The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of DivinationDe Laurence, L. W. (Lauron William)
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The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination
De Laurence, L. W. (Lauron William)
Fortune-telling by cards; Tarot
Nine.—Generally speaking, a bad card.
Eight.—Domestic disputes for a married person.
Seven.—A dark child.
Six.—Servants may lose the confidence of their masters; a
young lady may be betrayed by a friend.
Reversed: Fulfilment
of deferred hope.
Five.—Success in financial speculation.
Reversed: Quarrels
may be turned to advantage.
Four.—Unexpected good fortune.
Reversed: A married
woman will have beautiful children.
Three.—A very good card; collaboration will favor enterprise.
Two.—A young lady may expect trivial disappointments.
Ace.—Calamities of all kinds.
Reversed: A sign of birth.
Cups.
King.—Beware of ill-will on the part of a man of position,
and of hypocrisy pretending to help.
Reversed: Loss.
Queen.—Sometimes denotes a woman of equivocal character.
Reversed: A rich marriage for a man and a distinguished one for
a woman.
Knight.—A visit from a friend, who will bring unexpected
money to the Querent.
Reversed: Irregularity.
Page.—Good augury; also a young man who is unfortunate in
love.
Reversed: Obstacles of all kinds.
Ten.—For a male Querent, a good marriage and one beyond his
expectations.
Reversed: Sorrow; also a serious quarrel.
Nine.—Of good augury for military men.
Reversed: Good
business.
Eight.—Marriage with a fair woman.
Reversed: Perfect satisfaction.
Seven.—Fair child; idea, design, resolve, movement.
Reversed:
Success, if accompanied by the Three of Cups.
Six.—Pleasant memories.
Reversed: Inheritance to fall in
quickly.
Five.—Generally favorable; a happy marriage; also patrimony,
legacies, gifts, success in enterprise.
Reversed: Return of some
relative who has not been seen for long.
Four.—Contrarieties.
Reversed: Presentiment.
Three.—Unexpected advancement for a military man.
Reversed:
Consolation, cure, end of the business.
Two.—Favorable in things of pleasure and business, as well as
in love; also wealth and honor.
Reversed: Passion.
Ace.—Inflexible will, unalterable law.
Reversed: Unexpected
change of position.
Swords.
King.—A lawyer, senator, doctor.
Reversed: A
bad man; also a caution to put an end to a ruinous lawsuit.
Queen.—A widow.
Reversed: A bad woman, with ill-will
towards the Querent.
Knight.—A soldier, man of arms, satellite, stipendiary; heroic
action predicted for soldier.
Reversed: Dispute with an imbecile
person; for a woman, struggle with a rival, who will be
conquered.
Page.—An indiscreet person will pry into the Querent's secrets.
Reversed: Astonishing news.
Ten.—Followed by Ace and King, imprisonment; for girl or
wife, treason on the part of friends.
Reversed: Victory and consequent
fortune for a soldier in war.
Nine.—An ecclesiastic, a priest; generally, a card of bad omen.
Reversed: Good ground for suspicion against a doubtful person.
Eight.—For a woman, scandal spread in her respect.
Reversed:
Departure of a relative.
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