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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Queen of Spades and King of Spades

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Queen of Spades (Q♠) and the King of Spades (K♠) can represent two people, usually rivals.

Queen of Spades (black), from the Playing Cards series (N84) for Duke brand cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co. is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0
King of Spades (black), from the Playing Cards series (N84) for Duke brand cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co. is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

They are normally people who are, at the very least, cold toward the querent, and do not further his aims in any way, unless it is through pain (such as in the case of a doctor, or a judge). Sometimes they are openly hostile and will have plans and aims that are opposite to those of the querent. This is a big difference with Diamond figures, for the latters are neutral, and their objectives may or may not align with those of the querent.

With Spade people, however, it is clear that someone is going to try to throw a wrench in our plans. In love readings they are often the third party, and it is important to note that when the rival in love shows up as a Spade, it is very hard for the querent to get rid of them, meaning that usually these people have a serious relationship going on with the querent’s partner. It is not merely a flirt. The same is true in all other aspects of life.

With Spade Face cards, however, it is possible that they represent something other than a real person. The Queen of Spades is a symbol of falsehood, lies, deceit, gossip, slander. The card comes up whenever someone is being less than upfront with us. It also stands for things that are rotten, noxious, overripe, decaying, and it is also associated with lack of acceptance, privation, loss.

The King of Spades is also the card of the law and of all official authority. It can represent the legal system, organized religion and all those structures that are unbending and cold toward the querent, though not necessarily evil. Furthermore, it can represent science, but usually those aspects of science that are less pleasant, such as medicine.

Combinations:

Q♠ + 5♣ + 3♠ = a woman who does everything she can to interfere

Q♠ + 4♣ = lies (even when there’s no woman involved)

Q♠ + J♥ = a bad mother (if with cards of pregnancy, a pregnant woman who doesn’t want the child)

Q♠ + 5♠ + 4♠ = a destitute or desperate woman

A♠ + 6♠ + Q♠ = in a health reading, the removal of a body part

K♠ + 6♠ = a doctor (if Q♠ can be a female doctor, although more rarely. Often the K♠ indicates a doctor regardless of sex)

K♠ + 4♣ = official talks, a court case (again, here the King is the authority, regerdless of sex)

K♠ + 3♣ = official contract, can also be a civil marriage

3♥ + K♠ = a concession from an authority

9♣ + K♠ = it can be a foreign authority if it makes sense, otherwise it may show legal entanglements causing delays

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Playing Cards and Numerology – The Kings

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In cartomancy with playing cards, Kings are almost always significators for men. On rare occasion, Kings can come up to signify action, judgments and protection.
In some systems, the significators for the querents vary, but in the one I have been taught, it’s normally the Queen and King of Clubs that represent the querent.

The King of Hearts is a family man. He can be a father, a brother, an uncle, etc. For a gay man, the King of Hearts can be a partner. He is a good man, one who has an interest in the querent’s welfare. He is the archetype of the philanthrope. Even when he is not close to the querent, he is warm and kind. Even on the rare occasions when it doesn’t stand for an actual man, the card symbolizes a positive opinion of the querent (for instance, a judge ruling in the querent’s favor or a public servant furthering his aims). It shows positive outcomes thanks to protection. In general, it shows action taken in favor of the querent.

The King of Clubs is the male querent or the female querent’s male partner. When this figure doesn’t exist, he still represents a man, not necessarily related to the querent. Broadly, the card speaks of action, a positive role model, fair judgement and fair procedures.

The King of Diamonds is a man who is not close to the querent. He can be an acquaintance, a boss, a professor, a businessman. He is a person of good means and, like the Queen of Diamonds, one who follows primarily his self-interest, though he is not necessarily evil. He can be a rival in love in the appropriate context. Even when it doesn’t represent a man, the card symbolizes financial institutions, decisions concerning money and situations where there are interests at play that are greater and more powerful than the querent’s.

The King of Spades can be the male counterpart to the Queen of Spades, a man who is lonely, bitter, a rival, an enemy, an ex etc. He can be a difficult person, a bad father and all the things that apply to the Queen. However, the allegorical meaning of this card is also quite common, in that it represents the law itself, as well as a doctor or even the concept itself of medicine. It signifies great power being brought to bear on the querent, often in a cold and impersonal manner, if not altogether antagonistic. With negative cards it also signifies evil deeds and the will (and ability) to hurt

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Vera Sibilla | The Kings – Gentleman, Doctor, Merchant, Priest (Gran Signore, Dottore, Mercante, Sacerdote)

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King of Hearts – The Gentleman (Gran Signore)

Design: a protective lord, his hand resting confidently at his hip

UPRIGHT K♥

The card tends to be positive, unless surrounded by cards that taint its meaning. In the main, it depicts a married man, often the querent, or a father, brother, grandfather, friend etc. The person is usually a positive influence in the querent’s life. He is the archetype of the philanthropist. All kings are connected with power, and the King of hearts is power wielded to do good, in general or in the specific context. It represent someone who protects or furthers the querent’s aims. Because it represents positive power, in spiritual readings he represents God (just as the Queen of Clubs represents the Virgin Mary or other figures of virginity). When a person who has power over the querent is represented by the King of Hearts, it’s a good sign.

