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
GROUPS OF CARDS
_All Four, Any Three and Any Two of a Kind, that Come Out in the Deal,
Either Upright or Reversed, to the RIGHT of the Consultant--Their
Meanings._
Four Kings--Removal.
Four Queens--Great assemblage of ladies.
Four Jacks--An illness.
Four Aces--A great surprise.
Four Tens--An affair of justice.
Four Nines--An agreeable surprise.
Four Eights--A reverse.
Four Sevens--Intrigue.
Three Kings--Consultation.
Three Queens--Female deceit.
Three Jacks--A trifling dispute.
Three Aces--Paltry success.
Three Tens--Change in social position.
Three Nines--Petty results.
Three Eights--Unfortunate marriage.
Three Sevens--Pain in the limbs. Contrariness.
Two Kings--Petty counsel.
Two Queens--Friends.
Two Jacks--Inquietude.
Two Aces--Deception.
Two Tens--Change.
Two Nines--A little money.
Two Eights--A new acquaintance.
Two Sevens--Trifling news.
_All Four, Any Three and Any Two of a Kind, that Come Out in the Deal,
Either Upright or Reversed, to the LEFT of the Consultant--Their
Meanings._
Four Kings--Celerity in business matters.
Four Queens--Bad company.
Four Jacks--Privation.
Four Aces--Disagreeable surprise.
Four Tens--An occurrence, an event.
Four Nines--Disagreeable surprise.
Four Eights--Error.
Four Sevens--An unjust man.
Three Kings--Commerce.
Three Queens--Friendly repast.
Three Jacks--Idleness.
Three Aces--Misconduct.
Three Tens--Want.
Three Nines--Imprudence.
Three Eights--A play.
Three Sevens--Great joy.
Two Kings--You have projects.
Two Queens--Occupation.
Two Jacks--Company.
Two Aces--Enemies.
Two Tens--To be in expectation.
Two Nines--Profit.
Two Eights--You will be crossed.
Two Sevens--A new acquaintance will criticize you.
COMBINATIONS OF TWO CARDS
_Coming Together in the Deal--Their Meanings--"Upright" Unless
Otherwise Stated--First Card Named is the Lefthand One of the Two._
Seven of diamonds and seven of spades, both reversed--A quarrel.
Seven and queen of diamonds, both reversed--A quarrel.
Nine of diamonds and eight of hearts--A journey.
Ace of spades reversed and nine of hearts--Despair.
Nine of diamonds and seven of spades reversed--Delay.
Eight of clubs and ace of clubs reversed--Declaration of love.
Eight of diamonds and eight of spades--A difficulty between two
persons.
Ten of clubs reversed and eight of diamonds--You will go out of
your way to reach your house.
Seven of spades and seven of hearts, both reversed--Security,
independence; deliverance from some trouble.
Ace of hearts and ace of spades reversed--Distrust.
King and ace of hearts, both reversed--Loan office or pawnbroker's.
King of spades reversed and ace of hearts--Palace.
Ten of diamonds and ten of spades reversed--Anger.
Nine of spades reversed and nine of diamonds--Great delay.
King of hearts reversed and ace of hearts--Banquet hall; festivity.
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