To undertake; to commence; to usurp; to take possession of; audacity; boldness; hardihood; impudence; rashness; speculative; speculation; fearless in trade; in love.
When taken to represent advantage, the synonyms are:
Gain; profit; lucre; success; thanks; favor; benefit; ascendency; power; empire; authority; government; rule; glory; reputation; happy results; profitable end; victory; cure; fulfillment; termination; satisfaction.
Nine of Diamonds—Reversed. We have the other side of the picture, for this card, coming up reversed portends the occurrence of dire mishaps and abject despoliation with its concomitant poverty. In view of this immense difference in the value and signification of this one and the same card in its two positions, too much care cannot be taken to mark the way in which it emerges.
In its modified signification of delay, its synonyms are:
Disarranged; sent back; suspension; variation; wavering; slowness; relenting; obstacle; impediment; misfortune; adversity; accidental injuries; miscarriage.
But viewed in its more bitter light as spoliation and poverty, its synonyms are:
Destitution; violence; ruin; victim of robbery; a fall; ruined honor; bankruptcy; privation; violated chastity; defrauded; swindled; victimized; separation; sold out by the sheriff; cast upon the town; hopeless.
Eight of Diamonds—Upright. In its natural position this card is accepted to represent either the country or riches, as its signification is relatively determined from its surroundings.
In its signification as the country, thereby meaning not only a rural district but the characteristics of a country existence, the interpretation of this card boasts a large number of synonyms: