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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Five of Spades

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Five of Spades (5♠) is the card of imprisonment.

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

From a graphical standpoint you can see the idea of prison represented by the single pip being hemmed in by Spades all around. From a numerological standpoint, all fives deal with change, and the Five of Spades signifies, usually, either lack of (positive) change or changes in the wrong direction.

Broadly, the card is the opposite of the Five of Hearts, representing lack of opportunities, dearth, dejection and the need to make great sacrifices. At best, it represents that the querent will need to give up something important in order to achieve what he wants.

The Five of Spades ca  a card of prison in the more classic sense, and more generally it signals troubles with the law. The idea of prison, however, can apply to all things that we feel imprisoned by, such as guilt or addictions.

When describing a relationship, the Five of Spades signals not feeling well, or even feeling confined. One of the two partners may be jealous (and jealousy is a strong component of this card). More broadly, it can show a relationship that is withering away and is becoming rigid and brittle, and it shows that the querent (or the other person) does not derive any pleasure or fulfillment from it.

In work readings the Five of Spades is equally bad. It can show feeling chained to a job, dead-end jobs and the inability to move on to something better. With very evil cards it can point to mobbing and abusive work environments, if not downright slavery. In money matters it shows a situation of great sacrifice and can point to dejection and poverty. If with positive cards, it can describe a miser.

The Five of Spades represents lack of change or negative change. It can also signify forced change, especially when at the beginning of a sequence.

Psychologically, it is connected to feeling trapped or without the resources you need. On the other hand, it can point to jealousy, envy and codependency.

Some Combinations:

K♠ – 5♠ – 9♠ = a literal prison sentence or verg big trouble with the law
8♦ – 5♠ – A♠ = shutting down a business
Q♥ – 5♠ – K♣ – 8♠ = a woman who is possessive and abusive toward the querent (the fact that she’s a heart card points to her emotional motivation. This can be a mother. If Q♣, it’s more likely the querent’s wife or girlfriend)
5♠ – 5♣ = making great sacrifices to achieve a goal
J♠ – 9♠ – 5♠ – 10♠ = abduction

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Five of Diamonds

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Five of Diamonds (5♦) is the card of change.

Five Diamonds, from the Playing Cards series (N84) to promote Turkish Cross-Cut Cigarettes for W. Duke, Sons and Co. by W. Duke, Sons & Co. is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

All fives in cartomancy exemplify the concept of change. Of all the fives, the Five of Diamonds is the one that typifies it best and most clearly. It’s a very dynamic card, bringing about trasformation and energy. It is especially welcome after a row of bad or static cards, when it signals a change of pace and new things coming the querent’s way.

However, if it is followed by negative cards it can show that the querent is entering a difficult period in their life. Alternatively, depending on the context, it can show that no great change is on the horizon.

In love, the Five of Diamonds brings energy to the person or the couple and it gives opportunity to fix issues by heralding a change of dynamics. Near cards that signal talking and working on problems, it strengthens the couple. However, it could also signify that one of the two is changing and the couple is starting to grow apart. It depends on the other cards.

In work and money readings, the Five of Diamonds shows change, but it can also show money changing hands or information being passed around. The card is also connected with publicity, advertisement and notoriety, depending on whether the other cards are good or bad. It’s the personal aura that the querent (or the querent’s business) emanates and by which he or she is judged.

Psychologically, the Five of Diamonds represents a chargeable, easily excitable character or one’s charisma. It can also herald changes in the way people think and look at life or at a problem.

Finally, the card is connected with electric energy, electronics etc.

Some Combinations:

5♦ – A♠ = generally a change for the worse, or if followed by good cards a positive but dramatic change that will cause some suffering. Also, the 5♦ followed by any Ace can show a new phase of life in that sector.
5♦ – 6♦ = in the economy it represents instability and lack of certainty, often unstable employment
5♦ – 4♦ = usually buying or selling
A♣ – 3♠ – 5♦ = giving up on a goal
5♣ – 5♦ – A♦ = taking your life in your hands to change it and start anew

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Five of Clubs

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Five of Clubs (5♣) is a card of effort.

Five 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 fives in cartomancy represent change, but the suit of Clubs never hands out anything for free. Therefore, the Five of Clubs represent change enacted by the querent (or the person whose Face comes up to the left of the Five). Of all the cards in the deck, the Five of Clubs is definitely the more proactive, and it shows action taken to pursue a goal. It’s the card of elbow grease, of activity.

The implication is that the querent needs to fight to get what he wants, so a further idea that may be conveyed by this card is that obstacles or competition exist. This is why competition is another keyword associated with the Five of Clubs.

