C AR D F O RT U N E TELLIN G

A LUCID TREATISE DEALING WITH ALL THE POPULAR AND MORE ABSTRUSE METHODS

BY C HARLES P LATT

FULLY ILLU S TRATED

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C ONTENTS

CHAP TE R K I . A B RIEF H ISTORY OF THE P AC OF CARDS M I I . ETHODS OF GRE AT D IVI NERS

III . A TEST TELLI NG OF THE CARDS IV . S OME ENGLISH METHODS OF TELLI NG

V . S OME ARTISTIC STAR S

VI. SOME S I M P LE B UT EFFEC TIVE TELLI NGS

’ VII N P . A OLEON S CARD METH ODS V III . S OME U N USUAL METHODS OF TELLI NG

I% . THE TAROT OR D IVI NATI O N CARDS

LIST O F ILLUSTRATIONS

FOUR TAROT CARDS S U I T DESIGNS FOR TAROT CARDS

’ MADAME LEN O RMAN D S METHOD

A FIFTY -TW O CARD METHOD THE GRAND STAR

THE S I M P LE STAR THE THI RTEEN CARD STAR A TEST READ I NG THE S TAR OF FI FTEEN

THE TEM P LE OF FORTUN E

’ S E P H ARIAL S METHOD

THE FA TEFUL SQUARE OF SEVEN S

TAROT O R D IV I NATI ON CARDS THE GREAT FI GURE OF FATE TEN o F A CURNS [HEARTS]

FOU R TAROT CA RDS C A RD F ORTU N E TELLING

CHAPTER I

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PACK OF CARD S

T is a very popular belief that cards were inve nted

r e s Charles e in o d r to amu e King VI of Franc , at r h s a time when that mona ch was mentally unstable . T i

e e r e leg nd , however , lik so many pretty sto i s of the past , h as e e no foundation in fact , as cards w r known long ’ be fore the mad monarch s days .

e r e It is tru that a cou t miniature paint r , named Grin onneur r i e e he g , did paint or o ig nat som cards which

i r r e the ntroduced to the King , but ca ds were fi st us d in

e e East in v ry anci nt days , and it is a curious fact that

- e e the other great world popular indoor gam , Ch ss , also

the - e originated in East , and is still played to day by m ans

o f a pack of cards . It also seems obvious that cards reache d the West in

e e r the same way and by the same rout as Ch ss , p obably

r e e e e e th ough the gipsi s , that strang , unconqu rabl East rn

e o f er r fl rac wand e s , whose actual origin still baf es our

researches . Naturally a race of people with no se ttled home or nationality would fin d much difi culty in moving the ir r r a re pe sonal belongings f om place to place , and would pp ciate any amusem e nt that could be reduced to the form of o f a pack cards . IO CARD FORTUNE TELLING

e the e e Ch ss was gr at Eastern gam , and is in many ways characte ristic o f a pe ople to whom Time was of no

e . e ee e importanc Cards may hav b n a gam originally , but as known by the n sies they were only used for the

e o f or e e purpos s Divination , Fortun T lling , and right up to the present day they still form the most popular and

e e e of e wid spr ad m ans t sting the fortune .

r Known as Ta occhi , or Tarots , the Divination cards

e e e e -e e e —o r numb r d s v nty ight , and w re without numb rs

— e e pips , as we call them which w r introduced in Europe f e o ee . for the sak simplicity, in the fourt nth century

are of e Such packs still in use in parts the Contin nt , but the e e e e t W st rn pack has gradually tak n its plac , bo h for the o f e —in purpose Divination and for playing gam s fact ,

e it is usual to sp ak of a pack of Playing cards , a dis

r e tinction that is ha dly n cessary nowadays , as it is not e o f r o ne asy to obtain a pack Tarot ca ds , unless knows

e e . e e we wher to go for th m The fact , how v r , that still u se this distinctive name , shows that at one time the two kinds were in use side by side . If we compare a complete Tarot pack of cards with the mode rn Playing cards we shall find many interesting

o f e n the e e e points res mbla ce , and at sam tim discov r the re ason for the Change s made in the We stern World . — There are twenty one Tarot cards that are used solely

e i the e o f r for purpos s of Div nation , and d signs these ca ds vary greatly and have probably neve r had any real signifi

e . e e e canc In addition to thes , th r is always a card known — as the Fool and as far as we know the card has always

u e o f re maine d the same . For p rpos s Divination it has

e e e the e no s parate indication , but s rv s to intensify m an

e e ing of the card ne xt to it . Thus it b comes a v ry power

e one e e the ful and dominant card wh n is for t lling Future , as the indication supported by the FOO1 is certain to be HISTORY OF THE PACK OF CARDS I I

e r fl e e activ , and therefo e must in u nce , or ev n suppress , al l other indications .

e the F 0 0 1 e Associat d with a good card , is strong nough to carry you through much e vil ; times may prove th e e e . e troublous , but you will pull cl ar b for long On

e the F 0 0 1 r oth r hand , if is attached to a bad ca d , any

the e signs of good fortune , shown by oth r cards , will not b e r e the e st ong enough to sav you from thr atened trouble , though the y may modify it to some e xtent . It is a curious fact that in certain card games we still

- e e e the e find this all pow rful J st r , who has happy pow r - Ac e of r e e the of over trumping the T umps , what v r suit

r e may be . Apa t from this , our mod rn pack of Playing cards has e ntirely abandone d the twenty-two spe cial

r the hi e e Divination ca ds of Tarocc , though th s cards were and still are use d for games as well as for Divination purposes in those countrie s where the Tarot pack is still

r in e gular use .

e e - In addition to thes tw nty two cards , the Tarot pack

fift - r e contains y six ca ds , divid d into four suits , just as

r r e er our modern packs a e divide d . But the superio W st n mind has destroye d all the original cle ve r significance o f e e e e the Tarot , and has substitut d the s ns l ss jangle

e e— e e of Diamond , H art , Club and Spad meaningless , s ns

e e e l ss , nons ns

u are e In the Tarot , the four s its r presented by other e e —we the e e e mbl ms have Vas , which r pres nts the

r e the the r i e P i stly caste of East ; Swo d , which ind cat s the e e e e r Warrior cast ; the Pi ce of Mon y, which cl a ly shows the Merchant caste ; and finally the Baton or Club s give us the Yeoman o r Tiller of the soil .

er e we H e th n have four suits of cards , each one re

re e e the e p s nting a distinct class of p ople , and in quartett — are covered all classes of the pe ople for in the early 1 2 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

Eastern days the Priestly caste were the rulers , and

r e e chose the King o nominal ruler . They w r quite cap able % o f removing him pe acefully if he did not follow their

our the the bidding . So four suits give us Rulers , Figh ters , t t he e he . M rchants , and Farmers We will now compare these four ancie nt Tarot suits

ACORN ,

S U IT D ESIGNS F OR TAROT CARDS

our — r with modern Western nonsense He a ts , Clubs , Diamonds and Spades % The Vase or Cup of the Tarocchi cards has be come

of e e the Heart the mod rn pack ; this is an easy chang , as e the bowl remains , while the st m has been thickened to complete the heart shape de sign . Although this suit l e or origina ly repres nted Religion the Priestly caste , it was never considered what may be called a “ lucky HISTORY OF THE PACK OF CARDS I 3

er e e the . e suit , in the mod n s ns of word Curiously nough a the we this has lways been suit now call Clubs , which originally re prese nte d the Tille r of the Soil . Obviously there is a sound philosophy in this arrange

e for the e e e e e m nt , the mass of p opl w r indir ctly taught that good fortune would follow their own personal e xer

e e tions , and that th y should not blindly r ly upon the favour of the high gods . This suit has been variously re pre se nt e d in the past ; the Baton is shown some time s as a branch with sprout ing le ave s ; it s ee ms probable that our mode rn Club is

er e the re er e r d iv d from lucky T foil , a v y old and wid sp ead

e re e the e e n superstition . It may r p s nt busin ss d of a

S e the r e e e r . pad , with sho t n d handl turning downwa ds Anyhow the Club or Trefoil suit is the lucky one for

Divinatio n purpose s .

e se e the e e e r l It is asy to how Pi c of Mon y , o iginal y

r e re e e e e the a c ud ly squa d pi c of m tal , chang d into

er e Diamond , with its mod n association with w alth ; and it is also quite clear that the Spade re prese nts the handle

r th e e e . and blad of a Swo d , typical of fighting cast It is important that w e should clearly understand the se

C e ef re we the r e hang s b o consult ca ds as to our futur ,

e e the e e are ere e b caus mod rn suit nam s m ly nons nsical , wherea s the original Tarot suits assist us to follow the

e r r r asone d meanings give n to the va ious ca ds .

ere e the Old of fift - H , th n , in Tarot pack y six cards , as the er fift - also in mod n Playing pack of y two cards , we r f have fou typical suits . It is di ficult to account for the a r e e was e e e lte ation in numb r , unl ss it don out of r sp ct for the r e e er e f e f Thi t n sup stition , that b ing the at ul

r numbe r in all Divination . Y e t the o iginal fourtee n

r e e for v r e ca ds to the suit was not alt r d Di ination pu pos s , but pure ly for games % This appears so contradictory I 4 CARD FORTUNE TELLING that o ne is al most forced to the be lie f that there must

e e be som oth r explanation . It is important that we shOuld notice that the Tarot

ai e ten e suits cont n d numb red cards , as in the modern r n pack , and also four p incipal cards , now know as Court

e h cards , which originally consisted of King , Que n , Knig t ,

r e of and Jack, four natural g ad s rank , if we look upon the the Jack as common pe ople .

the For some unknown reason , Knight was omitted ,

e as but the id a of the four Court cards W actually retained , and the simple One o f the suit was promoted over

e o f hi the h ad the King . It seems to me probable that t s was an attempt to retain the Fool , which really forms

e e of part of the mor important s ction the Tarot pack ,

hi was not e o f e - w ch us d as a full pack s venty eight cards ,

of w or e but a sort twin pack , ith a Major , Gr at Arcana o f - or e n of twenty two cards , and a Minor, L sser Arca a fift - y six .

e the to fift - Having r duced pack y six cards , the loss of the F 0 0 1 was e lowest quickly r alised , and the card of e ach suit was the n made into a sort of limite d or local

of the o f Fool , with the power original Fool , trumping th e of . i King , though only his own suit Th s superstitious introduction of what amounted to a fifth Court card

the out o f e al caused throwing the Knight , and the univ rs

o f o ur e adoption curious mod rn pack , which consists of

a e four Court c rds and ten common rs , yet only contains thirtee n cards This Cxplanation of the re duction o f the pack to fifty two cards appe ars to be confir me d by the late r appe ar n e o f the on a c Piquet pack , popular in France and the — Co ntinen tm here to the pack is reduced thirty two cards , four Court cards and four commoners in each suit . As t he One card had been promoted to the proud posi HISTORY OF THE PACK OF CARDS 1 5

Ac e — l tion of Fool or , it was natural though absurd y — illogical to continue the re duction from that en d of the

w e er n pack . Thus e hav the v y ridiculous pack containi g

e e e Te n the r . S v n , Eight , Nin , , and fou Court cards If the Pique t pack had bee n derive d from the original

r fift - e Ta ot pack of y six cards , it would undoubt dly have

e One contain d , Two , Three , Four , Jack , Knight , Queen and King . It is a very curious fact that there should b e four suits

r e e e in a pack of ca ds , although as alr ady shown th s

e the e : R e balance nic ly with four Estat s Priests or ul rs ,

Men e Warriors or Fighting , M rchants or Artisans , and the Tille rs of the Soil or common people . An early Eastern form of the game of Chess was a four - players

r e e e e vis- d-vis va iation , ach alt rnate play r partn ring his ,

The two just the same as in modern Bridge or Whist . partners in this form of Che ss use d pie ce s of a similar

— red e e the e i i colour two using pi c s , oth r pair us ng wh te

black % e the the or Th n from East , dating from about

e er e the sam p iod , we hav four suits of the Tarocchi cards , re d again two and two black . All this points Clearly to a common Eas te rn origin for

e r the e Ch ss and Ca ds , and probability se ms to be that card playing or Divination has been derive d from Che ss . It is worth noting that the re is an Obscure form of Chess

hi the e e are al l off r are in w ch pi c s the boa d at first , as the cards in the hands of a playe r ; they are place d on

’ the e one e the er n board or tabl at a tim , as play s tur

e e e are s com s round , and th y are not active till th y thu e — display d just as in card game s .

the e of the f ee the In early y ars fi t nth century , art of e r e e e e e s ng aving was p rf ct d , and print d colour d card

- came into u se in place of the old hand pain te d packs .

e e t About the middl of that century , the pres nt sui I 6 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

e fi e on o f symbols w re rst us d , French cards the reign f o . e Charles VII Thirty years lat r , we find many refer

mee the C e s to Chess and Cards , showing lose popular c onnection between the two games . It is a curious and fascinating point in this study of the i of o f e m h story cards , that the German invention graving was directed to the production ofpacks ofcards not books % The printing of the Bible in 1 455 followed shortly after the production o f the first packs o f engrave d

c . e ards The earli st suit values , apart from the original

e e e Tarot suits , w re Hearts , Leav s (Tr foil , now Clubs) , or Acorns (Diamonds) , and Bells (Swords Spades) . So popular we re the comparatively cheap engraved p acks of cards that eve ry artist turne d his attention to

e them , and for some years the suits were repr sented in s e of e e e cor s ways , b for settling down to the mod rn uni o f e versal and somewhat senseless series H arts , Diamonds , .

f me e . e e e o n Clubs , and Spad s Thus there w r figur s and

e e flowers— wom n , birds , b asts , fishes , some cards were

o r O i . e e e n square blong , some c rcular In all th s early

the e e graved packs , as in anci nt Tarot xamples , every

— - c ard was a full design the simple pips of to day date

the e o f the e are from b ginning sixteenth c ntury, and — probably the re sult of a numbe r of indecent or at any — rate indelicate designs be ing produce d . It is important to reme mber that the re was no actual

on r Queen the genuine ancient Tarocchi ca ds , nor was — the re a Quee n in the ir game of Chess in both case s this

C hange was made in the dandified atmosphere of Western .

The e European Court circles . original d sign was a Vizier o r e — u the e s e ci Prime Minist r nat rally in Far East , and p in e e ally those early days , wom n w re conspicuous by the ir modest absence from public vie w . But quite apart f rom that , both Chess and Cards are really fighting games , HISTORY OF THE PAC K OF CARDS I 7 and were use d by warriors when not professionally engage d . e er Thus we have the King , his Vizi r or Gen al , his

rr r the or Knights or Wa io s , Jack Knave , thought by ’ e e e e the som to r pr s nt King s sons , though more obviously

- - the e e the r . h well to do p opl , and commone s It is wort noting that an old Eastern form of Chess was playe d on

ten e e e re a board of squar s ach way, thus absolut ly ag e ing with the ten commone r cards of our Tarot and Playing

t - . e e en e e packs It se ms probabl that a pi ce gam , with

e the r e o f superior pi ces or cards , was original sou c our

e e e e mod rn Ch ss , with its ight common and eight sup rior

e e e e r the pi c s , as w ll as of our mod rn Playing ca ds , with

r e r o iginal ten common r cards , but only th ee distinct

e r e e the e the sup rior ca ds , tog th r with doubl position of

Ac e e re On e e e FOO1 , which r p sents in som cas s and the in others .

the e we e r the e In following chapt rs , shall d sc ibe all b st e r cognised methods use d for Divination by cards . It doe s not follow that we be lieve in what is t e chn ically

the e known as Cartomancy, nor in rigidity and c rtainty — so e e . e e of our call d Fat In fact , a rigid b li f in Fatalism ,

e the e e r all e r so pr valent in East , at onc d st oys our p sonal

e e r e r sponsibility for our actions , and d st oys all inc ntive ,

i e i . e all ambition , all striv ng for bett r th ngs It is sol ly due to this lack of striving that the East has re mai ne d

r e e u e almost stationa y in progr ss for so many c nt ri s , while the e er l l ss sup stitious West has gone rapid y ahead . The e asy doctrine o f Fatalism has much to answer for

e are re e e e Still our liv s full of markabl coincid nc s , many e of th m impossible of e xplanation . It would b e absur d to dispute the fact that we are al l gre atly and perma nentl fl e rr e r y in u nced by our su oundings and by ach othe .

The e er r e e g n al p incipl of Heredity is well und rstood, but

B I 8 CARD FORTUN E TELLING no one kn ows how far-reaching its remorseless grip may

. e e r go It is impossibl for any thinking , r asonable pe son — — to de ny that the Prese nt or the Past does and must — influence the Future to what ext e nt this may go is still a mystery . The e sse ntial fe ature behind Cartomancy is e xactly — the same as in several other forms of Divination the person whose future is to be read mu st in some way

fl e in uence matters . Som Diviners use a Crystal that has

e e the e be n h ld in the hands of qu stioner , who thus per sonall fe e y a f cts the Crystal , and , so it is claimed , caus s visions to appear therein . Other Diviners ask for some

e e e as e p rsonal articl , clos ly sociat d with the person whose future is in question . Obviously this method is not quite so as u e safe , it is practically impossible to s any article t that is solely personal o one individual . A glove or

e e C handkerchi f is often used , but it seems perf ctly lear that eithe r o f the se must carry many othe r influence s f . o e besides those of the owner A lock hair seems b st , ’ but eve n the n there may be the influence o f one s hair ’ ’ e Or e —e e - dr sser on s maid sp cially a lady s maid , who ’ would handle he r mistress s locks every day in the or dinary course of her dutie s . To a gre at e xtent this question of mixed influences

fe the the C e must also a f ct Crystal , apart from los inti mate touch of the Divine r if he o r she holds it in the

or e e e hands . F this r ason a black v lv t pad is often used for the support o f the Crystal after the questioner has handled it . But it is obvious that this precaution cannot be fully

e e e in dl the effectiv , as ach qu stioner turn must han e

r fe e e C ystal , and thus a f ct it , though to what xt nt is not

The e e e known . most accurate result I have v r com its across , and it was startling in exact truth , was made

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It woul d the refore be hopelessly ridiculous to expect the cards to repeat any one set o f de tails concerning the ’ e e e e e qu stioner s futur indeed, one cannot r asonably xp ct the of e one repetition ev n dominant point , unless the questioner has sufficient will power to ke e p his or her n thoughts steadily upon the o e point .

use or ' to If you the Cards , the Crystal , oblige a friend l ou e in who is id y curious , y may d al twenty different ways and never get two that agree . What else can you expect It is therefore advisable to make sure that your sitter is e her r ally in earnest , and then persuade him or to con centrate their thoughts upon one principal dominant — idea let it be what it will . Then you may reasonably expect to get good re sults . — Let me give one earne st word of warning never offer t e o pretend to foretell the Futur that is impossible .

e n o e fi or As far as we know , th re is d nite , fixed , rigid — Future for any one of us all you can do is to point out how the subj e ct is drifting how he or she is likely to be

or f e e e e or placed a fected wh th r a c rtain thing , d sirable

— e e will unpleasant , is likely to come about n v r that it

‘ come about . ’ - of al l Free will is the key note Dame Nature s efforts , one of of and every us is master his own Destiny, within

al ear the limitations Of his own person ity . B that clearly in mind when you read the cards. Never state that a will e e thing happen , but that it app ars. probabl in the f s o . e pre ent course affairs For instance , if an illn ss is n di a b e e e i cated , it may in many c ses avoid d altog ther , or e e fe re re greatly modifi d in its f cts , if asonable ca and

s e e e precaution are taken . It i j ust the sam with p opl and f r — e ee to a fai s w n d not drift their way , if we choose e S truggle against th m . HISTORY OF THE PACK OF CARDS 2 1

’ u e own a The Fut r is in each person s hands , but the f ll of r i er e e the cards , if co rectly nt pr t d , may serve as a warn

e ing against possible dang rs that lie ahead of us , or alternatively they may serve as a stimul us and cause us to put forth still greate r efforts to secure some desirable result . Before describing the various methods o f Card Divina l li i out e r tion , I shou d ke to po nt that it is not n cessa y T e to memorise the various me anings of the cards . h

e the simpl st plan is to use a special pack , and mark me anings and combinations on the face of each card . In this way you avoid all tedious re fe rence s and quickly learn how to read from any particular fall of the cards . It is not considered possible to work for your own

e information with any degre of accuracy, but that need l ffl not pre vent your re gu ar practice with the cards . Shu e ask and cut as if you were a stranger to yourself , any r reasonable question that occu s to you , and in that way ende avour to gathe r from the fall of the cards what answe r you woul d give a stranger under simil ar Circum l . e i e e stances Practic w ll soon mak you profici nt , and wi l open your e ye s to the wonderful combinations that are possible under Cartomancy . e i er B gin with an ord nary mod n pack of Playing cards , but go o n to the full Tarocchi Divination . You need not b e e xtravagant over the pur chas e of a ge nuine Taro t c an e i e - s the i pack , but as ly cut tw nty six card of ord nary

e e e e . size , upon which you can writ the n c ssary d scriptions

ee e For the Tarot Divination cards , you n d only numb r your blanks from one to twe nty- one ; the n you nee d a al Fool , and fin ly the four Knights , one for each suit . In this way you can obtain a cheap and very interesting w pack of Tarot Divination cards , ith which you can r entertain , and possibly help your f iends . 22 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

ul ou or to Sho d y have any artistic powers , happen e know any gift d friend , these extra cards can be orna mented and l to u own ou co oured yo r fancy, provided y

s . ul not insert the nece sary numbers In fact , it wo d be a difficul t task to design and paint a full pack o f Tarot — cards for your own use in which case a visit to the British Museum or the Guildh all woul d give you some

e us ful ideas upon which to base your de signs . a l s In the modern printed p cks , there is much need es

e or e monotony , but in a g nuine Tarot pack , in a mod rn - For h no i . and painted pack , two cards would be al ke the a ou one He rt suit , y would introduce Cup in an upper c for so on e let orner the Ace , and ; oth rwise you can h ul your fancy rove ow and where it will . One suit co d al hi series of represent Flowers , another Anim s , a t rd a ’ W o f d — ou omen s Costumes various ages , a fourth Bir s y to ui u can vary them any extent , though each s t sho ld il l S how a sim arity of thought for al the cards .

E — A of - w NOT pack seventy eight Tarot Cards , ith c an of i guide , be obtained from the publishers th s book , st e for po fre . CHAPTER II

METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS

MADAME LENORMAND — HE pack consists of fifty- two cards four suits of r the e e e . thi t n ach Each suit consists of Ace , King ,

ee Te n e Qu n , Jack , , Nine , Eight , Sev n , Six , Five , Four ,

re —o r e i ue Th e , and Two alternativ ly of K ng , Q en , Jack ,

Ten e e hree , Nine , Eight , Sev n , Six , Fiv , Four, T , Two ,

One .

