HISTORY OF THE PACK OF CARDS
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own hands, but
the fall
The Future
is
in each person's
correctly interpreted,
of the cards,
if
ing against
possible
to put forth
still
dangers that
may
alternatively they
may
lie
serve as a warn-
ahead
of
us,
or
and cause us
secure some desirable
serve as a stimulus
greater efforts to
result.
Before describing the various methods of Card Divinashould like to point out that it is not necessary
tion, I
to memorise
The
and mark the
the various meanings of the cards.
simplest plan
is
to use a special pack,
meanings and combinations on the face of each card. In
this way you avoid all tedious references and quickly
learn how to read from any particular fall of the cards.
It is not considered possible to work for your own
information with any degree of accuracy, but that need
not prevent your regular practice with the cards.
and cut as
if
you
Shuffle
were a stranger to yourself, ask
reasonable question that occurs to you,
and
in that
any
way
endeavour to gather from the fall of the cards what
answer you would give a stranger under similar circumPractice will soon make you proficient, and will
stances.
open your eyes to the wonderful combinations that are
Cartomancy.
Begin with an ordinary modem pack of Playing cards,
but go on to the full Tarocchi Divination. You need not
be extravagant over the purchase of a genuine Tarot
possible under
pack, but can easily cut twenty-six cards of the ordinary
upon which you can write the necessary descriptions.
For the Tarot Divination cards, you need only number
then you need a
your blanks from one to twenty-one
Fool, and finally the four Knights, one for each suit. In
this way you can obtain a cheap and very interesting
pack of Tarot Divination cards, with which you can
size,
;
entertain,
and possibly help your
friends.