Piquet Deck Card Reading ‘Cheat Sheet’
Before going into the meanings of each individual card, there are some general principles to keep in mind when divining with a Piquet deck:
Many diamonds in a reading show that financial matters are uppermost in the inquirer’s mind, and of the most importance right now.
Many hearts in a reading show that love affairs, friendships and all matters of the heart are uppermost in the inquirer’s mind, and
currently of the most importance.
Many clubs in a reading show that matters of work and business are the chief concern and of the greatest importance to the inquirer.
Many spades in a reading show incidents of fate, trouble, disagreements, and things the inquirer cannot avoid.
The court cards stand for people.
Queens are all women of any age.
Kings are mature or elderly men.
Jacks (or Knaves) are traditionally young men, although these days they could occasionally be young women.
Some diviners who use the Piquet or Continental deck consider the Kings to represent all men, and the Jacks (or Knaves) as
depicting the thoughts or intentions of the King.
DIAMONDS HEARTS
Ace: A r ing, or paper cur r ency. Ace: Gener ally shows the inquirer ’s home or residence, and what hap-
pens there. Of course, the surrounding cards will give the specifics. If other
Seven: Rather unfavor able; either a small monetar y loss, or hearts, love and friendship. If diamonds, money comes to the home or news
unfriendly gossip. of distant friends. If clubs, happy social or domestically-based events. If
spades, quarrels, misunderstandings or difficult times and challenges in the
Eight: A late mar r iage, br inging ups and downs along with home.
it.
Seven: A false fr iend who may make mischief.
Nine: A sur pr ise connected with money. Or , if next to a Eight: Good food and pleasant society.
Heart card, a surprise about a love affair.
Nine: The wish car d. If this is favor ably-placed, the inquirer’s wish will
Ten: A good sum of money. be granted. This card also brings money luck and luck in social affairs.
Jack: A near -relative of the inquirer; likely a rather selfish Ten: Gener al good luck; str ong enough to wipe out the evil of any bad
man. cards on either side of it.
Queen: A good-looking, flirtatious woman, who enjoys society Jack: Either male or female, usually the inquir er ’s best friend. Some
Piquet readers consider this card to represent Cupid and his activities.
and likes being admired.
Queen: A lovable, r ather good-looking woman, with a greatly-faithful
King: A good-looking or white-haired man. He might be rather nature.
fickle, obstinant, and unfriendly.
King: A kind, affectionate man of medium-coloring; he is enthusiastic,
but indiscreet.
CLUBS SPADES
Ace: Wealth, pr osper ity and a peaceful home atmospher e. Ace: A death, or some other kind of misfor tune.
Seven: Happiness and good for tune, especially thr ough those Seven: The loss of a dear fr iend, br inging gr ief in its wake.
of the inquirer’s own sex.
Eight: A caution to the inquir er to be car eful in connection
Eight: Love of money, and a hanker ing to gamble or with any enterprise going on right now.
speculate.
Nine: Illness, family quar r els, or a monetar y loss. But none
Nine: Fr iction caused by opposing the wishes of fr iends. of these will necessarily prove serious, though.
Ten: Money comes in suddenly as the r esult of a death. Ten: Bad luck of some kind, sufficient to r ob any
neighboring favorable cards of their good ‘mojo.’ It will bring
Jack: A gener ous and r eliable fr iend who will do much to grief or confinement in its wake.
help the inquirer.
Jack: A fr iend who means well, but often makes mischief or
Queen: An affectionate woman with plenty of sex-appeal and creates further difficulty.
something of a man-chaser.
Queen: A br unette, often a widow, but not necessar ily. She
King: A man of medium-dark coloring; he is honorable and is an unscrupulous vamp.
faithful.
King: A man of dar k color ing. He is successful and
ambitious.
