Hoodoo Cartomancy

The following is an excerpt from Fortune Telling By Cards by Professor P.R.S. Foli.

Hearts

Ace: This card is affected by the surrounding cards. Hearts: Emotions, Relationships, Love; Diamonds: Money; Clubs: Good Times, Social Climbing; Spades: Arguments, Bad Luck.

King: A man with a good heart, loving, emotional, but judgmental and outspoken.

Queen: A fair-skinned woman, loving and dutifully, sophisticated.

Knave: Gender-Fluid, referenced as Cupid; also a best friend or thoughts of a fair person. 

Ten: Good fortune, good health, happiness, and a large family. 

Nine: The wish card. Wealth and high position in society. It may be affected by negative cards.

Eight: The pleasures of the table, high society. Love and marriage. 

Seven: A faithless, inconstant friend who may prove an enemy.

Six: Support for the inquirer. Proceed with caution, worry less. 

Five: Jealousy in a person of weak and poor character, near the inquirer.

Four: Travel and/or change. Someone who has remained single is hard to please. Midlife marriage. 

Three: A warning card to the inquirer, proceed with caution. A warning resulting from the Inquirers own wants and tact.

Deuce: Love, marriage, prosperity, good luck, and success. The lovers.

Diamonds

Ace: A ring or paper money.

King: A fair man, with a violent temper, and a vindictive, obstinate turn of mind.

Queen: A fair woman, given to flirtation, fond of society and

admiration.

Knave: A near relative who puts his own interests first, is self-opinionated, easily offended, and not always quite straight. It may mean a fair person's thoughts.

Ten: Plenty of money, a husband or wife from the country, and several children.

Nine: This card is influenced by the one accompanying it; if

the latter is a court card, the person referred to will

have his capacities discounted by a restless, wandering

disposition. It may imply a surprise connected with

money, or if in conjunction with the eight of spades it

signifies cross swords.

Eight: A marriage late in life, which will probably be somewhat checkered.

Seven: This card has various meanings. It enjoins the need for careful action. It may imply a decrease in prosperity. Another reading connects it with uncharitable tongues.

Six: An early marriage and speedy widowhood. A warning with regard to second marriage is also included.

Five: To young married people this portends good children. In a general way, it means unexpected news, or success in business enterprises.

Four: Breach of confidence. Troubles caused by inconsistent friends, vexations, and disagreeable.

Three: Legal and domestic quarrels, and probable un-Sappiness caused by a wife's or husband's temper.

Deuce: An unsatisfactory love affair, awakening opposition from relatives or friends.

Clubs

Ace: Wealth, a peaceful home, industry, and general prosperity.

King: A dark man of upright, high-minded nature. calculated to make an excellent husband, faithful and true in his affections.

Queen: A dark woman, with a trustful, affectionate disposition, with great charm for the opposite sex, and susceptible to male attractions.

Knave: A generous, trusty friend, who will take trouble on behalf of the inquirer.

It may also mean a dark man's thoughts.

Ten: Riches suddenly acquired, probably through the death of a relation or friend.

Nine: Friction through opposition to the wishes of friends.

Eight: Love of money, and a passion for speculating.

Seven: Great happiness and good fortune. If troubles come they will be caused by

one of the opposite sex to the inquirer.

Six: Success in business both for self and children.

Five: An advantageous marriage.

Four: A warning against falsehood and double-dealing.

Three: Two or possibly three marriages, with money.

Deuce: Care is needed to avert disappointment, & opposition.

Spades

Ace: It may concern love affairs, or convey a warning that troubles await the inquirer

through bad speculations or ill-chosen friends.

King: A dark man. Ambitious and successful in the higher walks of life.

Queen: A widow, of malicious and unscrupulous nature, fond of scandal and open to bribes.

Knave: A well-meaning, inert person, unready in action though kindly in thought.

Ten: An evil omen; grief or imprisonment. Has the power to detract from the good

signified by cards near it.

Nine: An ill-fated card, meaning sickness, losses, troubles, and family dissensions.

Eight: A warning with regard to any enterprise in hand, This card close to the inquirer means evil; also opposition from friends.

Seven: Sorrow caused by the loss of a dear friend. 

Six: Hard work brings wealth and rest after toil.

Five: Bad temper and a tendency to interfere in the inquirer, but happy to be found

in the chosen wife or husband.

Four: Illness and the need for great attention to business.

Three: A marriage that will be marred by the inconstancy of the inquirer's wife or husband; or a journey.

Deuce: A removal, or possibly death.