Career Spread

Original spread & author on this blog:

After being inspired by the example reading given on the link I posted above, I did it for myself too.

Q: What should be my course of action to solve my unemployment problem?

A:

Whats on my mind:

7 of Hearts which is the card of second chances or something happening again. I have had a career change, a totally drastic and unexpected one. This applies nicely. I actually am wanting a second go at things! Besides that, once again, in life I'm having a passion for my career which I had around 6yrs ago, before I got distracted by relationship & lessons.

What I dread:

Power hunger, doctor/lawyer, shrewd and cold & calculating. My parents wanted me to have a career in medicine but I refused. I do not want to become one of the money-making machines or a person who pursues career just for money. I am rather a more spiritual person, only that spirituality doesn't pay the bills.

Prior experiences, talents, education:

Five of Diamonds & King of Diamonds

The Art of Cartomancy gives clues and says that these two cards together suggest the person one is attracted to. King of Diamonds is someone dealing with finance, investments or mortgages. I was actually attracted to finance sector and was pursuing a degree in same. Besides that my birth number is 8 , so I'm supposedly good with money, organizing & business management.

Future prospects/ Ideal Job:

2 of Clubs & Jack of Spades

Interestingly what I dread is King of Spades, but whats ideal for me is Jack of Spades. This one is hard to nail but I think I should consider the communication side in Army. Two of Clubs is also "gift" so it may mean I have a gift for helping people in army or troubled youth overall. I can also be a young leader, who can guide young minds towards the right direction.

Week 33 forecast

This week the theme card is 9-Changes. This card is the card which brings variety, movement and new things in life.
The Change is coming from Man and leading to Prison. This shows that the concern this week is the Man is changing the way he is keeping secrets.

14- 1 = sad news coming from or concerning a man
1-9 = Man is moving or changing
9-29 = The change leads to secrets and hidden stuff
29-3 = leaving isolation behind there is coming of pieces together

Other pairs: 14-3 = a sad news about a relationship
19-29 = crying alone
14-9 = sorrow won't last long
1-29 = man is alone
1-3= man is in a relationship
9-3 = a change leads to stronger bond

I guess this week things are changing for this man from isolation to a meeting or starting a new connection with someone.

Lets see... 

Story weaving with Kipper cards

I did a reading few days back and then re-did another part of it and got this:

Q: Will he talk to me again?

Will he talk to me again

Notice the Man and Woman at two ends of the spread. This shows he (card 1 ) will eventually end up coming to her (last card) after the cards in between have been resolved.

The Card 29 shows that he has isolated himself, which he did. The Prison - Court shows like he is trying to decide it alone. Notice the effect Court has on who goes to prison. The Court-House shows there is a decision to do with the stability or comfort he experiences with this woman.

The middle card is Court - decisions which means he has yet to decide whether he will or he will not end up with this Lady in question. The Tower is adding the fear and loneliness.

Other combinations:
01-29 = man has isolated himself.
01-20 = man is at home or comfortable/stable
01-023-02 = There is decision to do with her
29 - 20 = loneliness makes him feel comfortable
29 - 02 = isolating from woman, woman feels lonely too.


Now after 10 days she asks me again:

Q: Will he come back?

Will he come back

Notice how 23-Court is the first card now in 11 days. This means the decision has been taken in past which made him move or relocate (23-09).  The Meeting as the middle card suggests he will meet her, or talk to her or they will encounter each other again. The 04-29 is frankly something I'm unable to grasp but it can mean meeting alone, or meeting somewhere like hospital, a mall, or a tall building and this meeting will be random. The Tower is next to Lady which shows she is alone.

Opinions are welcome!

week 31 in KipperCards

Here I have my first spread for the coming week:

I have 14- 11 - 27 - 3 - 26

Sad News - Winning Lots of Money - Unexpected Money - Marriage - Grand Fortune

There are some nice cards starting with the Sad news as first card. Sad - News and Winning Lots of Money could mean there are improvement coming after sorrow. The unexpected money adds the element of sudden and unexpected success with something. It will be more like a surprise. Unexpected Money and Marriage together state there is success and unexpected reward from a contract or a commitment. The spread ends with Grand Fortune which is a great card to have as an end.

