Card 13 of 52 · Hearts · King
King of Hearts Playing Card Meaning
Hearts speak of love, feeling, family and home; the King brings a man of authority, or the suit's power. Season: spring.
Tarot counterpart: King of Cups
What the King of Hearts Means
The King of Hearts is the kind man: in traditional readings fair-haired, generous, affectionate and slow to anger, a father, a husband or a trusted older friend. He is feeling that has grown up: emotion with judgement attached. His counsel is worth taking. His flaw is softness, a reluctance to make the hard call. Drawn for a question, the King says a generous man helps you, or that the mature, open-hearted response is the right one.
King of Hearts in Love
A warm, steady partner, or the arrival of one who is ready to commit. If you are asking about a man, this is a good sign of sincerity. For couples, the King asks for patience and generosity rather than winning the argument.
King of Hearts in Work and Money
A fair boss or a senior ally who wants you to do well. Good advice is available if you ask. The King favours work in care, counsel and leadership done by consent rather than command.
King of Hearts as a Yes or No
Yes
A fatherly yes: the King of Hearts supports the question with goodwill.
King of Hearts as a Birth Card
Birthdays with the King of Hearts as their playing-card birth card: 30 June, 28 July, 26 August, 24 September, 22 October, 20 November, 18 December.
Find any birthday's card on the cartomancy page, or your tarot birth card, a different calculation.
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 King in Every Suit
The King means a man of authority, or the suit's power; the suit decides where.
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What does the King of Hearts mean?
The King of Hearts is the kind man: in traditional readings fair-haired, generous, affectionate and slow to anger, a father, a husband or a trusted older friend. He is feeling that has grown up: emotion with judgement attached. His counsel is worth taking. His flaw is softness, a reluctance to make the hard call. Drawn for a question, the King says a generous man helps you, or that the mature, open-hearted response is the right one.
What does the King of Hearts mean in love?
A warm, steady partner, or the arrival of one who is ready to commit. If you are asking about a man, this is a good sign of sincerity. For couples, the King asks for patience and generosity rather than winning the argument.
Is the King of Hearts a yes or a no?
Yes. A fatherly yes: the King of Hearts supports the question with goodwill.
Which tarot card is the King of Hearts?
The King of Cups. Hearts correspond to the tarot's Cups, and the King matches the King. 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 King of Hearts?
In cardology the King of Hearts is the birth card for 7 birthdays: 30 June, 28 July, 26 August, 24 September, 22 October, 20 November, 18 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 King of Hearts is number 13.
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