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In de Gébelin's _Le Monde Primitif_, le Comte de M*** includes the following meanings for the Minor Arcana based on what he knows already about fortune-telling with playing cards (please forgive the roughness of the translation):
[Fortune-tellers] have retained certain figures and several expressions, consecrated by usage which lets us see into the origin of their divination.
On account of these,
The Hearts, (the Cups), announce happiness.
The Clubs (the Coins), fortune.
The Spades, (the Swords), misfortune.
The Diamonds*, (the Batons), indifference and the countryside. [FN*its remarkable that in the symbolic scriptures the Egyptians delineate diamonds to express the countryside]
The nine of spades is a baneful card.
That of hearts (nine), the card of the Sun, it is easy to recollect the grand nine, that of cups, just like the little nine, the nine of clubs, that they regarded also as a lucky card.
The Aces announce letters or tidings: in effect who is more able to bring me news than the One-Eye, (the Sun) who traverses, sees, and illuminates the entire universe?
The Ace of Spades and the Ace of Hearts presage victory; the crowned Ace foresees likewise and even more happily when accompanied by Cups or fortunate signs.
The Hearts, and more particularly the Ten, unveil outcomes that must occur in the town. The Vup, symbol of the Priesthood, seems destined to express Memphis and the sojourn of the Pontiffs.
The Ace of Hearts and the Queen of Diamonds announce a happy and faithful tenderness. The Ace of Cups expresses a unique well-being that one possesses alone; the Dame of Diamonds indicates a woman who lives in the countryside or as if in the countryside: and where can one hope for more truth and innocence than in the village.
The Nine of Clubs and the Dame of Hearts mark jealousy. Although the Nine of Coins is a fortunate card, nevertheless a grand passion, even a happy one, for a lady living in the real world/high society, does not always part from her lover without anxiety, etc. etc. One would still find a infinity of similarities that it is useless to pursue. There are already too many of them.
[Later in the same essay, he summarizes meanings of cards in a piquet deck - a shortened deck of 36 cards.]
All of the pictures represent personages of which he can be in question. The first to arrive is always the one which is in question.
The Kings are the images of sovereigns, of parents, of generals, of magistrates, of old men.
The Dames have their same characteristics in the genre, relative to their circumstances, albeit in the political order, grave/sad or merry: as much as they are powerful, adroit, plotting, faithful or wanton, passionate or indifferent, sometime rivals, complacent, confident, perfidious, etc. If there appear two cards of the same type/genre, they are the seconds that play the second roles.
The Valets are young men, Warriors, lovers, middle-management (little masters), rivals, etc.
The Seven and the Eight are young women of all types.
The Nine of Hearts is named par excellence the card of the Sun, because it always announces things that are brilliant, agreeable, successful, above all it is united with the Nine of Clubs, which is also a card of marvelous augury. The Nine of Diamonds designates retardation (retard?) toward good or evil.
The Nine of Spades is the most evil cards, it only presages ruin, illness, death.
The Ten of Hearts designates the town; that of Diamonds the country-side, the Ten of Clubs, money; that of Spades, pangs and sorrows.
The Ace announces letters, news.
If the Four Queens appear together that signifies gossip and quarrels.
Several Valets together announce rivalry, disputes and combats.
The Clubs in general, above all, if they emerge together, they announce success, benefit, fortune, wealth.
The Diamonds, the country-side, indifference (dispassionate?).
The Hearts, contentment, well-being.
The Spades, penury, care, sorrows, death.
One must take care to arrange the cards in the same order that they emerge, and on the same line so as not to derange the phrase/statement and to read it more easily.
The predicted outcomes, good or evil, can be more or less advantageous or unfortunate, according to how the principle card which precedes them is accompanied. The spades for example, accompanied by clubs, above all if occurring between two clubs are less dangerous, as the club between two spades or joined to a spade is less fortunate.
Sometimes the commencement (beginning) announces unfortunate/unhappy accidents but the end of the cards is favorable if there are lots of clubs; one regards them as diminished, more or less, following the quantity: if they are followed by nine, the Ace, of the Ten this proves that one has run great dangers but they will pass and that fortune is changing its face.
Ace of Diamonds, 8 of Hearts - Good News.
Ace of Hearts, Queen of Spades - Visit from a woman.
Ace of Hearts, Jack of Hearts - Victory.
Ace, 9, & Jack of Hearts - A fortunate love/lover.
Ace, 10, & 8 of Swords - Evil
Ace of Swords, 8 of Hearts - Victory
Ace of Clubs, Jack of Swords - Friendliness
7 & 10 of Hearts - Friendliness of a young lady
7 of Hearts, Queen of Diamonds - Friendliness of a woman
7 of Diamonds, King of Hearts - A step back /retard
3 9s or 3 10s - Success
10 of Clubs, King of Swords - A gift
10 of Clubs, Jack of Clubs - A Lover, Beloved
10 of Swords, Jack of Diamonds - Someone who is anxious
10 of Hearts, King of Clubs - A sincere friendship.
