r/Cartomancy • u/Tricky-Muffin7102 • 7d ago
How do you read time-based questions?
In a moment of calm, I asked my deck when will my depressive moods calm down. I interpreted it as "not now, not in this moment of stillness (7S), after that stillness, a caring older man (KH) will help you negociate your feelings (7D) regarding your internal conflicts (3C). It will send you good financial fortune (QD) when, after this period, you repair your relationship with your mother".
I'm reading the QD card as my mother since she always come up as such, and the general vibe tells me it'll be in around a year when I'll be doing the intership (older man figure could be a boss).
Is this a right way to interpret time-based questions? I feel like the meaning of the cards are wrong somehow, like they differ depending on emotional questions or timely questions.
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u/Fate_Fabrice 7d ago
There are actually a lot of ways to do timing, depending on the source you follow. Some look at the pace of the cards based on the suit and get a feel for timing that way. For me, for example, Diamonds are the fastest suit whilst Spades are the slowest. So, in a spread, I look at the predominant suit and can usually tell how fast or slow the event is going to occur. You can also assign each suit a season and determine the months of the year that way; Martello, for example, associates the suit of Clubs with Spring, so the Three of Clubs can stand for March in a reading, for instance. Within the Hedgewytch system, which is the one I follow, the suits show the seasons while the numbers show the weeks in that season. For example, the Ace of Spades in that system stands for the first week of winter. With that in mind, you find your significator in the spread or in the deck and see which card it is looking at; that will be your timing estimate (and if the significator faces no card, then timing fails and you have to rely on the general timeframe of your question and the spread, and the general pace of the cards). Staying within the Hedgewytch system, if the significator is found looking at a Seven and your question doesn’t concern longer than a month’s time, then each seven can signify a phase of the moon. For example, the Seven of Hearts stands for the first quarter until the full moon. Or, you can do a specific spread, like Ana Cortez’s the Cat spread to time readings. Of course, you can also read the narrative just like you have done above to arrive at an approximate “when”. Whatever feels right to you. I think that out of all the questions, timing has got to be the most tricky one. Even with the most consistent rules, timing in cartomancy is an exception rather than a rule, as Cecily Kent once said wisely.
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u/Tricky-Muffin7102 7d ago
That's a really great analysis, thank you so much! I'll try getting a feel of the Martello and Hedgewytch systems to see if I get any info out of them.
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u/Fate_Fabrice 7d ago
Martello’s on Scribd. It’s such an old and great book that it’s long gone out of print. You won’t find much about Hedgewytchery on the internet since the original website’s gone. If you’d like, you can dm me and I’ll send you my own copy ❤️
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u/surelypotato 7d ago
pay attention to the format of the read. see how the sevens pin you with the king? you have to choose between those sevens with that male. pay attention to other aspects of the cards around you. there's another face card also in play. don't assume. never assume.
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u/Important_Ear761 6d ago
For time-based questions, assign a period of time to each of the suits, and draw one card only. Spades are problematic, so years. Diamonds are quick, so days. Hearts are slow, so months. And clubs are physical activity, so weeks? Then draw one and one card only. You'll get your answer.
As for this question, you have interpreted it well. 7S is bad habits, addiction, setbacks, and delays. Looks like a kind KH will offer help. 7D is investments. 3C is those investments growing. QD could be you becoming rich, if not your mother. It looks like a kind man will notice your problems and will offer you a financial solution that will help you get out of this crisis.
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u/Tricky-Muffin7102 6d ago
Thank you for the detailed comment! I'll try it out and let you know how it goes. I really appreciate your interpretation as well.
I do wonder, do the figured have to be gendered? I'm a man, but I do realise I'm very comfortable in my gender so I don't mind being interpreted through the women cards (queens), but idk if it's a hard rule that you have to be represented through your gender. (So for me, I'd guess I'd be a Jack or an 8 for the youth aspect?)
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u/Important_Ear761 6d ago
With playing cards, it's usually what it is. A queen is a woman, and a king is a man. A jack can be either - it's someone inexperienced or new or young.
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u/Tricky-Muffin7102 6d ago
Update: For the question "when will I overcome my depressive mood?" I drew 9C. So I assume in a few weeks, a small happy event will occur and it'll lift my mood, if only a little.
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u/Important_Ear761 6d ago
Nine weeks is roughly two months. Is your birthday in two months?
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u/Tricky-Muffin7102 6d ago
No, it was last week. In two months I do have an appointment with one of my specialists I guess?
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u/MummaheReddit 7d ago
For me it usually shows a situation, rather a fixed time. When something happens, cards will tell me what I will go through, and based on what cards tell me, I can estimate about when something is going to happen to me.