Interpretations on many cards of the same number/court popping up?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 29 Jul 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Kahlie	29 Jul 2004
Hi all, I once saw a post of somebody asking about 2/3 or 4 of the Cards of the same number pop up. (For example all the 2's). I remember somebody giving a link about the significance of that, but I can't seem to find it back. I wonder if anybody else has interpretations upon this theme? Today I did a Reading for myself and received all 4 of the Knights in various positions. (If anybody wishes to give interpretations let me know) I got the feeling that much in my life is moving forward. Maybe it's that? If anybody has any system, I'd be delighted to know, because I never had this before.

lark	29 Jul 2004
This is what one of my books says about the appearance of four knights in a spread. There is little room for pause or reflection when a number of knights appear in a spread. All four grouped together indicate speedy action, breathtaking events that might scare you somewhat, rapid developments, and probable sudden travel.

feticeira	29 Jul 2004
there was a thread that discussed 3 knights coming up in a reading, here´s the link: http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20906

Kahlie	30 Jul 2004
Thank you for your replies... I certainly don't hope it's going to be war!

feticeira	08 Aug 2004
Did you figure this out Kahlie? I´ve just found myself in a similar situation, here´s the post I made about it in a Your Readings: So this is the sort of thing you hear about and don´t entirely believe: I had a friend over, and she started to absentmindedly shuffle my deck, the card that would go on the bottom facing me. She stopped at one point, and the card facing me was Judgement, one the cards that keep coming up in my last readings. This happened 3 more times with Judgement, and it happened at least twice with each of the other 3 cards that have plagued my readings lately: 6 of pents, Knight of Cups, Knight of Wands. I pointed it out to her, we were pretty creeped out that they just came up again and again. So she decides to shuffle really thoroughly and picks 3 cards for me, to see if that would "break the spell"... only to find out she picked Judgement, 6 of pents, Knight of Cups. She left them out and shuffled again, then cut the deck and turned over one half, only to find the Knight of Wands. She kept shuffling, and all four cards fell out. Finally she shuffled for a really long time, we weren´t even talking anymore about this creepy non-coincidence. She stopped shuffling and said *this is it, the last time. If they come up again, I say you work real hard on finding out what this means* She picked seven cards: the same four, plus The Chariot, Six of Wands and Two of Wands. These last three have been around lately, not as stubornly as the others, but still around. Does my deck need a cleansing, am I refusing to acknowledge a message/answer, am I blind? Please help me, it feels like the more these cards up, the less I understand what they´re telling me and the only thing that´s obvious is that I must figure it out.

Diana	08 Aug 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Kahlie I wonder if anybody else has interpretations upon this theme? Today I did a Reading for myself and received all 4 of the Knights in various positions. (If anybody wishes to give interpretations let me know) Knights are messengers. Be very aware of synchronicity. Of signs. Of symbols. Four Knights... that can be pretty stressful because there's a lot to take in at one time. And at the same time, that can be pretty exciting. Open your ears, your heart and your mind. You could use an Oracle deck if you have one for more information of what you are supposed to be hearing.

littlehermit	08 Aug 2004
How are your Knights coming along, Kahlie? I got a reading with all four Queens a while back - and two of them (Cups and Swords) came right after their respective Kings. It was a celtic cross that looked like this: 1. The World 2. King of Cups 3. Queen of Cups 4. Queen of Pentacles 5. King of Swords 6. Queen of Swords 7. Temperance 8. Two of Cups 9. Queen of Wands 10. Hanged Man I also took the past, present, and future from the cut: Princess (Page) of Wands, Eight of Pentacles, Nine of Swords. It was possibly the most brain-bending reading I've had to do yet. As I recall, I went with the Queens all being aspects of the querent, and the King of Cups a recent breakup she wasn't over, but the rest I couldn't make much sense out of. The querent told me that I had gotten some of it all right, but I feel it was just a more significant and challenging spread than I was (or am) ready to understand. (I chalked it up at the time to not shuffling enough, as it was the first spread I dealt after re-ordering my deck.)

Kahlie	08 Aug 2004
Thanks for replying all of you. feticeira You are talking about recurring cards, I"m talking about cards of the same number/court all occuring in the same Spread. Diana I do not own an Oracle Deck, so I can not do as you suggested, but I will try and keep my eyes and ears open... Edited to add: After reading about the Morgan's Tarot and seeing the cards were more or less Oracle Cards, I decided to do a Reading online. What message are those knights telling me? Knight of Pentacles... Yes... Somebody is laughing at me, telling me I'm doing something absurd. Knight of Wands... In any case, your productive activities can help many beings is part of the description of the Card. Knight of Cups... No explanation needed... Knight of Swords... This card is about comparing instead of letting things be... I think it's a very mental activity which I associate with the Sword Suit. I think the Oracle is really clear... The Tarot Spread seemed to me to be about a former lover who is telling me nasty things about my current relationship. It makes me feel a bit unbalanced, making me question the good things I have... However, the Oracle Cards show indeed... that I have what I need, and it's beautiful, and I should let the former lover laugh at me and walk away, and stop comparing things. littlehermit OMG... I can understand how that can be brainbending... Hard to have so much aspects in a spread... The only other thing I could come up with are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse...

Ace	12 Aug 2004
Quote: Originally posted by feticeira So this is the sort of thing you hear about and don´t entirely believe: I had a friend over, and she started to absentmindedly shuffle my deck, the card that would go on the bottom facing me. She stopped at one point, and the card facing me was Judgement, one the cards that keep coming up in my last readings. This happened 3 more times with Judgement, and it happened at least twice with each of the other 3 cards that have plagued my readings lately: 6 of pents, Knight of Cups, Knight of Wands Does my deck need a cleansing, am I refusing to acknowledge a message/answer, am I blind? I do think you have something you don't want to acknowledge going on here. Knights are messages coming to YOU, 6 of pentacles maybe be saying "I will do it when I am good and ready." Don't get yourself into a twist about it, but considering putting those cards out and asking the deck a question: what do I need to know about these cards right now? As for the original question, if all of a same number or court rank show up, I see it as a definite message about that number/rank. Knights are messages incoming, two are partnerships and balance-give and take. and so on. It may also depend on the question and the position of each card.

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