It has bee n obse rved that this fourfold division of the div pack corresponds to similar isions of Time , which are thus se t out

I . 2 . . . e r . . . Diamonds . Clubs 3 H a ts 4 Spades

. A e I 2 . . Youth . Manhood 3 Maturity 4 g

I . r 2 e . . e Sp ing . Summ r 3 Autumn 4 Wint r

I . . e . Morning 2 . Noon 3 Ev ning 4 Night

The fifty- two cards correspond to the fifty- two weeks

e i. e . the in the y ar , the four Suits to four Seasons of

i ee s e th rteen w k , such as shown above . Of th se , Spring

u e e includes March , April , and May ; S mmer includ s Jun ,

e e e July, and August Autumn includes S ptemb r , Octob r , and Nove mbe r ; and Winte r comple tes the circle o f the

e the e e r an d y ar with months of D cemb r , Janua y,

e r F brua y .

e e This only applies to the mod rn pack , as the r al

Tarocchi packs contain fourtee n cards to each suit .

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e Each card , tak n by itself , and in connection with

e i. e . one that prec ding and following it , , two , and

e e e thre cards at a time , will give s v n possible com b inati ons. x 2 6 e Now, 7 5 3 4, which , add d to the

or 6 . pack unit , gives 3 5 , the number of days in the year

e fift - two So , th n , it will be seen that the pack of y cards corresponds at all points with the natural divisions of time . The Ace of each suit rules the first week o f the c or responding Season , and is followed by the King , Queen ,

. Two Jack , Ten , etc , declining till the lowest card , the , is reached . The val ue or signification o f the four suits is briefly as follows

e Diamonds denote Life in general , and for this r ason r a e largely dominated by the accompanying cards .

e e e ffl Clubs denote Pow r , wh th r arising from a uence ,

or e e . fame , position , inh r nt capacity infle xions as Hearts denote Love and its , such friend

e ship , sympathy, attachment , tog ther with peace , tran quillity, and the concomitants of love .

e s of Spades d note Lo s , privation any sort , things in

e in the ir ultimate issues . The suit is capabl of many

fiexions e e the e , how ver , and , lik Diamonds , shin s only

e by the reflecte d light o f accompanying cards . H nce a

of ni run Spades has no light in it at all , and is si ster and ominous in the extre me .

Eve ry consultant has a correspon ding card in the pack fi tor which is allotted to him or her as a signi c a . With men e it is a King , with wom n a Queen , and the suit is controlled by the colouring or comple xion of the con l su tan t .

l or Diamonds signify very light peop e blue eyes grey , METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 25

fl x r e e e and a en or re d hai . They also d not pe rsons gr y — or white heade d with age

e e e e e the H arts d note fair p opl , dark r than Diamond

e e e e . typ , with blu or grey y s and brown hair

e -e e Clubs denot brown y d people , with brown hair ; th e average brune tte type .

e e or Spades d note very dark p ople , almost black

- rave n coloure d . — N . B b . A Club in the case of a widow or widower e

e a e e com s Spade . A H art in similar cases b comes a

Diamond .

e the Boys and girls are d noted by Jacks of the Suits , according to their colouring ; and the sex is shown by th e King or Que e n ne are st or touching them .

e e e e e The Jacks in g n ral d not attendants , s rvitors ,

e é e etc . s rvants , attach s , follow rs , , thus

e e e e . Jack of Diamonds , a carri r , postman , m ss ng r

e e . Jack of Clubs , an ag nt , business man , cl rk

e e e e . Jack of H arts (Cupid) , a lov r , follow r , fri nd e Jack of Spad s , doctor , physician , or professional man , t down to he undertake r .

e The Court Cards (Kings , Que ns , and Jacks) , and all

e e are e din ev n numb rs , qualifi d as good or bad , accor g to th e i. e . e . attendant cards , thos falling in juxtaposition

e One e All odd numb rs , including the , are good wh n the e e e e . right way up , and bad wh n r v rs d

e e the e With one or two xc ptions , syst ms of card telling now in u se are those hande d down to us by the r Bohemians , and employ only a part of the o dinary pack .

e e e r - the That in most r put us d only thi ty two of cards ,

e e r e e e r j cting the Two , Th , Four , Five , and Six of ach suit . 26 CARD FORTUNE TELLIN G

The following meanings attach to the thirty- two cards employe d

DIAMONDS

Right way up Reversed

n e 850 . Ring , letter , bank ote Ace Lett r to pay bill ,

or re - e Fair g y hair d man ,

e e e widow r Flatt ring , tr acherous W idowe d Quee n

e e e e H art , fair fri nd J alous coqu tte

e e Military , public s rvant Spit ful man

e e u e e Mon y, town , succ ss Jo rn y, anxi ty

ar e e e Sh p instrum nts , n ws Accidents , dang r Short j ourne y by road

or rail Spite , worry

et Young person , child , p Small gain

CLUBS Right way up Reversed

Success , good luck ,

e e e e pap rs Ace D lay d lett r, writs , bad news

e e Faithful , generous man In troubl , worri d

D e e e e e e vot d fri nd , r spect d In p rplexity Virtuous love r In ill-luck

M e oney rec ived , luck ,

r r e j ou ney Est ang ment , voyage

H e w s appin ss , legacy, a ill Obstacle

o f a e e Money, love a d rk man Agr em nts , contracts ,

etc . V e e e ictory , succ ss S v n Perilous undertaking , financial trouble

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e e Tak , however , a simple illustration as a guid to the

e er The of g n al m e thod . King Clubs falling between the Nine of Spades and Ace of Spades (reverse d) woul d in dicate e a that the consultant , if a Club man , is in imm di te danger of death or of ve ry se vere illness bringing him

e e e e n ar to d ath . If, how v r , an Ace of Diamonds and a

Ten Of e e of H arts were on either sid the King of Clubs , he would b e on the eve of marriage and in a very happy f condition o mind . al ur S Sever Co t cards coming together how assemblies ,

e e e e gath rings of peopl , and f stiviti s , public functions ,

e tc . the e r or e with Ace of Spad s , in a chu ch , theatre , oth r

i o f e high build ng ; with the Ace Hearts , at the hous of t he o n . consultant , and so The Kings al l coming together S how business ; the

ee e Qu ns thus plac d Show talk and scandal ; the Jacks , e e e workm n about the hous , agents , and servants , dang r o f r e tricke y ; and if vil cards add their testimony , it may b e e e or if e e e det ctiv s bail fs , cr ditors , and oth r unpl asant visitors .

The al i i Aces f l ng together denote new surround ngs , with succe ss or failure according to the cards that follow the m ; but the Aces always S how a change of life whe n falling toge the r .

N — f ul e the ee B . I . the cons tant be marri d , King or Qu n Of the same suit must always be taken as the husband or wife . POSITIO N Much importance attaches to the position in which any card falls in relation to the significator . si nific ator Above the g denotes success , achievement , the wish gained .

e e e e Below , d not s that which is past , compl t d , obtained, the condition in which the consultant now is . METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 29

R the si nificator re ight of g shows aspiration , desi ,

e f ul a hope , fort , that to which the cons tant is p proaching . Left of the significator shows things that obstruct the dif e b e e e path , ficulti s to surmount d , that which d lays success or opposes the desire of the consultant . e These are calle d Dire ct Positions . The Obliqu Posi tions are as follows ' R e r To the ight , abov , shows things that help forwa d

the the e e . gain of wish , and conduc to succ ss

the e i l To Right , b low , shows th ngs accomp ished in the direction o fthe wish of the consultant .

th e e w e To L ft , above , shows what obstacles ill aris i o u t of the past to preve nt the w sh .

the e t e i e To L f , b low , shows th ngs that have alr ady t arise n in he past .

e e the e If the Nin of Spad s , disappointm nt card , si nific ator falls touching the g , it is a Sign of the wish not th e e . e e e b ing accomplish d If Nin of H arts touches , it

r Of e the will b ing the wish . If both thes cards touch

si nificator the b e e e . e g , wish will d lay d If th y touch one

e the b e e . e anoth r , wish will chang d Among oth r things the Nine of Spade s shows a wet day Observe that Clubs and Hearts ge nerally denote suc

e l e e e f . are u n c ss , whi e Spad s d not ailure Diamonds

e e e the e di e — c rtain and d p nd on cards att n ng th m that is ,

re e or . The Ten e r p c ding , following , touching of H a ts is always a corrective to bad cards whe n falling with them . A point to which attention must be directed here is

r e that a everse d card has its meaning modifie d . In som

r e the e the packs it is fai ly asy , by noting diff rence in top

r e re e e r . al e ma gins , to d tect a v rs d ca d But gener ly sp ak in e l e e g , now that card printing is so r gu ar , it is b tt r to 30 CARD FORTUNE TELLING e nsure the de tection by marking the cards at one end by a little dot . Usually only thirty- two cards are use d for fortune

— e e e telling the Twos , Thr es , Fours , Fiv s , and Sixes b ing

ut one e thrown o . In m thod that will b e de taile d thirty

are e — six cards us d the four Twos are added . The Tarot

e -e of pack consists of s venty ight cards , but in some the

r f de lineations only a pa t o these are use d . Ge nerally the meanings o f the cards remain fairly con stant for all the methods . Thus a good omened card is — always such but the particular or S pecific meaning of it is al tered somewhat by the method of using it For % of e one example , the Ten Spad s by method means losses ,

e e e and if r vers d , tears in anoth r , grief , and if reversed , passing trouble The Seven of Spades may

e e or m an hope , and if rev rsed , friendship it may %

difli cult e f . be resolve , and if reversed , y in lov a fairs s an n or ul The e me i gs , values , of the cards sho d be well

di e to e e stu ed and committ d m mory, so that wh n any ul partic ar card appears , a key to its interpretation is at k e once presented to the mind of the reader . The word y dl al is used advise y, because these terms or v ues are not

e to be tak n as the absolute determination of the cards ,

but rather as a guide to the spe cific value s in relation . In this conn e ction it is as well to note the me anings

e H a e e of combinations . It is asy to imagine that e rts g n r

ally are as sociate d with love and marriage . This suit is

e e al also clos ly related to domestic matt rs , and to the soci

f e amenitie s o life . Diamonds are g neral ly associated with

n alre e e fi ancial considerations , and though , as has ady b n

e suggested , they are modifi d by other cards coming close

to them , they are usually emblems of a favourable char

acte r .

Clubs are almost always good . Successful enterprises , METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 3 T

e e e e er r un cont ntm nt in hom lif , and prosp ity in wo ldly

t r e are u n der akings a e indicated by Clubs . Spad s the

r f e e fo tunate suit . I conne ct d with lov it is usually of an

e e e e e unr ciprocat d natur . Sickness , loss s , and d aths and mone tary embarrassments are all indicate d by Spade s . If there is a run of a particular suit it will b e se e n that

b e e the e r e Clubs will an om n of bright st cha act r, while a similar run of Spade s will indicate the worst possible

e w e e phas s of fortune . A run of Hearts ill foret ll succ sses

e e . i n lov , of Diamonds in mon y Combinations of Court

the cards are important . Amongst others following may b e note d Whe n the Ace s come toge the r the y de note new sur

th u e roundings . How this will affe ct e fut re fortune dep nds th fl upon e in ue nce of the cards that follow the m . S epharial sugge sts that the Aces coming together por

e e t nd always a change of life . Foli thinks th y imply

e al i e e e dang r and financi loss . But th s is l ss ned if th y

e e e e e e r e . are r v rs d ; thr e Ac s , t mpora y troubl It should b e e e e er Ace e e rem mb r d that the mod n , wh n not us d as

One e re the Old i had the e the , r p sents Fool , wh ch pow r e of ups tting or changing eve rything . Be ar this in mind e e t wh n r ading he cards .

e e e Kings coming together d not business , or as anoth r

e er e n authority has it , honours , pr f m nt , good appoi t

e . e e e al e rr e r e . m nts If r v rsed , of l ss v u , but a iving a li r h e T r e Kings are a good omen unless re versed . Four

ee al e Qu ns imply t k and scandal , or a social gath ring ,

S the a s b r r e ee e e poilt if c rd e re ve se d . Th e Qu ns d not

r e e e f iendly visits , but if rev rsed possibl dang r to the

. e the e e r e consultant Wh n Jacks come tog th r , wo km n

e e er or ag nts about the hous , or roist ing and noisy con vivi l t a i . y Three be toke n annoyance s from frie nds. If

reversed the evil is not so considerable . 32 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

Four Te ns and four Nines stand respective ly for good

r r e . e e fo tune and su pris s Thr e Tens are v ry bad , but

ree . e th Nines good Four Eights , a mixed omen of succ ss

e . e e . r e and failur Thr e Eights , new family ti s Fou S vens , e e - f e e o e . troubl is immin nt ; thre , ill h alth , loss fri nds Nine o f Diamonds and the Eight of He arts togethe r

e e is r gard d as a sure indication of a j ourney . Ten of

Ac e e o f e e . Clubs , follow d by an , b tokens a large sum mon y

e e o f Ac e on e A s quenc , King , Queen , and Jack of colour

e e Ten o f e Ac e for t ll Marriage , so also do the H arts and

f th f r o Diamonds . When e Nine and King o Hea ts appear

e e a e . tog th r , they form good combination for lov rs Be fore procee ding to lay out the cards in any of the

e e e e - m thods d tail d in the following pag s , the card teller must take the pack in hand and procee d to S huffle the m . This is for the purpose o f getting rid o f the influence of any other person who may have be e n handling the cards l e e . e e u r c ntly The pack is th n hand d to the cons tant , who is require d to shuffle it ve ry thoroughly . The attitude of mind in which this shuffling should be done de pends upon the purpose for which it is effected .

the e r e e e re If gen ral fo tune , past , pr s nt , and futur , is

e l et the e quired , th n consultant maintain a passiv mind ,

e the neither anxious nor int nt , but wishing only to know

e or truth , and to acc pt , without cavil protest , anything the diviner may predict from the cards . % e e e e l et If , how v r , a d finite wish is requir d , then the mind Of the consultant b e inte nt upon its nature

e Le t e and the sourc of its gratification . this m ntal atti tude be steadily maintained while the shuffle is being made . “ r o f ffl In egard to this process shu ing the cards , it will

O e r e o f e be bs v d that it is the most vital importance , sinc the order in which the cards are subseque ntly laid out METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 33 ffl cannot be altered when once the shu e is completed . Some of our readers may think that nothing re liable can be drawn from a proceeding which is so obviously a

e matter ofchance . But let such for a moment consid r the

propriety of using such a word as chance .

ee ffl The cards having b n duly shu ed , the consultant

e e the must cut the pack into thr parts at hazard , turning cards thus cut face upwards . In almost every case it will be see n that the three cards thus displayed will correspond ’ of or to the nature the consultant s thoughts , the wish ,

e or e e what is upp rmost in his mind , n ar st him in event . S he If a lady is consulting and cuts the Ace of Diamonds , Te n Jack of Hearts , and of Hearts , without doubt her r pre sent lover will make he a gift of a ring . If she were to cut her own significator (say the Queen of Clubs) e of tog ther with the King Clubs and the Eight of Hearts , it shows a lover in the shape of a dark man .

the of If instead of Eight Hearts , the Eight of Spade s e of r w re cut , she would , if married , be in danger a qua rel l with her husband , and her thoughts of him wou d not b e b e e . kind If unmarri d , she would about to quarrel with a dark man , denoted by the King of Clubs . In this manner the various combinations will denote what is “ in the W ind as regards the consultant . The cards

e are tak n up by the Diviner in the original order, the backs be ing uppermost . They are then laid out accord ing to any of the following methods . The cards must % b e ffle e e e shu d and cut b fore ach and very lay, the cut be in g duly noted by the Diviner . Two of the best known exponents of Card Divination

Leno were the famous French consultants , Madame rmand

’ e Etteila he r and Monsi ur , as was known p ofessionally.

W e S w e e e e hall begin ith th s prov d m thods , as they are practised and recognised all over the world . 34 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

’ MADAME LENORMA ND S N INES

- s six . This method employ thirty cards , viz , the Ace , n u e Two Ki g , Q e n , Jack , Ten , Nine , Eight , Seven , and f ui a a ut of o each s t . The c rds are l id o in rows nine each from left to right . The place on which each card fal ls will de termine in ul what manner it will affe ct the cons tant . Each place has fini ul in a de te name , and r es over that element the l ife designated by its name . — The thirty six positions are named as foll ows

H u rt Estat e

I 8 I 9

H appine ss I nh eritan c e Tre ac h ery

Rival

3 0 3 I

Disgrac e Go od fo rtun e

36 CARD FORTUNE TELLING — Clubs A faithful friend will work to bring about success for you .

— Diffic ulties Diamonds . caused by jealousy or spite .

r Note accompanying ca ds . — Spades Tre achery and serious delay .

i ti n at s ac . 2 . S f o — He arts Your W ish will be accomplished . Many favours await you . — Clubs Fidelity will surmount all difficultie s and give

o you j y. — Diamonds Y ou have difficultie s to overcome by reason f o much jealousy . — Spades Treachery will diminish your hopes of hap piness.

S uccess. 3 .

e s — u u H art Happy and favourable prospects s rro nd you .

— B of e e Clubs . y means fri nds you will gain your d sire and have success in your projects . — Diamonds Many difficultie s owing to jeal ousy and to distrust . Nevertheless you will succeed according your merits . — Spades Dece it and treachery . There is little hope of success herein .

H e . 4 . op — Hearts Y ou will gain your wish .

— Y ou u Clubs . have good chances of gaining yo r wish ,

e but you will hav to work hard towards it . — Diamonds Hopes lightly founde d or entirely vain will not meet with fulfilme nt . — hO e Spades A foolish pe inspires you . Be pr pared to see it destroyed root and branch .

R sk i . 5 . — Hearts You will enhance your fortunes by means of METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 37

e e unexpe cted gain . Whatev r you have at stake will yi ld you a good re sult . — Clubs You will be be ne fite d and put in the way of securing a be tte r condition than you now are in . You will succe ed fairly well .

— n - Diamonds Expect u looked for things . If you ask

e about mone y at stake you will ge t it . In oth r respects

the your surroundings are uncertain . Look at cards

e or touching this number . If H arts Clubs , good ; if

e e e fire Diamonds , mon y ; if Spad s , exp ct loss by , water ,

r - o other unlooked for e ve nt . — es r . Spad Very bad isks Unfortunate speculations ,

e . thefts , losses , and ev n bankruptcy D 6 . esire . — Hearts You will gain the obj ect of your most ardent b e e e . desire . Your wish s will fulfill d — Clubs With e ffort and by the assistance of others you will accomplish your wish . — Diamonds Othe rs are intereste d as we ll as you . There will b e contention and some risk of failure . — e . Spades . Alt r your wish All hope abandon ye who enter here . Your wish cannot b e grante d .

In ustice . 7 . j —An Hearts . injustice has been done you , but you will have full reparation and your rights will b e recognised .

s — e Club Employ an intermediate . You hav e very hope that your merits will b e re garde d . — Diamonds Make ove rture s in the shape of pre sents and gifts . Nothing stands in your way e xce pt a feeling of annoyance .

es — e e Spad Forg t your wrongs , and do not augm nt the m by affording fre sh opportunity for injustice to be e don to you . 38 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

In i u 8 . at gr t de . — He arts Y ou will be pleased to re ceive proof that those ho w have been ungrateful are anxious to make amends . - l f Clubs . Your friends wil make redress o all slights

ou r and ingratitude y have suffe ed . —D O . al Diamonds not be annoyed , j e ousy alone is at the root of the ingratitude you have receive d . — Spades Do to others as you woul d have them do to

. s o you Expect di app intment and treachery , but see ou that y do not Offend in this respect yourse lf .

A u . c in 9 q a tance . ts — Hear Your associations will be profitable to you . t ou Certain frie ndships will be of great advantage o y . s — f ou Club You have the be st o friends . See that y do not negle ct the m . — Diamonds Beware of being a cause Of j eal ousy and r st ife among your associates . — Spades Exercise the gre atest caution in selecting your

not are e . friends , but do be surprised if you betray d You may

to e w l . be of use oth rs , but i l get little from your associates L 1 0 . oss.

-B f f Hearts . e prepared or the loss o be nefactors and those Of good heart towards you . Clubs - Your affairs will receive a rude S hock by the loss of a friend . s — and for Diamond Guard your possessions interests , the re is danger of severe losses at hand . — e e . Spades . Dec it and treach ry surround you in business of Grief and trouble through losses await you . Beware

s . false inve tments , frauds , and thefts

I I . Hart. — Hearts Your affections will rece ive a hurt which will ou give y much pain . METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 39

—% l s ri ou e . Club . F endships wil give y sorrow and troubl

Expect the loss of a frie nd . — Diamonds Your interests and business affairs will

e . cause trouble . Spite is direct d against you

— Be Spades Much sorrow is at hand . prepared for

e r . grief , loss s , and treache y E 1 2 . state . — Hearts You are going forward towar ds succ ess from day to day . — Clubs . By means of work and good frie nds you will progre ss to your satisfaction and acquire weal th . — Diamonds With some worry and a good deal of opposi l tion you wi l have success . — Spades Your estate is falling away . Re double you. f a e f of e e forts and your c r , and be watch ul your int rests

e for some tim to come .

o . I 3 . j y — Hearts You will have cause for joy in the direction e u r wh re yo r affections a e place d . — Clubs Happiness will come to you thr ough your e fri nds and your efforts . — l Diamonds . You wi l be gladdened by overcoming an obstacle in face of opposition and j e alousy . s — Spade You will b e glad to have bee n of use to others . hful Fait service to a superior will bring its rewar d .

L e I4. ov . — Hearts You will have success and happiness in your love — Clubs You have a faithful lover who will advantage you in many ways .

s — al -e e n e Diamond Je ousy, the green y d mo st r , besets of n the path u certain devotion . — Spades Your affections will b e blighted ; but do not

i e i despair , you w ll conquer at last by patience and fid l ty. 40 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

Lack . 1 5 . s — You Heart will have success in life , and prosperity to ou is now coming y through legitimate means . s — B own e l l Club y your m ntal and mora efforts , as wel of ou as the help good friends , y will have more than enough to live honestly . — Diamonds There is danger o f your fortunes being ff e a ected seriously through j alousy and rivalry . — Spades Hate and deceitful dealing will destroy your chances of immediate success .

