Telling fortunes by cards : $b a symposium of the several ancient and modern methods as practiced by Arab seers and sibyls and the Romany GypsiesAli, Mohammed
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Telling fortunes by cards : $b a symposium of the several ancient and modern methods as practiced by Arab seers and sibyls and the Romany Gypsies
Ali, Mohammed
Card games; Fortune-telling; Fortune-telling by cards
_Reversed_--Ambition. A religious woman. A marriage broken off, or
an offer refused.
SEVEN
_Upright_--Expectation. Hope.
_Reversed_--Wise advice. Friendship. Indecision. A foolish
intrigue.
_Clubs._
KING
_Upright_--A man whose complexion is between light and dark. A
frank, liberal man. A friend.
_Reversed_--A nut-brown complexioned man. A person to meet with a
disappointment.
QUEEN
_Upright_--A brunette female. One fond of conversation. An
affectionate, quick tempered woman.
_Reversed_--A nut-brown complexioned lady. A jealous and malicious
female.
JACK
_Upright_--A slightly dark complexioned bachelor. A lover. A clever
and enterprising young man.
_Reversed_--A flirt and flatterer. A young man in anger or in
sickness.
ACE
_Upright_--A purse of money. Wealth.
_Reversed_--Nobility. Love. A present.
TEN
_Upright_--The house. The future. Fortune. Success. Gain. Money.
_Reversed_--Money. A lover. Sometimes want of success in a trivial
matter.
NINE
_Upright_--Chattels. Goods. Movable article. An indiscretion.
_Reversed_--A trifling present. Gambling.
EIGHT
_Upright_--The affections of a brunette maiden. The art of
pleasing.
_Reversed_--A nut-brown maiden. Removal. Separation. A frivolous
courtship.
SEVEN
_Upright_--A small sum of money. A debt unexpectedly paid. A child.
_Reversed_--A child. Embarrassment.
THE CONSULTANT.
When coming out in an upright position, in the body of the deal
designates merely the person consulting the oracle, in a natural state
of mind.
When the card comes out in the deal reversed, it denotes the
consultant to be in a disturbed state of mind, or annoyed from some
cause beyond his or her control. Coming with the _eight of spades
reversed_, for example, by its side, it shows that the consultant's
mind has been disordered through prospects of ambition or religious
excitement. If accompanied by the _eight of hearts_, it demonstrates
that he or she is annoyed through being a victim to the tender
passion.
DICTIONARY OF SECONDARY DEFINITIONS
_And Synonyms, Supplementing the Preceding List. Consult Both._
KING OF DIAMONDS--_Upright._ This card, when used as a representative,
denotes a very fair man, one with auburn hair, light blue eyes, and
florid complexion, who, notwithstanding his hasty temper, will
treasure his anger, long awaiting opportunities for revenge, or he is
obstinate in his resolutions.
It moreover designates a military officer, and frequently one of
fidelity to his country and its honor.
Still, it is most generally employed as the marriage card, for if it
does not come out in an oracle wherein matrimony is the wish, the
nuptials will be delayed or broken off.
Its synonymical signification would then be:
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