REVERSED K♥

The card becomes negative, showing someone who is either troubled or the cause of trouble. When the man is a source of trouble, then he tends to be overbearing, manipulative, motivated only by the furthering of his own aims and often addicted to something. The notion of addiction attaches to the card as a general meaning even when it doesn’t stand for a man. It’s the archetype of the misanthrope or the apparent helper.

King of Clubs – The Doctor (Dottore)

Design: a well-meaning doctor taking a patient’s pulse

UPRIGHT K♣

A card with a plethora of meanings. All kings represent power, and the King of Clubs represents someone in a position of power in society, often with a degree (it can signify the degree itself, and university studies). He can be a boss or a professional of some kind, whose help will be required. It’s a more neutral power than that of the King of Hearts. Figuratively, the card often signifies that a situation requires someone’s authoritative help, because something is not right. Sometimes it means that there is a health issue, so he becomes a real doctor (a GP), at other times the sickness is figurative. Rarely, the card indicates a man in the querent’s life who is not violent, but certainly controlling, such as a father or husband. This is rare though. Broadly, it signifies that health will play a role in the querent’s life.

REVERSED K♣

It becomes an extremely negative card. When it does not represent a person, its most traditional meaning is that of wrong diagnosis or wrong help. Figuratively this can mean the querent is receiving help but it’s the wrong type of help and some mistakes are being made. Broadly it signifies the wrong path, strategy or choice. When it represents a person it reperesents an untrustworthy man who abuses their position. He can even be a criminal, a boss in the mafia sense. It signifies a man with a double life.

King of Diamonds – The Merchant (Mercante)

Design: a man with a turban waiting for his cargo to ship or to arrive

UPRIGHT K♦

One of the most important cards in the deck, it very rarely represents a person. It represents financial power, and where it comes from. It is connected to money, banks, buying and selling, calculating, maths etc., but its chief role is that of significator for the querent’s job. 4/5 of the times this will be the interpretation. Even in love it usually represents the fact that work and career have something to do with the question. Rarely, the King of Diamonds can stand for selfishness and a calculating character, and a man who is completely absorbed by his own interest and doesn’t do anything for nothing.

REVERSED K♦

The chief intepretation is that of trouble at work. It may be that the querent is unemployed, or doesn’t like their job, or is not good at it, or is not paid enough. The reason will be explained by the other cards. Just as, when upright, the Merchant is connected to maths and calculating exactly what you want to achieve, when reversed it represents incompetence and lack of good old common sense. It stands for wrong financial decisions. Rarely, it represents a man who is corrupt, sleazy, and potentially connected to crime, or at least to the gray area between what’s lawful and what isn’t.

King of Spades – The Priest (Sacerdote)

Design: a priest in a wintry courtyard.

UPRIGHT K♠

A neutral card whose meaning depends greatly on the context and on the other cards. It can stand for religion (not necessarily for faith, which is signified by the Eight of Hearts) but this is rare and usually only in the context of the question. Usually it represents authority. As all Kings are connected to power, the Priest, the King of Spades, has the power to punish or reward the querent. It represents the law and all lawful authority. It signifies all those rigid structures that layer themselves on society, beating it into shape (religion, politics, mores, institutions, bureaucracy, etc). More broadly it signifies the concept of justice, equilibrium, the right way. It can stand for a person with a degree, but its status is more prestigious than that of the Doctor card, and often signifies a specialist doctor. It signifies people who are strict and perfectionistic, but just and not evil. In love it stands for faithfulness, but it lacks passion. It can be a significator card for an older man. Sometimes the card behaves peculiarly. The cards the Priest shields himself from represent a problem or issue, something wrong or something that could get the querent into trouble. The cards the Priest points toward can represent the right way or what will be done. They represent the sentence, especially in a legal framework. This behavior of the card is rare.

REVERSED K♠

It often signifies legal trouble, a decision that is made against the querent, and injustice. It can signify lack of morality and bigotry, sometimes together. It can represent a dangerous individual who will not let what’s right stop them. Broadly, it implies having the law or the bureaucracy or the system against you.