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ILLUSTRATED KEY TO THE TAROT.

Section 5

THE RECURRENCE OF CARDS IN DEALING IN THE NATURAL POSITION

4 Kings=great honor; 3 Kings=consultation; 2 Kings=minor counsel.
4 Queen=great debate; 3 Queens=deception by women; 2 Queens=sincere friends.
4 Knights=serious matters; 3 Knight=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.