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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Nine of Clubs

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Nine of Clubs (9♣) is the card of distance.

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

All nines in cartomancy relate to the notion of wish. The Nine of Clubs tends to show matters slowing down and the realization of wishes being delayed. Graphically, the card represents the long road ahead.

Due to this image, metaphorically the Nine of Clubs symbolizes everything to do with distance in time or place. It can show something or someone being or going away, even abroad. It can also mean that something is a long way off in terms of time. Broadly, the card delays the realization of the events in the spread.

In love readings, the Nine of Clubs can symbolize things slowing down. With negative cards, it shows the couple drifting apart slowly. On the other hand, with good cards it can show that the couple is destined to last. In general, though, being a Club card, it implies some discomfort and some growing pains. It can indicate lack of communication.

In work and career readings, the Nine of Clubs often shows work-related travel. However, the mixed meanings that apply to love readings apply here as well. It can indicate slowness in business and difficulties getting a job, or it can show a job that slows you down, meaning it does not give you energy.

Psychologically, the Nine of Clubs is connected to trepidation, anxiety and waiting, and to feelings that things are taking way longer than they should.

Some Combinations:

9♣ – 10♣ = a long journey
10♥ – 9♣ – 9♥ = long lasting happiness
Face card – 9♣ – Face card = drifting apart
8♦ – 9♣ = money coming in slowly
9♣ – 9♠ = long, fruitless wait, or things delayed so much they are no longer realized

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Playing Cards and Numerology – The Nines

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The nines in cartomancy with playing cards are associated with the idea of wishes and hopes.

The Nine of Hearts is, as in many other systems, the wish card. It represents realization, fulfillment, sincerity of heart and, in general, things going as we wish them to go. It’s a positive card in most instances, as it has the power to alleviate the negative import of other cards that precede it.

The Nine of Clubs represents distance. It is a neutral card that represents things of long duration, long waits and delays, matters slowing down. It can also relate to physical distance. Generally, it shows the separation between what what we want and us. It’s the long road ahead.

If the Nine of Clubs is the road, the Nine of Diamonds is making progress on that road, and advancement in general. It is an extremely positive card, showing improvement, recognition, increase, fame, even. It represents other people’s views and expectations concerning the querent, if he has a good name or not, etc. By itself, it shows a good name. It is symbolic of career.

The Nine of Spades is notoriously the worst card in the deck, and some call it the wish denied card. If the Nine of Hearts shows things going as we wish them to go, the Nine of Spades mean things going against our wish. As a further consequence, it signifies things happening that we don’t want to happen, and against which we are relatively powerless.

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Vera Sibilla | Nine of Clubs – Cheerfulness (Allegria)

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Name: Cheerfulness
Italian Name: Allegria
Playing Card: 9♣
Polarity when Upright: Positive
Core Meanings: Satisfaction, Cheerfulness, Positivity, Celebration | Social groups | Material well-being | Entertainment, Eating and drinking, Bottoms up
Polarity when Reversed: Negative
Reversed Core Meanings: Excess, Addiction | Sadness, Dejection | Setbacks, Unforeseen obstacles

Card Description: three men celebrating with wine outside a tavern.

Suit and Number: Nines represent the idea of bonding. The suit of Clubs interprets the basic idea as social bonding, signifying one’s social circle, and bonding over happy events.

UPRIGHT 9♣

General: an extremely positive card which represents the idea of celebration and all those circumstances that bring people together to celebrate. There is a strong social component to this card.

Love and Relationships: it often shows that hard times are over and that it’s time to relax and enjoy the ride. It heralds smooth periods where nothing troubles the couple particularly. When a breakup has happened in the near past, the card shows reconciliation, while if it’s been a while it shows satisfaction in love, presumably with someone else. It can show dates and taking part in mundane events together. It’s a card of friendship, but not a deep friendship as that shown by the Nine of Hearts. The Nine of Clubs always has a sense of carefreeness about it, implying that the bond may not survive if the going gets tough.

Work and Money: extremely positive, the Nine of Clubs is a card of material satisfaction. It means not having to worry about money and making ends meet, advancement and positive ties leading to success. It shows lines of work having to do with eating, drinking and entertaining the public. It is also a positive card for those playing the lottery and other games of chance.

Other: psychologically it’s a card of mirth, letting go of hurt and assuming a more positive, self-confident attitude. It signifies groups of people, traditionally living in the countryside, but this is no longer necessarily the case nowadays. The card is also a significator for well-meaning jokes.

Important Combinations:
9♣ + 10♣ = a joke or prank | a social butterfly
9♣ + 5♣ + 6♣ = winning money
9♣ + K♦ = realization at work
9♣ + 2♥ = a house party | a pub or restaurant
9♣ + 8♣ = a reunion with friends

REVERSED 9♣R

General: if upright it meant cheerfulness, luck and celebration, when reversed, the Nine of Clubs is connected with all forms of excess, with sorrow and with setbacks and misfortunes marring all initiatives.

