1. Main Character / 1.
Hauptperson
The Querent - The Person asking the question or their partner
1. Main Character (MC1) will always be a person, there is no core meaning to this card other
than it being the person the read is referring to or a "player" in their lives.
2. Main Character / 2. Hauptperson
The Querent - The Person asking the question or their partner
2. Main Character (MC2) will always be a person, there is no core meaning to this card other
than it being the person the read is referring to or a "player" in their lives.
3. State of Marriage & 4. Convene3. State of Marriage & 4. Convene
3. Marriage / 3. Ehestand
3. Marriage is a connector card, it connects the two flanking cards and explains the state of
their connection. If positive cards are around and the card is ahead of the MC then we see a
positive connection, however, behind the Main Character's back and with challenging cards it
could mean separation.
4. Convene / 4. Zusammenkunft
4. Convene is a connector card, it connects the two flanking cards to explain when/where the
Querent will be most at one with their fellow beings, coming together at a party or having a
meeting with like-minded business peeps. Joy, happiness and harmony surround the querent
when they are with their clan.
5. Good Gent and 6. Good Lady5. Good Gent and 6. Good Lady
5. Good Gent / 5. Guter Herr
5. Good Gent brings good news when nearby and not surrounded by ominous cards. Check the
cards around for his nature. He can be a mentor, boss, father figure or just 6. Good Lady's
partner in the spread.
6. Good Lady / 6. Gute Dame
6. Good Lady brings joy in relationships when falling ahead of, or above the MC, falling behind
this is a relative, who means annoyance. Like our Good Gent she can be a mentor, boss,
motherly figure or the 5. Good Gent's partner in the spread.
7. Letter 8. Dishonesty 7. Brief 8. Falsche Person7. Letter 8. Dishonesty 7. Brief 8. Falsche
Person
7. Letter / 7. Angenehmer Brief
7. Letter isn't always pleasant, as the German title suggests.
It means happy tidings when it falls ahead or above of the MCs falling behind these cards it
means slander, grief and worry. 7. Letter is a stop card and thus stops the flow of the read, if
you want to know if positive or negative tidings, look to the cards around and whether
auspicious or inauspicious placement.
8. Dishonesty / 8. Falsche Person
8. Dishonesty means misfortune and danger when close to the MCs, further away it means
loss, hypocrisy, betrayal to fear
Not a person card, look at the card that lies behind the door in the imagery (on my deck to the
right) to see who or what is wrong in the situation. The dishonesty will have an effect on the
card in her line of sight (my deck to the left).
9. Change / 9. Eine Veränderung
9. Change means changes of all description, the closer to the MC in the spread, the sooner the
change will occur. This is a movement card, the card that falls behind is where the change
begins and falling after is where the change is heading to or the outcome of the change. Check
the imagery on your deck, in my deck the change starts to the right and moves to the left.
Showing the changed situation to the right.
10. Journey / 10. Eine Reise
10. Journey means journeys of all types, whether a life journey or a trip to Mallorca. If this card
is surrounded by positive cards it means a good, happy journey, if no good cards are nearby
the journey will be fraught with inconveniences. The Journey begins with the cards beneath
the Journey card and moves diagonal to the card above right (in the deck shown). You can
therefore determine the start and the end of the journey.
11. Win Lots / 11. Viel Geld Gewinnen
11. Win Lots when nearby, one will receive great wealth through fortunate undertakings,
however when distant it means the opposite. This is a stop card and literally means that we
receive lots, but don't forget context, this means total abundance referring back to the
question asked.
12. Rich Girl / 12. Reiches Mädchen
12. Rich Girl tells of a happy life, if surrounded by bad cards it signifies family sorrow. She can
be your best friend or your worst frenemy, she can be a colleague, sister, non-serious girlfriend
or a real pain in the backside, the cards around and her placement in the spread will tell you
more.
13. Rich Gent / 13. Reicher Guter Herr
13. Rich Gent brings good news and Luck when not surrounded by harmful cards. He is similar
to the 12. Rich Girl in that he can be your best mate but also a rival. He is also a financial dude,
showing financial transactions and career paths. He can be your brother, a colleague, a friend
or a rival depending on his placement in the spread.
14. Sad News / 14. Traurige Nachricht
14. Sad News when close to the MCs it means it won’t be long before something unpleasant
comes along. The cause of the sad news is behind her back (in my deck to the left) and the card
ahead of her is what is effected by the sad news. It is a negative experience and anything that
makes our shoulder hang low in disappointment or similar.
