CARD FORTUNE TELLING
12
Eastern days
the
Priestly caste
were
the rulers,
They were
chose the King or nominal ruler.
and
quite capable
of "
removing " him peacefully if he did not follow their
So our four suits give us the Rulers, the Figh ters,
the Merchants, and the Farmers.
We will now compare these four ancient Tarot suits
bidding.
ACORN, OR
HEARTS.
SWORD,
OH SPADES.
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WAND. OR CLUBS.
PENTACLE,
OR D/MIONDS.
Suit Designs for Tarot Cards
—
our modern Western nonsense Hearts,
Clubs,
Diamonds and Spades
The Vase or Cup of the Tarocchi cards has become
the Heart of the modern pack
this is an easy change,
with
!
;
as the bowl remains, while the stem has been thickened
to complete the heart shape design.
originally represented Religion or the
Although
this suit
Priestly caste,
it
was never considered what may be called a "lucky"