Uncle John’s Unsinkable Bathroom Reader (49 page)

10 –
Luxury and wealth
. Upside down: A voyage over an ocean, either by ship or plane.

Jack –
A hardworking, passionate, intelligent, funny young man
. Upside down: A flighty, fickle, and irresponsible young man.

Queen –
An affectionate and passionate dark-complected woman who bears the subject no ill will
. Upside down: The same woman, but very jealous.

King
–
A dark-complected man who is honest and a good friend
. Upside down: Good intentions that do not achieve the desired results.

Ace –
Letters or e-mails involving money, good luck, or some other

pleasing topic
. Upside down: Annoying letters, e-mails, or some other form of correspondence.

SPADES

Who said life was fair? Spade cards, as one fortune-teller puts it, “forebode evil.” They can refer to sickness, death, social and familial isolation, and all manner of worries and fears, big and small.

7 –
Run-of-the-mill worries or problems
. Upside down: foolish ideas about existing relationships or ones the subject is trying to start.

8 –
Illness
. Upside down: an engagement that is broken or a proposal that is turned down.

9 –
A bad omen, possibly involving a failure or even death
. Upside down: the death of a loved one.

10 –
Sadness or loss of some kind of freedom
. Upside down: a trouble or sickness that will pass in due course.

Jack –
A student, perhaps of law or medicine, who lacks social graces and has poor manners
. Upside down: a treacherous person who is scheming against the subject.

Queen –
A widow or a dark-complected woman
. Upside down: a woman who dislikes the subject and looks for a way to get back at them.