Kipper Card Meanings by Toni Puhle

1. Main Character / 1. Hauptperson

2. Main Character / 2. Hauptperson
3. Marriage / 3. Ehestand
4. Convene / 4. Zusammenkunft
5. Good Gent / 5. Guter Herr
6. Good Lady / 5. Gute Dame
7. Letter / 7. Angenehmer Brief
8. Dishonesty / 8. Falsche Person
9. Change / 9. Eine Veränderung
10. Journey / 10. Eine Reise
11. Win Lots / 11. Viel Geld Gewinnen
12. Rich Girl / 12. Reiches Mädchen
13. Rich Gent / 13. Reicher guter Herr
14. Sad News / 14. Traurige Nachricht
15. Good Outcome / 15. Guter Ausgang in der Liebe
16. His thoughts / 16. Seine Gedanken
17. Gift / 17. Geschenk Bekommen
18. Child / 18. Ein kleines Kind
19. Fatality / 19. Ein Todesfall
20. House / 20. Haus
21. Living Room / 21. Wohnzimmer
22. Military Person / 22. Militärperson
23. Court / 23. Gericht
24. Theft / 24. Diebstahl
25. High Honours / 25. Zu hohen Ehren kommen
26. Great Fortune / 26. Großes Glück
27. Unexpected Money / 27. Unverhofftes Geld
28. Expectation / 28. Erwartung
29. Prison/ 29. Gefängnis
30. Court Official / 30. Gerichtsperson
31. Illness / 31. Kurze Krankheit
32. Sorrow / 32. Kummer und Widerwärtigkeiten
33. Gloomy Thoughts / 33. Trübe Gedanken
34. Work / 34. Arbeit, Beschäftigung
35. Long Way / 35. Win Langer Weg
36. Hope Great Water / 36. Die Hoffnung, großes Wasser
1. Main Character / 1. Hauptperson

The Querent - The Person asking the question or their partner.

Main Character (MC1) will always be a person, there is no core meaning to this
card other than it being the person the read is referring to or a "player" in their
lives.

2. Main Character / 2. Hauptperson

The Querent - The Person asking the question or their partner

Main Character (MC2) will always be a person, there is no core meaning to this
card other than it being the person the read is referring to or a "player" in their
lives.

3. Marriage / 3. Ehestand

Marriage is a connector card, it connects the two flanking cards and explains the
state of their connection. If positive cards are around and the card is ahead of
the MC then we see a positive connection, however, behind the Main
Character's back and with challenging cards it could mean separation. Always
check where it falls in conjunction with the Main Characters.

Marriage, Coming Together, Uniting

4. Convene / 4. Zusammenkunft

Convene is a connector card, it connects the two flanking cards to explain

when/where the Querent will be most at one with their fellow beings, coming
together at a party or having a meeting with like-minded business peeps. Joy,
happiness and harmony surround the querent when they are with their clan.

Togetherness, Social, Parties

5. Good Gent / 5. Guter Herr

Good Gent brings good news when nearby and not surrounded by ominous
cards. Check the cards around for his nature. He can be a mentor, boss,
father figure or just 6. Good Lady's partner in the spread.

He is usually a person, but when not he brings in support and good news.

6. Good Lady / 5. Gute Dame

Good Lady brings joy in relationships when falling ahead of, or above the MC,
falling behind this is a relative, who means annoyance. Like our Good Gent
she can be a mentor, boss, motherly figure or the 5. Good Gent's partner in
the spread.

She is usually a person, but when not she brings joy and motherly support.

7. Letter / 7. Angenehmer Brief

Letter isn't always pleasant, as the German title suggests.

It means happy tidings when it falls ahead or above the MCs. Falling behind
these cards it means slander, grief and worry. 7. Letter is a stop card and
thus stops the flow of the read, if you want to know if positive or negative
tidings, look to the cards around and whether auspicious or inauspicious
placement.

8. Dishonesty / 8. Falsche Person

Dishonesty means misfortune and danger when close to the MCs, further
away it means loss, hypocrisy, betrayal to fear

Not a person card, look at the card that lies behind the door in the imagery
(on my deck to the right) to see who or what is wrong in the situation. The
dishonesty will have an effect on the card in her line of sight (my deck to the
left).
9. Change / 9. Eine Veränderung

Change means changes of all description, the closer to the MC in the spread,
the sooner the change will occur. This is a movement card, the card that falls
behind is where the change begins and falling after is where the change is
heading to or the outcome of the change. Check the imagery on your deck, in
my deck the change starts to the right and moves to the left. Showing the
changed situation to the right.