In love readings, the Five of Clubs represents action taken, usually to do something together or for one of the partners. It can be mildly positive in that it signifies the couple is willing to put effort into something even when the thrill of love is gone. If followed by positive cards, the Five of Clubs stabilizes the couple. If the querent is alone, he or she is active in looking for someone.

Illustration for the Five of Clubs in cartomancy with playing cards

However, in more negative contexts, the Five of Clubs can show that the person’s affection is in competition with someone else, hinting at possible triangles.

In career, work and money readings, the meaning varies greatly. The card can signify activity, doing your best. Followed by money cards it can also show investments. With negative cards, the Five of Clubs signifies impotence, the inability to lift your status no matter how much you work. It can also hint at competitiveness on the workplace.

The card is associated with all forms of competition and also with sports and physical labor.

Psychologically the Five of Clubs is a card of combativeness and proactivity. It can also point to a competitive mindset for good or bad.

Some Combinations:

8♣ – 5♣ – 5♠ = being overworked
Q♣ – 5♣ – K♣ – Q♦ = the female querent is in a relationship with a married man.
5♣ – K♠ – 7♦ = winning a court case or a public award or a ministerial job after a selection procedure
5♣ – A♥ – A♦ = renovations at home
5♣ – 7♦ = a good investment

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Five of Hearts

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Five of Hearts (5♥) is the card of abundance.

Five Hearts, from the Playing Cards series (N84) to promote Turkish Cross-Cut Cigarettes for W. Duke, Sons and Co. by W. Duke, Sons & Co. is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

All fives in cartomancy are connected to the idea of change, while the suit of Hearts is positive and connected to effortless success.

In general, the Five of Hearts is a card of positive change or transition. It represents situations that evolve in a positive direction for the querent, often without the querent needing to do much. Often the card manifests in the form of help, offers, opportunities etc. It also represents positive environment where the querent thrives and is nourished and taken care of, as represented graphically by the single pip surrounded by hearts.

The Five of Hearts can represent marriage proposals and engagements, but more broadly it is connected to being protected and having someone who looks after us or will take us out of trouble. It is also a card of great love, sincere feelings and feeling deeply fulfilled in a relationship. Because it represents a single heart beating inside a positive structure of four hearts, the Five of Hearts can show an “abundant” womb, i.e. a pregnancy.

Illustration for the Five of Hearts in cartomancy with playing cards

It is also a card of material abundance, and with positive Diamond cards it can show someone who is very well-to-do. On the other hand, followed by Clubs, it shows an abundance (either in material or emotional terms) that needs to be fought for, while Spades limit the abundance greatly, maybe even negating it and turning it into dearth and a sense of lack of fulfillment. Needless to say, in a job reading the card can signify a proposal or even a promotion.

Psychologically, it shows an abundance mindset and someone who doesn’t need to lift a finger to get what he wants. It also shows a positive inner evolution and being open to opportunities.

Some Combinations:

5♥ – 3♣ – 4♠ = a marriage proposal turned down
5♥ – 8♣ – 3♦ = a part-time job offer or the offer of a promotion with a small raise
Q♥  or K♥ – 5♥ = great protection by a loved one
5♥ – J♥ = traditionally a pregnancy, but unless the reading is about a pregnancy, look for other cards to confirm
5♥ – 9♠ = loss of an opportunity

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Four of Spades

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Four of Spades (4♠) is a card of blockage.

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

All fours are cards of order and stability as well as agreement between parts. But the suit of Spades is the “bad” suit, thus bringing about the opposite result.

The Four of Spades represents something closed, something that is over. It is the card of obstacles that obstuct the way, situations that cannot be mended and blockages of all kind.
It is also a card of breaks and breakups, signaling the impossibility to mend a relationship and the impossibility to find and agreement.

In love readings, the card represents loneliness, usually unwanted loneliness. It shows the end of a relationship or a relationship that’s been put on ice. Even if someone is in a committed relationship, the Four of Spades shows the impossibility to agree on anything.

In career readings, the Four can represent unemployment, loss of profession and a really bad work environment. In money matters, the it shows great obstacles, the impossibility to proceed with a purchase or lack of resources.

Generally, this card is more tragic than the Three of Spades, because it shows definitive loss. Only in the presence of very strong, positive cards can the break be mended, the blockage removed. Often, though not always, even if positive cards follow they show a new situation that is unrelated to the past. Often, after the Four, the only possible path is forward and beyond, for this is a card with a certain finality to it.

Psychologically it can show a loner or a misanthrope or someone who feels desperately alone and misunderstood.

