02 - Them Original Title = Main Person. (Haupt-Person.)
Imagery = A dressed-up and determined marriage aged girl sitting at her livingroom table, clutching a closed fan [openness] and red rose [willingness].
This card represents Them, the person of interest you are desiring to conjoin with, regardless of their gender/ethnicity/age.
This card is the opposite of card 01; and exudes a Neutral yin tone.
Historically it would have been likely that a woman was using this deck to ask about a potential marriage partner. Yet while the image on this card depicts a woman, it would not at all be inappropriate for a female figure to represent THEM the Significant, as any Significant would be expressing receptive (feminine yin) energy. Only in more recent times has there been an inordinate focus upon the apparent gender/ethnicity/age of the images depicted on cards, even though such images are only concept archetypes, and an unnecessary effort has been made by readers to dynamically substitute this card with cards 01, 05, or 06 as the reader felt gender appropriate. Ignoring for a moment that such a swap steals a card that could be of importance elsewhere within the Spread; while a swap with card 01 could have been possible without significant divinitory disruption beyond energy misalignment (that card is also strangely titled Main Person), cards 05 and 06 pose a problematic wisdom energy appropriation.
Nowadays, while not "wrong" to use the card to represent a female, the reader would be better served if they ignore the image on card 02 (it is only a mnemonic aid anyways) and just use it to indicate every Significant.
Tip: If you still have an insurmountable problem ignoring the cards imagery, after the card has been laid in the Spread, just cover the card with a small photo/token of the person.
Note that occasionally this card will not appear in a Spread. In that event the Spread is simply making known that it desires that you to choose a more tailored card to represent the Significant, such as perhaps card 12, 13, 22. or 30 as appropriate.
If both cards 01 and 02 are missing from the Spread, the reader should study the Spread very closely before assigning substitute cards, and unless specifically performing a specialized reading, should also give serious consideration to voiding the read entirely.
|| In the past this card was often titled "Prime Lady", and indicated a woman in the prime of life. Alternatively it could also have indicated a female querent, a female significant, or an effeminate significant. ||