15. Good Outcome in Love / 15. Guter Ausgang in der Liebe
15. Good Outcome is a super shiny card as long as 8. Dishonesty doesn't fall nearby, if Card 8 is
nearby, one must deal with obstacles and deceit. 15 signifies friendship, love and things
turning out as they should. Refer the answer of "good outcome" back to the question asked -
context remember! A stop card.
6. His Thoughts / 16. Seine Gedanken
16. His Thoughts means the thoughts of somebody, you are interested in, are good as long as
cards 8, 14, 23, 24, 29 and 30 are not close by. 16 also shows planning and preparing and of
course romance! If you want to know where his thoughts lie, look to the card above right
(where cupid is in the imagery), this card will give you that information! A stop card.
17 A Gift 17. Geschenk Bekommen 18 Infant 18 Ein Kleines Kind17 A Gift 17. Geschenk
Bekommen 18 Infant 18 Ein Kleines Kind
17. A Gift / 17. Geschenk Bekommen
17. Gift close to the MCs shows a Gift. It can be gifts of all shapes and sizes, we can determine
the gift by looking to the cards above and below, the card above shows the origin of the gift or
surprise and the card below shows what/whom will benefit from it.
18. Child / 18. Ein kleines Kind
18. Child shows a child in the family or anything "new". It can show a baby will come soon,
however, should an inauspicious card be nearby, there will be annoyance, sorrow and worry.
Think of how a child can be so playful but then shortly afterwards, throw a tantrum!
19 Ein Todesfall 20 Haus19 Ein Todesfall 20 Haus
19. Fatality / 19. Ein Todesfall
Traditionally, 19. Fatality when close by an MC shows there will be a fatality in the family, if
card 21 falls immediately nearby the fatality will take place quickly and unexpectedly. It shows
endings of all descriptions, highly directional too so we can determine exactly what is ending -
look to the card diagonal left below to see what will be ended once and for all!
20. House / 20. Haus
20. House traditionally near the MCs means fortune and Blessing in all undertakings, a stable
life for the MC. House is where we come from and where we identify with, an actual building
or a neighbourhood can be shown, it can show the office in which you work or a stability that
you enjoy. Housee is our security and firm sense of belonging somewhere. Stop card
21. Wohnzimmer 22. Military Person Kipperkarten Kipper Cards21. Wohnzimmer 22. Military
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21. Living Room / 21. Wohnzimmer
21. Living Room near the MCs shows whether good or bad is coming, see the cards
surrounding. 21 is where we feel comfortable, it is the interior of our homes or our cubicle in a
larger office, it is the space in which we feel most like ourselves. 21 is our private sphere and
anything internal or comfortable. A stop card.
22. Military Person / 22. Militärperson
21. Military person can also be a friend or relation or anybody who wears a uniform and
follows the rules. He can also mean that misfortune is on the horizon but mostly that we need
to follow the rules and put a stop to anything untoward. He is a stop card.
23. Court / 23. Gericht
23. Court traditionally means legal proceedings will be experienced. When in an auspicious
placement we can expect a good outcome but behind the MCs back we see a negative
outcome or judgement against you. 23. Court can also show decisions are being made - a stop
card.
24. Theft / 24. Diebstahl
24. Theft in an auspicious placement shows a loss that will be recovered, inauspicious
placement shows a loss that will not be retrieved. 24. Theft shows where the theft begins
(behind her back) and it has an effect on the next card (to the right in this deck), it is therefore
easy to see what is being taken.or lost.
25. High Honours / 25. Zu hohen Ehren kommen 26. Great Fortune 26. Großes Glück25. High
Honours / 25. Zu hohen Ehren kommen 26. Great Fortune 26. Großes Glück
25. High Honours / 25. Zu hohen Ehren kommen
25. High Honours means you will receive High Honours when it lands. close to the MC, further
away it makes everything true that lays around it. It is a lovely card of respect and a good old
"pat on the back" after a great job done.
26. Great Fortune / 26. Großes Glück
26. Great Fortune is the trump card in the deck and it shines it's unexpected great fortune on
the cards around. The card to the left gains the greatest fortune but it does shine on all the
others touching it too. It turns any situation into a positive one.
