The Tarot Fortune Telling Cards

The Tarot Fortune Cards were issued by Thomson Leng through their My Weekly in 1935. A common misnomer for the cards is the Thomson Leng Tarot (echoing the Rider Waite appellation). Considering their publication and timeline, the Tarot Fortune Cards are quite unusual. Either the artist (unknown) or someone else (unknown) was well-versed in the early 20th century tarot and divination. Particularly, continental sources: Jean-Baptiste Pitois and Eudes Picard. We see this demonstrated by both the placement of the Fool (card no. 21) and adoption of pip and honour designs seemingly adhering to Picard’s elemental associations (Cups with air and Swords with water). …

So as to respect James' copyright, I have photographed the spreads and instructions as found in the How to Read the Tarot Fortune Cards. This is from my copy of the original 1935 deck. I believe that this is now in the public domain.

As part of my study of the Tarot Fortune Cards, I am endeavouring to utilise them daily. Part of this commitment is forming an understanding of the pace of the deck. Consequently, I am looking at short-, mid- and long-term readings. Over time I have not found the tarot good with daily draws. I seldom do these, anyway. Consequently, for short-term forecasts, I have been utilising a week-ahead spread. The spread first appears in Minetta’s 1896 What the Cards Tell as Method III. By 1913, it has become The Week’s Events. Minetta also states the spread can be used to determine whether a prediction made in another reading will occur within the week. …