How to read playing cards for fortune telling and divination - part 2 - suits
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Tarot suits should not be equated with playing card suits as they have different meanings and correspondences. Hearts represent emotions and timing, diamonds signify wealth and intellect, clubs are related to action and physical body, while spades indicate negativity and long-term future timing.
Insights
- Tarot suits differ significantly from playing card suits, each representing distinct elements and themes such as emotions, intellect, actions, and challenges.
- The arrangement of cards within a spread, along with their colors and suits, conveys nuanced messages about timing, outcomes, and the nature of problems or obstacles, offering a detailed framework for interpreting readings effectively.
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Recent questions
What do hearts represent in tarot readings?
Hearts represent water, summer, emotions, family, friends, love, and timing in days and weeks in tarot readings. They are considered the best suit in tarot.
What do diamonds symbolize in tarot interpretations?
Diamonds in tarot readings represent fire, spring, intellect, wealth, possessions, finances, and timing in minutes and hours. They are associated with material wealth and intellectual pursuits.
How are clubs interpreted in tarot spreads?
Clubs in tarot readings are known as the action suit, representing air, autumn, physical body, work, business, hobbies, and timing in hours and days. They signify taking action and movement in various aspects of life.
What do spades signify in tarot card readings?
Spades are considered negative cards in tarot interpretations, representing earth, winter, physical objects, frustration, problems, and long-term future timing in weeks, months, or years. They often indicate challenges and obstacles in one's path.
How can the three-color rule aid in interpreting tarot layouts?
The three-color rule in tarot readings helps interpret layouts by using black-red-black to indicate temporary respite, action to success, and a light at the end of the tunnel for different scenarios. It provides a framework for understanding the progression and outcomes in tarot spreads.
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Summary
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Tarot Suits: Meanings and Interpretations
- Tarot suits should not be equated with playing card suits as they have different correspondences and meanings.
- Hearts are the best suit, representing water, summer, emotions, family, friends, love, and timing in days and weeks.
- Diamonds represent fire, spring, intellect, wealth, possessions, finances, and timing in minutes and hours.
- Clubs are the action suit, representing air, autumn, physical body, work, business, hobbies, and timing in hours and days.
- Spades are negative cards, representing earth, winter, physical objects, frustration, problems, and long-term future timing in weeks, months, or years.
- In three-card draws, two spades surrounding another card indicate problems, with the adjacent card showing the type of problem.
- A heart hemmed in by two spades signifies a troubled heart, while a spade at the beginning, middle, or end of a reading indicates different stages of a problem.
- A club at the beginning of a reading shows past action, at the end indicates the need for more action, and at the end of a spread signifies improvement with effort.
- A red card at the end of a spread indicates a positive outcome, with hearts suggesting easy resolution and diamonds implying a good resolution.
- The three-color rule helps interpret layouts, with black-red-black indicating temporary respite, action to success, and a light at the end of the tunnel for different scenarios.
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"Card Spread Interpretation: Colors, Suits, Numbers"
- Spades at the beginning, middle, and end of a card spread indicate different scenarios: a problem to start with, an obstacle to overcome in the middle, and a problem to transition into at the end.
- Clubs at the beginning suggest taking actions towards something, while clubs at the end indicate the need for more action or effort to come out successfully.
- A red card at the end signifies a positive outcome, while a heart represents an easy outcome.
- The next layer involves interpreting the meanings of numbers, colors, and suits in card spreads, which can become more complex.
- By shuffling and drawing three-card combinations, one can quickly determine meanings based on color and suit rules, aiding in understanding and interpretation of card spreads.
