SIX.—There is every prospect of a comfortable home, surrounded by children who bring you happiness.
FIVE.—Happiness will come to you either early in life or very soon.
FOUR.—You do not know how to handle money and you must be careful that you do not trust it to an unworthy person.
THREE.—You expect too many luxuries. You would be far happier if you valued the simple things of life.
TWO.—Do not be depressed by troubles. They will pass away.
Now that the meaning of all the fifty-two cards is known, one thing more requires to be explained. Let us suppose that the four cards have been drawn from the lay-out, as already directed. It may happen that one of them directly contradicts another card. What happens then? In such a case, the second card to be drawn from the lay-out has the effect of cancelling the first, but the force of the second card is weakened thereby and its portent is lessened. It is because of this that it is highly necessary to remember the order in which the four cards are taken from the lay-out.
THE THREE-CARD DIVINATION
In this case, the first thing is to run through an ordinary pack and separate the court from the non-picture cards. The latter are then shuffled by the person seeking information, who finally cuts them with the left hand. That done, the matching card is sought. The matching card, it must be explained, is a card which matches the consultant. Thus:
(a) A lady with brown hair is matched by the Queen of Clubs. A gentleman, by the King of Clubs.