card to check when one is looking to win over clients. In fact, the proximity of negative cards to the Conversation can show an inability to reach people or clearly present a product, or an unwillingness of people to come to the store and buy it.

Other: in countries like Italy, where many school exams and tests are almost exclusively oral, this is an important card to check to see how it will go. Artists also want the Ace of Hearts surrounded by good cards, as it shows their ability to express themselves and give voice to what they have inside (but depending on the context and question, it may also represent their core audence or the public). Psychologically, the Conversation can represent a people-person or someone who is capable of connecting with others (if with good cards, that is). In general, it represents openness, but with cards that hint at lies, manipulation and the likes it will show the opposite, while with cards of hardship it can point to the inability to open up about something. Spiritually, it’s the card of prayers and can represent religious or spiritual gatherings and communities.

Important Combinations:

A♥ + 4♥ = a declaration of love, a date
A♥ + K♦ = job interview, a work meeting
A♥ + 4♦ = lies, wrong information, wrong crowd
A♥ + 3♥ = traditionally an engagement, but more in general it can be a talk that yields results
A♥ + 10♠ = secret meeting (especially with the 10♠R) | lack of openness, difficulties expressing yourself | a foreign language | can also be a lie

REVERSED A♥R

General: The card remains vaguely neutral, but much more open to the influence of negative cards. It’s the kind of neutral that makes you raise an eyebrow. In its main traditional meaning, it is the card of change, because it reverses the upright sense of harmony and stability. Change can be good or bad, of course, depending on what changes and into what. Furthermore, the card takes the concept of words and applies the more negative connotation of a reversed card to it, bringing arguments, battles, communication barriers or lack of communication.

Love and Relationships: When it heralds changes to the querent’s love life, the A♥R usually either allows a single person to break a spell of solitude (if it’s followed by cards showing romance) or it can engender changes that tear a couple apart. Either way, this card does not favor stability and will normally shake things up quite noticeably, unless the cards are used to investigate some more subtle interpersonal dynamics, in which case it is can show changes of attitude, etc.
Sometimes, the Conversation Reversed highlights a lack of communication, misunderstandings, the inability or unwillingless to compromise or, with the appropriate cards, arguments. Often, there is a sense of incompleteness or lack of fulfillment, the kind of which makes you look at the other person and say “who are you really?” Alone, this is not a card that will break a couple or a family or group of friends, but it can be the cause that leads to the breakup. It also does not favor new meetings

Work and Money: when it signifies change, again, this card is neutral, its meaning fully depending on the cards that follow and precede this one. It can bring you out of a rut or hurl you into one, it can lift you up or slam you down, and the changes it herald are normally of some moment, although usually either less radical or less painful or less all-encompassing than the Death card. It can bring changes to the workplace, or changes of career field.

Under the influence of the Ace of Hearts Reversed, meetings and interviews usually either do not happen at all or do not go well. It can refer to difficulties getting along with the coworkers or luring clients to your products. Sometimes it may even show that you are not representing your product well, with the consequence that it is either not bought or it is bought under false assumptions, causing dissatisfaction.

Other: Psychologically, the Conversation Reversed is a card of instability, of lack of openness to the outside, of communication barriers that keep one from reaching out or revealing one’s most intimate ideas and feelings. It therefore can cause a sense of dissatisfaction. On the other hand, in the right context, it can allow one to develop new ideas by changing their mind. Much depends on the context of the question and the other cards.  Artistically it is generally not good, as it normally implies the inability to tap your inner creativity and express it or to find an audience.
Spiritually, it can bring conversions or loss of faith. It may reveal a lack of relationship with the divine. The Upright Conversation can in itself show the discussion of a court case, but when reversed, the card can highlight it even more, if pertinent.

Important Combinations:

A♥R + K♠ = a legal battle
A♥R + 8♣R = inability to get along
A♥R + 2♥ = can show home renovations
A♥R + 7♣ = can be a change of status
A♥R + K♦ = changes on the job

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

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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