The Cards

Front 1

Ace of Spades

Back 1

Yes, in terms of thought/wisdom (?)

Front 2

Ace of Hearts

Back 2

Yes, love

Front 3

Ace of Clubs

Back 3

Yes, power

Front 4

Ace of Diamonds

Back 4

Subtle yes---no, but really yes

Front 5

2 of Spades

Back 5

No, in terms of thought/wisdom

Front 6

2 of Hearts

Back 6

No, in terms of love (No love)

Front 7

2 of Clubs

Back 7

No, in terms of power (No power)

Front 8

2 of Diamonds

Back 8

Subtle no (Yes, but really no)

Front 9

3 of Spades

Back 9

Sacrifice
turn your back on pleasure and do your *duty*

Front 10

3 of Hearts

Back 10

Stealing
especially stealing significant others. (~feely stealing)

Front 11

3 of Clubs

Back 11

"Pole Vaulter"
doing something that looks impossible with grace and ease

Front 12

3 of Diamonds

Back 12

"Makioka Sisters"
small issues become dealbreakers, e.g. bad breath, etc.

Front 13

4 of Spades

Back 13

Winter - "White Field"
the "Meditation card", meaning, the answer is within you. Think alone period of innerr reflection, e.g. taking a walk in a snow-covered field.

Front 14

4 of Hearts

Back 14

Humid Day
This is the worst card in the deck. Your life is ruined, full of bitterness and disappointment. Involves relationships often. Think of something that you think will be good, but turns out to be *oppressive.* Something that was supposed to be wonderful---a vacation gone wrong.

Front 15

4 of Clubs

Back 15

Fall - Twilight
Autumnal, things coming to a close

Front 16

4 of Diamonds

Back 16

Spring
New ideas, fresh start, recovery. (Really whatever you want with spring.)

Front 17

5 of Hearts

Back 17

Sweaty Hand
Turn off from over-familiarity. You know too much or they know too much---like hooking up with a good friend.

Front 18

5 of Clubs

Back 18

Masturbation

Front 19

5 of Spades

Back 19

~writing, something in writing, signature, signing, sometimes reading

Front 20

5 of Diamonds

Back 20

Gloved Hand
Excess of formality ruins the situation, makes it uncomfortable.

Front 21

6 of Hearts

Back 21

Good but not great in terms of love
(most of life is like this)

Front 22

6 of Clubs

Back 22

Good but not great in terms of power
(most of life is like this)

Front 23

6 of Spades

Back 23

"Not the right idea, but ok." (?Maybe, ask another question)

Front 24

6 of Diamonds

Back 24

"May God preserve you from your own desires."
You're not going to get what you want, and that's good

Front 25

7 of Hearts

Back 25

Revolution of feeling

Front 26

7 of Clubs

Back 26

Regal mercy

Front 27

7 of Spades

Back 27

Complete change of mind

Front 28

7 of Diamonds

Back 28

Compassionate mercy

Front 29

8 of Hearts

Back 29

True Praise
Someone gives you a compliment you deserve, possibly because they actually care.

Formerly: (?Link) between the person asking the question and the person reading the cards

Front 30

8 of Clubs

Back 30

The Spanking
Some minor humiliation from which you learn nothing

Front 31

8 of Spades

Back 31

Transformative Shame
A negative card. You learn a lesson the hard way, but you do learn it.

Front 32

8 of Diamonds

Back 32

Forked-tongue Praise
You receive a compliment that is not true, or is meant to exploit or mislead you.

Formerly: Shallow bullshit pretending to be deep. Sentimentality, triteness, "emotional slither."

Front 33

9 of Hearts

Back 33

Purge of the Heart
Becoming sober. An attack on sentimentality, getting rid of somebody.

Front 34

9 of Clubs

Back 34

"Screaming Viking" (Binge of Power)
Sexy but screwed up man. Motorcycle boy.

Front 35

9 of Spades

Back 35

"Graduate Student" (Intellectual binge)
Staying up all night studying intensly.

Front 36

9 of Diamonds

Back 36

Subtle Purge
You think you have gotten rid of something, or gotten over something, or moved beyond something, but you really haven't.

(Formerly: You have gotten rid of something but is isn't apparent that you have.)

Front 37

10 of Hearts

Back 37

Fullfiled desire in terms of love

Front 38

10 of Clubs

Back 38

Fulfilled desire in terms of power

Front 39

10 of Spades

Back 39

You get what you think you want

Front 40

10 of Diamonds

Back 40

You get what you don't even know you want.

Front 41

Jack of Hearts

Back 41

Jack Shit of Hearts
Petty Bullshit that love breeds. Unwarranted jealousy, sexual insecurity. Think: guy making too big a deal out of his girlfriend flirting with someone else and so he reads her emails.

Front 42

Jack of Clubs

Back 42

Cold War
Misunderstanding of power relations. You think someone has power over you (or vice versa) but it isn't true. Paranoia.

Front 43

Jack of Spades

Back 43

Manipulative SOB
Not such a bad card. Might be your best friend. Cunning used selfishly.

Front 44

Jack of Diamonds

Back 44

Jack in the Closet
Anything homosexual. Possibly also: ahamed of something in yourself but you keep it hidden.

Front 45

Queen of Hearts

Back 45

Woman in Love

Front 46

Queen of Clubs

Back 46

Powerful Woman
Some woman who wears the pants in a relationship.

Front 47

Queen of Spades

Back 47

Wise Woman

Front 48

Queen of Diamonds

Back 48

Sexy but Screwed Up Chick
(?)

Front 49

King of Hearts

Back 49

Man in Love

Front 50

King of Clubs

Back 50

Powerful Man

Front 51

King of Spades

Back 51

Wise Man

Front 52

King of Diamonds

Back 52

True Friend
Can be male of female. Someone who wishes something to his friend for his friend's own sake.

Front 53

Black Joker

Back 53

Cards Laughing At You
Also can be construed as a sigh, as a chuckle

Front 54

Red Joker

Back 54

Cards Laughing With You