Some Combinations:

4♣ – 4♠ = great tension, arguments | an ending
4♠ – 8♠ = inability to get over a break or loneliness
9♥ – 4♠ – 5♠ = letting go of your dreams
4♠ – 5♦ – A♦ = breaking with your old life (can be positive or negative)
8♣ – 4♠ – 7♦ = a sizable severance package

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Four of Diamonds

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Four of Diamonds (4♦) the card of pacts and agreements.

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

All fours in cartomancy represent the agreeing of parts, as well as stability. The suit of Diamonds is a suit of material things, money and material values, and therefore the Four of Diamonds represents formal agreements, especially written agreements. By extension, the card has to do with all that is connected with papers, documents, licenses, bureaucracy etc.

Because Diamonds are the suit of money, the Four of Diamonds can represent an agreement about money things, which is also known as a transaction. It represents the buying and selling of things, and, as an extended meaning, it is the significator card for all objects. This includes the package that you are waiting for.

In a love reading, this card is mute. It doesn’t really speak of feelings, and with negative cards it can show ulterior motivea behind a union. With positive cards it can signify common projects and even showing your affection with material gifts.

In a career reading, the Four of Diamonds represents contracts, papers etc. But as an extended meaning it is also connected with desks and with things done at a desk. Broadly, the card can be taken to signify a stable financial situation. Of course, though, the buying and selling of things remains a core meaning when you are doing a reading on the financial side of things. Because of its connection to the bureaucratic side of money, the Four of Diamonds can show a bank account.

Psychologically, the card shows someone who is down to earth and pays attention to concrete things, and is usually ready to compromise, but with negative cards it points to materialism, crassness and one who only thinks about money.

Some Combinations:

4♦ – 9♦ = an increase in your savings (if also 5♥, living in abundance)
4♦ – 5♠ – 7♠ = being destitute
4♦ – 8♦ = a license to practice a business | a business deal
4♦ – 6♦ = psychologically it points to materialism
2♥ – 4♦ = imminent arrival of a package

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Four of Clubs

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Four of Clubs (4♣) is the card of talks and conversations.

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

Fours in cartomancy are connected with stability, but they also represent the social side of stability, which is the reaching of agreements. But the suit of Clubs is an ambiguous suit, dealing with toil and labor and hardship rather than with results, though labor is often the precondition for results. Thus, the agreement that number four talks about has not yet been reached here, so that talks and conversations are necessary.

This card represents everything concerning negotiations, discussions and all those things that people do to try to reach a common vision. But the act itself of trying to achieve it imply its absence, so that the Four of Clubs, though not a bad card, it is ambiguous and easily spoiled by the presence of negative cards.

By itself, especially if followed by Hearts or positive Diamonds, it usually signifies talks that go well, i.e., talks where the querent’s aim is achieved. On the other hand, with negative cards it will point to arguments, friction and difficulty finding a common ground.

In love, the Four of Clubs can herald a declaration of love or simply a conversation to be had with the significant other. If the person is single, they will meet someone whom they will chat with, and whether the talk will go well or not will be shown by the following cards.

In material affairs, the Four of Clubs represents interviews and business talks. It can also signify bargaining over something.

Because the card is cannected with words, another broad meaning that can be assigned to the card is that of the elaboration of progects and plans in any area of life.

As it is a four, the Four of Clubs tends to keep things stable instead of breaking them apart, so if, for instance, the querent and his partner are having issues and the Four of Clubs is the last card, it can be a sign that the couple will not break up. However, as the card points to the need for talking, it would also underline that tensions will remain present. Here is the great difference with the Four of Hearts, which shows agreement and harmony.

Psychologically, the Four of Clubs represents someone who is open and talkative, but with negative cards it points to difficulties expressing oneself or even difficulties finding agreements. The card can therefore hint at a difficult character.

Some Combinations:

4♣ – 8♣ = job interview (if 8♦ instead, it could still be a job interview or a business meeting)
4♣ – 2♠ = an argument
4♣ – K♠ = a court case or talking with someone in authority
4♣ – 6♣ = a long and difficult debate or negotiation
4♣ – 6♦ = stammering | more generally, worry over a discussion

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Four of Hearts

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Four of Hearts (4♥) is the card of the reunion.

Four Hearts, from the Playing Cards series (N84) to promote Turkish Cross-Cut Cigarettes for W. Duke, Sons and Co. by W. Duke, Sons & Co. is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0

In general, the fours in cartomancy represent stability, but they are also strongly interpersonal card. They represent agreements between parts.