10. Journey / 10. Eine Reise

Journey means journeys of all types, whether a life journey or a trip to

Mallorca. If this card is surrounded by positive cards it means a good, happy
journey, if no good cards are nearby the journey will be fraught with
inconveniences. The Journey begins with the cards beneath the Journey card
and moves diagonal to the card above right (in the deck shown). You can
therefore determine the start and the end of the journey.

11. Winning Lots of Money / 11. Viel Geld Gewinnen

Win Lots when nearby, one will receive great wealth through fortunate
undertakings, however when distant it means the opposite. This is a stop card
and literally means that we receive lots, but don't forget context, this means
total abundance referring back to the question asked.

12. Rich Girl / 12. Reiches Mädchen

Rich Girl tells of a happy life, if surrounded by bad cards it signifies family
sorrow. She can be your best friend or your worst frenemy, she can be a
colleague, sister, non-serious girlfriend or a real pain in the backside, the cards
around and her placement in the spread will tell you more.

Usually a Person, when not then a happy go lucky feeling.

13. Rich Gent / 13. Reicher guter Herr

Rich Gent brings good news and Luck when not surrounded by harmful cards.
He is similar to the 12. Rich Girl in that he can be your best mate but also a
rival. He is also a financial dude, showing financial transactions and career
paths. He can be your brother, a colleague, a friend or a rival depending on his
placement in the spread.

Usually a person, when not he brings a sense of purpose and focus.

14. Sad News / 14. Traurige Nachricht

Sad News when close to the MCs it means it won’t be long before something
unpleasant comes along. The cause of the sad news is behind her back (in
my deck to the left) and the card ahead of her is what is effected by the sad
news. It is a negative experience and anything that makes our shoulder hang
low in disappointment or similar.
Not a person.

15. Good Outcome / 15. Guter Ausgang in der Liebe

Good Outcome is a super shiny card as long as 8. Dishonesty doesn't fall

nearby, if Card 8 is nearby, one must deal with obstacles and deceit. 15
signifies friendship, love and things turning out as they should. Refer the
answer of "good outcome" back to the question asked - context remember!
A stop card.

16. His thoughts / 16. Seine Gedanken

His Thoughts means the thoughts of somebody, you are interested in, are
good as long as cards 8, 14, 23, 24, 29 and 30 are not close by. 16 also shows
planning and preparing and of course romance! If you want to know where
his thoughts lie, look to the card above right (where cupid is in the imagery),
this card will give you that information! A stop card.
Not a person.
17. Gift / 17. Geschenk Bekommen

Gift close to the MCs shows a Gift. It can be gifts of all shapes and sizes, we
can determine the gift by looking to the cards above and below, the card
above shows the origin of the gift or surprise and the card below shows
what/whom will benefit from it.

18. Child / 18. Ein kleines Kind

Child shows a child in the family or anything "new". It can show a baby will
come soon, however, should an inauspicious card be nearby, there will be
annoyance, sorrow and worry. Think of how a child can be so playful but then
shortly afterwards, throw a tantrum!

Can be a child but often a core meaning of new or fresh.

19. Fatality / 19. Ein Todesfall

Fatality when close by an MC shows there will be a fatality in the family, if

card 21 falls immediately nearby the fatality will take place quickly and
unexpectedly. It shows endings of all descriptions, highly directional too so
we can determine exactly what is ending - look to the card diagonal left below
to see what will be ended once and for all!

20. House / 20. Haus

House traditionally near the MCs means fortune and Blessing in all
undertakings, a stable life for the MC. House is where we come from and
where we identify with, an actual building or a neighbourhood can be shown,
it can show the office in which you work or a stability that you enjoy. House
is our security and firm sense of belonging somewhere. Stop card
 21. Living Room / 21. Wohnzimmer

Living Room near the MCs shows whether good or bad is coming, see the
cards surrounding. 21 is where we feel comfortable, it is the interior of our
homes or our cubicle in a larger office, it is the space in which we feel most
like ourselves. 21 is our private sphere and anything internal or comfortable.
A stop card.

22. Military Person / 22. Militärperson

Military person can also be a friend or relation or anybody who wears a

uniform and follows the rules. He can also mean that misfortune is on the
horizon but mostly that we need to follow the rules and put a stop to
anything untoward. He is a stop card.

