Poker Rules

With the recent rush in the popularity of poker, most of us have got a deck or two of playing cards lying around the house. The adjacent time the poker party ends, why not have got got a small merriment and diagnostic test out your fortune-telling abilities?

Fortune-telling with playing cards is an age-old art, and although Tarot cards have gained huge popularity for prophecy since their visual aspect in the 15th century, there are still readers who curse by ordinary playing cards as their favorite psychical tools.

While Tarot is highly symbolical in its images, symbols, color, astrological and mystical references, it shares some of import rudiments with regular playing cards: elements and numbers.

Simply by learning the significance of the Numbers and the four basic elements represented in a regular deck of cards, you can stun Aunt Betty by describing her ideal phantasy man, or baffle board your brother-in-law by predicting which pillory he be after to dump adjacent week.

In a poker deck, the 4 lawsuits match to the 4 basic elements:

Diamonds (Pentacles in Tarot) stand for 'earth' (money, manifesting, property)

Hearts (Cups in Tarot) stand for 'water' (emotions, relationships, love, intuition)

Clubs (Wands in Tarot) stand for 'fire' (activity, energy, business, work)

Spades (Swords in Tarot) stand for 'air' (thoughts, the intellect, struggle and communication)

The Numbers 1 through 10 associate to qualities or fortune such as as:

1 (Ace) - beginnings, action; 2 - relationships, duality; 3 - growth, friendships; 4 - work, foundations; 5 - change, challenges; 6 - beauty, balance; 7 - spirituality, options; 8 - manifesting, success; 9 - integration, attainment; 10 - wholeness, completion and renewal.

This is only a very legal brief verbal description of significances but you can see that if your friend asked about how her approaching annual review at work was going to travel and the 8 of Clubs turned up, that would be an indicant of a good solid review and maybe even a promotion if that’s what she is aiming for. The Ace of Clubs would also be welcome here, suggesting a new beginning at work, as would many of the other baseball clubs and even the 8s, 9s and 10s of other suits, which could stand for a yes while providing circumstantial info.

If your best friend is wondering if she will hear back from the cat who asked for her telephone figure at a party the nighttime before, and the Ace, 2 or 6 of Hearts turns up, opportunities are good that she'll not only be hearing from him soon but that this could be the start of a fantastic new relationship. A 5 of Hearts on the other hand, would intend there may be some troubles surrounding this human relationship materializing right now, and a 7 would propose that maybe one or the other individual isn't really focused on human relationships at this time or maybe even that the cat is playing the field!

The Jacks, Queens and Kings stand for people with traits corresponding to the lawsuits (elements). I will be sharing an article on elements, star divination and fictional character traits shortly. Jacks are immature people, Kings and Queens are mature work force and women.

You can see a elaborate chart of figure and component correspondences for playing cards and Tarot at: http://www.arcanamatrix.com/articles/index.html

As with all other word forms of fortune-telling, retrieve to maintain an unfastened head and an mental attitude of compassionateness and lovingness when reading for yourself or others. Never read for anyone without their understanding and always phrase your anticipations in the spirit of cosmopolitan love and positive intent.

Unless you have got previously studied metaphysics and developed or fine-tuned your psychical skills, playfully peeking into the hereafter with poker cards may or may not supply you or your querents (those asking questions) any earth-shaking revelations. Remember that any anticipations or penetrations certainly should be taken with not a grain, but a good shingle of salt. But, as we ALL have got psychical skills, it is very possible that even without any formal training, you will happen plentifulness of nutrient for idea and some deliciously mystical penetrations from your low deck of cards, a small survey and a healthy helping of imagination. Just take attention to be sort to your ‘victims’ arsenic they may be dealing the cards next.

© 2005 Zsuzsana Summer, www.arcanamatrix.com