((Do you by any chance know the meanings of each of the suits and what they represent? (Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, Clubs). And maybe also explain why you chose a particular suit for your character if possible? I've actually been looking for their meanings but I keep finding a lot of different ones and I'm not quite sure which one is right.))
(( hello there! UHM well, see the card suits actually do not mean anything incredibly specific, at least I dont think they were ever really intended to strongly represent anything. However over time, I think each symbol began to accumulate meanings, probably thanks to the heart symbols typical meaning.I know for sure that the heart means life and the spade tends to symbolize death, but its not so straightforward. I think you should honestly be fine using your own interpretations, and fortune telling is a good place to look for information regarding those particular symbols.I know a lot more about the spade for obvious reasons, and I know that what the spade is supposed to symbolize is âdisappearance of something old and the birth of new opportunityâ. Essentially renewal/regeneration/rebirth, stuff like that, but itâs spoken of as death in short terms. Thatâs why when getting a spade card in fortune telling tends to make people alarmed because it does symbolize something considered so vastly negative, just that itâs not actually in the black and white way most people have learned to perceive it. In fortune telling, at least, receiving the spade card at itâs very basis means something in your life is going to change, and its up to you to make it work for the better or worse.As for the heart, if the logic stands, it ought to mean longevity, stability, fertility, and stuff like that, essentially bounty, and richness in your life.
unfortunately, while I did look into the diamond and club symbols a long time ago, I canât honestly remember what they symbolized, I think the club was luck (given that it kinda resembles a clover) and the diamond was riches and wealth? Thatâs probably just my associations playing though, so I wouldnât go solely on what Iâve said.
I do have a bit of trivia though. Apparently in the dark ages, when tax was being collected, they would often be left with a spade card suit (Ace of spades if I remember correctly) as a sort of receipt for the tax money underneath the bag. If my memory serves, it was because only tax collectors had access to those specific ace of spades cards, and if they could give you a card, they were a real tax collector, as well as if another tax collector came by, they could be shown the card to prove the taxes had already been payed in that household.Just to let you know though, itâs been three years since I brushed up on the symbols, so do keep looking and pick out common-occurring definitions instead of looking around for something that looks remotely reliable. Seeing as the suites are so heavily up to interpretation, it will be incredibly difficult to find one solid source on their âtrueâ meanings!
Iâm not going to go into any detail on why I chose what I did for Astra, sorry! Iâd rather not do so due to personal reasons, but Iâve written pretty much all of what I know up there, so it should help ; o ;
But yeah, good luck on your endeavours :V ))
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