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The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination

Chapter 16

SECTION 5

THE RECURRENCE OF CARDS IN DEALING IN THE NATURAL POSITION

4 Kings = great honor; 3 Kings = consultation; 2 Kings = minor counsel.

4 Queens = great debate; 3 Queens = deception by women; 2 Queens =
sincere friends.

4 Knights = serious matters; 3 Knights = lively debate; 2 Knights =
intimacy.

4 Pages = dangerous illness; 3 Pages = dispute; 2 Pages = disquiet.

4 Tens = condemnation; 3 Tens = new condition; 2 Tens = change.

4 Nines = a good friend; 3 Nines = success; 2 Nines = receipt.

4 Eights = reverse; 3 Eights = marriage; 2 Eights = new knowledge.

4 Sevens = intrigue; 3 Sevens = infirmity; 2 Sevens = news.

4 Sixes = abundance; 3 Sixes = success; 2 Sixes = irritability.

4 Fives = regularity; 3 Fives = determination; 2 Fives = vigils.

4 Fours = journey near at hand; 3 Fours = a subject of reflection; 2
Fours = insomnia.

4 Threes = progress; 3 Threes = unity; 2 Threes = calm.

4 Twos = contention; 3 twos = security; 2 Twos = accord.

4 Aces = favorable chance; 3 Aces = small success; 2 Aces = trickery.

REVERSED

4 Kings = celerity; 3 Kings = commerce; 2 Kings = projects.

4 Queens = bad company; 3 Queens = gluttony; 2 Queens = work.

4 Knights = alliance; 3 Knights = a duel, or personal encounter; 2
Knights = susceptibility.

4 Pages = privation; 3 Pages = idleness; 2 Pages = society.

4 Tens = event, happening; 3 Tens = disappointment; 2 Tens = expectation
justified.

4 Nines = usury; 3 Nines = imprudence; 2 Nines = small profit.

4 Eights = error; 3 Eights = a spectacle; 2 Eights = misfortune.

4 Sevens = quarrellers; 3 Sevens = joy; 2 Sevens = women of no repute.

4 Sixes = care; 3 Sixes = satisfaction; 2 Sixes = downfall.

4 Fives = order; 3 Fives = hesitation; 2 Fives = reverse.

4 Fours = walks abroad; 3 Fours = disquiet; 2 Fours = dispute.

4 Threes = great success; 3 Threes = serenity; 2 Threes = safety.

4 Twos = reconciliation; 3 Twos = apprehension; 2 Twos = mistrust.

4 Aces = dishonor; 3 Aces = debauchery; 2 Aces = enemies.