M ia e . 1 6 . arr g — u Hearts Y o will marry well . One whom you love will re ciprocate your affection . — Clubs Your friends will be the means of bringing

-as about your marriage . It will be a well sorted match . s — on Diamond Trouble , worry, and vexation follow o f marriage . If you are in quest a dowry rather than a t u wife you will ge it . The consequences yo must bear with resignation . — Spades Treachery and malice are the fruits ofmarriage how C in your case . Beware you hoose a partner . The of Nine Spades here means divorce , the Eight means separation .

P in . I7 . a — Hear ts Your troubles will soon pass away . Live in hope . — Clubs Effect a reconciliation with your friends as soon as possible . — Diamonds Y ou are troubled because of sharp words

e e . and angry fee lings . Dismiss them and liv in p ace

e —You of Spad s are the victim deceit and treachery . u ot Bide yo r time and do n take active measures yet . METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 41

iness Ha . I 8 . pp — He arts Your affe ctions are well place d and rec ipro

t e e . ca ed . Nothing hind rs your happin ss — Clubs With prudence and atte ntion you will touch the springs of happin ess . — Diamonds You seize pleasure with too desperate a

Y ou i e e e e hand . run great r sks and are liabl to xcit ang r and j e alousy .

— r Spades Your pleasure s will be of short du ation . Be careful they are not the cause of your undoing .

he t nce . I g. In ri a — He arts You have every re ason to expect a consider able inheritance . — e . Clubs . You may expect a legacy from a fri nd — Diamonds You will engage in strife and legal pro ceedings which will cost you more than you gain by le gacy . — Spades If you have any right to an inheritance the re is gre at dange r of your losing it by means Of deceit on the

e . e part of oth rs Look w ll ahead , and provide for con t n i i ge nc es .

Treacher . 20 . y — Hearts Rest assured that the evil directed against you by fal se frie nds and traitors will fall on them alone . — Clubs You will have time to thank your frie nds for a timely deliverance from plots directed against your we lfare . — Diamonds Time will efface the e ffe cts of tre acherous plots and spiteful actions . But you will b e ve ry much

r t upse t by discove ing he danger you are in .

es — e e Spad Scandal , loss of friends , and d ceitful d aling b are to e e xpecte d .

Rivals 2 I . . — s l . Heart You overcome all riva ry . The day is yours t f Make he most o it . 42 CARD FORTUNE TELLING — Clubs Your own merits and the good offices of friends l e e wi l s cur you a victory over your rivals . — Diamonds Thr ough some S pite and intrigue you may l hope for a decision in your favour . The ome ns are fick e . — Y hi Spades ou cannot hope for success in t s dire ction . r You rival s will s ecure all the favours you ex pect .

Gi ts 2 2 . f . — Hear ts Y ou wil l have gifts far exceeding your ex t ti pec a ons. — Clubs Gifts will b e made to you for your own sake .

Favours from friends . — Diamonds Be careful of be ing drawn away from the f path of honour by gifts o money and othe r induce ments . — f Spades Beware o any gifts made to you . Treachery and dece it are hidden unde r smile s and overture s of friendship .

L n 2 3 . ovi g . — He arts Y ou will be satisfied in the love bestowe d on

Y o u e o f you . have the aff ctions a person of good char acter . — Clubs You have one of good birth in whom to repose your affections . You will receive benefits from your t frie nds and c onfidan s.

— e e to Diamonds Be careful . Your lov r is susc ptible f n o e . j eal ous feeli gs . Beware strife among your fri nds — Spades You will have cause to re gre t having place d

T e vindic your affections in a certain quarter . h person is ie s a tive and deceitful . Your fr nd are hypocritic l and

s e fal e to a d gree . E levation . 24 .

e s — t H art You will rise far above your expec ations , and be come the obj ect ofregard and honour among worthy

people .

44 CARD FORTUN E TELLING — Diamonds Be careful lest you are thrown out of the

- t an he . frying p into fire Avoid strife . — Spades You are in great danger Oflosing your present Y position . ou have secret enemies to contend against . D h 2 8 . eat . — Hearts Thr ough a death you wil l gain something you do not expect . — . A l Clubs friend will benefit you by a egacy . — Diamonds You will soon hear o f the de ath of an e en my .

es — Spad Your worst enemy is near to death . Your t wors days are coming to an end .

Reward 29. . s — Y ou of Heart will gain the reward your labours , and your fidelity will be requited with abundant esteem . — Clubs You will rece ive the re ward of your work . By means o f your friends you will gain all for which you have striven . — Diamonds Your recompense will be diminished or retarded by j e alousy . — Spades You are in danger of losing by deceit that which is promised or expected . Di 0 . s race 3 g . — You Hearts . will soon forget whatever little disgrace you may incur . It will turn to your advantage . — A e of . Clubs . friend is in dang r disgrace You will resent it . It will pass away .

- Diamonds You will suffe r from cal umny and S pite .

Be careful your nam e is not brought into just reproach .

s — You e Spade have misplaced your confid nce , and in consequence will suffer loss of honour . You will be betrayed . METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 45

Good F ortune . 31 . — Hearts An unexpected stroke o f luck will render your condition a ve ry agreeable one . — Clubs You will re ceive a considerable increase in your

f e . fortune by th—e aid o friends and support rs Diamonds Jealousy and the ambition of false frie nds will be to your advantage . — Spades In case of pressing need you will re ceive the

e r e . r e e e assistanc of f i nds You will be in g eat dang r , v n al to the life , but you will be providenti ly protected .

W ealth 32 . . s — Heart You will make a brilliant fortune , quite equal to your highe st ambitions .

s — e e e Club Your work and int llig nce , aid d by the f e e e e n o e e e . servic s of fri nds , will s cur you a fortu e som xt nt

— eal u Diamonds . Persons of an avaricious and j ous nat re in whom you have place d confidence will make the ir

e e fortunes at your xpens , or will profit greatly from your own fortune . — Spades Your energie s and tal ents are doomed to e Be e i e the use nrich others only . therefor d scr et in of

u e yo r en rgies , and try to preserve your rights .

Indi en . er ce 33 fi .

s — b e e e Heart You will indiff rent to the futur of others , i e e f and w ll th r by lose some o the happiness of life . — Clubs Your indifference in the choice of frie nds will e oft n cause you grave anxieties . — Diamonds Othe rs will gather the fruits you neglect

through your indiffere nce to your own intere sts . — Spades Ne gle ct of duties and ge neral apathy will rie cause the loss of money, honour , f nds , and health .

. F av ur 34 o .

e - f . w O a H arts You ill have the favour we lthy persons , 46 CARD FORTUNE TELLING who l Y ou wil advance your interests very much . are e fortunat in gainin g affection and esteem . — Clubs By your sagacity and fide lity you will gain many frie nds and will receive many favours from them . — Diamonds Y ou will have diffi cul ty in obtaining any

al Y u l . very substanti favours . o have many riva s — Spades Y ou had better de pend upon your own labour s rui s of or no and the f t your work , for little preferment

l t ou wi l accrue o y .

Ambiti 35 . on . — Hearts Pursue your ambitions with steadfastness and l you wi l reap your reward . — Clubs You will accomplish your ambitions by me ans o f e s who s your fri nd , will take an intere t in your schemes and proj ects . — Diamonds The j e alousy of relatives and friends will cause many of your ambitions to fall short of attainment . — Spades You will suffer a seri ous disappointment in your chief ambition through the tr eachery and malice o f al rie s f se f nd and s ecret enemies . i 6 . S ckness 3 . — Hearts Your illness will be of short duration . It will be nothing . s — You il l Club have nothing to fear . Your lness wil

b e not dangerous . — Diamonds Sharp but short illness will prostrate you for a while . — u e e Spades Yo will n ot suffer alone . Your nemi s are

ffl e n of l also a ict d With sick ess . But beware a long tria and have patience .

— e ll Note Hearts show good fortune wherev r they fa , n and promise success . Clubs show assista ce from friends

- r fick el and well di ected personal effort . Diamonds are METHODS OF GREAT DIVINERS 47

S e . and how spite , envy , and j alousy Spades indicate

ur e r a e of e . fail , treache y , m lic , and lack initiativ Whe n good cards surround the number unde r con r the ul t sideration , it gives an augu y of best res s but if

e or e e are e Spad s Diamonds fall th r on , and surround d by

a r i e e and e . e e good c rds , it p om s s obstacl s d lay Wh n Spad s

al ere are u n e e f l th on , and s rrou d d by vil cards , such as

e e Jacks , Spades , and Diamonds , it port nds failur in that

r r pa ticul ar indicate d by the numbe . The foll owing numbers de se rve spe cial comment :

NO . e al w r e 5 qu ly sho s all isk by lott ry, cards , or other i fl and l games , rac ng , things burnt or ooded , specu ations all of sorts . 6 . e e e e No denotes all and ev ry object of desir , wh th r

e e e an t e t e mon y, lov , l gacy, or y hing not as y attain d and ’ on own f as the not depending one s e forts , do ambitions ,

No . 35 . ws l all ui . w di No 7 sho equal y the result of la s ts , adju ca t e e i e c . tions , the r comp nse of super ors , l . n al c as r a e r e No 9 i cludes asso iations , such ma ri g , pa tn r i e ds us e e e t . sh p , fri n , and b iness ngag m n s

6 the . 1 a b e e No . If consult nt married or und r age , e t th n he interpretation is capable of modification . 1 l l al . 2 . e a i e No This includ s k nds of riv int rests ,

whether in marriage , love , business , or competition .

CHAPTER III

A TEST TELLING OF THE CARDS

8 of l N the illustration (p . 4 ) an actua falling of the wi al l cards , it ll be noticed first of that the Two of

e i l is —hi t Hearts , r present ng the consu tant , reversed t s fac must be borne in mind while we interpret the c ards . r i c e Of the eight su round ng ards , three represent p ople , of - two these being men ; House number Twenty one , Two o f e r t fi s al r o f all where the H a s rests , signi e Riv y

in . a sorts , not only in love , but business It is good that l l Heart shou d fa l here , but the reversed position at once or e e c i also c firm suggests delay int rf ren e , wh ch is on ed elsewhere . Let us now consider the Suits of the eight c ards ; we find r F 0 0 1 who that we have three Hea ts , including the , has the power of changing everything unexpecte dly . As al in - r u this card f ls House Thirty one , showing Good Fo t ne , see al l wil un we again that l come right , but in some l hi S i . e are expected fash on Th re a so two Clubs , w ch how fl r and the in uence of f iends ; two Diamonds , only one r s 1 Spade . This is a ve y fortunate se ries as far as suit go

o f not one The Eight Spades is a very bad , and signifies ill- e e as al h alth in all probability, specially the person card is the only reversed card in the series . The combination o f the Ace of Diamonds in House

- o f on e Twenty two (Gifts) with the Ten Clubs , eith r side of e o f the personal card, sugg sts the unexpected receipt

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s f money . We mu t also note the presence o the Queen of s an d the of s i Club Seven Heart , wh ch strongly suggest

r r l favours th ough a woman , and in all p obabi ity the of House r r s r Jack Hearts , in Eleven , ep e ents a ival in the affections of the woman in question

s ri wi l an o f how Thi b ef sketch l give idea it is done , but the Divin er must cultivate the power by shuffling a i or and arr ng ng the cards , time after time , until he she can recognise the combin ations with some eas e . n o t a n We must , however , overlook the other indic ti g — cards for instanc e the Two o f Diamonds represe nts the

fi of as s con dant the enquirer , and in the present c e , thi

l s n — card fa l o House Eighteen which signifies Happiness . In the diagram it appears to be a long way from the Two of in a i Hearts , but re l ty it is only two places away from i al r of c r u of the v t g oup nine a ds , with the Q een Hearts e — s ifi or b tween thi is a good card , and sign es a generous ff a nsi n an d fi i a ectionate wom n , thus inte fyi g con rm ng the previous readin g . The Two o f Clubs is too far away to affect your Divina al arria tion , though it f ls in the M ge House , and is next

o f s —a r to the Eight Diamond j ou ney, probably the home f o the woman who is so vitally co ncerned in this matter . ’ Madame Le norman d s method o f Card Divination is an excellent one and is much favoured . It has the great of m o f in merit si plicity, and the use the four Twos as dicators avoids disturban ce of the Court card values . It is nece ssar y to point out that the full nine cards can only be obtained when the Two Of Hearts falls in one of the centre rows . Obviously if it falls in the top row, you n c s as can only use six car ds . I this ase I my elf sume that the bo ttom row has b een transplanted above the series , if an d in wa the ull . this y I secure f nine cards For instance , o of al n of the Tw Hearts had f len in House Four , i stead

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or f l r exertions e forts Clubs a so are favou able , but signify — friends and their efforts on o ur be half Diamonds are an d neutral in fortune signify delay, while Spades are r bad . In this case the proportion is five favou able cards against two neutral and only o ne bad car d . Again you will notice that there are two Heart Cour t din or i cards , inclu g the Ace Fool , which dom nates every

o ne thing else and is very powerful Club , two Diamonds , s but no Spade . SO in every way your reply can be sati You i factory . must remember that in add tion to the di Yes or al o f i di l rect No , the f l the cards may n cate partia u our own success only ; a fail re of efforts , but success

our l through friends partia success , and so on , dependent upon the fall o f the suits an d the proportion of Court cards included in the eight surr ounding cards . SOME ENGLISH METHODS OF TELLING

’ LTHOUGH Madame Len ormand s method is wide ul ar ar e as spread and pop , there many other f cinating

al . To e n ow ways for de ing the cards make a chang , we give a m e thod which can be followed with the ful l pack .

iffe ui a Of the d rent s ts , Clubs stand gener lly for hap i f ness o . p and rarely are bad omen Next come Hearts , i e n ifi S wh ch are not so deep in th ir sig cance and how j oy ,

l e . ib rality, good temper Diamonds denote delay , quarrels ,

hi ar e ul annoyances ; w le Spades the fatef suit , and signify grief , misfortune , illness , death . It is important to pick ui e ar i are up the cards q t haphaz d , as those wh ch reversed in the pack have quite a different significance . Such f c as . o ards the Ace , Ten , Nine , Eight , etc , Diamonds should have a small pe ncil mark to show the top .

fl e out the e s Shuf e the pack w ll , cards thr e time , and t lay them ou in rows of nine cards each . Select a King or Quee n to represent the pe rson who is consulting you Hearts represe nting blonde types Diamonds the ordinary

the e fair people ; Clubs brunettes , and Spad s the very

a e - of a d rk ones . Some w ll known users the c rds allow their consul tant to choose any King or Que en to represent s— is o f r themselve th , cou se , must be done before the

are . e can cards touched If pref rred , the pack be cut , an d the exposed card woul d indicate the suit to be used . u in Having dealt yo r cards the above way, look for the 54 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

a type c rd and count nine every way , reckoning the type d card as number one . The car s thus indicated will be of the prophetic ones . In the case a married woman , the King o f the same suit o f which she is the Queen l b e n would represent her husband , and shou d cou ted from l ’ fl in a simi ar way , as the marriage partner s in uence is l f f natura ly o great importance . In the case o a mar ried s l s own man , the rever e app ie , the Queen of his suit re presentin g his wife . The Jack of the type suit shows the thoughts of the

al S e person , and they so hould be count d from . The meaning to be attached to the various prophetic cards is as follows

The u u Cl b S it. A — f ce o i s . Peace mind , happ ness , a succe s card i — fl i man K ng The in uence in your l fe of a dark , upright , l faithfu and affectionate . — n A ru l i . Quee b nette , gent e and pleas ng — Jack The thought o f the King for the questioner .

e o f ar ou In the cas any Court c d , y should count nine in every direction from it for the prophetic cards for your guidance . — Ten Unexpec ted good . — Nine Disobedience to the wishes of friends . — Eight A warning agai nst specul ation . — o s ou l Seven . G od fortune and happine s if y are carefu in your dealings with someone of the opposite sex . — Six Business success . — Five . A prudent marriage . — Be ul ofC a u la or ofl . Four . caref h nges in yo r p ns mode ife — Three Indicates a second mar riage . — Two . A r one u s disappointment , but not a se ious , nles other prophetic cards are bad . Take notice of all the prophetic cards before makin g any conclusions from the m .

he e rt uit T H a S .

Ace — hi s u e d T s indicate yo r hom , and if Spade car s

e touch it quarrelling is foretold . If other Hearts are n xt to it they foretell friendships and true affection . If Dia s — s monds , money and di tant friends and if Club , feasting and merry making . — — A as . King fair man , good natured but r h — Queen . A fair woman . — Jack This covers the thoughts of the dearest person f o the one who consul ts the cards . — il t . b ad Ten . Refers o ch dren It also softens the tidings of the cards near it and increases the good . — e and . the Nin Money position Also , where cards ul or are cons ted about one single question wish , the Nine of k e Hearts is the y card upon which all depends . — t eas u e . Eigh Pl r , companions

- Seven . A fal se frie nd . —A Six . generous person . e — Fiv Troubles caused by jealousy . —A . ou . Four person near y , not easily convinced — Three Sorrow caused by your own indiscretion . T o — l w c e . Su cess , but it wi l ne d care

he Di m n ui T a o d S t.

Ac — e e You e A l tt r . must look at the surrounding ul cards to judge the res t . — r r King and Queen . A fai man o woman . k — Jac Thoughts as before . — Ten . Money . - Nine Travel . t — A a Eigh l te marriage . — . a ru ur d . Seven Unple sant mo s , scan al CARD FORTUNE TELLING — Six Early marriage and possible widowhood . — Five Unexpe cted news . — UL . FO Trouble through friends , a secret betrayed — Three Quarrels and legal troubles . — Two . An a s of ri . engagement , but gainst the wi hes f ends

ade uit The Sp S . — Ace Great Misfortune . Death when the card is reversed . — u . D e . King , Q een and Jack ark p ople and their thoughts — Ten Grief and trouble . — i e u o u l . N n Sickness and misfort ne , a m st n ucky card — Eight A warning to be car eful . — n o f . Seve Loss a friend , much trouble — S ix Money through hard work . — Five A bad temper that causes trouble . — Four . Sickness . — T e A . hre — j ourney A . Two . removal

Be careful to notice if two or more cards of the same value come together . — Two Aces Trickery . — Three Aces Good news . — Four Aces Danger and failure . — Two Kin gs A business partnership or the j oining with a friend in some enterprise . — r s i al ul . Th ee King Important bus ness , gener ly successf — s e . Four King R wards , dignities , public honours — ri Two Queens A meeting with a f end . — Thr ee Queens Visits . — Four Queens An entertainment of some sort . — Two Jacks Evil intentions . — Thr ee Jacks False friends . — s r ri i . Four Jack A noisy pa ty, d nk ng SOME ENGLISH METHODS OF TELLING 57

— f Two Tens Change o profession or business . — Three Tens . Indiscreet conduct . — Four Tens Great and cert ain success . — A . Two Nines . small gain — Three Nines . Good health and fortune . — r Four Nines A great surp ise . — Two Eights A brief love dr eam . — i r Of rr . Th ee Eights . Contemplation ma age — Four Eights A short j ourney . — Two Sevens . Indiscretion . — f Three Sevens Sickness and failure o strength . — r or . Four Sevens . Trouble f om servants employees

of e b e Should any th se cards reversed , it greatly lessens

e — ul as the str ngth of the combination thus , it wo d incre e

fl ul e one an evil in uence , but wo d l ssen or destroy a good , and merely show that such a happy possibility had been lost . We stated that the cards carrying most meaning were di hi the ninth cards in every rection , and we will make t s

e quit clear by an illustration . Let us suppose that the fifty-two cards are arranged in rows of nine as follows

1 0 C 85 QH 7H 48 3C 2 8

A FIFTY - TW O C ARD METHOD

If the King of Hearts represents the person who con sults S i the cards , we hall find this key card in the th rd 58 CARD FORTUN E TELLING row K n ; it is indicated as H . We ca now count nine to n i the right , reckoni g the key card as one . Our th rd card ,

fi row r however , nishes the , so we have fou routes open

I u a e to us ( ) to t rn upw rds and k ep to the outer cards , in which case the ninth car d woul d be the Ace of Hearts n to an d which we k ow represent the home , as no Spade al l 2 card adjoins it , should go well . ( ) We can turn down e a wards and k ep to the outer c rds , in which case we o f i l i reach the Seven Hearts , ind cating a fa se fr end , and n a touchi g this card are a fair woman , a w rning against ar of speculation , unpleasant rumours , a success c d (Ace

l — e of Clubs) , an i lness the pres nce of the Ace Clubs j ust r Of a can saving us from a ve y ugly series dis sters . (3) We ar n al row turn upw ds , and conti ue ong the second , in which

as S ix of eart i c e we reach the H s , a generous person , wh ch u d ar i o f ar is surro nde by a brunette woman , a w n ng c e in o f t changing plans , a note success if care is aken , a and s dark man , a letter , a fair man , unexpected new othe r people are far too much mixe d up in the life and o f r plans the enquirer and great care is necessa y . (4) We can turn downwards and proceed al ong the fourth row s a Six of s c hi and thu re ch the Clubs , busine s su cess , w ch

e u asa ru i is surround d by nple nt mours , warn ng against e ul a ia n n ain c n of sp c ation , a late m rr ge , a war i g ag st ha ge l u e m u c te w ali p ans , a br n tte wo an , nexpe d ne s , a fat ty, — an d a success card (Ace o f Clubs) a most unpleasant u sa i r Ace of mixt re , j ust ved from d saste by the Clubs a s l i of a s r n The key c rd it e f , the K ng He rt , is su rou ded ai a r mar by a dark man , a f r wom n , a j ourney, a p udent ria e a i me g , a slight dis ppo nt nt , temper , trouble with s of e —so s as friends , the thought someon it seem re onable to as rr li sume that a ma iage , rather late in fe , probably with a woman as fair as or fairer than himself (the Queens of am Hearts , Clubs , and Diamonds are all ong the cards

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lu S ui C b t.

2 6 8 . Right Count , 4, 5 , , , J , Q , K , A

n 8 1 0 . Left Cou t 4 , 7, , U 2 . p Count , 4 , 5 , 7 , J

u 8 1 0 . Down Co nt 3 , , 9 , , J , A

Di m nd u it a o S . 8 : . Right Count 4 , 5 , 7, , Q , K , A

2 6 8 1 0 . Left Count , 3 , , , U 2 6 . p Count , 3 , 4 , , A n 1 0 Dow Count 4 , 7 , 9 , , J , Q .

S ade u it p S .

