Putting the Suits Together
AKA How to Read Playing Cards
Reading Left to Right
Draw 3 cards and lay them one at a time from left to right. The first card you lay down is Card 1, the second card is Card 2, and the third card is Card 3.
Card 2 influences the meaning of Card 1, and Card 3 influences the meaning of Card 2. What does this mean?
If you're familiar with Tarot, then you might be used to cards telling a story. This isn't the case with Cartomancy. This method of Divination tells the person who the reading is for, what their life is like in the present.
The 4 suits tell the person who the reading is for what needs to be improved in their life in terms of finances (Diamonds), emotions (Hearts), relationships (Clubs), and life struggles (Spades). Diamonds and Hearts, the red cards, are considered to be "positive" influences in the reading. Clubs and Spades, the black cards, are "negative" influences in the reading.
This means when you draw 3 cards, there will be at least 2 cards of the same color and 1 card of a separate color. This order will determine if a negative card influences a positive card, or vise versa.
Here is a breakdown of card influences based on color alone when drawn next to each other:
- Card 1: Black; Card 2: Black - negative influencing negative; things aren't going as planned, something needs to change.
- Card 1: Black; Card 2: Red - positive influencing negative; the outcome is better than expected, so keep going.
- Card 1: Red; Card 2: Red - positive influencing positive; smooth sailing from here, there's nothing you need to change on this front.
- Card 1: Red; Card 2: Black - negative influencing positive; the outcome is worse than expected, something needs to change.
Now that you have a breakdown of how two cards interact with one another, let's add the third card and see how the reading changes:
- Black Black Red - things have been rough, but the outlook is positive.
- Red Red Black - it's been good so far, but the outlook is negative; be ready for trouble.
- Red Black Red - things have been good, but there will be obstacles soon that you will overcome.
- Black Red Black - it's been rough, but things will take a turn for the better until they get rough again.
- All 3 Black - you are in a rough patch in your life. Something needs to change.
- All 3 Red - you are in a good place in your life. Keep things the way they are.
How the Suits Influence Each Other