14- 11 = after bad times, there are good happy times coming
14-27 = An unexpected turn of events
14-26 = great news after something sad

11-27 = unexpected success/wealth
11-3 = success in a contract/relationship
11-26 = lots of success and luck

Daily Kipper cards draw July 24, 2012

Since I have just started working with the Kipper cards, I decided to make good use of the daily draw ritual I carry put with my lenormand cards. The lenormand cards have been on and off about serious and most unseen matters in my day. Most of the times these both oracle have shocked me by showing same message in a daily reading.

Today's cards:

24 Theft _ 20-House _ 31- Short Illness

The first intuition, something missing from home or personal life is making me feel sick. I think I get what it means. I have yet not decided on which card is going to be my main card or the theme card for the daily draw, but the way these cards have been giving me info, I would rather read them as a story instead of a theme and two modifying cards.

Theft card is the negative card. So is the Short Illness card. This card tells there is something lost, or I will be taking something away from the home. Since I'm not the later kind, I will believe its the first one. The House is one's comfort and stability which is disrupted by the short-illness. House-Short Illness may also mean a small problem arising at home. We have to wait for the day to end to see how it goes.

I felt like being deprived of my right that I contribute something towards the home. I have been busy doing my share of work at home and yet someone said I do not share the burden at all. It actually made me feel very sick. How disappointing!

Energy of Kipper cards

Q: Describe your energy

Energy of Kipper karten cards

The middle card is 15- Good outcome in love. This gives the cards a very positive, uplifting and guided upon feelings vibe. This deck and this oracle is a loving experience.

04-21 Meeting and Living Room is like meeting in the comfort of your house. The Kipper Karten website also associates the meaning "Get Together" to card 04. This deck is like having a get together in your living room.

10-30 Journey and Courts person. If you want to embark on a journey where you leave the old and familiar behind then this deck will be like an advisor and a teacher with you.

This shows the two kinds of energies. One is very subtle, which is like sitting among peers in the comfort of your house and having a cup of tea and chit chat. The other more deeper version is, that if you are willing to get out of your comfort zone, this deck will accompany you as your teacher.

Other Combinations: 04-30 Meeting and Courts Person is a guided upon meeting, more like a chaperoned stroll where there are rules and regulations for associations.

21-10 Living Room & Journey is like leaving the comfort behind and embarking on a journey towards the unknown. This might be referring to my lenormand journey with which I find myself familiar.

The energy of the cards is so soothing, comforting and so subtle, there are hardly any ambiguities or confusions when you are working with this deck. Its actually like feeling the good outcome in love.

Kipper Karten Cards

I have a new addition to my divination tools. Its the Mystische Kipper-Karten and they are magical. During my Lenormand oracle studies, I was very much attracted to the Mystical Lenormand mainly because of the depth they add to the imagery. But the reason I strictly wanted to use a deck with lesser pictorial details was because Lenormand is an oracle of symbols and the lesser distraction you have on your cards, the better it is.  You have to be very symbol oriented rather than being picture oriented.


When I started looking for a fresh addition to my cartomancy divination tools, I was drawn towards this deck. Once they arrived I started checking them out doing a few readings and I'm still trying to get hold of the meanings.

There are 36 cards, just like lenormand petit deck. There are people cards, there are cards similar to the lenormand oracle cards and there are positive and negative cards. I'm yet trying to get hold of the meanings but after an extensive study of lenormand for one year, this deck is coming to me like too easily. Actually I have found reading with this deck easier than with my lenormand deck, which by the way, has been my best friend for about over a year now.

The guide which I am following for this study are:

Meanings from Kipper Karten website
Kipper Karten Garden by Mama Whodun

These are some great resources which will help you a lot in your study of these cards. The meanings given in the first link are a guideline, you have to use them to learn about these cards. I have found that having too many meanings for one card sometimes result in over complicating a reading. This happens when you have no idea which meaning to stick to. When it comes to meanings, I believe in the lesser the better.
The KipperKarten Garden is a great resource mainly because Mama Whodun has been studying both lenormand and kipperkarten and she finds some remarkable resemblances between them which help the students who have been learning lenormand for a while.

