CHAPTER
II
methods of great diviners
Madame Lenormand
THE
pack consists of fifty-two cards
thirteen each.
Each
—four
suits
suit consists of the Ace,
of
King,
Queen, Jack, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four,
Two or alternatively of King, Queen, Jack,
—
Three, and
Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two,
One.
It has been observed that this fourfold division of the
pack corresponds to similar divisions of Time, which are
thus set out
:
I.
Diamonds.
2.
Clubs.
3.
Hearts.
4.
Spades.
I.
Youth
2.
Manhood
3.
Maturity
4.
Age
I.
Spring
2.
3.
Autumn
4.
I.
Morning
2.
3.
Evening
4.
Winter
Night
The
in
Summer
Noon
fifty-two cards correspond to the fifty-two
the year,
weeks
the four Suits to the four Seasons of
i.e.
shown above. Of these. Spring
and May Summer includes June,
thirteen weeks, such as
includes March, April,
July,
and August
and November
year
with
the
;
;
Autumn
;
includes September, October,
and Winter completes the circle of the
months of December, January, and
February.
This only applies to the modern pack, as the real
Tarocchi packs contain fourteen cards to each
23
suit.