Tarot with the Spanish Deck follows the same logic as any other Tarot. However, in this oracle, we will use the traditional Spanish deck cards, the ones we played countless games with the family.
The Spanish deck has 48 cards. It is divided into four suits, each suit has 12 cards, numbered from 1 to 9; the 10 (Page), 11 (Knight), and 12 (King). In this deck, there is no Queen. The figures are shown full-body, unlike the French deck, and there are also 2 jokers, which are only used for playing, not for Tarot cartomancy.
For ages, the Spanish deck has been used to read the future. In fact, years ago, only the Spanish Deck was used in Spain. The cartomancy of the Tarot, although known, began to be used later.
By giving each card meaning and value, and the corresponding aspect to each suit, it is interpreted following an established logic and spreads, just like in the Tarot Oracle.
The suits deal with different aspects of our lives:
- OROS: money, investments, inheritances, properties, luck in gambling, intellect, youth, and represents people with earth signs in their horoscope: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn; and the summer season.
- COPAS: love, marriage, partnership, happiness, lover, children, family, creativity, friendship, fertility, old age, and represents people with water signs in their horoscope: Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio; and the winter season.
- BASTOS: action, movement, travel, energy, work, intelligence, professional success, projects, maturity, and represents people with fire signs in their horoscope: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius; and the spring season.
- ESPADAS: accidents, fights, misunderstandings, health, mood, sadness, childhood, and represents people with air signs in their horoscope: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius; and the autumn season.
In this article, we will discover the meaning of each card in the Spanish deck for Tarot interpretation in spreads.
Brief curiosities about the Spanish deck.
The Spanish Deck is of Arab origin. Initially, there was a Queen, which was the number 13, but due to superstitions, the Queen was removed, leaving only 12 cards per suit, making the Spanish deck unique in the world.
On the other hand, it is said that the suits symbolized the social classes of the time: Cups represented the clergy or church; Coins represented the bourgeoisie; Swords represented the army; and Clubs represented the people, although there are various theories about this. As it evolved and adapted to Spanish society, the deck arrangement remained as specified earlier.
The first Spanish card manufacturer “Pont Nou” of Beceite (Teruel), sold the rights to the cards to Heraclio Fournier, a Frenchman, who is the greatest card creator that exists. The drawings have changed style depending on the time and the region of Spain or Hispanic America, with designs also found in Italian areas with Spanish influence.
(Suit of COINS)
Ace of Coins
Triumphs
In this card, we are talking about triumph, it is a card that augurs some success whether in work, love, family, or studies. The Ace of Coins is always positive, it has to do with abundance, love, joy.
Two of Coins
Jealousy
It is also a card of triumph, but it is more related to the sentimental, for example, soulmate encounters, it has to do with successes achieved in pairs, the success of a partnership, in this card we are talking about material things of two people and also about affective things.
Three of Coins
Fortune
It is also a card of success but it is a success that goes slowly but it goes, when one is going through a difficult problem and the three of coins comes out it generally means that the sun starts to shine metaphorically speaking, it means a reward for an effort or for some crisis we went through and the three of coins marks a reward, but it is not immediate, it is talking about everything being rewarded but always progressively and according to the effort we have made.
Four of Coins
Well-being
It is a card a little more fortunate than the three of coins and it has to do with money obtained unexpectedly, it is when we have an extra income, it could be when we get a raise or when we receive a bonus or some gain from some game of chance. It is a card of luck, it is a card that augurs joy and it also has to do with the basic needs being covered, it has to do with a protection of the basic needs, it speaks of stability. Depending on the context it also speaks of peace of mind, we can be at peace the basic needs will be covered it is a protection of providence.
Five of Coins
Resolutions
Also triumphs, but here it has more to do with children, the people who have children a five of coins may be announcing joy coming from the children or it may also speak of those who do not have children, this has to do with studies or work and also with creative projects.
Six of Coins
Difficulties
This is a card that indicates material detachment, it is a card that speaks of sharing, of a shared economic benefit and with joy, this is when we are detached from matter, this has to do with generosity, it is a pretty nice card.
Seven of Coins
Gratifications
This is a positive card, it indicates prosperity, joy, wealth but coming from teamwork. Here is when several people do something together and obtain economic gains, it can be a family business or a partnership or teamwork.
Eight of Coins
Reflection
This card speaks of a stroke of luck sometimes, fortune that falls from the sky, this is the positive part and in the negative it may indicate extravagance. It is a card that announces abundance but with the risk that just as it came easy it goes easy. The eight of coins is easy money, fortune that falls from the sky but with a possible risk of extravagance.