The Four of Hearts is a card of harmony and agreement in general, and it represents meetings and reconciliations. Usually, when the card stands for a meeting, it’s a small gathering or party, but it can also be a date or an appointment. In itself, the card says that it goes well, but check the cards following it to make sure.

More generally, as a card of order, the Four of Hearts represents harmony, symmetry, reciprocity and sharing. In a love reading it often signifies getting along just fine with your partner without much need for exhausting talks and without many arguments. The card brings stability to love situations and can be a symbol of married life. It is also a symbol of be bedroom, so it can imply some nooky. If there has been a breakup, the Four of Hearts promises a reconciliation, and that harmony will prevail over strife.

Illustration for the Four of Hearts in cartomancy with playing cards

In material matters, the Four of Hearts speaks of ease and feeling good in the work you are in. It can hint at work meetings, going back to work after a period of unemployment or striking a deal, though deals are more in the province of the Four of Diamonds. But the two cards overlap quite a bit.

Psychologically the card speaks of wellbeing and a well-adjusted individual, or one who adjusts easily to various situations. It can also, with bad cards, point to laziness and lack of commitment or to being a pushover.

Some Combinations:

A♥ – 4♥ – 8♥ = a house party or family gathering
3♣ – 2♠ – 4♥ = reconciliation after strife (bonus points if the 6♥ is present)
3♦ – 4♥ – J♥ = just sex
9♠ – 4♥ = feeling forced to go to a meeting (or to have sex)
4♥ – 8♠ = lack of harmony

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Three of Spades

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Three of Spades (3♠) is a card of intrigue.

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

Generally, the threes all have to do with the idea of receiving and of interaction. They also represent small gatherings.

The notion of intrigue can signify the querent is being led on or is leading someone on. It can represent lies, lack of clarity and dishonesty. This is especially true if there are other cards of dubious moral character in the spread. By itself, however, the notion of intrigue must be understood as that of difficult, complicated, intricate situation. It represents bumbs on the road.

In love readings, the Three of Spades often signifies lack of clarity and difficulties getting along. With bad cards it can show abandonment, and in some combinations it foreshadows an affair, showing the interference of a third party.

The card also represents the idea of loss, which is especially important in readings about material situations. Usually, the loss is not heavy, unless it’s accompanied by tragic cards. The notion of intrigue can also apply to swindles and such things.

Psychologically, the Three of Spades brings about lack of clarity, the inability to make good choices and the sense that the situation is a tad too complicated and the querent feels overwhelmed. With very negative cards it can be a card of bereavement (connecting to the idea of loss).

Finally, although this is a rare meaning, the Three of Spades can represent small gatherings of negative people, such as a cabal of schemers, a cult etc.

Some combinations:

4♣ – 3♠ = lies
J♠ – 3♠ – 10♠ = theft, scams, etc.
9♦ – 3♠ = losing a promotion
3♠ – 5♣ – 3♦ = working hard to recoup your losses
Q♠ or K♠ – 3♠ = third party interference

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Cartomancy with Playing Cards | Three of Diamonds

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In cartomancy with playing cards, the Three of Diamonds (3♦) is the card of money.

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

All threes are about getting, receiving etc. as well as interactions. The Three of Diamonds represents the getting of money, and is therefore related to the act of receiving something valuable. In this, the card is similar to the Seven of Diamonds, which, however, usually represents more money. The Three of Diamonds is typically a small money card.

Although usually the card represents the receipt of money, it can also signal that the money will be spent. For instance, if it is followed by the Ace of Hearts, it can show spending money on the home or family, if the Ten of Clubs on a journey or on the car, etc.

The influence of the card is mainly on material affairs, with an emphasis on money. Representing the receipt of money, it can be a job card, usually a part-time job or, with negative cards, one that is not well paid.

In more romantic readings, the card, if in a positive context, can signify having small projects together with the partner. However, with negative cards, it shows a story of little value, maybe a flirt or at any rate something not that serious.

Psychologically, the Three of Diamonds is a card of excitement, but also of little effort or little interest in someone or something. This can be positive, as in, you’ll achieve something with little effort, but often it shows a bit too much carefreeness. It also shows a rather transactional frame of mind, quid pro quo Clarice, etc.

Some Combinations:

6♦ – K♠ – 3♦ = getting social security money (unemployment, etc)
6♠ – 3♦ = sick pay
3♦ – 3♥ – Q♣ or K♣ = spending money on a gift for your sweetheart (if a ♥ Face, on a loved one)
8♣ – 3♦ = can be a small raise or simply signal part-time employment
3♦ – 9♣ – 4♥ = getting back money you’ve been waiting for