Practice Card Combinations/Pairs
Reading pairs of cards in the Sibylle des Salons
Since we’ve already looked at general tips on how to read pairs of cards/card combinations when talking about the Vera Sibilla/Gypsy Oracle, I won’t repeat them here, but do check out that guidance in that post if you are unsure of the general principles.
They are pretty much the same with the Sibylle des Salons, although you may find most of the images on the cards even more direct than the Vera Sibilla in some ways. As ever, practicing reading pairs of cards initially is great for really learning and understanding card meanings in all of these decks, as well as how they might work together to make a story. It is a little trickier if you are using reversals also, but again, it’s just a matter of getting familiar with those meanings too, and how they tend to work.
What follows is a set of 10 card pairs. Take a good look at each of them first, see if you can guess from the pictures what they mean intuitively, check the meanings again if necessary (you can click on the English names under the cards), and then see if your thoughts match with my proposed meanings at the end of this post.