Will I get married this year?

This spread has been done for a friend "S" who has been going out with this guy "M" for about 4 years now. They intend to settle down before they start their residency of Medicine next year. They both are med students.

Q: Will S and M get married this year?

1. Four of Hearts:
This card tells us the nature of question. Four of Hearts in this position straight away refers to the marriage bed, physical union, marriage and also wedding ceremony. So we have a confirmation that the cards have picked up on the energy of the question.

2. Reason for the wish/question:
Queen of Hearts. The card which represents querent and her nature. She is a kind-hearted, motherly, and very sensitive to other people's emotions. This card also represents unconditional love and her desire to have a family with the person she loves.

3. Contributing Factors:
King of Diamonds. This is a man with lots of money around him. He may also be a workaholic, and too busy in making life secure and luxurious. We can say this is the querent's lover M who happens to be a workaholic and comes from with strong social background. This card in this place shows that she wants to be married because she wants to be with him. The King is also facing to the right which shows us that he is also as much interested in her. What Concerns me is that Queen is facing towards King, and King is facing to right which may also mean he is interested in her, but may be the love or the intensity is one sided.

4.Advice/answer:
This card answers the question. Seven of Hearts. Card of success and happy surprises.

5.Outcome:
Two of Hearts. loving exchanges, expectancy, emotional excitement. However, the number in outcome position is smaller than the number in the 1st position, therefore, I can concluded, may be not marriage but an engagement.

There are no black cards, all cards are Red, so its a Yes. All cards except in contributing factors are Hearts which shows that querent is very much emotionally involved with the matter. My conclusion is, an engagement is possible this year.

Opinions are welcome

Stay or Leave

Original spread creator and explanation here.

This spread is originally a Tarot spread and is used to assess whether to stay in a relationship or leave.

I have not chosen the Justice or any card since I decided to do the reading with Playing cards deck.

Stay or Leave spread

1.Your Heart. This is what your heart tells you and how you feel deep down about your relationship.

Jack of Hearts
This is the card of romance. Jack is a young person who is a beloved. This card here indicates that querent feels totally naive and emotional about the bond they have. This can also be querent's beloved. This card tells that querent believes her lover is the one who can never go wrong. She loves and trusts him a lot.

2. Your Mind. This is your deepest held belief about your relationship.

Ten of Diamonds:
This card is the card of ultimate financial security, success and expansion, specially in terms of material. This card tells that querent believes deep down that their relationship is what is the ultimate success and satisfaction one can ask for.

3. Staying. This tells you the reason you might decide to stay.

Ten of Clubs:
Another 10. This card, since it is also a ten, is also the card of ambition, success and material affairs. This card signifies that the querent wants to stay in the relationship because she is feeling secure and satisfied.

4. Going. This shows you why you might opt for singledom.
Jack of Diamonds:
Another person who is young, ambitious, wealthy and intelligent. She might have another option open [just in case] and she would consider him if she gets out of this relationship.

5. Advice. This card tells you what needs to change for you to decide to stay permanently.
 Nine of Diamonds:

The querent holds a belief which is represented by 10 of Diamonds and what needs to change is 9 of Diamonds, lowering of expectations? This card is associated with mental energy, imagination and mental attitude. She needs to change her attitude before she can be sure about whether to stay with him or not.


We have majority of red cards which is a good omen. The only black card is the 10 of Clubs which is also a good card. 

Will We Get Married?

This reading was done for a friend "S" who has been in a long-distance relationship with a guy named "K". she asked if they will get married.


Question: Will S and K get married this year?

Five Pointed Star Spread

The positions are:
1. The nature of concern:
The Aces represent new beginnings, the Ace of Spades however, signifies an ending and then a new beginning. This is also the card which tells us that querent is worried, or her mind is occupied of fear and anxiety. This card in the question for marriage shows that the querent wants to end something in her life and start afresh by marrying the bf in question. The querent said that the relationship has been going on off and on and she wants to end this pattern once and for all. I don't see love as the reason for the wish to be married, I rather see the querent wanting to marry the bf out of fear (of losing him ) or worry and anxiety (that it will not last forever) and she wants to end the patterns of their relationship, even leave the older life behind and start afresh with the bf (move in with him, start a family, even move abroad etc).