Love and Relationships: relationships tend to dissolve or be problematic. It shows people who are not ready to celebrate the querent, or if they do, they don’t really mean it. It is a card of bullying, mobbing and all those negative behaviors that can be misconstrued as “just kidding”, but they are really malicious. Partners may be overbearing and caustic.

Work and Money: setbacks and bad luck are the chief meanings of this card. It can also imply foolish mistakes that may end up costing the querent dearly. More broadly, it points to material loss and difficulties with money.

Other: psychologically it represents an unstable character. It points to either sorrow and depression or an unhinged loose cannon.

Important Combinations:
9♣R + J♠ or Q♠ + 10♣ = malicious practical jokes and pranks
9♣R + 9♦ + 9♠ = addiction
9♣R + K♦ = traditionally, false banknotes, but many other possibilites apply depending on the context
9♣R + 2♣ = kicking and addiction
9♣R + 7♠ = material loss

Other combinations: Vera Sibilla | Examples of Combinations – The Nines

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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 and Numerology – The Nines

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In the Vera Sibilla, the common thread that connect the nines is, perhaps, a little more obvious than the one shown in other numbers. Each of them represents how the energy of the suit interacts with the concepts of bond, ties and linkage. As usual, the Nine of Hearts and the Nine of Spades represent the polar opposites between which the other two cards, the Nines of Clubs and Diamonds, fluctuate.

The Nines in the Vera Sibilla: The Nine of Hearts (Faithfulness or the Dog), The Nine of Clubs (Cheerfulness), The Nine of Diamonds (The Fools) and the Nine of Spades (Prison)

The Faithfulness card or Dog is, at first, very similar to the Four of Hearts, Love. There is, however, an added dimension. Whereas Love is shown as an ungraspable, blind force, Faithfulness places restrictions on people’s behavior. If you are loyal to a person, even to an ideal, you will not betray it. Just as a loyal dog will follow you around even without a leash, simply out of a sense of affection and belonging to your “pack”, so the type of love depicted in the Nine of Hearts is a more disciplined version of the impetuous passion represented by the blindfolded cupid in the other card.

The symbolism of the loyal dog lends itself to the representation of various situations and states of being, including love, deep friendship or a sense of camaraderie, patriotism (when reversed, this card may show an anarchist), commitment to an ideal or group. In general, this card symbolizes the immediate coincidence between appearance and reality: what is shown is what is real. This is the opposite of the Four of Diamonds, Falsehood, represented by the Cat, which represents the divergence between appearance and reality. Be it as it may, Faithfulness interprets the idea of bond in a more positive way.

Its counterpart, the Prison, shows a very different kind of tie. Gone is the idea that we are where we are because an inner sense of belonging guides us: a physical chain now binds us to a certain place or situation. The Nine of Spades represents all those contexts that we are forced into against our will, or that we are prevented from leaving regardless of what we might think about them.

Depending on the context, more benign interpretations may emerge, but, in general, the Prison shows a state of affairs that we are unable to move away from even if we really want to. One of the classical meanings of this card, pregnancy, is derived from the fact that the chain tying the prisoner to the wall is reminiscent of an umbilical cord keeping the fetus securely tied to the mother’s womb. Needless to say, the baby doesn’t remain there because it roots for mommy (Faithfulness) but because it kind of has to (Prison).

The other two Nines take an interesting angle. They interpret the notion of bond socially. The Nine of Clubs, Cheerfulness, depicts a group of friends raising their glasses. Whatever happened, it is cause enough for everyone to get a little tipsy, which means that they all share at least some objectives. That being said, the bond that ties the three guys together is much lighter than the one of utter devotion displayed by the dog in the Nine of Hearts. This is a way more frivolous card, one that shows groups of people in a positive way, but not necessarily life-long companions.

The Nine of Diamonds, the Fools, similarly depicts three people, who have similarly been at the sherry. The suit of Diamonds, however, is less fortunate than that of Clubs, and in this case the darker side of mob mentality is depicted. Running with the wrong crowd is certainly one interpretation. Additionally, the Fools show unbalanced group behavior, or interpersonal problems.

By analogy, this is the card of unwarranted exaltation, foolishness, fights, arguments and of everything that is irregular, i.e. that defies the rules of what is “normal”, always in a negative sense. This goes from incoherent clauses in contracts to meaningless words to mental illness to natural disasters and cataclysms (which, in a sense, defy the laws of nature or disrupt the usual flow of life).

As a concluding remark, curiously, the Nine of Diamonds has a connection with excess and substance abuse (especially alcohol or meds), which is a very important meaning of the Nine of Clubs when it comes up reversed in a reading. When the situation is bad enough, i.e. when the bond with the substance seems unbreakable, the Nine of Spades will show up to add a sense of inability, on the part of the querent, to get out of the addiction.