: . Right Count 3 , 4, 5 , K , A

8 . Left Count 7, , 9, Q , K

6 1 0 . Up Count 5 , , 7 , , K

n 2 6 8 1 0 . Dow Count , 4, 5 , , , 9 , , Q The cards surrounding the Heart King are included in

the right count in the above Table . It will be noticed that by following this full method o f using the cards that four key cards ar e reached twice over- they obviously

. o f are the most important They are the Three Diamonds ,

of showing quarrels and legal troubles the Nine Hearts , showing mone y and position ; the Seven o f Hearts re prese nting a fal se friend and the Ten o fSpades indicating i grief and trouble . This confirms our previous read ng w diflicul t that the enquirer ill have much trouble and y,

but will eventually win his way through . In the above Table it will also b e noticed that certain — cards appe ar once only they are o f little importance to

ear the enquirer . Those that app twice are seldom worth a are considering , but the re lly important those that appear — or n r of . three four times the latter bei g ve y rare , course

There are seven cards , however , that appear three times in the present expe riment and we quote them in full . lu uit C b S . — B . Four . e careful of changes in plans t — A e ul Eigh warning against sp c ation .

D m u i ia ond S t.

— hr — hi c Four . Trouble t ough friends t s ard also appears next the Heart King .

u Spade S it. — — Five Te mper and quarrelling this al so touches the ’ enquire r s personal card . — r King Obviously the dangerous f iend .

In this way also we get a startling confir mation of our

i e prediction , wh ch is taken from actual experi nce and has proved correct . The method of Car d Divination that we have j ust — described is known as the English no t because it origi nated e i u a over her , but to d sting ish it from the m ny continental me thods where only thirty- two cards are ll use d . We wi now give some English methods based on of ir - two the Piquet pack , th ty cards , as used on the

Continent . The thirty- two cards are those used for an ordinary — Piquet game you throw out all the lower val ue cards

. t e from Two to Six , both inclusive The cards , her fore , run from the Seve n to the Ace . The me anings of the

e e the i cards n cessarily vary from thos of Engl sh method ,

e e r . and we th r fo e give them in full The Kings , Queens ,

e e e and Jacks , r pr sent p ople and thoughts as in the English method . 62 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

he Clu b u it T S .

Ace — o i . Money , go d news , happ ness If reversed , it f is o short duration . Ten — al s . Fortune , soci succe s , luxury If reversed , a sea voyage . — i e ai . fli . N n Unexpected g n If reversed , a tri ng present t — ’ A fe . un Eigh dark person s a f ctions If reversed , happiness will resul t from it . — f . A al o . Seven sm l sum money If reversed , money troubles .

he H u it T eart S .

- . A e as . Ace lett r , ple ant news If reversed , a visit from a friend . — . dis s . Ten Happiness and succe s If reversed , a appointment. e — a Nin This is the wish c rd , and if it turns up near

’

i own ur a . the enqu rer s Co t c rd , the wish will be granted e o If revers d, s me passing anxiety in connection with the wish . — ’ f t A f . indi Eigh fair person s a fections If reversed , f ference in place o love . — n ea an ll . Seve Pl s t thoughts , tranqui ity If reversed , weariness.

h D u T e iamond S it. — . A . . Ace letter If reversed , bad news — r f ill . o C o . Ten Journey hange abode If reversed , it w t n o be fortunate . — n . An n . . Ni e oyance , delay If reversed , a quarrel — t o n . r n . Eigh L ve maki g If reve sed , u successful — . r n as s . . Seven Mocke y, u ple ant new If reversed , scandal

he ade S u it T Sp . — f Ac e as o al . Ple ure an emotion nature If reversed , f o . grief , news a death SOME ENGLISH METHODS OF TELLING 63 — . ri . e Ten Tears , sometimes a p son If rev rsed , a brief

afliic tion .

— f r e i o ea o . e Nin Tid ngs a d th failure If rev rsed , loss of a near relation . — t ar i of . r Eigh W n ng illness If reversed , a mar iage broken off. — . a . r Seven Slight nnoyances If reve sed , folly on the ’ u enq irer s part .

two or a s of If more c rd a value come together , they shoul d be judged by the Table given for that purpose l e . under the Eng ish method , as it is universally employ d A number of smal l Spade cards together S how a certain of i e financial loss . The Queen Spades ind cat s the death of s or wi s a eu hu band fe , unle s it is the type c rd of the ir r u e who . q , would have to be a very dark woman e n ral r s f Sp aki g gene ly, the Hea t card govern the a fairs f o an d ff of ui . the home , therefore the love a airs the enq rer Diamonds govern financial and business matters Clubs are a s i are i the lucky c rd ; wh le Spades the ev l ones , govern in - l e fin a l . g ill he th , d ath , ancia loss and ruin They also represent illicit love affairs . These general meanings S hould be borne in mind when looking at the type card that represents the enquirer one suit or the other is sure to be in as c e ndancy near the a type c rd. e o f r S of If a numb r Court ca ds run together , it is a ign

a or o f al l . much social hospit lity visiting , gaiety kinds Two red Tens coming toge ther forete ll a we dding ; two red Eights new clothes . A Court card coming between

ar o f e two c ds similar denomination (such as two T ns ,

e e . the e two S v ns , etc ) shows that person r presented by the Court card will be involved in legal trouble . The cards should be cut with the left hand for Divina 64 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

u r tion p rposes , and a round table is always prefe red ; it % is general ly believed that the car ds do n ot tell so truly when the enquirer spreads them on his own account —in such a case , it is usual to ask some friend to act as ’ intermediary and make the enquiries on the performer s behalf

DEALI N G THE CARDS B Y THREES

The pack of thirty-two cards is shuffl e d by the enquirer

e and cut with the left hand into thr e heaps . The Diviner s takes the centre heap first , place the last heap upon it , and the first cut heap on top o f all ; then turnin g the pack

al off ar l . face upwards , he de s three c ds on y If these or o f i s l contain two more a suit , the h ghe t in va ue is

n on . withdraw and placed , face upwards , the table The others ar e thrown face downwar ds to form a fresh heap .

are all of al If the three cards the same v ue , such as

e . all to thr e Kings , three Eights , etc , they are be added ou to those face upwards o n the table . When y have gone ou i all a through the pack in this way, y beg n over ag in , fi or e ar till either thirteen , fteen , sev nteen c ds are face upwards before you . The card representing the enquirer al so must ways be among these , if you reach twelve , or fourteen , sixteen without the type card , you must at once pick it from the pack and add it to the end Of the

s u u e . row , thus completing the nece sary neven n mb r The row must always be buil t from left to right . If the Wish

ar o f a a s c d , the Nine He rts , is mong the e , it is considered — a very fortunate sign the ne arer it falls to the type card the greater the chances o f prosperity and good fortune . One card from each end Of the row is now to be taken and placed together on the table and their meaning read SOME ENGLISH METHODS OF TELLING 65

e e m the togeth r , b aring in ind that the card from right is al ways the more powerful . Suppose we take the Eight of Spades from the right and the Seve n of Clubs from the

e find l ft , we that a slight illness or accident will result th in the receiving of a smal l sum of money . On e other hand , if the Seven of Clubs comes from the right and the

the b e Eight of Spades from the left , meaning will quite — different that the rece ipt of a small sum of mone y will

r e result in a slight illness o accid nt . are ai off In this way all the cards but one p red , leaving the e e e a Surpris card alon , and the r ading of this c rd will affe ct everyt hing else . e Ther is another way of working this arrangement ,

The which is only slightly differe nt . pack having been

fl e e e shuf d and cut into thr e heaps , the p rformer takes up

e i . e . the centre heap and remov s the bottom card , the card that is face uppermost . This is placed on the table as the first card of the required row for de termining the decree s of Fate . The last cut heap is then similarly dealt

e with , the bottom card being plac d second in the row on o f and the remainder placed top the centre heap , as i i r . a r in the fi st method So ag n w th the fi st cut heap ,

o f originally on top the pack .

The e cards are now d alt in threes as before , but the

e o f e o f high st each three is chosen quite irrespectiv suit .

e ou e of For instanc , should y turn up the Sev n Hearts ,

Ac e o f the Clubs , and the Jack of Hearts , the Ace would b e chosen in this system , whereas the Jack would have

e the e b en selected under original m thod . If three cards of equal val ue o r three cards al l o f the same suit should

e appear , all three are add d to the row , the card face

e e e r . upp rmost b ing add d fi st , and so on Go on in this way till there are only two cards left in of w your hand , ignoring course all those thro n away as 66 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

useless . In the first method the rejected cards are used in order to complete the necessary odd number for the

Divination , but that is never done under the present al l system . Under the origin plan , it wi l often happen

h ar al l diffe e that the t ree c ds are of r nt suits , and must

r the efore all be discarded . That is not the case by the

e e h pr s nt simpler method , as the ighest card is chosen each time irrespective of suit . Also you be gin with three iff a d . c r s , which makes a further d erence

- Thus it happens that out of thirty two cards , you are

at least e r bound to have tw lve ca ds in your row , and if you have turn e d up three of a suit o r thr ee o f a value

e wi c e . at any time , the numb r ll be in reas d Retain the last two cards in your hand and coun t the s cards , face upwards , in your my tic row to see if you

Odd . ar have an number If so , disc d the two cards left

e e r ov r , and proceed as b fore to give you Divination by picking up the outside card from e ach end .

e m is If , how ver , the nu ber of your row even , see if the type card (re pres e nting the enquirer) is among them di an d to the if not , pick it from the scards add it extreme f o ur . al right yo row If the type card is ready there , see if the Wish card (Nin e o f Hearts) is al so present ; if f ou the ri . o not , y add it to the end at ght If both these ’ are in the row before you , look for the enquirer s Thought f i i. e . o as th e card , the Jack the same su t type card that repre sents the enquirer .

of row e If all three these cards are in the , th n add the higher of the two cards remaining in your hand— but

e C e of if , by any perv rse hanc , they are both the same

e value , th n the Fates are not propitious , and the enquirer on row mu st must come again some other day, as the

of Odd of consist an number cards .

68 CARD FORTUN E TELLING day of the month and upon an odd day of the week

Sunday being the first day in this reckoning . This can generally be decided by counting the letters in the full

Christian and surnames . Thus the name THOMAS ATKINS contains twe lve letters and therefore an even numbered

b e day would more propitious for consulting the cards .

row of e e Assuming the tw lve cards has b en completed , they are paire d off as in a pre vious experiment by taking o ne of row the - card from either end the , right hand card or f being the active controlling card o the pair . In the o dd of former experiment , we worked with an number ul on odd cards , and that method sho d be used numbered fi of d ays for the bene t people with odd numbe red names . When working with twelve cards under the present m e no of ethod , ther is centre card left , course ; but the face -down heap of three cards takes its place and Is called the Surprise . Its reading always refers to something u nexpe cted by the enquirer . It will be see n that these three methods are all built — o n the same general principle a row o f o dd or even

o f o f row number and the comparison the end cards the , i right w th left , together with a strong Surprise at the f o l . finish . All three methods have the advantage simp icity SOME ARTISTIC STARS

- MONG French card tellers , it is usual to abandon the simple methods used by English tellers when arranging the cards ; instead they use fanciful figures

f e e ul . e r o known as Stars We will giv th ee th s , with f l details of their building and reading . One of the most general methods of laying- out the

f - s al e o a . card is c l d the Grand Star , which we give diagram — For this purpose all the thirty two cards of the fortune

e i — e h e e t ll ng pack are used the D uces , T r s , Fours , Fives , and Sixes are discarded . r A card to represent the enquirer o consultant is selected .

of e e If he is a fair man , the King H arts is chos n as the card to represent the enquirer . This card is calle d the

i r r - si n fic ato . o g If a very fair man a white haired man , t s nific ator of he card for ig is the King Diamonds . These

are e two suits us d also for very fair and fair women , the r Quee n be ing the significato . Clubs and Spades re present respectively consul tants

e i . who are betwe n dark and fa r , and very dark persons

r Kings and Queens a e use d for the two se xe s . If the e b e e nquirer a widow r or widow, Spades is the suit for r the significato . h The diagram Should now be consulted , in order t at

e - the correct mod of laying out the cards can be seen . First of all the significator is place d on the S pace numbered

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I n , and the other cards , in the man er now to be described ,

t e placed in proper order upon h ir correct positions .

e shufliin r the r Aft r g , fi st by ope ator , and then by the s ul consultant , the cards ho d be cut with the left hand by the consul tant . fir out e e ten a al When the st has b n made c rds are de t ,

TH E GRA N D S TAR and the eleve nth is t aken as the first o f the lay- out and Al l placed on the space numbe red 2 in the diagram . the

ar hi al l ar e a as remaining c ds , t rty in , now tre ted a pack , l an cut again by the consu t t , and the top card is placed on space No . 3 . ai r a as Ag n the cards are t e ted a pack , again cut , and the SOME ARTISTIC STARS 7:

e e bottom card of the cut placed on No . 4 . This is rep at d

ar al e e the constantly, taking a c d t rnat ly from top of the

al of the bottom h f the cut pack , and from bottom of the

u sufli cien t e top half of the pack , ntil cards have b en with

drawn to make up the completed Grand Star .

c i the re - the When , after utt ng , pack is made , top part ,

hi S l b e th e w ch has been cut , hou d placed at bottom of the

pack to make it re ady for the next cut .

e the are e For r ading fortune the cards tak n in pairs ,

e i wi th e e a b ginn ng th outsid row of p irs , moving from left

to a C o e 1 I6 2 1 right , contr ry l ckwis , thus , 4 and ; and

e i e e 1 5 an d 20 and 1 8 . The inn r c rcle is n xt tak n

ai e r in p rs , moving in the opposite dir ction , from ight to

’

as . 1 0 6 1 2 left , a clock s hands go Thus , and , and 9

I I The e are e and 7 ; I 3 and 8 . four c ntre cards r ad in an d 2 d 2 2 pairs , thus , 4 5 and 3 and the last car , , is e vi all All are e o f e tak n indi du y . the cards r ad , cours , in special re lation to the position e ach bears to the sig ifi t r n c a o .

e erall ifi G n y , the mod cations arising from position are as follows : car ds that are dire ctly above the signific ator li f show the possibi ties O success and achie ve ment . Those i i d rectly below denote that which has transp red . To the right of the S ignificator the cards de note that to which

e n e hi m fulfil the quir r is approac ng , his wishes co ing to me nt . Those to the left mark obstacles and opposition to be feared .

di s are In ad tion to the e direct positions , there those and e e r e that are right l ft abov , and ight and l ft below ,

e e e e e wh n r gard d obliquely . Thos to the right abov

S l S e ul S n e hi ac hou d how h lpf ig s , to the right b low t ngs e i th complish d towards the des res of e enquire r . To the left above there will appear the obstacles that may arise out di to the e of past con tions to thwart the desires , and l ft 72 CARD FORTUNE TELLING below those that have already made themselves apparent in the past . i When read ng for the Grand Star , some general indica tions may be gained from groups . Thus , if three or four

or e Kings , Queens , Jacks , Aces are shown , thes will give a general idea that must be taken into consideration in di rea ng the pairs .

o f As an example a Grand Star reading , Foli gives the “ following : The consultant is represented by the King of e - - Hearts , a fair op n handed , good natured man , and the pairs come out as follows : Queen of Diamonds and King o f Spades ( I 4 and I 6) Jack of Hearts and Ace of Diamonds (2 1 and Nine of Clubs (reve rsed) and Queen o f Clubs ( 1 5 and 1 7) Jack o f Spades and Eight of Diamonds (reversed) (20 and I 8) Ace of Spades and Queen o f Spades (6 and 1 0 ) Jack of Diamonds and King of Clubs (9 and 1 2) f Queen o Hearts and Eight ofClubs (8 and I 3) . Nine of Diamonds (reversed) and Jack of Clubs (7 an d 1 1 ) Ace of Hearts and Ten o f Spades (4 and 2) Nine of Spades and Ten o f Hearts (5 and the Ace of Clubs is 2 2 . Here the consultant is connected with ( 1 4) the Queen o f fl Diamonds , a fair woman with a tendency to irtation 1 6 she is amusing herself with ( ) a very dark man , probably o f too u ul a lawyer , ambitious and not scr p ous character , r who does not wish well to the enqui er .

e a o f e The n xt p ir shows the Jack Hearts , repres nting

or of one Cupid , the thoughts the concerned , linked with i im 1 of n . ( 9) Ace Diamonds , a weddi g ring While th s portant item is occupying his thoughts he gives a small

e e of e 1 o f pr sent , the Nin Clubs , rev rsed , to ( 7) Queen of Clubs , a charming dark lady, who is the real object his affections . SOME ARTISTIC STARS 73

of 20 u al or the The Jack Spades ( ) fig ring a leg agent , ’ l e 1 8 wi y lawyer s thoughts , mak s mischief , and ( ) Eight ’ of Diamonds (re versed) causes the enquirer s love -making

e o f m ai to be unsuccessful . (6) Ac Spades warns hi ag nst

e e al fals friends who will frustrat his matrimoni projects ,

1 0 on e of e of a and in we find th m , the Queen Spades , m e hi . widow , with possible d signs upon herself The Jack of Diamonds (reversed) (9) shows the mis ’ chief maker trying to bree d strife with the enquirer s e 1 2 i 8 trusty fri nd ( ) K ng of Clubs , and ( ) Queen of Hearts ,

e e 1 of a fair , lovabl woman poss ssing ( 3) Eight Clubs , a ’ e of e dark person s affe ctions . (7) Nin Diamonds (rev rsed) tells of a love quarre l owing to ( 1 1 ) Jack of Clubs (re verse d) a harmless flirt . The w of enquirer ill get (4) the Ace Hearts , a love e 2 l tter , but his happiness will be succeeded by ( ) Ten of Spades , a card of bad import . (5) The Nine of Spades , f e o e . t lls of grief or sickness , possibly news a d ath But

e the e (3) Ten of Hearts , count racts vil and promises

e e i e e happin ss to the nqu r r , who shall triumph ov r the obstacles in his path and find (22) j oy in love in life . It will be se e n here that cards of evil import are made o f little avail by their association with those Of better omen , and the general indication from the groups is here quite fai r . — Another method , known as the Simple Star see dia — o gram is with fifteen cards in all . T tell the fortune i si nificator r of on in th s method , place the g fi st all the ce ntre po sition marked C (consultant) ffl the i le t Shu e cards as previously d rected , and the

e consultant cut the pack into thr e . The cards thus cut are to b e turned up and used as the basis for the drawing for the Star . From the ce ntre portion of the pack take

e the first card thus expos d and place it upon 1 . From 74 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

- of the left hand portion the pack take the top card for 2 .

- From the right hand portion of the pack the card for 3 .

r The fou th card is taken from the centre portion , and so o n until twelve have be e n drawn .

TH E S I M P LE STA R

To i e t determine the th rt en h and fourteenth cards , re

a le t ul t ffl make the p ck , and the cons ant shu e and cut Then tak e the top card o f the bo ttom half for the thir t nth the car o f to e e , and bottom d the p half for the fourte enth These shoul d be place d directly upon the

si nific ator as in the a . g , shown di gram e two ar ar e r at Thes c ds very impo tant indic ions , and

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—out of In an ordinary lay , if the King Clubs , represent

r o f ing the consultant , were to appea between the Ace of a u Diamonds and a Ten He rts , the omen is partic larly fortunate . It would indicate that the enquirer is on the eve of a very happy marriage . On the contrary , should the cards on eithe r side be the Nine of Spades and the

On i nifi ( S g cator. )

TH E T H I RTEEN CARD S TAR f Ace o Spades reversed , very evil results may be looked

i a o f f r . u or o The enq rer is in d nger death , at least of serious sickn ess . S Here is another interesting tar , using thirteen cards for those who believe in the fatal istic powers ofthe number

Thirteen , this method should be adopted . ffl si nificator e . Place g , face upwards , on the tabl Shu e the remaining thirty-one cards ; cut in three ; always a of take p rticular notice the cards exposed at each cut , SOME ARTISTIC STARS 77

e on or e and watch if, in the deal , th y come n ar the

f . fi t t i. o si ni ca or or he e a e . g Hous c rd , , the Ace Hearts

ou t are ar e If the cards good c ds , it is a lucky om n ; if

e u bad cards , th re is no doubt that the misfort ne cannot be avoided .

e Having noted the cards expos d by the cuts , replace e the heaps in the original order before you continue . Plac

A TEST READ ING two e of si nific ator at the h ad the g , two at the feet , two

e one one on the right , two on the l ft , in each corner , and o n si nific ator i the g , mak ng in all thirteen cards , in order as S hown in diagram . of out i If the Nine Hearts comes in the th rteen , it augurs good luck for the consulter and success to his wishes . Those cards which crown the signific ator predict the

e r r e t the n a futu e ; those at the fe t , the past ; those o

e l ft , obstacles ; those to the right , the distant future ;

the t he top corners , present details ; those at the feet , 78 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

ai of S i nificator past det ls ; the card on the top the g , the

. on of consolation In the example page 77, the Queen

rri b e i u e Diamonds (ma ed) is supposed to the nq ir r . i o f Crown ng the Queen Diamonds is Eight of Spades , and on that the King ofDiamonds this predicts a quarre l with her husband . On her left the Seven of Diamonds and the Ten o f Spades ; she has bee n troubled with the illness o f her child . At her feet the Nin e o f Diamonds and the Knave of Spades the physician has been cal led

t e o f e in . On he right the T n H arts and Te n o f Clubs ;

a r o f a ch nge into the count y , and recovery her child . On the Queen the Nine Of He arts ; her troubles are of

ur short d ation. The above method is most useful to as certain particulars f o s s or . lw any bu ine s , even of persons not present A ays put the car d representing the subj e ct on which you want

r a info m tion in the centre , and place the cards round it as al r eady illustrated . If information is required

e i o f us conc rn ng the house , the Ace Hearts m t be taken

s si n ificator . from the pack, and u ed as a g Business is re presented by the Ace of Spades ; a j ourne y by the

hi o f Ten of Clubs ; a c ld , or animal , by the Seven Dia

e r or s A monds l tte s bu iness papers by the ce of Clubs .

THE STAR OF FIFTEEN

Take the pack o f thirty-two car ds and select the type f i o . card , plac ng it face upwards in the centre the table The enquirer mus t now well shuflie the pack and cut it once only with the left hand . Take the pack and S pread out - s e it fan wi e and let the enquirer choose fift en cards , one one one one d by , placing them by , and face downwar s , a a in a heap by themselves . Disc rd the remaining c rds fi and pick up the chosen fteen , holding them face upwards . SOME ARTISTIC STARS 79

Place the fir st car d to the left of the type cardirepresent ing the enquirer the second car d to the right the

i the u l s th rd card goes above , and fo rth be ow , thu forming

5 10 ancl 1 a . 5 re p lac e d

‘ upon the ce n tre card o/ zfze Stan

TH E STAR O F FI FTEEN

e the a simpl cross . The fifth car d is now placed upon t e yp card itself .