2. The reason of concern:
Jack of Diamond, the only red card in the spread. I believe this is the bf in question. He is a wealthy guy who has been studying finance and is now working in the finance department in a private bank. This confirms the Ace of Spades, the reason S wants to marry K is simply because she wants a fresh start and she wants this only because he wants it. She is definitely not doing it out of love.He is the one who can provide her whatever she needs, new home, new life, financial security.

3. Additional Information:
Another Spade, which signifies cutting the old ties. My intuition has been confirmed. She wants to cut off from her past and start a new life with this man in question.

4. Advice /Answer:
Another Spade and this time the bigger one in number than both in position 1 and 4. She is doing it more out of obligation than love or any other reason. This card is also associated with grief, pain, and endings. The card just magnifies what we have already collected from above three positions. when you want to be with someone for life you want to be sure its not done out of fear, or even responsibility. I believe since she has been romantically involved with him for so long, she feels obligated to marry him if he wants it, while this should not be the case.Since it answers the question if they will get married, the answer is No.

5. Outcome:
4 of Clubs which represents solid foundations, laying foundations for future progress and possibly stable career. The Clubs suit is associated with work as well as learning. I believe she will learn her lessons and she will lay a solid foundation for her future progress.

There are 4 black cards in the spread which means the answer is NO for the time span covered by this spread (3-6months). She needs to re-evaluate her reasons for marrying him and she also needs to make sure that marriage is a union of two souls, which should not be some obligation or fear. It should only be out of love.

Two of Heart and Six of Clubs

The Two of Clubs is the card of romance, love, laughter and emotional attraction. This is the card you get when the very first time you start feeling butterflies in your stomach because you are having this person in front of you who just so strangely makes you happy.

Six of Clubs on the other hand is the card of news, all kind of news whether they have been communicated to you through written word, media or phone calls. These news are positive or negative, it depends on the surrounding cards.

When these cards appear together for you , you are going to hear some admiring words from someone, who in odd ways makes you happy. There is a mutual share of trust and a strong emotional bond in the phase of development. The person might as well just confess their feelings for you.

Good luck with the hearts and clubs.. all so settled!

When will I get married spread , again

Madame Nadia has given an excellent demontration of this spread here

First of all you select a significator usually a court card to represent the querent.I did the same for a friend of mine who is almost my age. I chose the King of Diamond for him since he is the one with lost of investment ideas and money around him.

Next you shuffle and take out 20 cards from the spread. This is the yes/no answer for the question if the person will get married at all.


The lady in question is 35year old. So I chose Queen of Hearts for her and shuffled and took out 20 cards.

We have Queen and King of Hearts so I can say that will be her husband , the man she will be married to.


Since the QUeen has appeared in the 20 cards, this means a Yes, so moving on to next step for determining the "when" part, we divide the cards into 5 piles of 4 each. Whichever pile contains the significator card is the indicator of timing.

Here is the breakdown of the five piles by Madame Nadia:

(1) Marriage within 1-2 years.
(2) Marriage within 2-5 years. Possibly a long period of dating, and living together, without an official ceremony.
(3) Marriage will take place, but only after 5+ years.
(4) No marriage in first 5-6 years. A possibility of a broken engagement.
(5) No marriage at all. (Look at the surrounding cards to see why it hasn’t happened).

The Queen is present in the very first pile, which means within 1-2 years. The card surrounding her in the pile were :

The 4 of Clubs and Ace of Clubs can represent establishing the foundations of a new business or new employment. Aces are al about new beginnings and Ace of Club is usually about new business or employment. 6 of hearts represents a boyfriend, a loved one, therefore I will say she might fall in love and then get married to the boyfriend.


Another wonderful reading.

King of Diamonds + Eight of Clubs

King of Diamonds is traditionally a male with very light hair colour and light coloured eyes. He might also have gray or white hair, thus representing someone older. This man is traditional, cultured and financially secure. There is money around him, whether accumulated or inherited. He might be a real estate broker, a finance executive, an investment banker or government official.

