Playing Cards

I started out reading Tarot. I went through several different actual Tarot decks over time and still have a couple of my favorites. Along the way, I found I had a knack for reading with playing cards and it eventually became my preferred medium. However, I have always read them in a fashion similar to the way I read regular Tarot. The deck I have been designing is actually centered around this method. I even self published a book using this method on Amazon several years ago. (Although some of my interpretations have changed since then and I really need to publish an updated version.) Now looking through this forum, I see that there are whole other systems for re…

I would like to see everyone’s favorite decks, and if you feel like featuring your whole collection - go for it 😀!! I have a very small collection. When I grew up I used to only work with my grandfathers old deck but sadly it fell a part and I don’t have it anymore. I tried to find an exact one just like it but haven’t been able to. It doesn’t matter though, I’ve come to terms with it. For some time I was really determined to find the ‘perfect’ vintage deck, but I have given up that search too. Vintage decks are wonderful but I realized that it’s mainly a certain look that I’m after and that it doesn’t necessarily have to be an older deck. So I ha…

In my opinion you can have more discretion when you read playing cards but the level of accuracy is inferior to tarot

The late Dawn R. Jackson's Hedgewytchery method is back online in its full and original form. https://spells.neocities.org/cartomancy.html As is Ms. Jackson's general witchy info. https://spells.neocities.org/ I'm trying to find out if the reposting has some kind of posthumous blessing on it. If not, and those in the know disapprove, I'll ask a mod to delete this.

The HedgeWytchery system is something I come to again and again. Some don't like its fixed meanings and more strict way of reading cards. I use some of the meanings, not all. But I find myself interlacing HW meanings in my TdM readings often, along with other meanings. I couldn't find a thread that links Dawn's website, so I'm providing it here. I also thought that there may be some interest in having a study group start-up. The Wise and Subtle Arte of Reading Cards For the Witch of Middling Memory For the Witch of Exceptional Memory

Hello all, This is my very first post on the forums! I wasn't quite sure which sub-forum would best frame my query so, as it generally relates to Cartomancy + Divination, I thought it best to post here. If the post has indeed been misplaced, a helpful moderator may move it on by behalf. I know a little about reading both Tarot and Oracle cards and find that, in addition to the symbolic meanings in the Tarot deck and the guidebook which accompany the many Oracle decks (which I actually rarely consult), there is an added layer of 'intuition' involved. I believe this to be particularly true with regards to Oracle cards. I have always interpreted this …

Has anybody worked with the Gypsy Witch? I have my own copy, I haven't unsealed it yet but I got it really cheap. Lately it's been on my radar, and I keep on reading the most curious things about the deck,. Mainly regarding how accurate and straightforward it is and how harrowing its predictions can sometimes be. I'm interested in knowing about your personal experiences with the deck tho. I'm very excited to try it. :D

Hello everyone! Recently I’ve started studying the meanings of playing cards and how to use them as a complete separate system for divination. I had read a bit about it ages ago in Caitlin Matthew’s Lenormand Oracle Handbook but quickly forgot about it since I found the playing card insets to be too complex at that time. I wanted to see if there are any well known books that solely focus on teaching playing cards and used by most practitioners? The first book I read about it was Playing Card Divination by Stephen Bell but the reading style just didn’t resonate with me to be honest. I’ve also saved Read Like The Devil by Camelia Elias for when I get more advan…

I very much want this Lenormand deck but it has a playing card interp wriiten upside-down under each inset. Do these card meanings jive w what you understand these pc's to mean? https://www.printerstudio.com/sell/designs/lenormand-japanese.html Click on Preview Design, then R-click to open new tab, for each card, pain in the *** I know... but thanks!

I would be ever so grateful if someone could help me out with a translation: https://archive.org/details/EynLoszbuchAusDerKartenGemacht/page/n20/mode/1up?view=theater This book has poems and meanings for all the german playing cards, if you scroll down the document it looks like this (random screenshot) I know this is a very big ask, but I was hoping that someone else would be equally interested in these poems as me. The whole book is 36 pages but not all of it consists of these poems. That bit starts at page 15 and ends around page 28. Anything you could help me with is greatly appreciated!

Does tarot inherently carry the capacity to be “deeper” than playing card cartomancy? I am just getting my feet wet in cartomancy in general, both tarot and with playing cards. I’m curious if, in your experiences, tarot has the capacity of giving deeper, more complex readings than playing card decks because of the major arcana and added court card. People often speak with fondness of the “folky” and “down to earth” nature of reading playing cards compared to using tarot cards, but I’m wondering if it isn’t just a feel, but also a literal limitation of playing cards that they don’t have the major arcana. I don’t have enough experience to answer, but I a…

In case you don't know yet, Kapherus has had his web site, Art of Cartomancy, back up for some time now. This post gives a fascinating look at his economical way of reading the cards. https://cardseer.wordpress.com/2019/06/26/playing-cards-are-multidimensional/

As I said in a different thread, I thought it would be nice to share some of the older methods found in books from the late 1800's and the early 1900's that seemed to of died out in more modern times. This particular method can be found in most books from that era, and seems to be a staple spread used by cartomancers of old. As it is a folk practice, there is a fair bit of variation to the actual method depending on the author. So I've tried my best to condense it down into something more streamlined. This method can be used with any deck (even Lenormand), though it was commonly found in books utilising the piquet deck (32 cards). The method is as…

