the ancient wisdom of the cards.
Moorish Playing Card Deck Fragment
From an uncut sheet found in a museum in Barcelona. This deck provides an important link between the Mamluk deck pattern and the Mediterranean deck pattern, because it shares features of both; in general it looks fairly European, but the wands look like Polo Sticks and the Cups still look like Myriads, harking back to Ancient Chinese money-suited cards.
Spain, c. 1414.
Opposition. Unimportant obstacles raised by one of the lovers.
Favourable in things of pleasure and business, as well as love; also wealth and honour.
Passion.
Love, Attachment, Friendship, Sincerity, Affection
Crossed desires, Obstacles, Opposition, Hindrance.
a marriage; fidelity in wedlock