When a  court card appears in a daily draw or as the last card in a reading, I pull another card which represents the intention or action of the court card. Today that card is 8 of Clubs.

8's are about managing and money. 8 of Clubs is the daily grind for the querent or the King of Diamonds in this reading. This card is from the suit of Clubs which is traditionally associated with business and work, therefore, this card also represents social interactions. This card also refers to forums and social interactions.

Need to look out if I meet a King of Diamond and have some conversations with him today. 

When will I get married spread

Madame Nadia has given an excellent demontration of this spread here

First of all you select a significator usually a court card to represent the querent.I did the same for a friend of mine who is almost my age. I chose the King of Diamond for him since he is the one with lost of investment ideas and money around him.

Next you shuffle and take out 20 cards from the spread. This is the yes/no answer for the question if the person will get married at all.

The interesting 20 cards were:

The King of Diamonds is the very first card and the only other Queen we have in the spread is Queen of Spades. He actually have been married before and that Lady could be the Queen of Spades. They have been divorced now. The only other court card if King of Hearts who is closer to Queen that him. This could be another man in the future wife's spread.

Since the King has appeared in the 20 cards, this means a Yes, so moving on to next step for determining the "when" part, we divide the cards into 5 piles of 4 each. Whichever pile contains the significator card is the indicator of timing.

Here is the breakdown of the five piles by Madame Nadia:

(1) Marriage within 1-2 years.
(2) Marriage within 2-5 years. Possibly a long period of dating, and living together, without an official ceremony.
(3) Marriage will take place, but only after 5+ years.
(4) No marriage in first 5-6 years. A possibility of a broken engagement.
(5) No marriage at all. (Look at the surrounding cards to see why it hasn’t happened).

The King is found in the 3rd pile which means the marriage will take place only after 5 years.

The other cards are 9 of Clubs, 5 of Hearts and 3 of Hearts. 9 of Clubs can represent someone from distance or someone from far away. 5 of Hearts usually refers to a girlfriend or a loved one female in querent's life. The 3 of Hearts refers to falling in love and meeting new love. I think the chances are that he will fall in love while travelling or with a girl who lives far away.

The perspectives look encouraging for him.

Week 16

7 of Hearts - 9 of Diamonds - 8 of Clubs

7 of Hearts is the card of happiness, surprises, the 9 of Diamonds extra money and 8 of Clubs change in situation/employment.

This looks like something nicer is coming this week with some extra money and I will finally get some time to catch my breath. The last week has been a total mess for me.

Week 12

I am doing my first weekly draw with the cards and here is the three cards spread.

Card 1 = Last week
Card 2= This week
Card 3= Coming week

Together they point out any influences.

Eight of Diamonds:
This card symbolizes the struggle to find balance in financial matters and that is exactly how my last week was. I usually am very worried about my petty expenses, which are met brilliantly somehow, yet finances are a major concern since last 2-3 years. With Spades, it indicates money spent on expenses, and I have to make some purchases related to electrical stuff this week.

Three of Spades:
Someone outsider trying to break a relationship, someone tries to hurt by interfering in your matters, tears, pain etc. I can see where it is going and I can see it coming already. I was very much hurt by someone's remarks about my condition in financial matters, thus, the Eight of Diamonds explain this card well.

Nine of Diamonds:
This card is card of extra money. I have seen the money coming in in another spread as well, so I might actually get lucky and find a few bucks before I make the purchases out of my savings. This card is also related to attractiveness, someone is mentally attracted to the querent or desires something they have. This one has to wait actually!

Question about project

I was planning on hiring a person for my software development, so I asked the cards if I will get the desired results if I ask this person S to do it for me?

Nine of Spades - King of Spades - Eight of Hearts

Nine of spades is a card of suffering and disappointments. Since it is the first card I see it as a bad start. He might give me some trouble, I might feel like the project is falling apart, but the King looks like a person who knows business. This man is cold, can be manipulative but is shrewd. The Eight of Hearts is a time for celebration and since it is at the end, I will assume that things will turn out good for us in the end. The dominant suit of spades is giving me a warning and uneasy feelings though, I will seek a second-advice from a friend and then talk the final deal with this person.