Nine of Coins
Instability
It is also a card of prosperity, generosity in this case in the family, not like the seven of coins which was teamwork, in this card we are purely talking about family successes. It is also a card that indicates that we will receive according to what we give, affectively as well.
Page of Coins
Sense and security
It is usually interpreted as a teenage girl or young girl with light hair. In terms of the character of a person, it has to do with a generous, fun, joyful, and outgoing personality.
Knight of Coins
Knight of Order
In this card we are talking about a young man with light hair. In terms of the character of a person, it has to do with a generous, fun, joyful, and outgoing personality.
King of Coins
Lord of the Summit
This card speaks of an older person whether man or woman, and is a person with light hair, it may be speaking of a generous person, with some power, prestige, a high social position, a professional.
(Suit of CLUBS)
Ace of Clubs
Distance
The Ace of clubs has to do with a positive answer, it is a resounding “YES”, it is success, love, money, work. When the Ace of clubs appears it marks an important event, something that changes the course of things. Some people associate it with births and opportunities.
Two of Clubs
Closeness
This card may indicate argument, it is a mild confrontation, it may be a couple’s argument, it may be a feeling that love is being lost, that affection is being lost, that they are falling into routine, it may also be apathy. Generally, the two of clubs speaks to us in relation to the couple’s situation.
Three of Clubs
Brotherhood and universal love
This card speaks of infidelity, with a false person, a third party in discord, someone who is hiding something, confusing feelings or low feelings. It is not a card associated with love but quite the opposite.
Four of Clubs
Resistance
This card is associated with economic or family sorrows, hardships, scarcity, couples’ arguments when it has to do with money matters.
Five of Clubs
Wisdom
This card speaks to us of fights between brothers, it may indicate jealousy, envy, but generally it speaks of the relationship with siblings, and if not siblings, it is a matter of jealousy and envy. It is a card that indicates hostility and competition.
Six of Clubs
Dejection
The six of clubs speaks of tension and stress at work, this is when we are overwhelmed with work or there is a lot of work and little money or when there are problems with co-workers or bosses.
Seven of Clubs
Work World
The seven of clubs is also a fight, a conflict, but between friends or colleagues, not so much with family or partner, rather with circle of friends. Some disappointment, some disillusionment due to a friend.
Eight of Clubs
Dependencies
The eight of clubs marks an excess of physical activity, it is exhaustion, it is when we are in too many things at once and there is a lot of movement and this causes us wear and tear. When we cannot cope with the times and things we have to do.
Nine of Clubs
Satisfactions
This is a card that marks anxiety when answers take a long time to come, for example when we go to a job interview and days go by and they do not call us. This card means waiting for answers and when it comes out we must be patient because things will not happen in the times we want but will happen when they have to.
Page of Clubs
Lady of Passion
The page of clubs speaks to us of a young woman with brown or red hair, they are hardworking women, very active with a lot of movement, they may not be as joyful as the page of coins but they are reliable people.
Knight of Clubs
Charismatic Knight
The knight of clubs refers to an honest man with brown or red hair, a very active, hardworking man, very energetic, he is usually a family boy, not in the sense of social class but of good manners.
King of Clubs
Lord of Experience
The king of clubs speaks to us of a man or woman, it refers to an older person, not necessarily elderly but it is a person with experience in the matter related to the consultation. The king of clubs is a hardworking person but of more humble condition, very wise and very simple in character.
(Suit of SWORDS)
Ace of Swords
Legal Commitments
It represents the intellect, the ideas, it has to do with the word, the thought, and it also has to do with cuts and conflicts. The aces always mark strong events, important events, in the case of the ace of swords we could be talking about what could be negative, betrayal, fraud, breakup, and in some severe cases, it could be an operation and in the case of births, this speaks of cesarean.
Two of Swords
Surprise
The two of swords has to do with the conflict of two people, a disagreement, sometimes it can be an infidelity, betrayal, a fight, a confrontation between two people, they can be partners, partners, or friends, but generally they are partners and partners. When it is the two of swords it could be a breakup of a partnership or a partnership.
Three of Swords
Long-term Events
The three of swords is associated with a broken heart, disappointment, sadness, disharmony and it is also when there is a lover or a third party in discord. The three of clubs is something similar, but the case of the three of swords is more serious because here it already speaks of a broken heart and a person who will suffer.
Four of Swords
Potholes and Poor Health
The four of swords is sorrows, this has more to do with the family, with the partners, and this can be an economic betrayal.
