The Pictoral Key to the Tarot Type: Educational PAGE: 89 SELECT PAGE TO VIEW Contents Preface PART I - § 1.--Introductory and General PART I -§ 2.--Class I. The Trumps Major, otherwise Greater Arcana. PART I -§ 3.--Class II. The Four Suits, otherwise Lesser Arcana. PART I -§ 4.--The Tarot in History. PART II -§ 1.--The Tarot and Secret Tradition. PART II -§ 2 --The Magician PART II -§ 2 --The High Priestess PART II -§ 2 -- The Empress PART II -§ 2 -- The Emperor PART II -§ 2 -- The Hierophant PART II -§ 2 -- The Lovers PART II -§ 2 -- The Chariot PART II -§ 2 -- Strength, or Fortitude PART II -§ 2 -- The Hermit PART II -§ 2 -- Wheel of Fortune PART II -§ 2 -- Justice PART II -§ 2 -- The Hanged Man PART II -§ 2 -- Death PART II -§ 2 -- Temperance PART II -§ 2 -- The Devil PART II -§ 2 -- The Tower PART II -§ 2 -- The Star PART II -§ 2 -- The Moon PART II -§ 2 -- The Sun PART II -§ 2 -- The Last Judgment PART II -§ 2 -- The Fool PART II -§ 2 -- The World PART II -§ 3. Conclusion as to the Greater Keys. PART III -§ 1.--Distinction between the Greater and Lesser Arcana. PART III -§ 2.--Wands - King PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Queen PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Knight PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Ten PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Nine PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Eight PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Seven PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Six PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Five PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Four PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Three PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Two PART III -§ 2.--Wands - Ace PART III -§ 2.--Cups - King PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Queen PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Knight PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Page PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Ten PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Nine PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Eight PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Seven PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Six PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Five PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Four PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Three PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Two PART III -§ 2.--Cups - Ace PART III -§ 2.--Swords - King PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Queen PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Knight PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Page PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Ten PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Nine PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Eight PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Seven PART III -§ 2.--Swords - Six PART III -§ 2.--Swords – Five PART III -§ 2.--Swords – Four PART III -§ 2.--Swords – Three PART III -§ 2.--Swords – Two PART III -§ 2.--Swords – Ace PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – King PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Queen PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Knight PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Page PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Ten PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Nine PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Eight PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Seven PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Six PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Five PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Four PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Three PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Two PART III -§ 2.--Pentacles – Ace PART III -§ 3.--The Greater Arcana and their Divinatory Meanings PART III -§ 4.--Some Additional Meanings of the Lesser Arcana PART III -§ 5.--The Reoccurance of Cards in Dealing PART III -§ 6.--The Art of Card Divination PART III -§ 7.—An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination PART III -§ 7.—An Alternative Method of Reading the Tarot Cards PART III -§ 7.—The Method of Reading by Thirty Five Cards Bibliography

§ 5

THE RECURRENCE OF CARDS IN DEALING

In the Natural Position

4 Kings = great honour; 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 = favourable 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 = a 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 = dishonour; 3 Aces debauchery; 2 Aces = enemies.

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