Feb 24, 2012

Today's Draw:

Jack of Clubs - Five of Diamonds - Eight of Diamonds

Jack is either a person in one's life or it can represent a news.

Diamonds are about money, wealth and material things.

Jack with two diamonds can represent a new related to money. 

The Fives are about body and health and Diamonds are material, therefore, it can be related to shopping, eating or similar material stuff.

Eight is the ideas and thoughts, Diamonds again the material and money, so thoughts an ideas about money and finances.This card is repeated from yesterday, and I was thinking a lot about my financial situation.

Together I gather that I might get a news about some money or expenses occur which make me have some ideas and thoughts about money and job situation.

Update: The news or rather an event which occurred is that I have spend some bucks on my laptop's new power cable. Now I have to manage about money.

Daily Draw Feb 23

Today's cards were:

Ace of Spades - Nine of Hearts - Eight of Diamonds

Aces are about beginnings, a start, a new cycle. Aces are usually short-living because they are in the bud yet. The Spades are associated with troubles, tears, grief and problems. The Ace of Spades has been a dreadful card. It shows that a new problem has arisen.However, the traditional meanings have shown its about death, an ending, a difficult end to something. Endings are not always bad, sometimes they give us a chance to start from scratch again, so that we can start it over, in a better manner, using the knowledge we have gained.

Nine of Hearts is the best card for me. Its called a wish Card. The Nines are associated with fortune, good things, changes for better. The card which surrounds it, or the card preceding, precisely, is what the querent is wishing for.

Eight of Diamonds is a card of change in fortune. The Eights are associated with ideas and thoughts while Diamonds are the business, material and money matters. Eight of Diamond shows there is a tendency to think about money and finances. How to meet expenses etc.

Putting them together, its a day when I will have to make a tough call, might even have to end something, put some troubles to sleep. It will be a good decision because the next card is Nine of Hearts which shows that the decision will bring some good luck and a wish will come true and this will make me put more of my focus on my financial problems and my concerns about money.

This sort of makes sense, I have been pre-occupied with thoughts of what happened in past, how I quit my job because of someone who is not even in my life any more, and now I'm broke, I need money and I don't have enough. The Ace of Spades at the beginning is comforting, I will atleast make a decision, and think more about my finances than him.

Basics!

I wanted to add this page here because I have started a new course Rural Cartomancy atThe Magic Circle School and I have always been very much interested in divination with playing cards. It is said that the playing cards were originated from the mother, Tarot.However, there are no reversals, only upright meanings.

There are two colours in the playing cards deck, Red and Black. Reds are the good ones and Black are the bad ones. The deck is divided into further four suits, Diamonds, Heart, Spades and Clubs.

My association rules are following:

Diamonds = Pentacles/ Earth = money, possessions, wealth, fortune == Winter == Years
Hearts = Cups/ Water = emotions, family, relationships = Summer == Months
Spades = Swords/ Air = troubles, disputes, tears, suffering == Autumn == Weeks
Clubs = Wands / Fire = work, plans, ideas, business == Spring == Days

The general meanings for the cards irrespective of suits are:

Ac = beginnings
Two = a pair, exchange, partnership
Three = Making three from two, Growth
Four = A perfect stable square, no change, stability, stagnation
Five = Bodily things, gains/losses
Six = paths (look at the way they are laid out)
Seven = trouble (interrupting six)
Eight = Ideas and thoughts
Nine = changes, ambition
Ten = Completion

Kings = Powerful, aged men
Queen = women
Jacks = a message, a child/youth of either gender

Some readers include the Joker as the Fool from the Tarot, similarly some systems remove certain number of cards from the deck and then use it, it all varies from system to system and what works for you. I am starting with full deck of 52 cards, I will occasionally use a Joker if required for the spread. For the daily draws I will pull one card for the day along with cards from another oracle cards deck (Lenormand, for example).

This is my knowledge and experience thus far about the playing cards cartomancy and I will add with time when I learn new things about them .

Till then, Blessings to the learners' way

Alyna.