Five of Swords
Separations and Changes
It generally has to do with children, in this case it speaks of fights with children, rebellion or parents who are too dominant who want to control their children all the time who are too rebellious. The five of swords is usually conflicts between parents and children.
Six of Swords
Weakness and Aches
The six of swords has to do with debts, economic betrayal. When the six of swords comes out it is a warning not to mix love with money or material matters.
Seven of Swords
Short-term Events
The seven of swords is associated with unions that do not prosper and do not progress and they also announce when there are many people interfering. Generally, this card is more associated with relationship issues when there are family members, the mother-in-law, the father-in-law, people who meddle in a relationship.
Eight of Swords
Constancy
The eight of swords is one of the most conflictive cards, it is crisis, a strong fight, they are slander, illicit, fraud, robbery, falseness. When the eight of swords comes out they are always quite serious problems.
Nine of Swords
Worsening Events
The nine of swords has to do with gossip (people who talk too much), lawsuits, legal issues, abuses, and justice. This card is associated with legal issues but not necessarily justice, on the contrary, it is related to injustice, abuses of power, abuse of the word, abuse at the professional level. It could also be related to depression and psychological problems.
Page of Swords
Lady of Thought
The page of swords is a young woman, platinum, or dyed. In terms of personality, they are very intelligent people who talk a lot, very eloquent, very awake, gossipy people, it can also be a hurtful person.
Knight of Swords
Knight of Ideas
The knight of swords represents a young man with platinum or dyed hair, light hair, it can also be associated with white skin and dark hair. They are intelligent people, power in the word, a just person, it can also be a hurt ful, cutting, evil person.
King of Swords
Lord of Initiative
The king of swords speaks to us of a man or woman, represents an older person, wise, with experience, a professional. The king of swords sometimes has to do with a judge, lawyer, he is a person with a very strong character, very intelligent, severe, strict, very cold.
(Suit of CUPS)
Ace of Cups
The Nest
The ace of cups means house, home, family property, travels, it also means starting a family, it also represents triumph but not necessarily economic but rather a recognition and it is more related to the emotional.
Two of Cups
Fertility
The two of cups has to do with marriage or commitment, anniversaries, traveling as a couple particularly, a partnership, signing of contracts and agreements. In any case, we are always talking about an involved couple or a partnership with two involved people.
Three of Cups
Messages
This card indicates that you have to be patient, that things will be resolved but slowly, we have to be patient, things will happen slowly and progressively.
Four of Cups
Instincts
This card is a little sad because it speaks of family sorrows, some sadness, some reason for suffering, and also if the question is about the work issue it speaks of dissatisfaction. The four of cups is a card of sadness and worry, it is when we are not happy with something, we do not feel comfortable, we do not feel comfortable.
Five of Cups
Celebration
The five of cups has to do with children, in this case, we are talking about relationships between parents and children and it is generally a positive card and we have to see what cards it is accompanied by. It also has to do with our creations, our creative or artistic projects, or the things we do because they come from the heart.
Six of Cups
Melancholy
The six of cups is talking about a big event, it can be marriage, birthday, anniversary, unlike the two of cups, this is a more important event, it is an event that many people attend, it is a large family gathering, a wedding, a commitment, birthday.
Seven of Cups
Fulfillment
This card may be auguring a commitment or marriage, or also a family partnership or business. With the seven of cups, only the family environment, marriage, or family business is involved. It is a positive and quite prosperous card especially if it goes with coins.
Eight of Cups
Good Influences
With the eight of cups, we are talking about health, recovery from some illness, recovery of health, strong health, in the case of being undergoing treatment it indicates that you are with the right professional or doctor, it speaks of skilled health professionals or being in good hands.
Nine of Cups
Detachment and Deliverance
This card has to do with trophies and titles, it has to do with higher studies, postgraduate degrees, they are not primary or secondary studies, it is more related to university or higher studies and this card indicates the obtaining of titles, graduation with honors, so to speak.
Page of Cups
Romantic Lady
The page of cups represents a young woman with dark or dark brown hair. In terms of personality, she is a sensitive, family person, emotional, person of good feelings, sensitivity in the heart and possibly of a humble class.
Knight of Cups
Knight Errant
The knight of cups represents a young man with dark or dark brown hair. In terms of personality, he is a sensitive, family person, emotional, person of good feelings, sensitivity in the heart and possibly of a humble class, person of values.
King of Cups
Lord of Dreams
The king of cups represents an older person whether man or woman with dark or dark brown hair. Person of good heart, good feelings, he is a father of family or head of family home, he is a fair person, so this card is associated with judges, lawyers, people who are mediators, diplomats, administrators.
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