Playing Card Symbolism: Spades
Achieving Accurate Readings of the Suit using Ordinary Playing Cards
Using a popular system for reading ordinary playing cards, the suit of Spades involves intense range of emotion, change and other important factors in making predictions.
It's important those learning to read ordinary playing cards allow themselves enough time to properly develop intuitive perception. This is vital for accurate readings to be conducted.
Learning to perceive the world and the life you're living through brand-new eyes (the cards) is a process that simply can't be rushed.
Encourage yourself frequently with reminders that this is a skill you have the ability to learn and to understand well; a skill you will be able to put to amazing use in your life and the lives of others.
The more positive reinforcement you give yourself, the easier it will be for you to grasp the concepts, especially if you are brand-new to the whole idea of intuitively perceiving the future from cards.
The following descriptions of the cards help to generate images of that card's particular essence. Don’t become "locked in" on the literal meanings. Allow yourself to feel the flow of intuitive energy inherent to each card.
Descriptions of the Suit of Spades Cards
- Two - Signifies change. For instance, the feeling of walking in one direction then suddenly you take a step in another direction and continue on from there. This card deals with a definite, decided change of course in readings.
- Three - Signifies routine matters and unexpected events. The feeling of running into somebody at the store you haven't seen for a long time.This is one of the more neutral cards in the deck. It is generally a pleasant card and the other cards around it provide the emotion.
- Four -Indicates illness or depression. The card cautions you about health and mental state. It's a depressing, gloomy, unhealthy card.
- Five - Signifies anger, as in red hot anger. Imagine a forest being burned down. Sometimes a good clearing is needed for new growth.
- Six - Signifies caution, most of the time. This card is a warning to proceed slowly, hold back, keep certain emotions in reserve. Some of the time, it indicates pregnancy.
- Seven – Signifies deep loss; something that will be deeply grieved.
- Eight - Signifies tears. Imagine tears of pity, self-pity, sorrow, crying, etc. Also can be cleansing, comforting, healing tears.
- Nine – Signifies intense grief and anguish, feeling of mourning. The period of longing for what can't be brought back. Unresolved heartaches.
- Ten - Indicates a journey.
- Jack - Represents a male, young in age or "spirit", having dark hair and eyes. Usually intellectual rather than emotional in how he views the world, he seeks justice and is judgmental by nature.
- Queen - Represents a female, dark hair and eyes.
- King - Represents a male, older in age or "spirit", having dark hair and eyes. Trust his guidance, he has insight to help you find direction.
- Ace - 1) When the Apex or point of the Spade points up in the reading it means a conclusion, an ending. Considered the Death Card, meaning the death of circumstances, not people, 90% of the time. Remember, with death, there is always a new beginning. Death in reading cards is a door offering a new beginning. 2) Apex pointing down: The card is telling you about someone or something at a distance, not in this location, usually quite far away.
Suit of Spades Personality Traits: Analytical, truth-seeking, logical by nature. These individuals are driven by their minds, not their hearts. They are, therefore, not especially emotionally-inclined. Spades people make excellent judges, lawyers, dealers of justice. They also can be difficult to get along with, so caught up in right and wrong.
The suits of Hearts, Clubs and Diamonds hold their own distinct characteristics.