27. Unexpected Money / 27. Unverhofftes Geld 28. Expectation 28. Erwartung27. Unexpected
Money / 27. Unverhofftes Geld 28. Expectation 28. Erwartung
27. Unexpected Money / 27. Unverhofftes Geld
27. Unexpected Money traditionally means sudden great joy. It has a karmic feel of an upturn
that is most deserved, whenever 27 comes into your spread you can expect a positive
improvement that really wasn't expected - things will go better than you thought! When in an
inauspicious placement it can mean we spend a little more than expected! A stop card
28. Expectation / 28. Erwartung
28. Expectation shows our deepest expectations and aspirations. The cause of the deepest
desire sits behind her back and the outcome of said desire can be seen ahead of her. She is all
things waiting, pondering, desiring but not yet actually taking action to get there, forming the
plans perhaps with 16 nearby before that action is taken.
29. Prison/ 29. Gefängnis
29. Prison, an accident. A family secret will be revealed. These are the traditional instructions
for this card. It is a stop card at its finest with the Querent being stuck and restrained and
perhaps isolated by this prison. When a building card it is a huge "campus" type structure.
Imagine life in prison and the constraints that puts on your actions.
30. Court Official / 30. Gerichtsperson
30. Court Official is a connector card, connecting the storyline into a process. Look to the cards
flanking this card to find out what is combined in this process. It can be anything that is at its
core a dispute, whether that be discussions with the local cable company or seeking advice on
a legal situation. Traditionally shows sad tidings when close to the MCs.
31. Short Illness - 32. Sorrow31. Short Illness - 32. Sorrow
31. Illness / 31. Kurze Krankheit
31. Illness can show illness of all kinds, it is only a long illness when negative cards are joining.
It is a connector cards and it connects the two flanking cards in a "down patch". Yes this could
be illness, but refer back to context, if it is a work question it could mean a down patch at work
not an actual illness.
32. Sorrow / 32. Kummer und Widerwärtigkeiten
32. Sorrow is stress and unpleasantness. I love the illustration on this card, traditionally when
this card lays near to the MCs, it will have a favourable outcome if any of the follow cards are
close by 5, 6, 7, 15, 26. This means that the cards listed can negate the stress involved with this
card. Sorrow doesn't have to be deepest despair, it can also be every day stressed chicken
scenario.
33. Gloomy Thoughts 34. Work Kipper Cards33. Gloomy Thoughts 34. Work Kipper Cards
33. Gloomy Thoughts / 33. Trübe Gedanken
33. Gloomy Thoughts needs 26 nearby to lessen the blow. If card 26 is nearby Happiness will
blossom, if it is far away one will experience demoralisation and misery. 33 is a real facepalm
card and we can see where the gloom stems from by checking the card behind her back (on
the right in this deck) and then checking what the gloom then effects on the left hand side.
34. Work / 34. Arbeit, Beschäftigung
34. Work and preoccupation is the card of effort and anything that takes up a lot of your time
and energy. This can be your job, position, employment or a good outcome of a business when
laid next to one of the MCs. it can also show sport and exercise depending on the cards
around, meaning effort and a bit of elbow grease is needed. A stop card.
35. A Long Way - 36. Hope Great Water Kipper Cards35. A Long Way - 36. Hope Great Water
Kipper Cards
35. Long Way / 35. Ein Langer Weg
35. Loooooong Way. I love how everybody who I have seen complete a review of this Kipper
deck speaks the word "long" as a looooooooooooooooong - because that is what it is. Time,
distance, spatial longness, anything long long long long. The beginning of the long way can be
seen beneath the card and the outcome of this long distance, time etc is the card to the right
where the road ends. Traditionally "This card always means a long way, great distance."
36. Hope Great Water / 36. Die Hoffnung, großes Wasser
36. Hope, Great Water traditionally means "hope will turn to Joy, happiness and blessing in
great abundance if Card 26 lays nearby, also news from a distant land or a journey over the
sea". We can see wish fulfilment and finally get to where we want to be with this card, the end
goal if you like where you reap everything that you have worked towards to date, especially
with 26 nearby. It can also mean dependancy including addictions. A stop card.
reyes - caballeros
A las figuras de la corte en los arcanos menores tambien las podemos relacionar con el anima y
el ánimus, siendo los reyes y caballeros representativos del arquetipo masculino y las reinas y
sotas del femenino.
El rey instalado en su trono simboliza en la lectura de una mujer un animus muy desarrollado
siendo su energía asentada, estable, sugiere madurez, también puede representar un hombre
presente en su vida o a manifestarse. Hay que tener en cuenta con que cartas sale
acompañado el arcano para saber si estamos frente a un animus sombrio o luminoso.
