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Jack of Spades Playing Card Meaning
Spades speak of difficulty, endings, hard truths and decisions; the Jack brings a young person, a messenger, news. Season: winter.
Tarot counterpart: Page of Swords
What the Jack of Spades Means
The Jack of Spades is the young person you should watch. In the old descriptions he is clever, idle, well-meaning on the surface and not to be relied on underneath: the friend who repeats what you said, the colleague who takes the credit, the charming acquaintance with his own agenda. As a quality, he is cleverness without loyalty. He can also be a sharp, cynical wit that keeps everyone honest. Drawn for a question, the Jack says someone close is not quite on your side, or that your own cynicism is in the way.
Jack of Spades in Love
An admirer with mixed motives, or a young person who stirs trouble between partners: a gossip, an ex, a friend who disapproves. If you are asking about a younger man, the Jack of Spades counsels caution. For couples, keep private things away from people who enjoy a story.
Jack of Spades in Work and Money
A colleague who is not straight: a credit-taker, a leaker, a flatterer. Be careful what you share and keep records of what you did. The Jack of Spades also warns against your own laziness dressed up as cleverness.
Jack of Spades as a Yes or No
No
No, or not safely. The Jack of Spades says someone involved cannot be trusted with the answer.
Jack of Spades as a Birth Card
Birthdays with the Jack of Spades as their playing-card birth card: 3 January, 1 February.
Find any birthday's card on the cartomancy page, or your tarot birth card, a different calculation.
The Suit of Spades
Spades are the suit of difficulty. They cover endings, losses, illness, conflict, warnings, and the clarity that comes when something is cut away. A reading full of Spades says the matter is serious and that the answer is unlikely to be the one you hoped for, though the Six and the Ace can mean relief and a clean break. Spades are honest rather than cruel: they name the problem. Old cartomancers gave the suit the winter, and matched it with the Swords 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 Spades mean?
The Jack of Spades is the young person you should watch. In the old descriptions he is clever, idle, well-meaning on the surface and not to be relied on underneath: the friend who repeats what you said, the colleague who takes the credit, the charming acquaintance with his own agenda. As a quality, he is cleverness without loyalty. He can also be a sharp, cynical wit that keeps everyone honest. Drawn for a question, the Jack says someone close is not quite on your side, or that your own cynicism is in the way.
What does the Jack of Spades mean in love?
An admirer with mixed motives, or a young person who stirs trouble between partners: a gossip, an ex, a friend who disapproves. If you are asking about a younger man, the Jack of Spades counsels caution. For couples, keep private things away from people who enjoy a story.
Is the Jack of Spades a yes or a no?
No. No, or not safely. The Jack of Spades says someone involved cannot be trusted with the answer.
Which tarot card is the Jack of Spades?
The Page of Swords. Spades correspond to the tarot's Swords, 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 Spades?
In cardology the Jack of Spades is the birth card for 2 birthdays: 3 January, 1 February. 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 Spades is number 50.
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