As a person, the King of Swords reversed is a mature male who can be cold, power hungry, controlling, cynical, sarcastic and ruthless. When this card appears in a Tarot reading, you are in your power, ruling from a place of authority and respect. Its imposing status gives him rigor and authority.

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Its imposing status gives him rigor and authority. But David Mikkelson of Snopes.com says that this designation was ended in the late 18th century and from then on, the kings in decks of cards have represented no specific person, any more …

It is a dangerous kind of cartomancy, so it is not for the beginners. According to the International Playing Card Society, they reintroduced the queen, but kept some of the German icons to represent the suits, establishing the symbols that are so familiar today: hearts, spades, clubs and diamonds.

To a widowed person: failure of a relationship that looked like a promising new start. The printing house’s insignia had to be contained within the symbol, which is why the ace of spades is sometimes much larger and bolder than the other ace cards. Aces began outranking kings around 1500 with Trappolabeing the earliest know… Lawman, widower, a divorced man,  man of bad faith, envious person who seeks to harm, a man who wants only sex and does not care a tiny bit about you, evil dark man; here comes the King of Spades. During a picking and reading, the King of spades reveals the presence of an obstacle. The lower men cards became jacks. The primary significations of this card, when in its natural position, are a priest, mourning and disappointment. The King of Diamonds from a De La Rue pack c. 1860.

The origins of playing cards, as we know them today, are somewhat obscure. French rulers wanted to cast themselves as the heirs to the ancient kings of old, and as result, the kings on the playing cards represented some of history’s most iconic leaders: Charlemagne, David, Caesar and Alexander. King James I of Scotland required all companies printing cards to pay a new stamp tax.

Employed as a representative card, this one designates a man of very dark complexion, with black eyes and hair, passionate and proud, ambitious, and successful in most of his aspirations, but a person whom the reverse of fortune would utterly crush into obscurity.

However, by the early 17th century, they had settled on four key figures that resonated with France’s self image. King cards of all four suits in the English pattern. Club: You will be sued soon, and you will lose the case.

The physical and emotional nature to which this card is attributed is dark, ardent, lithe, animated, impassioned, noble. Between two cards of the same value: Sickness. The modern-day “jack” card came about when the Germans completely removed queens from their card decks and instead had kings, upper men (obermann), and lower men (untermann).

They are capable of managing the largest organizations. This was a reminder of France’s great past and the longevity of its monarchy. According to the International Playing Card Society, most variations included a combination of numbered cards with three or sometimes four “royal” cards: king, queen, knight and knave. The Ace of Spades is seen as symbolizing death. Divinatory Meanings: Whatsoever arises out of the idea of judgment and all its connections—power, command, authority, militant intelligence, law, offices of the crown, and so forth. Its interpretation has to be linked to the other cards from the reading. This card is likewise regarded as an unfortunate one, as it forewarns you of the utter wreck of your expectations, wrought by some one of the following causes: Reverses; prejudice; theft; violence; corruption; elopement; libertinage; debauchery; slander; malice; exposure of secrets; disorder in morals, or calumny. If you know what you are doing,  try the Free Card Spirits oracle. Heart: Sorrow caused by a divorced man.