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Reading Performed 09/10/2013 at 2:33 PM

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The Meanings of these Tarot Cards

Card One

Strength from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Power, Might, Force, Strength, Fortitude;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Strength. Fortitude.

Card Description

A woman crowned with crown and cap of maintenance, who calmly, and Without effort, closes the jaws of a furious lion. She represents Strength.

Card Two

The Magician from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Will, Will-Power, Dexterity;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Male Inquirer.

Card Description

Before a table covered with the appliances of his art stands the figure of a juggler, one hand upraised holding a wand (in some packs, a cup), the other pointing downwards. He wears a cap of maintenance like that of the kings, whose wide brim forms a sort of aureole round his head. His body and arms form the shape of the Hebrew letter Aleph, to which this card corresponds. He symbolises Will.

Card Three

Eight of Clubs from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Understanding, Observation, Direction;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Partial success.

Card Four

Ace of Coins from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Perfect Contentment, Felicity, Prosperity, Triumph;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Commencement of good fortune. Inheritance. Gifts. Economy.

Card Five

Nine of Clubs from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Order, Discipline, Good Arrangement, Disposition;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Great success.

Card Six

The Traitor from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Self-sacrifice, Sacrifice, Devotion, Bound;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Trials. Sacrifice.

Card Description

This extraordinary symbol is almost unintelligible in the double-headed cards. Properly, it represents a man hung head downwards from a sort of gibbet by one foot (his hands are bound behind his back in such a manner that his body forms a triangle with the point downwards), and his legs a cross above it. (Two sacks or weights are attached to his armpits.) He symbolises Sacrifice.

Card Seven

Page of Coins from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

A dark Youth, Economy, Order, Rule, Management;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

A fair child. A messenger. A letter.

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Card Eight

Three of Cups from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Success, Triumph, Victory, Favourable issue;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Mutual love.

Card Nine

Knight of Cups from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Arrival, Approach, Advance;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Young, fair man. A friend. The lover or the loved one.

Card Ten

Knight of Clubs from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Departure, Separation, Disunion;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

A dark young man. A friend.

Card Eleven

Four of Coins from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Pleasure, Gaiety, Enjoyment, Satisfaction;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Loss of money.

Card Twelve

The Emperor from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Realisation, Effect, Development;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Will.

Card Description

He is crowned (and leaning against a throne, his legs form a cross, and beside him, beneath his left hand, is a shield blazoned with an eagle). In his right hand he bears a sceptre similar to that of the Empress. His body and arms form a triangle, of which his head is the apex, so that the whole figure represents a triangle above a cross. He represents Realisation.

Card Thirteen

Knight of Coins from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

A useful Man, Trustworthy, Wisdom, Economy, Order, Regulation;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

A young, fair man. A stranger. An arrival.

Card Fourteen

Three of Clubs from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Enterprise, Undertaking, Commerce, Trade, Negotiation;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Realization of the commencement of an enterprise. The basis of the work is now definitely established, and the undertaking can be fearlessly continued.

Card Fifteen

Queen of Clubs from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Woman living in the country, Lady of the Manor, Love of Money, Avarice, Usury;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Dark woman. A friend. A serious person. A very good counsellor. The mother of a family.

Card Sixteen

Nine of Coins from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Discretion, Circumspection, Prudence, Discernment;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

A durable fortune.

Card Seventeen

Three of Swords from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

A Nun, Separation, Removal, Rupture, Quarrel;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Hatred.

Card Eighteen

The Star from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Hope, Expectation, Bright promises;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Hope.

Card Description

A nude female figure pours water upon the earth from two vases. In the heavens above her shines the Blazing Star of the Magi (surrounded by seven others), trees and plants grow beneath her magic influence (and on one the butterfly of Psyche alights). She is the star of Hope.

Card Nineteen

The World from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Completion, Good Reward;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Assured Success.

Card Description

Within a flowery wreath is a female figure nude save for a light scarf. She represents Nature and the Divine Presence therein. In each hand she should bear a wand. At the four angles of the card are the four cherubic animals of the Apocalypse. Above, the Eagle and the Man; below, the Lion and the Bull. It represents Completion, Reward.

Card Twenty

Justice from the Tarot Genoves Deck

Card Meaning When Upright

Equilibrium, Balance, Justice;

Papus's Divinatory Meanings

Justice.

Card Description

A woman crowned and seated on a throne (between two columns), holding in her right hand an upright sword, and in her left the scales. She symbolises Equilibrium and Justice.

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