Mary
[Fortune-tellers] have retained certain figures and several expressions, consecrated by usage which lets us see into the origin of their divination.
On account of these,
The Hearts, (the Cups), announce happiness.
The Clubs (the Coins), fortune.
The Spades, (the Swords), misfortune.
The Diamonds*, (the Batons), indifference and the countryside. [FN*its remarkable that in the symbolic scriptures the Egyptians delineate diamonds to express the countryside]
The nine of spades is a baneful card.
That of hearts (nine), the card of the Sun, it is easy to recollect the grand nine, that of cups, just like the little nine, the nine of clubs, that they regarded also as a lucky card.
The Aces announce letters or tidings: in effect who is more able to bring me news than the One-Eye, (the Sun) who traverses, sees, and illuminates the entire universe?
The Ace of Spades and the Ace of Hearts presage victory; the crowned Ace foresees likewise and even more happily when accompanied by Cups or fortunate signs.
The Hearts, and more particularly the Ten, unveil outcomes that must occur in the town. The Vup, symbol of the Priesthood, seems destined to express Memphis and the sojourn of the Pontiffs.
The Ace of Hearts and the Queen of Diamonds announce a happy and faithful tenderness. The Ace of Cups expresses a unique well-being that one possesses alone; the Dame of Diamonds indicates a woman who lives in the countryside or as if in the countryside: and where can one hope for more truth and innocence than in the village.
The Nine of Clubs and the Dame of Hearts mark jealousy. Although the Nine of Coins is a fortunate card, nevertheless a grand passion, even a happy one, for a lady living in the real world/high society, does not always part from her lover without anxiety, etc. etc. One would still find a infinity of similarities that it is useless to pursue. There are already too many of them.
[Later in the same essay, he summarizes meanings of cards in a piquet deck - a shortened deck of 36 cards.]
All of the pictures represent personages of which he can be in question. The first to arrive is always the one which is in question.
The Kings are the images of sovereigns, of parents, of generals, of magistrates, of old men.
The Dames have their same characteristics in the genre, relative to their circumstances, albeit in the political order, grave/sad or merry: as much as they are powerful, adroit, plotting, faithful or wanton, passionate or indifferent, sometime rivals, complacent, confident, perfidious, etc. If there appear two cards of the same type/genre, they are the seconds that play the second roles.
The Valets are young men, Warriors, lovers, middle-management (little masters), rivals, etc.
The Seven and the Eight are young women of all types.
The Nine of Hearts is named par excellence the card of the Sun, because it always announces things that are brilliant, agreeable, successful, above all it is united with the Nine of Clubs, which is also a card of marvelous augury. The Nine of Diamonds designates retardation (retard?) toward good or evil.
The Nine of Spades is the most evil cards, it only presages ruin, illness, death.
The Ten of Hearts designates the town; that of Diamonds the country-side, the Ten of Clubs, money; that of Spades, pangs and sorrows.
The Ace announces letters, news.
If the Four Queens appear together that signifies gossip and quarrels.
Several Valets together announce rivalry, disputes and combats.
The Clubs in general, above all, if they emerge together, they announce success, benefit, fortune, wealth.
The Diamonds, the country-side, indifference (dispassionate?).
The Hearts, contentment, well-being.
The Spades, penury, care, sorrows, death.
One must take care to arrange the cards in the same order that they emerge, and on the same line so as not to derange the phrase/statement and to read it more easily.
The predicted outcomes, good or evil, can be more or less advantageous or unfortunate, according to how the principle card which precedes them is accompanied. The spades for example, accompanied by clubs, above all if occurring between two clubs are less dangerous, as the club between two spades or joined to a spade is less fortunate.
Sometimes the commencement (beginning) announces unfortunate/unhappy accidents but the end of the cards is favorable if there are lots of clubs; one regards them as diminished, more or less, following the quantity: if they are followed by nine, the Ace, of the Ten this proves that one has run great dangers but they will pass and that fortune is changing its face.
Ace of Diamonds, 8 of Hearts - Good News.
Ace of Hearts, Queen of Spades - Visit from a woman.
Ace of Hearts, Jack of Hearts - Victory.
Ace, 9, & Jack of Hearts - A fortunate love/lover.
Ace, 10, & 8 of Swords - Evil
Ace of Swords, 8 of Hearts - Victory
Ace of Clubs, Jack of Swords - Friendliness
7 & 10 of Hearts - Friendliness of a young lady
7 of Hearts, Queen of Diamonds - Friendliness of a woman
7 of Diamonds, King of Hearts - A step back /retard
3 9s or 3 10s - Success
10 of Clubs, King of Swords - A gift
10 of Clubs, Jack of Clubs - A Lover, Beloved
10 of Swords, Jack of Diamonds - Someone who is anxious
10 of Hearts, King of Clubs - A sincere friendship.
Mary