# Reading Tarot With Playing Cards (& Get Good Responses)

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**Category:** Cartomancy\
**Created:** [January 27, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.thetarot.guru/t/reading-tarot-with-playing-cards-get-good-responses/695 "2026-01-27T09:53:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![ItsJustNas](https://forum.thetarot.guru/user_avatar/forum.thetarot.guru/itsjustnas/32/857_2.png) [@ItsJustNas](https://forum.thetarot.guru/u/ItsJustNas)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.thetarot.guru/t/reading-tarot-with-playing-cards-get-good-responses/695/3 "2026-02-23T14:32:29Z")

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Lots of cartomancers get kind of territorial about forcing tarot meanings onto the cards, but the systems developed independently from the RWS meanings.

The red/black polarity thing you mentioned is useful for quick reads. Face cards representing actual people are way more straightforward in cartomancy than court cards in tarot. Like if I pull a [King of Hearts](https://forum.thetarot.guru/t/king-of-hearts-meaning-in-cartomancy-tarot-watchful-guardian/686), that’s literally pointing at a compassionate man in the querent’s life, not some abstract energy or inner aspect.

[Nine of Hearts](https://forum.thetarot.guru/t/9-of-hearts-meaning-in-cartomancy-tarot-your-legendary-wish/690) with _any_ face card means someone’s wish is coming true. Ace of Spades with Ten of Spades = serious ending, possible bad luck. Two of Spades near Seven of Spades = betrayal or hidden enemy. You can get pretty specific once you start learning how the cards talk to each other, but the [card combinations](https://forum.thetarot.guru/t/how-to-read-tarot-card-combinations/349) are really where you want to be focused.

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