Jack of Hearts and Jack of Diamonds Playing Card Combination
The Jack of Hearts and Jack of Diamonds combination: a young man in love and a practical young messenger nearby. Meaning in love, work and the role of card order.
In short. The Jack of Hearts leads with warm feeling and affection, and the Jack of Diamonds adds a practical young messenger and a businesslike piece of news.
In this order the theme is set by the Jack of Hearts: a sincere young man in love, affection, a pleasant message about love. The Jack of Diamonds follows and gives that feeling a businesslike, practical shade. Beside the tenderness appears a young messenger, a letter or news about affairs. The Water of the Jack of Hearts meets the Earth of the Jack of Diamonds, and the warm feeling joins with concrete facts, a message and a sober view of life.
General Meaning of the Combination
Two court cards side by side often speak of two young people, or of two sides of one person. The first card names the theme: a kind young man in love, affection, a feeling that is not hidden. The second card clarifies the other side: a practical young messenger, a letter, news, a sober view of things. The element of Water softens the Earth of Diamonds, so the pair reads warmly: beside the one you are drawn to in your heart stands a person of affairs through whom an important message arrives. It goes like this: behind sincere affection there stands a concrete piece of news or a practical talk about the real side of life. Sometimes it is one person in whom tenderness blends with diligence and a sober mind. Sometimes it is two: a young man in love and a businesslike messenger nearby. The Jack of Hearts opens the heart, the Jack of Diamonds brings it news and practical ground.
In Love and Relationships
The Jack of Hearts brings sincere affection or a new admirer, and the Jack of Diamonds adds a message that touches the relationship. For singles it is an acquaintance that begins with warmth and grows through news, an invitation or attention from a practical suitor. Beside a Hearts card the Jack of Diamonds adds good news, sometimes word of a pleasant family event. For a couple the pair means a warm talk about the practical side of the union, about shared plans and everyday arrangements. The feeling here is lively, yet already looks toward real life. Sometimes it speaks of two young men around you, and then it is worth seeing which is closer to your heart.
In Work and Finances
The Jack of Hearts brings pleasant work you enjoy, and the Jack of Diamonds brings a business message: a letter, an offer, a reply to an application or news about a project. The pair favours ventures tied to money, especially when pleasant people and a warm atmosphere are nearby. Often a young business colleague or helper appears, through whom the information you need passes. In money the pair promises word of a small profit: a bonus, extra earnings or a favourable offer. Income comes quietly, through warm contact and errands you keep under control. The cards advise replying to news quickly and conducting affairs honestly and in an orderly way.
Reverse Order
If the Jack of Diamonds falls first, the businesslike young messenger and the news itself lead, and the Jack of Hearts only adds a warm, heartfelt feeling to it. Then the message, the letter or a practical talk come first, and the affection becomes a pleasant addition to a piece of business news. Here the news comes first, and only then does warmth grow out of it. To read that turn, see Jack of Diamonds and Jack of Hearts.
The Cards' Advice
Join the warm feeling with a sober view of affairs. If a sincere person and a businesslike messenger are nearby, answer affection with warmth, but do not miss the important news they bring you. The combination hints that the heart and practicality complement each other well right now. Stay open to feeling, but act on the matter and check words against deeds.