Re i five in peat th s process with more cards , thus — cr e asing the size Oi your cross and again with the final five on cards . The type card will now have three car ds 80 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

o f each the four sides while the fifth , tenth , and fifteenth a c rds will have been placed upon the type card itself , covering it . Now take each set Of three cards by itself and read their meaning according to the table , being specially care ful to watch for re versed cards as well as for pairs r an d triple ts . Also carefully note if two o more of the

h Of on e t ree cards are any suit , as that greatly affects the result . The set of three cards on the left should be read first o f as e the as of eu all , they repres nt immediate p t the q uirer ; the n the set of three o n the right which govern the immediate future .

After these , if it is wished , you can read the three

a of e c rds the upper set , which show the more r mote past and e which , consequently , are somewhat aff cted by your

of - on e ar reading the left hand set . Bal ancing set c efully

e against the oth r , you should easily be able to decide if — things are improving for your enquirer o r if they are drifting for the reverse .

o f hi Now consider the bottom set three cards , w ch

e i refer to the more r mote future , and , after read ng their

e meaning , noting rev rses , pairs , triplets , and suits as before , you must balance these against the right - hand set and thus

e . determine which way the futur will tend Suppose , for i al instance , that apart from the r individu meanings , there — are two Spades in the right hand set and either one or

e se t e no Spad in the bottom , then the enquir r may certainly look forward cheerful ly to a less e ning of any difficulties that may be facing him at the moment .

e of e e ar The c ntral set thr e , cov ring the type c d , give your answer to any special wish or question of the en ’ — q uirer S the y do not apply to the past or future and therefore need not b e read as regards their individual SOME ARTISTIC STARS 81

s meanings . Go by the uit colours , making any necessary allowance for the presence of two or three cards of the same value . We will conclude these continental methods by giving

’ il o f e Monsieur Ette a s fascinating Temple Fortun , a very

TEM P LE FORT UN E%

. hi e the wonderful system For t s m thod , values and me anings of the car ds are the same as for Madame Lenor ’

e e e . mand s syst m , as giv n in Chapt r II

The e o f if T mple Fortune is fairly e asy to lay out . All ’ the hi - e Ette l a s t rty two cards are us d for i method . They

ffle the are shu d finally and cut by consultant , and laid out the r e in o d r S hown in diagram . It will be seen that some of the ear liest cards to be 82 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

fir e dealt , the st six , with numb rs thirteen to sixteen , are those which in dicate the past the next six with numbers twenty- two to twenty-five indicate the future ; and the al n r last cards to be de t , with those adj oi ing them , i e present the present .

s . r A further division is sugge ted The th ee inner rows , —five numbers thirteen to twenty , indicate and refer more o f l particularly to the inner life the consultant , whi st

fi his the outer cards represent more spe ci cally material , or l worldly, externa affairs .

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i After this the cards should be read singly, by the r i f r to o row . several meanings , from ght left the e When all these have b en thrown aside , the centre i s m heap , represent ng the Pre ent , is similarly exa ined and then the Future . i u un F nally, the S rprise is consulted to see what expe cted event is going to influence the life and fortunes of the enquirer .

THE FOU R ACES

This is a very simple method for determining a single

r hirt - ar fl question o wish . The t y two c ds are well shuf ed — l of rt s by the enquirer the Diviner then dea s f thi een card , to and a a face upwards , on the table , makes a c reful se rch

. c for the four Aces If any are found , pla e them , face up , f . o i by themselves The remainder the pack , includ ng i —shuffl ed what are left of the th rteen , are then re as before , and the Divin e r again deal s out thirteen cards and searches for further Aces . l hi al . This can be done for a t rd time , but that is The

ar u for e lier the fo r Aces appear , the better it will be the — ii in fi a l r enquirer the rst deal , it is exception l y fo tunate ai — l if in the second , it is cert nly very good luck as a ru e , they ar e not completed till the third attempt has been made . ar al ul Those that appe in each de sho d be kept separate , as it is very important to notice the order in which the ar i w l S of suits appe . Th s i l clearly how the amount effort needed be fore the wish or question is satisfactorily ah swered —for fi of instance , if the Spade Ace appears rst all us b e , the enquirer m t prepared to face trouble and diffi l l all u cu ty, even shou d four Aces appear in the co rse of the first deal . i ul to l Th s is a very usef method know , as severa ques SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TELLINGS 85

al r tions can be de t with in a ve y short time , and there is f no need to remember any list o meanings . It is as well to l to are imit the questions three , however , as the cards

so l or . never re iable when overworked , tired Another S imple method for answering a single question

- is worked with the full pack of fifty two cards . First n or remove the type card representi g the enquirer , King

ft - Qu een as it happens to be . Then have the fi y one cards l wel shuffled and cut into three heaps of any size . They — shoul d be out towards the right by the left hand the i r e enqu rer makes the fi st cut , placing the upp r portion of the pack on the right and then cuts this latter heap into two . The Diviner takes the centre heap (original ly the middl e of a a to the p ck) face down in his h nd , adds it the right of al hand heap (originally the top the pack) , and fin ly

- f the left hand heap goes on top o al l . Now make a circle of —two n on — i forty cards , face dow , the table inside th s f make a triangle o the remaining nine cards . ui now fi The enq rer must turn over any fteen cards ,

n . replaci g them , face upwards , in the original positions i in When th s is done , read them accord g to the number of each suit expo sed .

THE SEVEN ANSW ERS

- ffl The thirty two cards are to be shu ed and cut once ,

al a ui e ul as usu with the left h nd , and the enq r r sho d wish u once d ring this process . are al out one one to Then the cards de t , by , so as form seven heaps— six of these to form a semicircle— the cards a for these being pl ced face downwards , while the seventh heap is built in the centre and the cards are dealt face upwar ds . i The seven packs represent yourself ( . e . the 86 CARD FORTUNE TELLING enquirer) ; your home what you expect what ’ “ you don t expect the Sur prise what is sure to % come true and your wish . It will at once be noticed that some heaps will contain five l a e l . u c rds ach , others on y four each The heaps sho d — be arranged from left to right the first card dealt start ing the heap on the extreme le ft and the se venth card i e e . go ng , fac upwards , in the c ntre Some Divin ers employ this me thod but only use seven — fl teen cards the pack is shuf ed and cut as before , but fir i only the st seventeen cards ar e dealt . Th s method is ai hr certainly simpler , as the heaps only cont n two or t ee cards each ; it is also thought to be a great advantage , as the exposed cards naturally var y greatl y as regards

r the u the proportion f om each suit . If you use f ll pack , there must o f necessity be eight of each suit ; whereas

al six S e or of if only seventeen are de t , or ven even eight one i on a su t might appear the t ble , and it is obvious that the preponderance o f any suit would greatly affect i the read ng .

O to se ai Some Diviners bj ect the ven packs , m ntaining ’ that it is fal se art to have one heap for what you don t %

the r . expect , and another for Surp ise The sixth heap is also rather feeble an d c ert ainly looks as if it had originally been included to make the number un even . This School of Diviners therefore deal off thirteen cards

l o f i -two il o nly from the ful pack th rty , and bu d up only five heaps for yourself your home what you expect the Surprise an d your wish .

’ A W EE K S HAPPENI N GS

The enquirer shoul d well shufli e the pack and cut them

n x i . with the left ha d into three heaps , as before e pla ned SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TELLINGS 87

The Diviner now takes the top card of e ach heap face

s as e downwards , and place them so to start a row of fifte n a of — fir c rds , the top card the left hand heap being st re h -shuffl ed moved . The cards are t en re and cut as before , the Diviner again removing the top car d from each heap t o . e e and adding them the row This is r peat d five times , ar on so that fifteen c ds , face downwards , are ranged the

table from left to right . n a e The Divi er now turns over , face upw rds , the xtreme card at either end and reads the meaning which applies — to the following day S pecial importance attaches to the suit colours which will certainly show whether that day will be a fortunate on e or not . In many cases the inner meaning o f the cards is never

all i e the considered at , th s method b ing used on Continent

i e and i b e to determ n , simply solely , which w ll the for — tunate and unfortunate days in the we ek Sunday count R in r . e g as the first day, of cou se ememb r that the right c r — an e hand ard is the more impo tant for inst c , a Spade on the right and a Club on the left woul d indicate that things woul d ce rtainl y go wrong in the ear ly part of the

dl . day, but would rapi y improve after noon Whereas a Club on the right and a Spade on the left would indicate a prosperous morning , followed by a calamitous afternoon and evening . t i i l of When using h s s mme form of Divination , no ist u meanings has to be cons lted , which in many cases is a great advantage ; it is therefore an excellent companion method to the one already described for answering ques ui f tions by the s t colours o the cards turned up . r Fourteen cards are tu ned up in this way, two and

e on . two , l aving the centre card face downwards the table

on S e The Diviner should now note , a lip of pap r, the e of ui point valu s each pair Of cards , in case the enq rer 88 CARD FORTUN E TELLING should be confronted on that day by any business or other For an matter in which figures are concerned . inst ce , if a Nine of Spades and a Seven of Hearts are the cards for l i i the fo lowing Tuesday (the th rd day) , then anyth ng n or of u involvi g nine any multiple nine sho ld be avoided , hi and those t ngs involving seven S hould be followed up . Suppose anyone cal ls and wishes to make an appoint

fix -first or ment , the seventh , fourteenth , twenty , twenty l f . eighth day o the month Shou d the seventh day (i. e . l i i or the next Tuesday) fa l on the n nth , e ghteenth , twenty of to seventh the month , it would obviously be a bad day

-fir t . s select In the same way , if the fourteenth , twenty , or twenty- eighth o f the month was the ninth day follow

in al . g , that so would prove a bad day or With all these particulars to help him , her , along , your client should be able to avoid al l mishaps and make the best use of the opportunities for good fortune that

his or . might come , her , way fi one The fteenth card is used to answer question ,

hi hi one . w ch , in t s case , must be a spoken The suit o f the card determines whether the answer is to b e — yes probably doubtful or no and the pip val ue should be noted if it can be made to fit in ar u any way, as that p ticular number will have a fatef l fl one or an in uence , way other, over the matter in ques

fl e for tion . Its in u nce , however , only lasts the week in

so ar question , if it is a Spade , it is wise to w n your client to delay and wait for a more propitious time be fore pro ce eding with the matter in his mind .

TH REE QUESTIO N S A N SW ERED

This is a simple method of Divination that does not l f f require any consu tation o Tables o Meanings . The SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TELLINGS 89 pack of thirty- two cards must be well shuffled by the and h enquirer cut into three unequal eaps , using the i left han d . That portion of the pack that was prev ously in the centre is now placed at the bottom the top section is placed above this ; and the original bottom section is placed on top . s now out i on The card are spread fanw se the table , ar e face downwards , taking care that every c d is visibl and that none overlap and hide a neighbouring card . he r now and T enqui er must think of a question , while l doing so shou d choose three cards and place them , face w on . do nwards , the table

or ul i o f He , she , sho d now th nk the second question ,

il out and wh e doing so pick seven cards , placing them

a on al w a . sep rately the table , so face do nw rds While

hi e of the t rd qu stion is being thought , thirteen cards must be chosen and the remainder of the pack dis carded . The Diviner now turns up the first heap of thr ee cards and de termines from these the answer to the question in this method the lower the val ue o f the cards the less o f the opposition to the success the enquirer , the more fortunate the result of his enquiry . The suit colours must also be considered as affecting the result , but the greater importance rests upon the value of the cards in hi of ur t s case the Ace , co se , is counted as the lowest and most fortunate card in the pack .

i e e Sim larly the second heap of s v n cards , and the third e of hi e i b e h ap t rt en , w ll turned up , each in its turn , and the answer considered . This is not only a simple but a quick method of Divina

O to to tion , but bviously it only applies answers definite questions . 90 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

DIVINATION BY OBSTACLES

Have the pack o f thirty- two cards well shuffled and out cut once only . Pick the type card representing the enquirer and hold the rest of the pack face downwards ca of in your hand . The typ e rd is placed in the centre

the a the table , the top card from p ck is turned over and

la e e a e p c d above the typ c rd , the s cond card being similarly l i placed be ow . The th rd is now placed o n the left and the r i fi fou th car d on the r ght . The fth card is placed upon

a . n the type c rd , covering it The Divi er now discards al an d e eight cards together , , that b ing done , adds another card to eac h o f the five in the same order as before

e an d o . above , b low , left , right , up n the type card Discard eight more cards and place the final five cards

as one on e o a . e before , by , up n the he ps Read ach heap e n n e in turn , b gin i g with the one from above the typ card , and n out i i only looki g for pa rs and triplets , su t colour , and whether the four high cards (the Ace here being h r as hi counted wit the Cou t cards , t s method is older than the one last describe d) or the four low cards pre — dominate the latter being the personal efforts of the eu

uirer e i o r q , and the Court cards b ng the help interference o f othe r peo ple .

DIVINATIO N BY PAIRS AND TRIPLETS

This method is not so Old as some o f the others but is

an d f e s n l . very pretty ef ective , b side bei g re iable The pack o f thirty- two car ds must be well shuffl ed r a s and cut into th ee with the left h nd , the e being arranged n ki as before explai ed , ta ng the original centre section for the b ottom o f the newly arr anged pack . The prepared car ds are now held in th e left han d and the three top cards r of are tu ned up . If they contain two or three cards th e

92 CARD FORTUN E TELLIN G of r or b e Cou t plain cards thus selected . Should there an equal numbe r of cards belonging to two or more suits (obviously with thirteen cards there cannot be an equal of or to number Court plain cards) , you give preference that suit that has most cards on the right of the row these being more active and aggressive .

D IVI N ATION BY THE SPADE S UIT The pack must be shuffled and cut into three heaps and rebuilt , as before explained . The Diviner now holds the pack face upwards in his — i f of i hand th s is di ferent from most methods Div nation , where the cards are generally dealt from the top of the l pack . Each card is looked at , but un ess it is a Spade , on to it is placed the table , face upwards , form a fresh l pack . As soon as a Spade is reached , that card is a so n discarded , but the next followi g card is placed , face on ul row upwards , the table to start the necessary fatef f o . l two or cards Shou d more Spades come together , fir one a or only the st is disc rded , the other others being to l row of added the fatefu in front you , together with f f the next card following the last o that batch o Spades . a This is continued till the p ck is exhausted , when the discarded heap is taken up and treated in the same fashion ‘ u n - u witho t bei g re sh filed.

This process is repeated for a third time , and then the — type car d must be looked for ii it is n ot already in the

row . , it must be found and added at the end The Diviner un s i ir now co t the th rd , seventh , and th teenth card from

in one . the type card , each case counting the type card as not row can These three cards are removed from the , but l of be pulled down a little below the leve the others , as they form the dominant trio in this method . SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TELLINGS 93

u to l d ou This co nting is done the eft , an when y reach the on e fir on ou o extreme card , the st put the table , y g back to the end card at the right and “ so continue your s a s al l hr count if nece s ry. But it often happen that t ee dominant cards ar e reached before you come to the card

on . s one fi al the extreme left Of the e three cards , the n ly

s l ar e neare t the right is the most powerfu . It cle ly d pends upo n the position in the row o fthe typ e card itself whether

i or a . the th rd , seventh , thirteenth is the important c rd It is generally agreed that by this method only near can d l s events be pre icted , certain y it doe not cover more

than a month . A somewhat similar method is used in England with of the full pack , but instead using the Spade suit as the for to out ou o guide the cards be picked , y g by the points of ar — in n the c ds the Ace this method counts as o e . The pack having been shuffled and cut into three heaps and ou l ar to rebuilt as before , y dea the c ds from the p , placing one each face upwards on the table as you do so . While ou ou al : one two r five y do this , y count oud , , th ee , four , ,

ni one . six , seven , eight , ne , ten , Jack , Queen , King , , etc a of s If any c rd , irrespective suit , turn up at the proper — for an fif al count inst ce , if the th card re ly is a Five , it one of un is placed as the fateful row, and the co ting

continues as before .

the a e a ar When pack is exh ust d , the disc rded c ds are e al out i turn d over and de t again as before , turn ng each one up in the Spade suit method but you must be care ful after the second time to note at which card you ceas e ou al not calling , as when y start the third de you do re at start the counting one , but continue from where you o left ff. In addition to the cards that turn up at their own

al ou to e row proper c ls , y also add the fat ful any cards 94 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

or that turn up three more at a time , whether at their l hr l al or not . proper c Thus t ee Tens , three Fives , wou d d s be adde , merely becau e they follow each other in value ,

r or e but three Hea ts three Spad s would be ignored , as in i n o th s method the deal ing takes account of suits . The Diviner now forms a rough cross from the cards

row fir the in the , placing the st card from extreme left to form the top o f the cross the next card to form the o f s bottom the cros the third to form the right , and the r ui fou th the l e ft win gs . The next four cards are b lt above am — so these in the s e way top , bottom , right , left , and you build the cross till al l the chosen cards are used up .

to a fir di The p he p is read st , as the pre ctions from those cards ar e supposed to come fir st then the bottom heap — l o f then the right and then the left the atter , course ,

Y ou l being very far into the future . can allow rough y t a for night for each heap .

THE DECISIO N B Y ACES

The pack of thirt y- two cards must be well shuffled and cut into thr ee and —re built . The Diviner now turns s if e up three card at a time an Ace appears among th m , or s or the type card repre enting the enquirer , the Wish of a card (Nine Hearts) , those three c rds must be taken out and placed face upwards o n the table . This con t l u inues i are al i. e . e t ll the six cards exposed , the fo r Ac s , of ar type card, and the Wish card . Those sets three c ds not containing one or more of the six fateful car ds are to be discarded al together . sar t When the neces y cards are obtained , hey must be

- S huffl ed al out gathered together , re and cut and de t once of con more in sets three , retaining those sets only that SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TELLINGS 95

f f hi tain one or more o the six cards o Fate . T s is repeated — for a third time ifthe six cards are now gathered together within a total of nine cards (or fewer) the Wish wil l prove t l l . e e successfu If in twelv , the r sult is doub fu ; but if

e . u over tw lve , the reply is in the negative If nder nine ,

e ar s e e then the f wer the c d , the quick r and mor decisive l the resu t . The foll owing is the rec ord of an actual test an d wil l S it e how how works The typ card was the King of Clubs , fir h as a dark man was the enquirer . The st t ree cards e e o f a Ace turned up w r the King Di monds , of Spades ,

— e e e ai the as and King of Clubs th s were r t ned on table ,

they include both an Ace and the typ e card . Th e second e the of e of e an d set w re King Spad s , Queen Spad s , Ten f — i o Diamonds these were discarde d as useless . The th rd se t the o f ea s s were Ten H rt , the Six of Diamond , and the f o e e al i . King H arts , and w re so d scarded The fourth set

e Of an d were the S ven of Spades , the Eight Spades , the t Ace e . The se c of Diamonds , and w re kept fifth ontained of of Ace the Nine Diamonds , Eight Clubs , and of Clubs , of i and course were reta ned . The sixth set were the Jack o f Ten of e art an d Clubs , Spad s , and Ace of He s , were left on the table ; while the seventh set complete d the

r e e Of e of fi st d al , as it contain d the Jack Spad s , Nine f o . Hearts , and Five Clubs

e o f the to The r mainder pack , therefore , was added

r e the fif r the disca d d heap , and teen ca ds , face upwards , ‘ on e e e shuflle d the table , w r gathered tog ther , well , and a al of e : gain de t in sets thr e , with the following result i of e of eart F rst came the Ace Spad s , Nine H s , and Jack of e a s Spades ; th n the Ten of Sp de , Ace of Hearts , and

o f the of Nine Diamonds . These were followed by King

e of Diamonds , Fiv of Clubs , and Jack Clubs , and of course , these thr e e cards were at once discarded to the satisfaction 96 CARD FORTUN E TELLIN G

f o the enquirer . Then came a set consisting of the Seven o f of o f i Spades , Ace Diamonds , and Eight Clubs , wh ch fin al o f o f were retained ; and ly, the Eight Spades , Ace l o f . Clubs , and the King Clubs , which were a so kept These twelve cards were now gathered and shuffled for of hi the third and fateful deal , the result w ch was as

l : fi o f fol ows The rst set contained the Ace Hearts , Nine of s o f —a v Heart , and the King Clubs very good start , gi ing hr us t ee of the necessary cards at once . The second set o f of s contained the Nine Diamonds , Jack Spade , and of i or ffi l to Eight Clubs , ind cating some obstacle di cu ty

o f be faced , as none of these cards were any use and clearly l ’ de ayed the gratification of the enquirer s wish . Then

o f o f o f came the Ace Clubs , Ace Spades , and Ten Spades , — thus destroying all hope Of immediate success but the fi w of a nal set commenced ith the Ace Di monds , thus t i enabling us to get o u at the tenth card . Th s is quite

al e or diffi good , and shows success after some sm l d lay — al culty indeed , it is ways reckoned satisfactory if the or six fateful car ds can be secured at the eleventh . Six seven woul d S how startling and unexpected good fortune eight or nine is extremely fortunate ten or eleven quite satisfactory ; twelve or thirteen are very doubtful while fourteen or fifteen may be looked upon as a distinct negative . There is another way of deciding a question by the Aces which is a general favourite and is considered very reliable . e ffl out The pack , b ing well shu ed , is once only with the

are al left hand . Thirteen cards then de t from the top ,

are face upwards , and if any Aces among them , they (the —shuffled Aces only) ar e re tained . The pack is now re eal e and cut , and again thirteen cards are d t and any Ac s hi e and are removed . T s is repeated a third tim , if, in SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE TELLINGS 97

al l e u these three deals , the four Aces have b en sec red the enquirer may fee l satisfie d that his wish will be granted . o r Should the Aces be secured in the second deal , in

e the l l the first (a very rare occurr nce) , resu t natura ly the e will be very much more favourable . But if in thre

e e u ul deals only thr e Aces are s c red , the res t is doubtful

e wher as if fewer than three turn up , the wish will not b e gratified . There is still another method of working by the Aces it is rathe r more elaborate and a favourable resul t is not f t u e e . o ou so asily obtain d First all pick the fo r Aces , a Of the type c rd to represent the enquirer , the Nine

Spades to represent disappointment , and a seventh card

e e the e — if e to repr s nt question its lf about mon y , this

the Te n e would be of Diamonds ; if about busin ss , then

o f the the Ten Clubs ; if about a woman , then Queen

the nearest to her in suit colour ; if about a man , then

e . e corr sponding King For any g neral wish , choose the f t ’ Jack o he e nquirer s own suit to repre se nt his thoughts .

e e ffle These s v n cards are shu d but not cut , and are then

he S e on e . T pr ad , face downwards , in a row the tabl re mainde r of the cards are then well shuffl ed and out once t on he e . and are turned up in a row tabl , seven at a time

O e The bject is to find the Wish card , represent d by the f f Nine o Hearts . Should this card appear in the row o

e e s v n , count its position from the left and turn over the

e a o f e e corr sponding c rd in the row fat ful cards lying , fac

r l f . u o downwa ds , on the table Sho d the Nine Hearts

fi e not appear in the rst s ven cards , repeat the process as be fore till you come to it .

the e e e of e If card thus rev rs d is the Nin Spad s , that — s e ttles the enquiry at once by an e mphatic ne gative if

e e not , the whol performance is repeated and a s cond a th r l c rd reversed in e fateful ow of seven . If the fata 98 CARD FORTUN E TELLING

o f e Nine Spad s is once more avoided , the process is re — peated for a third time the appearance of the Disappoint

e e ment card after the s cond d al is not , of course , so e mphatic as if it is reversed at once , but it is still a negative , though with no att e ndant disaster or unple asantness .

e al If it is discov red after the third de , there is still a chance o f succe ss if the enquirer is keen enough to take the necessary trouble over the matter . The methods given so far are all well known and in n u iversal use , but in the present chapter we have given of some very effective methods Telling , which at the same time are perfectly simple . We wish to draw spe cial attention to the fact that four o f these methods can be an used at once by the student , as no List of Me ings has — to be learnt or studied these four methods are The

’ Four Aces A Week s Happe nings Three Ques tions Answered and Decision by Aces .