Hi,! I was wondering what members think about the blog here: https://artofcartomancy.blogspot.com From one point of view he has put so much effort into this... Yet from another... Members mentioned they use the finding items/pets approach from here. And it looks solid at first glance, have meaning of all cards for that here: https://artofcartomancy.blogspot.com/2019/09/locating-lost-objects-with-cartomancy.html But then if we look at his example of that that is used in practice here: https://artofcartomancy.blogspot.com/2019/10/cartomancy-answer-spread-for-finding.html He doesn't seem to use any of the card definitions he se…

Out and about this weekend I went to a book sale out of a man’s old barn/garage. He had some fabulous books and I managed to obtain a few on divination. Two of them were Fortune Telling with Playing Cards by Jonathan Dee and What the Cards Tell by Minetta. I’ve loved playing card games in general my whole life and I’ve collected some unique decks here and there just because of the court images. I don’t know to what degree I will use these books, but I am fascinated. Anyone have experience with either of them? Please share.

Just wondering what resources more experienced playing card readers would recommend for a beginner. I have 54 Devils by Cory Thomas Hutcheson and it's a very easy book to read. I'm just wondering if it's light on meanings, though? I have no experience with other books, so I don't know. Of course, it is possible that I'm too used to Tarot books where they dive deep into each card, and perhaps that's just not possible with playing cards.

As mentioned on one of my older posts, my mother was quite adept at reading with playing cards, a system she learned as a child from her aunt. I watched her read, as a child, and I recall she had a rhyme/chant which she always recited when dealing the cards. I cannot recall it verbatim but it was something like : To seal you, To crown you, What’s sure to come true, For those who you love, For those who love you I’m not sure how local or universal this mantra was and wondered if anybody recognised it and/or could clarify the actual words? Best, Jay

From the creator's site: THE CARDS A limited edition deck of 54 Tarot cards designed by the British artist Alice Instone. The pack was created with strong women in mind - each card has a saying around its edge offering shrewd and intuitive Grandmotherly thoughts of wisdom, experience, reassurance, love, patience, stoicism, continuity and comfort. The project was inspired by Alice's own grandmother who she played cards with as a child. Her grandmother's house felt like a refuge to Alice and, she remembers, "the cards themselves were also therapeutic, the motifs magical, ambiguous, enigmatic.” CARD AND BOOK BOX SET The Grandmother's Tarot Set incl…

Hello, I've started looking into playing cards (because of the Lenormand card insets, which led me to this part of the forum, and down the rabbit hole). There are different systems and the meanings are not consistent (the 8 of Hearts doesn't keep the same meaning from one method to the other for example). Do you end up learning different methods, and if so, do you get confused ? Or do you manage to tell yourself "I'm reading this way therefore this card means this" and when switching you can easily switch to the other meaning of the same card ? And on a slightly different aspect, Boroveshengra's meanings for the card insets don't …

I was looking in my tarot books organizing them, and I found this beauty . i looked at the book on amazon and saw it is oop, and it was $258 used from someone, course there is someone selling it used for 25 currently. but that isnt' the point. the point is i was ging to use this to complement my lenormand study with the playing cards meanings and i saw this book isnt' talked about in the card section here. so you have your introduction part one the cards and their meaning. symbolism and the suits aces two threes fours fives sixes sevens eights nines 10 court cards joker part 2 reading the cards timing combos layouts sample read…

I was browsing wopc when I found this: https://www.wopc.co.uk/usa/uspcc/ye-witches Part cartomancy, part transformation deck, and while it has "Witches" in the title, it's decidedly not a new age purple pentagram deck. Originally published in 1896, it's purely old fashioned cartomancy - and I like that. It can be had here. https://playingcarddecks.com/products/ye-witches-fortune-cards-uspcc There's a link to a downloadable scan of the leaflet that came with the original deck there, too. You can get a set of two decks with broomstick and cauldron backs, a single deck, or the same with gilded edges. I opted for one deck, gilded edges, and cauldron backs. …

Hello All, Does anyone have any insight into the system of Ana Cortez ? It is radically different from other Playing Card reading systems I hear, but nothing either Pro or Con. There are courses on her website and such but I am looking more for the “between we Reader’s info” rather than the Creator’s. Not looking to high praise or rip the system, just again any insight you may have. Thanks in advance if you can help out!

Just a heads up for a fantastic opportunity...with a Fantastic deck. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8p-5tzc020sjpAJnhizow?view_as=subscriber&mc_cid=80c50d4f4c&mc_eid=30216e361d Pretty sure I mucked that up. Mods, move to where y'all want it.

Hey, I am trying to learn gypsy playing cards techniques and was doing a reading on myself about my my general future. I am very confused so I need help. I did 16 card reading with my inner circle including: Bouquet - Dog - Snake Mice - rose - tree Whip Cloud - woman - Cupid Book Honor - Bear - Lion Ship Wine Bird I see in my near future I might suffer small loss (mice) related to my romantic life (rose) and health (tree) leading me to have uncertainty (cloud) about men who are att…

Hi I was wondering how many people use elemental dignities, in there spreads. I have been surprised how informative they can be when no specific question has been asked.....