23. Court / 23. Gericht

Court traditionally means legal proceedings will be experienced. When in an

auspicious placement we can expect a good outcome but behind the MCs
back we see a negative outcome or judgement against you. 23. Court can
also show decisions are being made - a stop card.

24. Theft / 24. Diebstahl

Theft in an auspicious placement shows a loss that will be recovered,

inauspicious placement shows a loss that will not be retrieved. 24. Theft
shows where the theft begins (behind her back) and it has an effect on the
next card (to the right in this deck), it is therefore easy to see what is being
taken.or lost.
25. High Honours / 25. Zu hohen Ehren kommen

High Honours means you will receive High Honours when it lands. close to
the MC, further away it makes everything true that lays around it. It is a lovely
card of respect and a good old "pat on the back" after a great job done.

26. Great Fortune / 26. Großes Glück

Great Fortune is the trump card in the deck and it shines it's unexpected
great fortune on the cards around. The card to the left gains the greatest
fortune but it does shine on all the others touching it too. It turns any
situation into a positive one.

27. Unexpected Money / 27. Unverhofftes Geld

Unexpected Money traditionally means sudden great joy. It has a karmic feel
of an upturn that is most deserved, whenever 27 comes into your spread you
can expect a positive improvement that really wasn't expected - things will
go better than you thought! When in an inauspicious placement it can mean
we spend a little more than expected! A stop card.

28. Expectation / 28. Erwartung

Expectation shows our deepest expectations and aspirations. The cause of

the deepest desire sits behind her back and the outcome of said desire can
be seen ahead of her. She is all things waiting, pondering, desiring but not
yet actually taking action to get there, forming the plans perhaps with 16
nearby before that action is taken.
29. Prison/ 29. Gefängnis

Prison, an accident. A family secret will be revealed. These are the traditional
instructions for this card. It is a stop card at its finest with the Querent being
stuck and restrained and perhaps isolated by this prison. When a building card
it is a huge "campus" type structure. Imagine life in prison and the constraints
that puts on your actions.

30. Court Official / 30. Gerichtsperson

Court Official is a connector card, connecting the storyline into a process. Look
to the cards flanking this card to find out what is combined in this process. It
can be anything that is at its core a dispute, whether that be discussions with
the local cable company or seeking advice on a legal situation. Traditionally
shows sad tidings when close to the MCs.

31. Illness / 31. Kurze Krankheit

Illness can show illness of all kinds, it is only a long illness when negative cards
are joining. It is a connector cards and it connects the two flanking cards in a
"down patch". Yes this could be illness, but refer back to context, if it is a work
question it could mean a down patch at work not an actual illness.

32. Sorrow / 32. Kummer und Widerwärtigkeiten

Sorrow is stress and unpleasantness. I love the illustration on this card,

traditionally when this card lays near to the MCs, it will have a favourable
outcome if any of the follow cards are close by 5, 6, 7, 15, 26. This means that
the cards listed can negate the stress involved with this card. Sorrow doesn't
have to be deepest despair, it can also be every day stressed chicken
scenario.
33. Gloomy Thoughts / 33. Trübe Gedanken

Gloomy Thoughts needs 26 nearby to lessen the blow. If card 26 is nearby

Happiness will blossom, if it is far away one will experience demoralisation
and misery. 33 is a real facepalm card and we can see where the gloom stems
from by checking the card behind her back (on the right in this deck) and then
checking what the gloom then effects on the left hand side.

34. Work / 34. Arbeit, Beschäftigung

Work and preoccupation is the card of effort and anything that takes up a lot
of your time and energy. This can be your job, position, employment or a
good outcome of a business when laid next to one of the MCs. it can also
show sport and exercise depending on the cards around, meaning effort and
a bit of elbow grease is needed. A stop card.

35. Long Way / 35. Win Langer Weg

Loooooong Way. I love how everybody who I have seen complete a review
of this Kipper deck speaks the word "long" as a looooooooooooooooong -
because that is what it is. Time, distance, spatial longness, anything long long
long long. The beginning of the long way can be seen beneath the card and
the outcome of this long distance, time etc is the card to the right where the
road ends. Traditionally "This card always means a long way, great distance."

36. Hope Great Water / 36. Die Hoffnung, großes Wasser

Hope, Great Water traditionally means "hope will turn to Joy, happiness
and blessing in great abundance if Card 26 lays nearby, also news from a
distant land or a journey over the sea". We can see wish fulfilment and
finally get to where we want to be with this card, the end goal if you like
where you reap everything that you have worked towards to date,
especially with 26 nearby. It can also mean dependancy including
addictions. A stop card.