I oo CARD FORTUNE TELLIN G — mostly portend happine ss and no matter how numerous

r e —are e or o f o how accompani d rar ly never bad augury .

% % N e i ext come H arts , which usually signify j oy , l berality , % o r e on the good temp r ; Diamonds , contrary , denote d — elay , quarrels , and annoyance ; and Spades the — w o f o f . orst suit all grief , sickness , and loss money S i We are , of course , peak ng generally, as in many cases t he position o f cards e ntire ly changes their signific ation t heir individual and relative meaning being ofte n widely f d ife . o f rent Thus , for example , the King Hearts , the

N of o f ine Hearts , and the Nine Clubs , respectively signify —a liberal man , j oy , and success in love ; but change

“ t e n h ir position by placing the Ki g between the two Nines , a n d ul e you wo d r ad that a man , then rich and happy , would be ere long consigne d to a prison The individual meaning attached to the thirty- two c ards employe d is as follows — i f fi . o . Si n es or Ace Clubs g j oy , great wealth , good news f R e e e b e O e . v rs d , the j oy will bri f duration

of s — A e King Club frank , lib ral , affectionate , upright ,

a nd o f . faithful man , fond serving his friends Reversed , h e will meet with a disappointment . of s — An n Queen Club affectionate woma , but quick

on e e tempered , rather amorous , that will yield her maid n

e b e person to a g nerous lover , happy and loving , will

R r m ri e . e e . ar d ev sed , j alous and malicious

o f s — A e Jack Club clever young man , g nerous and

r fl r flatt r r s . e e e e e incere R v rsed , a ha ml ss i t and — o f s e e or . Ten Club Gr at wealth , succ ss , grandeur

R of e e . eversed , want succ ss in some small matt r — Re o f s e e or e . Nine Club Unexp ct d gain , a l gacy

‘ e fli e u vers d , some tri ng pr sent , you will displease yo r

i rien ds.

’ — ifi s of . i n e Eight Clubs S g a dark person s affections , ’ NAPOLEON S CARD METHODS 1 0 1

f hi e e o . w ch , if return d , will be the caus great prosperity

R o f i eversed , those a fool , and attendant unhapp ness if

reciprocated . — e . e S ven of Clubs Promis s a most brilliant fortune ,

or e l e . e e r un xpected y recovered d bt R v rsed , a far smalle

amount .

— - Ace o f s A e e or . Heart love l tt r , some pleasant news

’

e e . R versed , a fri nd s visit

f r s — A e R o . e King Hea t fair compl xion , liberal man

e e e e w . v rs d , will m t ith disappointment

e e s —A t Que n of H art mild , amiable woman , a grea

e . e e e e e . b auty R v rs d , has be n cross d in love o f s — A e s Jack Heart gay young bach lor , who dream f e e o . e e e e d only of pl asur , fond racing R v rsed , a discont nt

military man . — R Te n o f s e ne . e Heart Indicat s happi ss , triumph

e e v rsed , som slight anxiety . — of . r Nine Hearts Joy , satisfaction , success , are you

e . e e e . d light R v rs d , a passing chagrin ’ — fe s A . Eight of Heart fair person s a f ctions Reversed ,

indifference on their part .

e e s — b e t Sev n of H art Will happily married , pleasan

e e e e thoughts , tranquillity . Revers d , nnui , w arin ss . s — e Ace of Diamond Shows a p rson fond of rural sports ,

f e also fond O garde ning . It also signifies a l tter soon to

b e r and e eceived ; if the card be r versed , containing

bad news . — King o f Diamonds A fair man o f a fiery te mper

e e t — g n rally in he army but both cunning and dangerous .

e e e e s Rev rsed , a thr at ned dang r , caused by machination

on his part .

s —An - - Queen of Diamond ill bred , scandal loving woman ,

e R e b e e e . e . unst ady evers d , she is to gr atly f ar d

s — A a - e or un Jack of Diamond t le bearing s rvant , 1 0 2 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

h . e e t e e faithful friend Rev rs d , will be cause of mischi f and unhappine ss .

Te n s — of Diamond Indicates a husband and wife , with

e C d e e or great w alth , many hil r n ; a j ourn y , change of R e . e e e . residenc ev rs d , it will not prove fortunat

o f s — e e Nine Diamond Annoyance , delay . R vers d , e or ither a family a love quarrel .

f — u o s e . e e n Eight Diamond Lov making Rev rs d , successful . — Seve n o f Diamonds Declares that you will spe nd

e the uninter your happi st days in country , and have ru te d . er e p happiness Rev sed , implicat d in a foolish scandal . B — N . I T . n e n order to know whether the Ace , , Nine ,

of are e e Eight , and Seven Diamonds r versed , it is b tter

e S to make a small pencil mark on ach , to how which is

to r the p of the ca d . — of s . Ace Spade Pleasure . Reversed , grief , bad news

o f s — An e King Spade nvious man , an enemy , or a d e e e . e e ishonest lawy r , who is to be fear d Rev rs d , impot nt malice .

e — R es A d . Que n of Spad loving wi ow eversed , a dan

e g rons and malicious woman .

— - Re s A e n . Jack of Spade dark , ill br d you g man

e e . v rsed , he is plotting som mischief — f . Te n o s A o f . Spade card bad import Tears , a prison ffl e . Reversed , bri f a iction

f — f e wi o e . O e . Nine Spad s Tidings a d ath Revers d , it ll b e e some n ar relative . — o f r . Eight Spades . The most unlucky ca d in the pack ff e . e o Approaching illn ss R versed , a marriage broken , o r offer refused . — e o f s i . S ven Spade Sl ght annoyances , loss of a friend

e i . R versed , a fool sh intrigue

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s — of or Two Ten Change trade profession ; reversed ,

on denotes that the prospect is only a distant e . r n s — A Fou Ni e great surprise reversed , a public dinner . s — o a Three Nine J y, fortune , he lth ; reversed, wealth lost by imprudence in marriage . -A Two . fli Nines little gain ; reversed , tri ng losses at cards . s —A of Four Eight short j ourney reversed , the return

r a friend o relative . s — o f ar Three Eight Thoughts m riage ; reversed , folly,

flirtation . Two s — A -dr Eight brief love eam reversed , small fl ple asures and tri ing pains . — . or Four Sevens Intrigues among servants low people ,

e threats , snares , and disputes reversed , that th ir malice i to w ll be impotent harm , and that the punishment will fal l on themselves . s - old r Three Seven Sickness , premature age ; reve sed , slight and brief indisposition . — Two . . Sevens Levity ; reversed , regret Any picture -card between two others of equal value two e ta — as two Tens , Aces , denotes that the person f represented by that card runs the risk o a prison . It requires no gr eat effort to commit the se significations b e e e to memory , but it must rememb red that th y are but what the al phabe t is to the printe d book a little attention and practice , however , will soon enable the learner to form

e r thes mystic letters into words , and words into ph ases , in to other language , assemble these cards together and read i the events , past and to come , the r pictured faces pretend to reveal . There are several ways of doing this but we will give

al l so to f our C o f them , as a ford readers an ample hoice m f u ethods o prying in to fut rity . ’ NAPOLEON S CARD METHODS 1 0 5

— No I . THE B Y . DEALING CARDS THREES

First take the pack o f thirty- two sele cted cards (viz : the Ace , King , Queen , Jack , Ten , Nine , Eight , and Seven of vi e one each suit) , ha ng b fore fixed upon the you intend s to represent yourself , supposing alway you are making

e on e . e e the ssay your own b half If not , it must r pr sent i the person for whom you are acting . In doing th s , it is ne ce ssary to remembe r that the card chos e n should b e — ccording to the comple xion of the choose r King or Quee n of fo r for Diamonds a very fair person , the same of Hearts on e e one e es rath r darker , Clubs for dark r still , and Spad

es only for one very dark indeed . The card chosen also los ifi e e e e e of its sign cation , and simply b com s the r pr s ntative b or a e . a dark fair man or wom n , as the case may

e ffle r r Having settl d this point , shu the ca ds , and eithe cut the m or have the m cut for you (according to whe ther

e or you are acting for yours lf another person) , taking care

e ee to use the left hand . That don , turn them up by thr s , and every time you find in these triple ts two of the same

— two e two e tc w the suit such as H arts , Clubs , ithdraw highest card and place it on the table be fore you . If the

b e all the triplet should chance to of same suit , the highest car d is still to be the only one withdrawn ; but shoul d it r o f i consist of th ee the same value but d fferent suits , such t e c . e . as three Kings , , th y are all to be appropriated We

i v the w ll suppose that , after ha ing turned up cards , three

e e r Six by three , you hav b en able to withd aw , leaving - ffle twenty six , which you shu and cut , and again turn up

hr e e did e by t ees , acting pr cis ly as you befor , until you

e O hir e or e ee . hav btained either t teen , fift en , sev nt n cards

e b e e e Recollect that the numb r must always un v n , and that the card re presenting the person for whom the essay f o . i is made must make one it Even if the requisite th rteen , 1 0 6 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

or e e one fifteen , sev nte n have been obtained , and this has n o t O e rec o m made its appearance , the p ration must be m n e e c ed . Let us suppos the person whose fortune is being

e e e e r r ad to be a lady , repres nted by the Qu en of H a ts , and that fifteen cards have bee n obtained and laid out

the o f — e— in e e in form a half circl the order they w r drawn ,

e th . e e viz the S v n of Clubs , Ten of Diamonds , the Seven o f e o f H arts , the Jack Clubs , the King of Diamonds , the

Of e e Nine of Diamonds , the Ten Hearts , the Que n of Spad s , the e the e o f Eight of H arts , Jack of Diamonds , the Qu en

e e e e the Hearts , the Nin of Clubs , the S v n of Spad s , Ace f o . Clubs , and the Eight of Spades Having considered your

e cards , you will find among th m two Queens , two Jacks , e e i two Tens , thre Sev ns , two E ghts , and two Nines you are , therefore , able to announce The two Que e ns signify the re union Of friends the

r e e e two Jacks , that the e is mischi f being made b tw en f e . e e o th m Th se two T ns denote a Change profession ,

e e which , from one of them b ing between two Sev ns , I see w e if the ill not be eff cted without some d ficulty , cause of

w e e e l . hich , according to th s three Sev ns , will be il ness

e e e How ver , th s two Nines promise some small gain , — — resulting so say these two Eights from a love affair .

e e e You now b gin to count sev n cards from right to l ft ,

o f e e beginning with the Queen Hearts , who repr s nts the of lady you are acting for . The seventh being the King

Diamonds , you may say

You often think o f a fair man in uniform . The next seve nth card (counting the King of Diamonds as one ) prove s to b e the Ace o f Clubs you add Y ou will rece ive from him some very j oyful tidings %

e e . he , b sides , intends making you a pres nt % of o n e e di Count the Ace Clubs as , and proce ng to

e o f e e the n xt seventh card , the Queen Spades , you r sum

1 0 8 CARD FORTUN E TELLING — Jack of Diamonds and Nine o f Diamonds al though this i r happy result w ll be delayed for a time , th ough some fair

e young man , not fam d for his delicacy . Eight of Hearts o f — and Ten Hearts love , j oy , and triumph . The Queen of

e Spades , who remains alon , is the widow who is endeavour r an d fi ing to inju e you , who nds herself abandoned by all her friends ‘ the shuflle Now gather up cards you have been using ,

e and cut them with the l ft hand , and proceed to make

e one o ne th m into three packs by dealing to the left , in the middle , and one to the right a fourth is laid aside to form a Surprise . Then continue to deal the cards to each of i the three packs in turn , until the r number is exhausted , when it will b e found that the l eft -hand and middle packs

one contain each five cards , whilst the on the right hand f consists o only four . Now ask the person consulting you to select one of the

W e three packs . will suppose this to be the middle one , and that the cards comprising it are the Jack of Diamonds , o f of the King Diamonds , the Seven Spades , the Queen of f n e o . Spades , and the Sev n Clubs These , by recollecti g our previous instructions regarding the individual and i as relative sign fication of the cards , are e ily interpreted as follows

The o f — a i Jack Clubs fa r young man , possessed of n o o f e— delicacy feeling , who seeks to inj ur the King of — — — Diamonds a fair man in uniform Se ven of Spade s and — will succeed in causing him some annoyance the Quee n — — of Spade s at the instigation of a spiteful woman Seve n — o f Clubs but by means o f a small sum of money matters will be finally easily arranged . — i Next take up the left hand pack , wh ch is for the — house the former one having be e n for the lady herself .

n of e o f e Supposi g it to consist the Qu en H arts , the Jack ’ NAP OLEON S CARD METHODS 1 0 9 o f the o f Clubs , Eight of Hearts , the Nine Diamonds , and

Ace e the of Clubs , they would r ad thus — Quee n of Hearts the lady whose fortune is be ing

or - o f — e told is , soon will be , in a house Jack Clubs wh re

l ee a — o f she wi l m t with a d rk young man , who Eight — Hearts will entreat her assistance to forward his interests — — with a fair girl Nine of Diamonds he having met with — — de lays and disappointment Ace o f Clubs but a lette r will arrive announcing the possession of money, which will f % re move all di ficultie s .

i e e The third pack s for thos who did not exp ct it , and will be composed o f four cards ; let us say the Ten of

e e of H arts , Nin Clubs , Eight of Spades , and Ten of

Diamonds , signifying — The Ten o f Hearts an un expected piece o f good — — fortune and gre at happiness Nine of Clubs c aused by an — — unlooke d- for legacy Eight of Spades which j oy may — perhaps b e followe d by a slight sickn ess Ten o f Spade s ul the res t of a fatiguing j ourney . There now remains on the table only the card intended m s . e e u for the Surpri e This , how v r , must be left

e the re ffl touch d , other cards gathe d up , shu ed , cut , and

e the again laid out in thr e packs , not forgetting at first

e r f d al to add a card to the Surp ise . After the di ferent

n e e packs have been duly exami ed and explain d , as befor

e e e b e e ffl . d scrib d , th y must again gath red up , shu ed , et c ,

e the e hi the ee ind ed , whol operation repeated , after w ch thr “ cards for ming the Surprise are examined ; and sup

the e o f e the posing them to be S ven H arts , Jack of Clubs ,

the e e are e e and Qu n of Spades , to be thus int rpret d — S eve n of He arts ple asan t thoughts and frie ndly in — — — tentions Jack of Clubs o f a dark young man Quee n of e — or Spad s relative to a malicious dark woman , widow , who will cause him much unhappiness . 1 1 0 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

2 - THE B Y N O . . DEALING CARDS SEVENS

ffl e the - You now shu pack of thirty two selected cards ,

e e the Ac e which , as we b for stated , consist of , King , Queen ,

Te n e —e Jack , , Nine , Eight , and Seven , of ach suit ither

u o r e e cut them yo rself , , if acting for anoth r p rson , let that

e e u se . p rson cut them , taking car to the left hand Then

one on the count seven cards , beginning with the lying top f o . e the pack The first six are usel ss , so put them aside , and retain only the seventh , which is to be placed face

e e uppermost on the table before you . Rep at this thre

e e ffl the e tim s more , th n shu e and cut cards you hav thrown o n e one side , togeth r with those remaining in your hand ,

e e e and tell them out in sev ns as b fore , until you hav thus i e . obta ned tw lve cards It is , however , indispensable that the o ne representing the person whose fortune is be ing told

e the e should be among the numb r therefore , whol opera tion must be re commence d in case of it not having made

e out its appearance . Your twelve cards b ing now spread

e before you in the orde r in which they hav come to hand , you may begin to explain the m as describe d in the manne r o f e al the i d ing cards in threes , always bearing in m nd both

e di e . ou th ir in vidual and relativ signification Thus , y first

e e re re count the cards by sev ns , b ginning with the one p

e are s nting the person for whom you acting , going from

e e right to left . The n take the two cards at either xtr mity o f the or - e e line half circle , and unit them , and aft rwards form the three he aps or packs and the Surprise pre c ise l e e the y as we have be fore de scribed . Ind d , only difference between the two methods is the manner in which the cards are obtained .

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e In order to rend r our meaning perfectly clear , we will give another example . Let us suppose the pack for the

e of person consulting is compos d the Jack of Hearts , the

o f o f Ace of Diamonds , the Queen Clubs , and the Eight

of o f e Spades reversed . By the aid the list m anings we have given it will be e asy to interpret them as follows — The Jack o f Hearts is a gay young bachelor the Ace o f — e or Diamonds who has writt n , will very soon write , a — — — lette r the Queen of Clubs to a dark woman Eight of

e — Spades revers d to make proposals to her , which will not be acce pted . of si nifications w l On looking back to the list g , it i l be found to run thus

of — A i Jack Hearts gay young bachelor , who th nks only o fpleasure . — o f s A . Ace Diamond letter , soon to be received

e o f s —An a Que n Club affectionate wom n , but quick tempere d and touchy .

of s — If e off or Eight Spade revers d , a marriage broken , ,

O ffer refused .

e It will thus be se n that each card forms , as it were , a

e of e phrase , from an ass mblage which nothing but a littl

practice is required to form complet e sente nces . Of this

e si nifi we will give a further example , by interpr ting the g % “ c the e ation of thre other packs for the house , for

% The t e e e the . hos who do not xp ct it , and Surprise “ of i first these , for the house , we w ll suppose to consist o f e Of of e e the Qu en Hearts , the Jack Spad s rev rsed , the

Ac e of of Clubs , and the Nine Diamonds , which reads t hus : of e The Queen H arts is a fair woman , mild and amiable in — o f — disposition , who Jack Spades reversed will be de

c eive d - — of by a dark , ill bred young man the Ace Clubs b ut e e she will rec ive some good n ws , which will console ’ NAPOLEON S CARD METHODS 1 1 3 her— Nine of Diamonds—although it is probable that the n ews may be delaye d .

The pack for those who do not expect it , consisting o f o f of e o f the Queen Diamonds , the King Spad s , the Ace

e e of Hearts revers d , and the Sev n Spades , would signify The Queen of Diamonds is a mischie f-making woman — — the King of Spade s who is in league with a dishone st

— - lawyer Ace o fHe arts re verse d the y will hold a consulta — — tion together Seve n of Spades but the harm they will

r do will soon be epaire d .

e Last com s the Surprise , formed by, we will suppose , the of of Jack of Clubs , the Ten Diamonds , the Queen

of o f inter re Spades , and the Nine Spades , which the p tation is

The Jack of Clubs is a clever , enterprising young man Ten of Diamonds— about to undertake a j ourney— Queen — — o f Spades for the purpose o f visiting a widow Nine of — Spades but o ne or both of the ir live s will be endangered .

