Fortune-Telling by Playing Cards

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Summary: One of the top two guides to playing card divination
Review: I became interested after learning that the original use of our 52 playing card deck was for divining the future and fortune telling , a somewhat nobler use than our current practice of using them for gambling and games(which is one of the reasons a bad reputation was placed on them in the first place). Also for those who don't own or can't afford a Tarot deck, it's interesting to note our 52 deck is decended from the "Minor Arcana" of the Tarot cards. This guide is actually the best, having very good in-depth descriptions for each card. The second best book is "Playing Card Divination For Beginers" by Richard Webster, which has a slightly different aproach to reading the cards, but not the detailed descriptions as Dee Nerys book. Both of these guides are your best bet on the art of Cartomancy.

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Summary: worth the time
Review: This expose on oracular use of playing cards, is one of the best sources I have seen in a long time. I've seen this book many times over the past several years and only gave it a passing interest. However, after much comparison with other systems of card reading, I have found this to be one of the ultimate sources of traditional card reading. Any one interested in traditional card reading should have this book on hand; not only as a reference, but as a basis for all card reading. Most books/teachers base their systems upon this work. Unfortunately, it is not given the credit that it deserves. This is an EXCELLENT resource for beginner and 'experts' alike.