2012/08/27

Old Swedish Method of Telling Fortunes with Playing Cards - Part 2


Combinations with the Suit of Diamonds

The Ace of Diamonds in the same row as the signifier (with no more Aces in the same row) means a lovely letter, as long as the 10 of Spades is not to the left of it, in which case it means sad news. The Ace of Diamonds, immediately followed by the 10 of Diamonds, in front* of the signifier in the same row: recorded delivery (valuable letter).
Two Jacks of different colours in the next row: a lottery win, unless the 6 of Swords is found close to the signifier in which case it means bad luck. If the 6 of Spades is the 7th card from the signifier it also means bad luck in love. If the 6 of Spades is the 13th card away from the signifier, you can expect tooth ache or other ill health

The King of Diamonds next to the signifier: you will become acquainted with a person who will grow into a great friend. If the 10 of Diamonds is the next card, this person will become someone who will help and support you in your old age.

If the Queen or Jack of Diamonds are next after the 10 of Diamonds and the signifier is the last card in the row, it means unexpected visitors whose company you won't enjoy. The Queen of Diamonds followed by the 9 of Hearts is a lucky sign for ladies but to men it means loss through theft. Also, if the 6 of Spades is the card preceding the Queen of Diamonds it signals ill fortune during travels or while going for a walk. The Jack of Diamonds usually doesn't mean anything good if next to the Queen of Clubs. However, when followed by a lower value red card, he brings money to the person next to him.

The 10 of Diamonds as the 9th card away from the signifier is a lucky sign when the signifier is in row one, next to a black card. You can then expect a gift or money unexpectedly coming to you through events related to a journey. If the 10 of Diamonds is the 13th card from card one and the signifier is found next to it, you can be certain of a lottery win.

When both red Jacks are in the same row as the signifier and separated by the 9 of Diamonds, you can expect good company and amusements, provided the signifier is a red card*. Otherwise the same meaning is obtained through two black 7's separated by a red Queen.

8 of Diamonds and the King or Queen of spades, separated by the signifier means a false and evil person who is trying to damage one's good name and reputation. When there are several black cards in the same row or found in the 7th, 9th and 13th positions, it signify grave illness.

7 of Diamonds next to the signifier, with three 9's in the same row, is a sign of happy future events.

If the 6 of Diamonds is found next to the 9 of Spades and the 10 of Spades is in the same row, it means illness and possibly death.

* In front means in the direction the signifier is looking.

** The King of Hearts is usually selected for a male and the Queen of Hearts is usually selected for a female. However, you can choose to use another signifier or even have the cards choose one for you. One traditional method for randomly choosing a signifier is to draw as many cards as there are letters in the person's name and selecting the signifier from the last card's suit.

Click HERE for the meanings of the individual cards.

 Lisa Frideborg Lloyd   




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2 comments:

Rosk said...

Have you done a reading ? How accurate is it?

Lisa Frideborg Lloyd said...

I haven't done a reading with this method yet but I intend to try it out and I will document the results on the blog for the final post in the series. The last time I used the playing cards for a reading, I did a Star (very complicated old Swedish layout) and tired of interpreting the cards halfway through :P