— W - No . 4 . THE T ENTY ONE CARDS

fl i - After having shuf ed the th rty two cards , and cut , or e r had th m cut , with the left hand , withd aw from the pack

he e the e e e e on o ne S . T first l v n , and lay th m ide remaind r

- — ffl twenty one in all are to be shu e d again and cut . That

on e e S ur done , lay the topmost card on sid to form the

e e e i pris , and rang the r ma ning twenty before you , in the order in which the y come to hand . Then see whether the card re pre se nting the pe rson consulting you is among them ; if not , one must be withdrawn from the eleven useless ones , — and place d at the right e xtre mity of the row where it

e e the repr s nts missing card , no matter what it may really

b e . W e e the e will , howev r , suppose that p rson wishing to ffi make the essay is an o cer in the army, and consequently

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e r presented by the King of Diamonds , and that the twenty

e e are — cards rang d befor you the Queen of Diamonds , the

of Ten e the Ace of King Clubs , the of H arts , Spades , the

ee of e e the e of the Qu n H arts revers d , S ven Spades , Jack o f the Te n o f e Diamonds , Clubs , the King of Spad s , the

of m e of Eight Dia onds , the King of H arts , the Nine Clubs ,

o f e the e the Jack Spades rev rsed , S ven of Hearts , the Ten of o f Spades , the King Diamonds , the Ace of Diamonds , f e e Ace o . the S v n of Clubs , the Nine of Hearts , the Clubs

Y ou n ow e as proceed to examin the cards they lie , and

e al l the n e p rceiving that four Ki gs are ther , you can

r e the predict that g eat r wards await person consulting you , and that he will gain great dignity and honour . The two

of e e u Queens , one them rev rsed , announce the r nion of two sorrowful frie nds the three Ace s fore tell good news

e o f e the thr e Jacks , one them r versed , quarrels with some

e e . low person the thr e T ns , improper conduct

e n r You now explain the cards , comm nci g with the fi st f : on e . e o the l ft hand , viz the Que n Diamonds The

Of - e Queen Diamonds is a mischief making , underbr d — — woman the Kin g o f Clubs e ndeavourin g to win the — affections o f a worthy and estimable man Ten o f Hearts

— e over whose scruples she will triumph . Ace of Spad s — The affair wil l make some noise Que e n of He arts reversed — and greatly distress a charming fair woman who loves — — him Se ven of Spades but her grief wil l not be o f long —An duration . Jack of Diamonds unfaithful servant Ten of Clubs -will make away with a considerable sum of — — money King of Spades and will be brought to trial — Eight of Diamonds but saved from punishme nt through

’ of — A r o f i a woman s agency . King Hearts fai man l beral — — disposition Nin e of Clubs will receive a large sum of — money - Jack o f Spade s reversed which will expose him

to the malice of a dark youth of coarse manners . Seven

CHAPTER VIII

SOME UN USUAL METHOD S OF TELLIN G

UITE rece ntly we came across a little - known method

- e of card telling , and as it is both simpl and fas c inatin e g , we obtained p rmission to publish it and explain the working .

o f e The full pack cards is us d , and must be thoroughly — s huffled by the e nquire r we were interest e d in he arin g that this m e thod can be us e d for indicating our own im m e e r or diate futur , though this is fo bidden , at least dis f c o ura e d e o . g , in most other syst ms working the cards

THE LUNAR SYSTEM OF TELLING

e e e Aft r the pack has b en thoroughly mix d , the name o f r r the bottom card should be noted on paper for efe ence , as S i nificator — in e w this card acts the part of g oth r ords , b u t it represents the enquire r . The n the pack must e o o wi e the e nce , th the l ft hand , and expos d card should also

e — r the w o r be not d this ca d represents thoughts , ish , most important matt e r in which the enquire r is inte rested .

b e i e This can of course anyth ng , from a business d al , a

the e Of e o f . love affair , to serious illn ss a fri nd , or oneself

The r o f e cut po tion the pack must now be r placed , so that the original bottom card retains this position . Then e al on e e s ven cards are de t , one by fac upwards , so as to — form a row on the table these cards ru n from left to o ut S right . Now lay three other imilar rows , each one I I 6 ' e e little c are Now com s the part that ne ds a and thought , but when understood , it is really quite simple . The rough

r the s squa e represents a lunar month , beyond which card e will not guide you , and nothing can be don in the way of divination un less you can fix the position of the two cards

was — l e e the exposed when the pack cut as a ready xplain d ,

e e e se e first of th s r pre nts the Enquirer , and the s cond his

r or he Thoughts . Glance care fully over the exposed cards and see if e ither or both of these personal cards have bee n exposed in

e . the lunar squar If you are fortunate , and both personal

the e e r cards are shown on tabl , you can at once mak you de cision in the way to be e xplaine d later .

on e e But if you find only p rsonal card exposed , you are

e the e the allowed to continue the pr paration , in hop that second card will turn up be fore you read what the cards

r fo e t ell . You must note the row in which yo u find the one per

r e e b e sonal ca d , b caus that particular row must not touched ,

r hi e n o any row above it . So if t s p rsonal card falls in the

e re bottom row , you can do no mor , and must ad the

r e . ca ds as th y lie on the table If , however , it is in the

r the row thi d row from top , this would leave the bottom

e b e e e the e e the fre to alt r d if in s cond row , you would hav two bottom rows at your disposal while if it falls in the

the — e e e . top row , th n you can chang following tw nty one cards

\Vhate ver b e one e e it may , , two , or thr rows , you take up the u nused portion of the pack and place extra cards

the r r e o n upon al eady exposed ca ds on the tabl , and go

- the e e r . e r one to tw nty ighth ca d To make this cl a , suppose

personal card is shown in the tOp row of the original de al .

the r e You now commence on fi st card of the s cond row , 1 1 8 CARD FORTUNE TELLING an d e e — r e e distribut tw nty one ca ds , thus cov ring all the thr e

. e e re lower rows This l av s only th e cards in hand , so w e e e e hat v r happ ns you cannot go furth r , and would have

e r e lie o n e to r ad the ca ds as th y , with only personal card

e e e . to guid you , unl ss the s cond has now been exposed

e e r e e But in most cas s , when one p sonal card is xpos d in the ro w e r d r i e top , its companion will app a u ing th s s cond d e r o f eliv y the cards . Now suppos e the o n e personal card is shown in the

e — e s cond row of the original lay out . You now start cov ring , by placin g a fresh card from the unuse d portion of the pack o n the the the to first card of third row , and continue to

o f the th f r ee end square . This m eans e addition o fou t n

- c r e e e e e e . a ds , but still l av s only tw nty ight cards xpos d I t is quite probable that the s e cond pe rsonal card will

b e e e r now visibl , in which case your pr pa ation is complete , an d r you ead the cards as we shall e xplain . But if by Chance the s e cond personal card is not then

al e . shown , you are lowed a third att mpt But you must b e careful to remembe r that you onl y have ten cards in

mu st e hand now , and you cov r whole rows at a time or

e non at all . So in this case , instead of starting with the

fir r the e and st ca d of third row , you l ave that row intact , p lace a fresh card on the first place in the bottom row .

e wi This again l aves you th three cards in hand , and you

r e e e p oceed to your divination , as b for explain d , whether th e se cond personal card is expose d or not . If the on e e xpose d personal car d is in the third row of the original square you can of course only re cove r the

e . e bottom row , which you proce d to do Wh n you have a e e e r se e the e dd d s v n ca ds , if second p rsonal card is now

e e e . expos d if it is , you stop and giv your r ading If not , you de al out se ve n more car ds and again e xamine the m . O e bviously you can do this three times , when you hav only

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In that case you can only advise your client to go on

n e nd hopi g and working to his , as nothing will come his f way or the next four weeks . You can offer to consult the

for or her cards again him , but not under fourteen days .

on e al the If only person card is exposed in lunar square ,

ou fi r y study the cards from that to the nal ca d , explaining

e that the decision will be delayed over the four w eks , and

’ that a fresh cons ultation of the cards in a fortnight s time

l i e th o f wi l help to clear matte rs up . Meanwh l e suits the cards following the personal card will enable you to encourage or discourage your enquirer .

e of e al If n ither the p rson cards is shown , you can give — no decision either way the cards must be consult e d again or the decision accepted as a negative or unfavourable one .

e o f Apart from the qu stion suits , you must also study

of . s e e the values the cards The Court cards repre ent p opl ,

u e al the King and Q een being mal and fem e friends , the

n or e Jacks business acquai tances strangers , if the matt r is purely personal . Y ou must also remember that the higher commoner

e r cards , Six , Seven , Eight , Nine and Ten , are mor powe ful

l e u for good or for evi than the low r cards , Two , Three , Fo r

e . and Five . The Ace is always very pow rful on e e i There is other point for consid ration , and th s applie s to cases where the re are a large number of cards

the two e or e between p rsonal cards , alt rnatively when only on u al e pe rsonal card is expose d . Y o are lowed to cancel

i i . cards in couples , under certa n cond tions For instance ,

ar e e a He t can cancel a corr sponding Spad , or a Diamond

an the are c cel a Club , but Court cards and Aces not to be

i e e e touched . You can pa r eith r a Two , Thr , Four or Five w an e of e e ith y oth r the same seri s or a Six , S ven , Eight ,

o f e e e N e or Ten with any other that particular s ri s , subj ct to al the rule as to Suit v ues . UNUSUAL METHODS OF TELLING 1 21

Thus a Two of Hearts and a Five ofSpades can be paired

are e the S e and both cards th n removed from lunar quar .

e e e e e ou tog th r with any cards und rn ath th m , in case y th th e e . e have form d row more than once In same way, r the e e o f s f om high r seri s , you can pair a Ten Diamond ou— an the e with an Eight of Clubs , and so y of high r

b e e an the Diamonds can pair d with y of the higher Clubs , — He arts with the Spades any of the lower Diamonds with

e . any of the lower Clubs , the H arts with the Spades

The e e e importanc of this pairing , tog th r with the removal

e e b e e e al of all cards aff ct d , will found far gr at r in actu i r e e e . n p actic than it may app ar on pap r Suppose , for

e r e h stanc , that you have both pe sonal cards expos d , wit

e e e e e e of e e Red nin other cards b twe n th m , s v n th se b ing

e cards and two Black . If by good fortun you can pair the two Black cards with two Red cards you will have an

ve Red c e so unbroke n serie s of fi ards. This is not quit

e ori inal e e e fi ve Red fortunat as an g s qu nc of cards , but it

al l can b e e e the shows that obstacles ov rcom , and that is important point . In the same way if the colours had be e n revers e d you — would be face d with a se rie s o ffive Black cards far more difficult to overcome than the original series of s e ve n Black and two Re d cards

e e This Lunar Squar system is so fascinating and cl ver ,

e e e r e r e e as w ll as b ing v y reliabl , that we st ongly r comm nd — a careful study of its rule s it has the additional merit of

e b ing known only to a few .

’ S EP HARIAL S METHOD

This me thod is base d upon the Chalde an science o f

e the e e Horoscopy , and mploys Twelve C l stial Houses or

of e e e e r Signs as a means int rpr tation , tog th r with fou 1 22 CARD FORTUNE TELLING c e ntral positions which indicate the imme diate surround

f ifi r o ne the o S i n c ato . ings , and card on top the g

e i - r are e The ord r in which the th rty two ca ds d alt out ,

e e ffle re aft r b ing shu d and cut to th e packs , is represented in the following diagram .

’ S EP H A R IAL S MET HOD

i nificator Imagine the S g to be in the centre . Deal out

the i the cards in order ndicat e d by the numbers I to 29 .

r e You will have th e cards left over .

INTERPRETATION

1 I 8 the e al Nos . and signify p rson condition of the con sul tant— e e al e his h alth , m nt state , what aff cts him for

re r r O good or e vil as ga ds his pe s n . 2 and 1 9 wi ll Show by what m e ans he will gain or lose his money matt ers . 20 3 and show his letters and short j ourneys , his neigh bours and relative s .

1 24 CARD FORTUNE TELLIN G Now observe that the Ace of Diamonds is well placed in I ro th the st position , the Ten of Diamonds in the place , the of the 1 0 th Ace Clubs in place , the Ten of Clubs in the th th of 7 place , the Ace of Hearts in the 7 place , the Ten th th Hearts in the 4 place , the Ace of Spades in the 4 place ,

e f e the T n o Spades in the I st place . All th se are g ood positions , and augur good fortune and an honourable career . When Kings occupy the angles the destiny is set in high places . When Queens are there it shows the enquirer to be too much under the sway o fwomen and liable to scandal . W’ hen Jacks , it portends a dishonourable fame . The Tens

r o Aces are good in the angle s . If the wish card holds the

I ro th e the e . st or plac , consultant will gain his great st wish

th . If in the 7 place , it will come through marriage If in

th e e the . the 4 , by inheritanc and n arer end of life The Nine of Spades is uniformly e vil unless falling with

o f e e . the Ten H arts , when it is in a measur corrected Gre at good may be expected from that quarter where in the Ten of H e arts and the Ace of Clubs or Diamonds shall th r 1 th fall ; as if in the 7 House , from the wife in the ,

rd e 1 0 th e friends in the 3 , r latives in the , busin ss and so forth . The Ace o fSpades and the Nin e of Diamonds S how acci

e th I t o f d nts when falling in e s t or 1 0 h place . The Ace

f The Spade s and Nine o Spades S how heavy losses . Ace of Spades and Te n of Spades S how gre at grief and bereave e th 1 0 th m nt , and if it falls in the 4 or place it shows the

of e th on . death par nts in the 7 , of the wife and so

DEALING THE CARD S B Y SI% TEENS

‘ After the thirty- two cards have be en well shuflle d and

e al cut by the enquir r , they are de t out into two packs of

e sixteen cards each , and the enquirer must choos one of UNUSUAL METHODS OF TELLING 1 25

. e w these The top card is now r moved , face do nwards , and th place d by its elf on e table . The other fift e en are turned up and ranged in order from

o f e re re left to right in front the divin r . The type card , p e the e e must e — if e s nting nquir r , be among th m it is not th re ,

the b e er -shuffle d all cards must gath ed up , re and cut , and

e e on the preliminary proc ss must be rep ated . This goes

t r t till he type ca d appears among he fifte en in the row . — The re ading is give n in two ways first by noting any

r i e e the pai s , tr pl ts , or quartettes among th m , giving meaning from the Table given for the English syste m .

e b e e e e Th y should then consult d in pairs as b for , by

r r e e n d the e i taking one ca d f om ach of row , l av ng a fateful

- ri e the . e ex e mast r card for finish This card , as in a form r p

e e . m nt , has mor force than any of the seven pairs

e e the teen e When this has b n done , fif cards are gath red

e e e ffl e tog th r and w ll shu ed , and then d alt so as to form

r ee e th packs of five cards ach . The top card from each heap is the n taken and adde d to the single face - down card t o r th r e t of fo m e Su prise . Thus we g four packs four cards each . — The e nquire r now choose s one of the three he aps he — must not touch the Surprise he ap and this is re ad as

or e the e ai applying to him her s lf . Of two r m ning heaps , the left - hand one affects the home and the right - hand one covers some one e lse close ly connecte d with the e nquirer .

er e s Finally th e is the Surpris , which repre ents something unexpe cte d at the mome nt by the enquirer .

SOME ITALIAN METHODS

The pack of thirty- two cards are we ll shuffled and cut

e once . The pr sent method is dependent upon the suit 1 26 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

u v e r colo rs , and the di in r goes th ough the pack , turning up

e r b . e e thr e cards at a time Should all th e of one suit , they are e e the plac d face upwards on the tabl , forming usual

f r . o e row from left to right If only two a suit come togeth , the higher card in face value is adde d to the row and the

e l l . a i e other is r j ected If three cards are of d ff rent suits , al l are e e r j cted .

e e e When the pack has b n d alt with in this manner , the

e e - shuffled r j cted cards are re , cut , and dealt for a second

r th time in th ee s . This is repe ate d till fift ee n cards are in e row . e e e It is , howev r , absolut ly n cessary that the type

e e e r card , repr s nting the nquire , should be in the row , and

f e e far e if it appears among the fi t en all is w ll so . If , howev r ,

e e it is not in the row , the proc ss of d aling in threes and adding to the row must be re pe ated till the type card is — s e cure d this shows difli c ulties and trouble s and worries

re the e r e for the enqui r , according to numb r of ca ds add d in b this way . Should there e more than fifteen cards in the

e e the e e compl t d row , retain only n cessary numb r , counting of from the extreme right , which in most cases would course — be the type card itself unless it made its appearance as on e se t e e of a of thr e cards of a suit , in which cas (all three having to be adde d to the row) o ne or two other cards might be o n the right o fthe type card .

e The row having thus been reduc d to fifteen cards , pair

o n e e e them off , from each end , as in pr vious m thods , taking

th e the last (or ce ntre) card as e dominant or Surpris . Now

e e ffl e al e hav the fifte n cards shu d , and cut and de th m ,

l b e o ne on e o f e e ar . by , into five heaps thr c ds These shou d

e e e e i e r ad s parately, the heap on the l ft b ing for the enqu r r

e e hi the hims lf , the s cond for the home , the t rd for expected ,

the e e . the fourth for unexp ct d , and the fifth for a consolation

e Anoth r Italian method is to sort the cards into suits , — face upwards on the table e ach suit forming a s e parate

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e He now deals th se into three heaps , face downwards , an d e asks the enquirer to choose one of those packs . Th se

b e o on one must exp sed the table , face upwards and by

o ne on . , beginning by placing the top card the extreme left

T e b e e h y should now r ad by their inner meanings , a di e ccor ng to the Table given , and the nam s of the cards , six to seven as it may be , should be noted down on paper . The whole pack is now gathered up again with the exception o f a the c rd placed aside for the Surprise , and the whole ’ e the process is repeat d , taking care as before that enquirer s type card is among the twe nty retained for dealing into the

— - three necessary heaps the top card of the twe nty one being a dded to the Surprise as with the first deal .

The whole thing is repeated for a third time , so as to c over the immediate past , the present , and the immediate f . e e o future You will , aft r ach deal , have made a note the of cards contained in each the three chosen heaps , and these , however many their number , should now be picked out and arranged in three groups on e o fthe se containing the cards t e hat only appeared once , another those that appear d

an d fi ul twice , nally those important and fatef cards (if any) that appeared in all three of the chosen heaps .

These should be looked through again for any pairs , o r an d triplets , quadruplets their meaning read from the n l Table given . And fi a ly the diviner should study the suit c of e e e e olours in each th se groups , which r pr sent r spectively f the small a fairs , the more important happenings and the r eally serious events that fac e the enquirer . But it does not often happen that the same card reappears in all three o f t e C h hosen packs .

e e Th r is still the Surprise to read and that , naturally, — governs something unexpected in this case also pairs and triplets should be noted , and also the important suit c olours . UNUSUAL METHODS OF TELLING 1 29

e o f di This is a very thorough m thod vination by cards ,

e e e but it occasionally takes tim , as it is quite us l ss unless

’ the enquire r s type card is among the twenty cards left

e e e . e e e ov r for dealing into the thre h aps It n d not , of cours ,

e e e b e be in the chos n h ap , and though it must of nec ssity

the e e e re e among important tw nty aft r each d al , it f qu ntly happe ns that it makes no appearance at all in any of the e thr e chosen heaps . It is considered very important that the divine r should not see the S urprise cards be fore they are finally expose d on the e the r e tabl , but of course type ca d might asily find

ere e the e its way to this heap . When th for divin r satisfies himse lf that the type card is not among the twe nty left in his hand he should e xamine the ele ven cards (or ten or nine afte r the se cond and third shuffles re spe ctive ly) that have be en discarde d and make certain that it re ally is still in play .

e Should the Typ card go to the Surprise , the attempt

b e e e e — e re e e must giv n up as hop l ss and , as b fo stat d , nin days must e lapse before the cards are consult e d again for

e the sam enquire r .

e In a trial divination just complet d , the following cards appeare d in the thre e selecte d heaps

e Diamonds Nine and Jack once only S ven , Eight , and

Ace twice .

Clubs Eight and Nine once only S eve n and Ac e twice . Spade s : Te n and Ace once only ; Quee n in all thr ee

he aps .

e r H a ts Nine and King once only .

e the e e the It will at once be se n that Nin of H arts , Wish

the e e e e card , is among numb r , but only app ar d onc , while the Heart suit is very poorly re prese nte d by two cards only t of ou . e e e of fourteen Th re is v ry littl chance success , 1 30 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

e e e e ther fore , and the Spad Queen s ms to dominate the

e e position . If ther had be n more Clubs than Diamonds it would have greatly helped matters for the enquire r but Diamonds are only the third suit as regards good fortune and are Obviously not strong enough to fight successful ly against the Spades .

e r e e e on e o f Ther are th Ac s , but them is of the fateful

Spade suit , though against this is the fact that the Club

e e w e e and Diamond Ac s each appear d t ic over , which gr atly fl r e . e st engthens th ir in uence But the Ace of Spad s , symbol o f e e D ath or Disaster , is always an extrem ly sinister and

r e e e the powe ful card , and its pow r h r is enhanced by trebly occurring Queen of the same suit . It looks as if gre at good

r the e b e the fl fo tune ( Ac s) would just lost , through in uence fl of a dark woman . This malevolent in uence may not be ’ — in the enquire r s own life the woman may control one of those with whom the e nquirer is working .

e e Again the thr e Nines are a good sign , but th y only

e r e small app ar once each , thus clea ly showing som gain in place of the much more powe rful good fortune that shoul d

the e . e e have come from Ac s The two Sev ns , ach appearing

fir di twice , and the two Eights strongly con m the rea ng and S how that good fortune was allowed to slip pass unhe eded .

THE FATEFUL SQUARE OF SEVENS

This me thod of divination date s from the sevente enth

e r e e e century , and has be n rep inted s v ral times of rec nt

e y ars , and much praised for its accuracy, apart from its ve ry original character in the buil ding of the design .

e e o ne e e e b e It is an exc ll nt , and v ry r liable , but car must taken in building up the necessary cards for the e xperime nt — in this case al so our diagram should be copied and used .

1 32 CARD FORTUN E TELLING — from the extreme right remaining on top al l cards thus to not covered are be ignored , but they need be removed . It makes no difference if you prefer to get rid o f them at — o f o nce it is merely a matter convenience . Should there of i be no other cards its suit in the row , the extreme r ght card is left in its place . Y ou now consider the second card from the right of the to row p in the same way , and thus reduce the row of seven — cards to one representative Of each suit bearing in mind o n that the card the extreme left (the Master Card , as it is called) must never be covered . It follows therefore that when this process is completed you can not have more row one of than five cards left in each , each suit and the

two Master Card , and may , indeed , only have cards , f O one . should all be suit , a very rare occurrence This

i to of process is , as ind cated , applied each the seven rows , when you now reduce your figure to its fin al fateful shape i e n by throw ng away all cards b yond three , cou ting from the n two Mas ter Card and retaini g the next cards on the right . In the very rare event of all cards (excluding the Master ofone row ou Card) being suit in a , y would obviously only — have two in that particular row this makes no difference and must not be interfered with .

Y ou now i o f have a mystic figure , consist ng seven rows

o f ou i . three cards , and from these y give your read ng Note first of all whether there are more red cards than black , as the red aspect is considered favourable . You a i must , however , be r in m nd that Clubs are the most of fortunate suit Of all , and should these form the bulk

suflicient i the black cards , they would be amply to susta n the red favourable aspect , even if there should be a slight

to l e black maj ority . They are held represent the Inte l ct r s and Judgment , as the Hea t govern the Affections and — Passions while the Diamonds represent Money and out UNUSUAL METHODS OF TELLING

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the f ward Success , and the Spades Di ficulties and Troubles th that face e e nquire r .

