Card 11 of 52 · Hearts · Jack
Jack of Hearts Playing Card Meaning
Hearts speak of love, feeling, family and home; the Jack brings a young person, a messenger, news. Season: spring.
Tarot counterpart: Page of Cups
What the Jack of Hearts Means
The Jack of Hearts is the friend. Traditionally a fair, good-natured young person, loyal and a little romantic, the Jack brings affection and news of it. In old readings he was the lover, the best friend or the trusted messenger who carries word between two hearts. As a quality rather than a person, he is warmth without calculation. Drawn for a question, the Jack says help or affection comes from someone young at heart who means well.
Jack of Hearts in Love
A new admirer or a close friend who is more than a friend. The Jack of Hearts is sincere but not always ready; his feelings are real and his timing is young. For couples he can be a message of love, or a reminder to be the friend as well as the partner.
Jack of Hearts in Work and Money
A supportive colleague or a younger helper who is genuinely on your side. Good news arrives through a friend. Kindness at work pays, and the Jack rewards mentoring rather than competing.
Jack of Hearts as a Yes or No
Yes
A friendly yes, carried by someone who wishes you well.
Jack of Hearts as a Birth Card
Birthdays with the Jack of Hearts as their playing-card birth card: 30 July, 28 August, 26 September, 24 October, 22 November, 20 December.
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The Suit of Hearts
Hearts are the suit of feeling. They speak about love, friendship, family, the home and everything that is decided by the heart rather than the head. In a reading, a run of Hearts means the matter is emotional at root, and that the answer will come through people rather than through money or effort. Hearts are generally good news; even the harder ones (the Seven, the Five) describe a feeling going wrong rather than a disaster. Old cartomancers gave the suit the spring, and matched it with the Cups of the tarot.
The Jack in Every Suit
The Jack means a young person, a messenger, news; the suit decides where.
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What does the Jack of Hearts mean?
The Jack of Hearts is the friend. Traditionally a fair, good-natured young person, loyal and a little romantic, the Jack brings affection and news of it. In old readings he was the lover, the best friend or the trusted messenger who carries word between two hearts. As a quality rather than a person, he is warmth without calculation. Drawn for a question, the Jack says help or affection comes from someone young at heart who means well.
What does the Jack of Hearts mean in love?
A new admirer or a close friend who is more than a friend. The Jack of Hearts is sincere but not always ready; his feelings are real and his timing is young. For couples he can be a message of love, or a reminder to be the friend as well as the partner.
Is the Jack of Hearts a yes or a no?
Yes. A friendly yes, carried by someone who wishes you well.
Which tarot card is the Jack of Hearts?
The Page of Cups. Hearts correspond to the tarot's Cups, and the Jack matches the Page (the tarot also has a Knight, which the playing-card deck lacks). The two cards share most of their meaning, though the tarot card carries a picture and a reversed reading that the playing card does not.
Whose birth card is the Jack of Hearts?
In cardology the Jack of Hearts is the birth card for 6 birthdays: 30 July, 28 August, 26 September, 24 October, 22 November, 20 December. The rule is 55 minus twice the month minus the day, counted from the Ace of Hearts (1) to the King of Spades (52); the Jack of Hearts is number 11.
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