Los reyes-caballeros de espadas (aire) y bastos (fuego) simbolizan las funciones del
pensamiento y de la intuición respectivamente.
El Rey de Espadas: representa la función del pensamiento, la comunicación, la oratoria, la
sabiduría que se manifiesta mediante la palabra, la capacidad de lucha. Se relaciona con El
Emperador en su faceta combativa y defensiva quien tambien esta sentado en un trono
sosteniendo una espada.
Si el consultante es un hombre la aparición de esta carta nos indica que es una persona segura,
estable, muy conectada con su función intelectual. Si por el contrario la consultante es una
mujer posee un animus que tiene una gran preponderancia en su inconsciente lo que le da
gran capacidad de discriminación, oratoria, liderazgo, talento para lo comunicacional aunque
nos puede hablar de severidad, rigidez, frialdad, ejercicio del poder mediante la palabra.
El Caballero de Espadas: como todo caballero representa un animus joven, impetuoso. Puede
simbolizar novedades, noticias, llamados, comunicaciones. Se relaciona con El Mago en su
faceta de intercomunicador, mediador. Nos indica una personalidad que puede herir con la
palabra, cuyo medio de defensa frente a las heridas sufridas en el pasado es la ironía, la
agresión verbal, la función sentimental está en sombra, se defiende frente a lo afectivo. Aqui el
aspecto oscuro no es tanto la severidad y rigidez como en el caso del rey sino la capacidad de
lastimar en muchos casos en forma inconsciente y de desconectarse emocionalmente.
Rey de Bastos: indica un gran desarrollo de la función intuitiva. Se relaciona con El Hierofante,
en tanto maestro espiritual, en su constante búsqueda de sentido. Es el hombre que inspira, es
modelo de vida y de conducta para los demás. El aspecto oscuro puede estar dado por el
fanatismo y el dogmatismo.
Caballero de Bastos: aquí la impetuosidad está en su máxima expresión. Puede simbolizar
noticias relacionadas con proyectos creativos, laborales, que entusiasmen. Se relaciona con el
principe que conduce El Carro (arcano VII) lanzándose a la aventura. Nos indica una
personalidad entusiasta, fertilizadora, pionera, líder, generosa, narcisista, es el arquetipo del
héroe, del guerrero. El aspecto oscuro está dado por el exceso de energía, la temeridad, el
creerse omnipotente. Se puede relacionar también con el puer aeternus que plantea Hillman.
Rey de Copas: su elemento es el agua, aqui en principio, el rey ha integrado su función del
sentimiento siendo esta equilibrada. El universo masculino, su liderazgo se suaviza con las
características nutricias, protectoras, compasivas de lo femenino. Es el padre amoroso,
contenedor.
Caballero de Copas: estamos frente a un animus que puede integrar lo femenino, la función
del sentimiento, pero aún el mundo de las emociones invade la conciencia. Las noticias aquí
están relacionadas con propuestas afectivas, encuentros, festejos. Nos indica una personalidad
sensible, intuitiva, empática. Es el arquetipo del artista, del místico, del mártir. En cuanto a sus
aspectos oscuros se relaciona con el Joven Enamorado en tanto puer aeternus, dependiente,
demandante afectivamente, tomado por el complejo materno de acuerdo al modelo que
propone Von Franz. Al proyectarlo en el exterior la mujer se relaciona con hombres
somnolientos, evasivos.
Rey de Oros: Representa al Emperador en su faceta constructiva. Es el señor feudal. Resalta la
capacidad de concretar proyectos materiales. Es una energía muy estable, en la que se
combina la solidez del rey y del elemento tierra del oro. En su aspecto oscuro puede faltarle
visión. Su satisfacción está limitada a lo concreto, lo tangible.
Caballero de Oros: la energía de este caballero tiende a ser estable. Se conecta con la
capacidad para concretar materialmente los proyectos, proteger, nutrir. Puede indicar
novedades de tipo económico, inmobiliario, creatividad y agilidad en los negocios en general.
Se relaciona con la habilidad de El Mago de materializar algo de la nada, mucha capacidad de
trabajo, productividad. En cuanto a su aspecto oscuro puede haber avaricia, mirada corta, poca
visión. Al proyectarlo en el exterior la mujer elige hombres con los pies en la tierra, ambiciosos,
creativos, capaces de llevar a cabo sus proyectos.