Now - read the cards in pairs , taking the right hand and — centre cards o f the fir st row remembering that in this m ethod the left is the more powerful card of the two . Next read together the Master card and centre card of the top row e . B ar in mind that each row is quite distinct and

fl one that no card is in uenced by above or below it , but only

the Y ou out by card on the left . should particularly look for all al speci cards , such as the type card indicating the

u e o f or u e enq ir r ; the Jack his her s it , repres nting the

or Thoughts any special King , Queen , Jack (representing ’ young pe ople) who may b e in the enquirer s thoughts and in r whom he o she may b e interested . Then there is the

o f e r Wish card (Nine Hearts) , the Disappointm nt ca d (Nine ofSpades) the Tragic card (Ace o fSpades) Money card (Ten of Diamonds) and Business card (Ten of

Clubs) . Not e the position of each of these cards and pay special attention to the significance o f the cards that influence

l f e them . They al be come o much gr ater importance and power if they are in the Master column— it is always

u e of nfortunate , how ver favourable the general run the a of or o f c rds may be , if the Ace Spades Nine Spades are

Master cards . It is indeed wise after noting the suit

of al V in addition importance the whole mystic figure , to iew , , f the suits o the Master cards by themselve s . Should they

b e free from Spades , it would very greatly strengthen al l the favourable influences in the general run o f the

cards . of n one This method divination is a very fasci ating , an and is , without y doubt , the most reliable for use for ’ the diviner s own guidance . It can be S implified for personal use by studying only

CHAPTER I%

THE TAROT OR DIVI NATIO N CARDS

FTER testing the various fascinating methods o f di telling the cards with an or nary pack , most pe ople will be anxious to test the powers o f the ancient

e Tarocchi cards , as these were originally used sol ly for this purpose and not for gambling game s . We have already e xplained the pecul iar arrangement o f - the pack , which contains seventy eight cards , and we have suggested that a pack coul d easily be prepared at home . The pack is technical ly compose d of two uneven

s — e section there were four suits , containing fourt en cards

o f each , and this portion the pack was known as the Minor

r e - o Le sser Arcana . In addition th re were twenty two other cards , all single , and without suits or sequence

e these were known as the Maj or or Great r Arcana , and have never been used for any other purpose than divination . The Maj or Arcana consists o ftwenty- one numbere d cards

on e ur and unnumbered , and for practical p poses this s e ries Of simple nu mbers would be su fli c ient . If a pack

u e l can be p rchas d , the cards wi l probably be found n al numbered , in addition to havi g speci designs upon them . £2; It is a curious fact that the Hebrew alphabet contains

- e e twenty two letters , and it is claimed that th r is a con i n ec t on . e between the two This may be the cas , but the — presence ofan unnumbe red card raises a difficulty should THE TAROT OR DIVINATION CARDS 1 37

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TA ROT o n D I VI NAT ION CA RD S 1 38 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

e One or e this come befor number , aft r number Twenty

o ne .

It should also b e noted that the twe nty- one numbered

e e e e e cards fall naturally into thr groups of s v n cards ach ,

e e ee e e e e the and th se hav b n claim d as r pr s nting moral ,

e e the e e m ntal and mat rial groups , with unnumb r d card as

t r r r . he e e e the Deity But Ta occhi ca ds are xt m ly old , and

e e e e had probably chang d and volv d many, many tim s

e r r e e b fore we have any histo ical re fe ence to the m . It s ms almost a ce rtainty that the re was no definite limit to th e

e r e r e numb r of the ea li st g oups of articl s used for divination ,

e e e e which would be actual articl s coll ct d by the s er , and — . e e e not emblems as now used Ston s , s ds , bones anything that coul d b e pre serve d would se rve the purpose o f the e e we e e arli st s e ers . With this hav littl or nothing to do o ur purpose is to deal with the recognised se t o f card

r emble ms forming the Ta ot . The first numbered car d is known as the Magician or

i e e Juggler , and obv ously the arliest m aning would be

e e e conc rn d with Magic , and not Jugglery , which is r ally

e e a human amus m nt , whereas the Magician stood for all

e e e e e e h aling and cr ativ pow rs , such as illn ss , pain , s lf

fi n - b e c on de ce e e e on . , will pow r , d xt rity , and so It must

e e e e e of rememb r d with all th s cards that a r versal the card ,

e the . top to bottom , also aff cts meaning

The e s cond Tarot card is known as the High Priestess , and we k now that in many early forms of worship women — did act as prie sts no doubt the men were othe rwise e m ploye d searching for food and raiment for the family .

r Male prie sts we re a much later de velopme nt . This ca d

e s e e e e e um r pre ents s cr ts , myst ry , science , knowl dg , the reveale d future . For many purposes card number One is used to represent the enquirer if a man , while number Two is used if it is

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The Seventh is al so sympathetic with the First and

Fourth .

o f We will now deal with the second group seven cards . Unfortunately numbers Eight and Eleven are often reversed ; one early accoun t gives Justice for number

e Eight and Courage for El ven , another shifting them about . It is impossible nowadays to decide which is e correct , though p rsonally we prefer number Eleven for

Justice . Card number Eight then we will call Courage— it signifies energy or action , and generally is a successful and fortunate

- card . Reversed it does not necessarily mean ill success , but abuse of power .

The Ninth card is known as the Hermit , and shows a prudence and wisdom but if the other c rds are not good , it may merely mean trickery and lying . Reversed it shows

or . secrecy, fear needless caution of Card number Ten represents the Wheel Fortune , and

e i r it signifies D st ny . If this card tu ns up , the decision will concern some near event , and whichever way matters

u fin e . e go , the res lt will be al and fat ful If rev rsed , this

— su e rfluit card shows an excessive result abundance , p y, far more than is needful .

e e Wh n consid ring the Eleventh card , we must recall w — hat was said above taking Courage for number Eight , we e u giv J stice for number Eleven .

our e of This does not mean Law , in mod rn use the word f o . Justice , but the triumph right The diviner can only predict that right will succeed , and must leave it to the conscie nce o fthe enquirer to decide whe ther his own cause is indicated . The Twelfth card is a most curious one and is kn own as

for as the Hanged Man , but some unknown re on he is r n i one n ot epresented as ha g ng by foot , though apparently THE TAROT OR DIVINATION CARDS 1 41

e b in any way uncomfortable . It does not app ar to e a form o f e the e e punishm nt , for card r pres nts Wisdom , Intuition ,

a fi — lfishn ss S cri ce when re versed it stands for S e e and Greed . So we must assume that the so - calle d Hangin g is

- r fi inte nded to re pre se nt se lf sac i ce .

rt e e The Thi eenth card is r pres ntative of Death , though

Re e e e i e . its normal m aning mer ly ind cat s loss v rsed , how it e e . The ver , is a most fat ful sign card itself is generally o e e u - e e e rnam nt d with a f ll l ngth sk leton , much aft r the s e - e re e e tyle of the w ll known r p s ntation of Fath r Time . The last card of this second s e rie s of se ven is repre sen tative of e e e or Temp ranc , which of course is m ntal

e . physical , and has no conn ction with teetotalism It

e e e e e m ans Car fuln ss , Economy , Good Manag m nt , and so o n— e r versed it is an important card , and shows divided inte re sts . It will again b e see n that there is much sympathy in — e ach couple o f third cards thus Eight and Ele ven are o ften reversed ; while Nine and Twe lve both indicate

T ee are Prude nce in affairs . en and Thirt n obviously

e e e in e clos ly conn ct d the form of D stiny and Death , both h e e e . T e ee e r pr s nting Finality Fourt nth card , Temperanc o r er Mod ation , also follows the idea of the Eighth and E le venth .

The set e e are e third and final of s v n cards r ally mystical , and to a gre at exte nt re pres ent the force or influence o f

r i things beyond our own pe sonal control . Th s group opens w The ith number Fiftee n as the D e vil . Malignant Power itse lf is ge nerally re pre sente d in conne ction with a naked man in and a naked woman , typical of Humanity, and t e nde d to indicate our inability to ge t away from the u e nfl c e nse n i ue n es surrounding us . This card shows som

e fl e e e e e p ow rful in u nce working in our liv s in spit of ours lv s , or in so me cases o ur own physical inability to he lp ourselves 1 42 CARD FORTUNE TELLING

e — in e r on owing to serious illn ss oth r wo ds , as shown the

our e e e . e n eces card , nak d or natural impot nc It ne d not saril b e fl e y an evil in u nce , but it is one that we cannot s of r one resist . The old super tition , cou se , was that every o f us had a good spirit behind our right shoulder , and an evil on e behind our left . This superstition remains strong

- r to day . In its normal position this fateful ca d can be

or . either good evil , but reversed , it is invariably a bad sign The Sixteenth card also shows the strong force of the

l e occu t powers controlling our d stinies , and it is invariably represented by a building struck and shattered by light

e or ning . Its significance is Misery , Adv rsity, Disgrace ,

er e e even Ruin . It cov s some unfor seen or un xpected

e calamity , as indicated by the lightning . When r versed , of this card loses much its malignity , though with bad cards near it might show imprisonment .

the Following this shock , we have Star for our next

e card , and as in so many other cases , a nak d woman is

. e e shown This card , number Sevent en , repres nts Hope , un — and when reversed the reading is unfort ate Loss ,

o r . Theft , Privation of some sort

The Eighteenth card shows us the Full Moon , looking

- down on an uncared for path that appare ntly leads nowhere .

e e e Hidden e e of It r pr s nts Dangers , D c ption , Error Judg

on . e our ment , and so Reversed it mak s the deception — own the enquirer will come to trouble or difficul ty through

o e his or her wn deceit or falsehood . It is not a nic card

e b e for the unfortunat diviner , and care should taken in — the manner of our interpretation in such cases it is better

to fi e . to suggest , and not make any de nite ass rtion

e e The Nin t enth card is the Sun , with which is associated

— e e r of a naked child g n rally a boy , as gi ls were not much

r a of account in the East . The ca d is typic l Married

or of or Happiness , at any rate Domestic Material content

1 44 CARD FORTUNE TELLING suggest that these could be written on the cards for guid a nce when telling the cards . The meanings are given in the following table:

u s r H ear s C p o t . — King This can represent a fair man as with the ordinary

or p ack of cards , but as a rule it shows kindness warmth

f . R o e . heart ev rsed , suspicion , distrust n — A R . e Quee fair woman , also success or happiness v it ersed indicat es interference by some woman .

t — o f e Knigh This Court card does not , course , app ar in

r . t he modern pack . It represents trust o confidence

R e e e r v rs d , cunning or t ickery .

k — e e Jac The Jack would repr sent a young person , ither

or e e y outh maid n , if us d for an individual . Otherwise it

e e shows honesty of purpose , straightforwardness . R vers d , d eception . In fact the meaning is ve ry similar to that of t he Knight . — Ten . The Town where the enquirer lives in some cases t r the he . ar actual house itself Ap t f om this , it shows

’ e e or e R nquir r s position local r putation . eversed , it would i of e ndicate opposition and disputes , but a local charact r ,

’ p ossibly in one s own household . — r al Nine Success o advantage . This is ways a fortunate c r e ard , and the reve sed position shows mistakes mad by

e the enquirer , thus j eopardising succ ss , but it does not i ndicate failure . — Eight This card re presents friendship and affection .

R e e e v rs d , the meaning is still good , but it shows gaiety or

f e e p leasure instead o affection . The good meaning b com s or o f or w e p hysical material , instead mental , what call

f r o the hea t. — e . Seven . Some proj ect the enquir r has in view This m eaning remains the same when the card is reverse d . THE TAROT OR DIVINATION CARDS 1 45 — Six In the normal position this card indicates that the telling refers to the past . If reversed it indicates

he i the e t d e . futur , but it is imme ate futur

— e e em e Five Marriag or some important c r ony . Rev rsed

e r . it indicat s an arrival , some news , or a surp ise — u Four . Discontentment or displeas re . Reversed , a new acquaintance . ’ e — Thre Success , a favourable ending to the enquirer s h or . Re t e e a plan wish versed , card indicat s quick

e e of r sult , not n cessarily successful , but soon in point time only . — . e e . e Two Lov , aff ction Rev rsed , the card shows Oppo i i ’ s t on to one s affection or by the person loved .

On e — e e — Company , a pl asant gath ring the sort of

i e th ng we know as a party . Rev rsed , we have a

e or chang of some sort , not necessarily good bad , but a chan ge . It will be seen that the Heart suit is almost entirely

r e e e e fo tunat in its normal position , whil the r v rsed posi

on the e e e tions , whol , indicat d lay rather than lack of

e . e r e succ ss An a ly d sign for this suit was the Acorn , which

e e e e obviously r pr sented succ ssful agricultur , an essential

r e . e feature of p imitive lif Th n came the Cup , also in its — more modern fashion a sign ofmaterial success or at any rate the ne ce ssary social position to e nable you to enter

r tain . The Weste n Heart is merely a careless adaptation of - the e e e e old d sign of a Cup , just as the Cup its lf was a car l ss or e mistak n copy of the Acorn , possibly done in some

e t e country wh re the Oak tree was n o promin nt .

W nds Cla s a or b . — A King dark man , where an individual is indi t c a d . i e e . s Oth rwise success Reversed , danger that h t reatening .

K 1 46 CARD FORTUNE TELLING — Q e . A w or e e e ue n dark oman , alt rnativ ly gen rosity .

e e the r or R vers d , ca d shows a suspicious woman , mistrust , evil thre atening . — n t A r e . e . K igh kind f i nd Also carefulness , conomy

e r e e e e e R ve sed , it sugg sts troubl through the car l ssn ss of

e some such fri nd not intentional harm , but risk all the sam e .

k — r e . or e e Jac Order , manag ment Reve sed , waste v n reckle ssn ess . — Te n The house or dwelling ; Ofte n the famil y o f the

n ir u er e . e or q if he or she is marri d Revers d , loss specula

n tion involvi g risk . i — e e or e . e or N n Hon sty discr tion Rev rsed , deceit

e treach ry . t — A i e . R e Eigh dark g rl . B auty or innocence ev rsed ,

r tricke y by a woman .

n — e e a e Seve Mon y matters in gen r l , busin ss or inherit

r i r e . e e e anc R v rsed , the ca d indicat s anx ety or wor y over mone y matte rs .

— R r Six e . i Pr sents eversed , the ca d represents a long ng for what we cannot ge t . — l e e . e a Fiv Love or aff ction R versed , the card c ls for

e di r the the i gr at sc etion on part of d viner , as it may

e n O e m an unfortu ate but honest love , though it ft n

e i al o f m ans ill cit or immor passion , as in the case a married woman .

— or al Four . Pleasure enj oyment , of a somewhat materi

. e e e e . nature R v rs d , obstacl s — e e . e O re re Thr Dignity or position Rev rsed , it ften p

il i e sents the ch dren of the enqu rer , or the b ginning of some enterprise intended to improve t he position Of the enquirer .

— fi l n Vorr . e . \ di Two y or f cu ties R versed , it sig ifies a

or i e e . letter or message good , bad ind ff r nt

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i t — l or a Kn gh Departure , remova sep ration from some

one . l ar If reversed , this will fo low a qu rel . The separa

’ or of u tion departure may, co rse , prove to the enquirer s advantage , even if the card is reversed . k — A dl or Jac frien y stranger , good news . Reversed , r rr bad news o wo y . — fid nc or f . Con e e o . Ten honesty purpose Reversed , r treachery o deceit . i — e . N n Intelligence , observation , good management a or dif Reversed , the card indic tes Obstacles ficulties ,

e l ari c rtain y delay , but not necess ly with any bad result . — or . . Eight . Peace order Reversed , quarrels n — or o f Se ve Success , some measure advantage and profit . If reversed , the card shows hesitation and anxiety, but not necessarily any loss . — or of i Six . The hope , desire wish the enqu rer , whatever f al or o f . it may be , whether materi the a fections Reversed , r or n hf s it shows treache y , u fait ulnes , if it concerns the affections . — e or . Fiv Money , gain inheritance Reversed , it

or ffi n e shows troubles di culties con cted with money , as not s ar o f such legal cases , but nece s ily a loss money, though al most certainly it shows that there will be no gain . — r . C s . Fou ompany , society, plea ure Reversed , this card to ai l is supposed ret n its norma meaning , which seems s ul ill ogical an d unlikely . We sugge t that the reversal wo d indicate that the love o fcompany was causing the enquirer to neglect more important matters . — u n s or u . Re Three . Some b si es enterprise ndertaking a or versed , the c rd represents the wish attempt for some such enterprise or outlet W here the fulfilment seems l unlike y. THE TAROT OR DIVINATION CARDS 1 49 — Two . Money Reversed , it signifies a surprise or some unexpec te d or unusual occurrence . — f One o i . The commencement someth ng Reversed , it shows cruelty or misfortune .

On the whole , Diamonds is a fairly fortunate suit , but is far more mixe d and vague in its influence than is the

l e w . case ith Hearts Persona ly we pr fer the Club suit , which suggests a rising above difficulties that lie in the

’ e e e e nquir r s path , wh r as Diamonds can better be described i our or as a fa lure to use powers advantages to the utmost .

The ul O the timate result may be , and ften is , much same , yet the effort in dicated by Clubs speaks more for the — character of the subject such a person is more likely to

e e . e succ d in the end The fourth suit , Spad s , is the unfortunate one .

S words or Spades. — King Someone in authority or with powe r to affe ct i l e i . the nqu rer Reversed , th s wi l bring trouble and worry . — en e or e . e Que Loss , abs nce s paration Rev rsed , the card shows e ithe r a bad woman or one with a bad influence ’ e e e or e e on the nquir r s lif , alternativ ly an unpl asant

of combination partial success , though accompanie d by worry — t . e or Knigh Capability Reversed , foolishn ss conceit . — k . e l Jac Treachery If rev rsed , the trouble wil come

from an unexpected source . — e Ten Sorrow and tears . If revers d , it shows a passing

e eal . succ ss , lost almost as soon as r ised — e s Nine Good faith . If r versed , su picion and

doubt . — t l e or . e Eigh Il n ss blame When r versed , the card or shows a n accident some startling event . CARD FORTUN E TELLIN G — n fe e Seve This card is not a f ct d by being reversed ,

e e and shows hope and confid nc , good advice . — — . e or e Six Travel , a voyag , a mess nger someone who

has . e e e travelled R v rs d , it shows a surprise . — Five . This card also is not affected by reversal , and

n e means trouble , losses , sad ss , mourning . — . . e e a Four Solitude Rev rs d , it indic tes that the soli

e tude is enforced , in some cases necessary economy aft r a loss . — e or . e e m Thre Separation a quarrel If r versed , the

uir r w r q e ill be responsible for the t ouble . wo — T . e n Friendship If r versed , it shows lyi g and deceit . — h e . e e One Prosp rity W en r vers d , this card generally shows an unfortunate love affair .

We will now give a few methods of reading from the full

old e e Tarot pack , but as it is an system of divination , th r

e o f e u e are only a limit d number th se , nlike those us d with

we e the modern pack , where find at l ast a score of well

n e o f . e k own syst ms telling In the first place , the nquirer must be quite certain as to time this must be made cle ar r be fore the cards are touched . He o she must al so decide e i whether a simple answer to a qu st on is what he wants , or whether he prefers a ge neral divination Of the course

’ e e ee er re o f events . Th s points will control the s r s int p ta

b e e tion . It must also rem mbered that with the Tarot

e the On e car ds the Ace is mer ly , and that the four Court

e cards are far more powerful than the common r cards , and that the five higher commoner cards are correspondingly

five the more powerful than the lower ones , although latter include the Ace . A simple question can be answered by the general charac f a ter o the c rds , after they have been exposed by one or

1 52 CARD FORTUN E TELLIN G or physical affairs ofthe enquire r the middl e row governs

f e his mental life , his friendships and a fections , his hop s and so o n ; while the top row represents the unseen influences r at work on his or he life . Another method on somewhat similar lines is as follows one i The enquirer draws out card to represent h mself , and this is placed face upwards on the table . Then he must ffl thoroughly shu e the pack . Now the seer goes through

Of i the pack and builds up the rows seven cards , work ng from right to le ft ; the fir st row being on top as in the n t previous method . But the cards must o be dealt in — seque nce the first card placed on the table must be the ‘ top card of the pack after it has bee n shufil e d the second

seventh card will be the card from it in the pack , in other

e words , the original eighth card . This is plac d to the left o f the top card and forms the second card in the top row

f e e o seven . Th n count out the next s venth card and place this as the third of the row , to the left of the second card . Obviously this will be the fifteenth original card in the ffl shu ed pack . GO e on in this way , taking out every sev nth card you

to fi ure— come , and adding it to the g the second row com mencing as soon as you have displayed seven cards . To

e e e avoid confusion , it is wise to plac ach card not r quired at the bottom Of the pack— thus you place the top card on the table , the second at the bottom of the pack , and count

e Two . One the third b low and count , and so on You will find that the original bottom card will form the fifth t card of he centre r ow on the table . The reading is given

‘ as in the first method . A third method of tellin g the Tarot cards is known as the i Great Figure of Fat e . As it is rather compl cated till you have actually tested it , we give a diagram to show how the cards should be used in order to build up the figure prope rly . THE TAROT OR DIVINATION CARDS 1 53

Th e e a. nquirer must choose card to represent himself , and

t Th ' k this is placed in the centre of he table . e pac is now shuflie d an ee who and h ded to the s r , deals the cards in prope r sequence according to the numbe rs in the following

the r 1 2 diagram , top ca d going at , the next card at , and

Y ou se t e e so on . will e asily e that h figure forms a triangl

- - - 3 3 3 2 ° 3 l ° 3 0 26 25 24 23

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TH E GREAT F I GU RE O F FATE — within a thre e side d square . It is sometime s arranged in r in ci cles and various fantastic forms , but the method we

th e e e e the e e . e give is simpl st In ev ry cas , what v r d sign

e the e the e e e us d , r ading is sam , so th r is no advantage in

e e using a complicat d figur , unless you are anxious to

th r mystify e enqui er . The me thod of divination is based upon the ide a that the right -hand ele ven cards o fthe square and also of the triangle re prese nt the Past ; the uppe rmost row Of square and 1 54 CARD FORTUNE TELLIN G triangle show the Pre se nt while the left - hand e leven cards o f e ach figure will indicate the Future .

e The divination is mad by combinations of three cards , o f — e e e which the chosen card repr s nting the enquir r , and — shown in the ce ntre of the Triangle in the diagram is

r e 1 always one . This ca d is combined with numb rs and

e 34, the two bottom cards of the s ries showing the Past

2 o n then with and 35 , and so with each couple , for Past ,

r Present , and Futu e . Another simple method is for the e nquirer to shuffle the

the e n e e pack , and then s er arra ges a row of sevent n cards

e r o f . in sequ nce , beginning with the top ca d the pack

the r the e e e m This makes ninth ca d xact c ntr , either fro

. are r e the right or from the left The cards ead in thre s ,

the e e e e as in Gr at Figur , but in this cas the centr card

r e r . rep esents the nqui er , and you pair from the ends Thus

1 1 e e e you read cards , 9 , 7 tog ther for the immediate Pr s nt , o r for some incide nt in the Past which the e nquirer can — name as a starting point such as a rece nt business arrange

e e . m nt , a proposal of marriag , and so on Then you read

r 2 1 6 e ca ds , 9 , together for a few days further ah ad num

e 1 e on e . b rs 3 , 9 , 5 for lat r still , and so for the whol row r e This method does not take long , and is conside ed v ry effe ctive for dealing when a simple straightforward divina

e . tion is required , such as in the cas s indicated

d e In conclusion , we would raw sp cial attention to the

r e q uestion of evers d cards , which is of great importance in

e e e e Tarocchi divination . Aft r you hav r ad the cards onc

e r e re e it is obvious that the revers d ca ds would r main v rsed ,

e though they might n ot be dealt upon the table . To prev nt this some te llers care ful ly arrange the pack with eve ry card corre ctly upright be fore handing it to the e nquir er . Afte r the pack has be e n shuffle d the enquirer must be aske d

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