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Article 89830
Article 89830
Article 89830
Cartomancy is the act of divining using cards. Divining means to find out by inspiration, intuition or magic; to foresee.
Learn the past, present and future with a regular deck of playing cards. No tricks, no special talent, no psychic ability. It is not magic either. If you can read this you can learn cartomancy with a regular deck of cards. All you need is some basic knowledge.
Some History The Gypsies are probably the most well know people that have in the past used cartomancy for fortune telling. But history goes beyond. The deck of cards has been around for about 600 years as far as we can tell. The thought is that the cards may have originated in China. China's currency greatly resembled the deck of playing cards and its believed that China was the first to develop paper currency. The tradition of playing cards went from Western Asia to Egypt, then to North Africa. From there, Europe. Theory has it that the Arabs and Moors introduced the cards to the Spaniards in 1379. In Spain the people called the cards Naibi, which means "to foretell." The question remains, were the cards made for game play or as tools for divination? We do know that by the sixteenth century cards were used for the means of fortune telling. By the eighteenth century, cartomancy was a hit. Even the Emperor Napoleon was said to have "consulted" the cards on a regular basis. Cartomancy, a strange word that can do so much.
If the reading does not require a Significator card, make a mental note of the Significator card which would represent the Questioner. If that card shows up in the reading, it takes on special significance.
If the Joker was not intended to be included in the deck, but shows up in a reading, do not replace it, but read the card as a special message to the Questioner. The Joker usually means that there is a surprise in store for the Questioner. A situation which was thought to be stable, may suddenly become unstable.
Diamonds - Spring
Clubs - Summer
Hearts - Autumn
Spades - Winter
Ranks:
e.g. - Ace of diamonds would be the first week of the Spring Equinox
Stages Method:
Twos - Direction the matter will take. May be a 1st meeting point.
Threes - The point at which details grow and the matter solidifies.
Fours - Foundation has begun. Roots are put down in order to build.
Eights - Evaluation period. People & ideas may be put to the test.
Significators: (The card that represents the person the reading is about)
When choosing a card to represent the Questioner, you can use these guidelines to assist you. Above all, use your own intuition to make the decision.
Gender
Male - King
Female - Queen
Zodiac Sign
Personality Factors
Hearts:
Aces- Happiness, the home, love, friendship, joy the start of a romance. A love letter.
King- A good-natured, a fair-haired man, affectionate and generous but impetuous. Good advice.
8- Visits and visitors. Invitations out or attending a party, but also partings.
5- Jealous people around you. Take your time to make any decisions.
Spades:
Ace- A difficult love affair. Emotional conflict, obsession, death. Things coming to a head.
King- A very dark-haired man, Ambitious, usually successful and an authoritative man.
Jack- A very dark-haired young person, a well-meaning person but immature, an unreliable youth.
9- Bad luck in all things. Depression and low energy. Destruction, deaths. Extreme anxiety. Can mean delays or quarrels.
8- Trouble and disappointment. Plans go awry. Friends let you down. Cancellations.
7- A warning against possible loss of friendship. An unexpected burden. A warning against losses and sorrow.
5- Anxiety, setbacks, interferences. Happy home but interference from other people. Reversals and opposition but eventual success.
Diamonds:
Queen- A flirt. A very fair-haired woman. flirtatious, sophisticated, witty, loves to party and to gossip.
8- A marriage and travel late in life. Financial ups and downs. New relationship; unexpected money,
Clubs:
10- Money from an unexpected source, good luck or gift. Travel abroad.
8- Opposition, danger or recklessness. Trouble in relationships, business and personal. Jealousy and greed.
7- Prosperity and success. Be careful of trouble coming from a person of the opposite sex.
The Spreads
Use just One Card for a quick answer to your question. All you need to do is concentrate on your question while shuffling the deck and pick out a single card. This will give you the overall impression about your question. You may draw one more card if necessary to clarify the first card. (I personally usually draw the second card).
This method is also suitable for finding out about how your day is going to go. An example of this would be, if you draw a Spade card this indicates problems and difficulties will be important to you. Hearts would be that issues to do with emotions and the home are going to be important for the day. Diamonds would be, issues to do with hard work and affairs outside the home will be important. Drawing a club would be, issues to do with business and money will be important.
If you want an quick answer/overview to a single question or issue, use the Three Card Spread. Start by shuffling the deck, always concentrating on you question. Lay the cards out in a row from left to right.
1 2 3
The fist card represent the past. The second, the present and the third card, the future.
The Nine Card Spread is a more in-depth reading of the Three Card Spread. Start by laying the cards out in three rows across and 3 down.
1
2
4
5
7
8
Magic Square
A Significator Card is chosen to represent the Questioner, and is placed to one side while Questioner shuffles the remainder of the deck. When shuffled, the Reader takes four cards from the top of the deck and places them in the order shown. The fifth card is the Significator Card chosen for the Questioner. The remaining cards are taken from the top of the deck. This spread is good for a psychic or psychological reading.
1
2
4
5
7
8
Card 6 - Opportunity
Card 7 - Spirituality
Card 8 - Negativity
Card 9 - Positivity
A good spread for answering questions of great concern, or questions involving life changes, such as career changes, moving house, getting married.
No Significator card is selected. Deck is shuffled and spread out face down in a fan shape. Questioner selects seven cards from the spread and hands them to the Reader. The cards are spread face up in the order that they were selected.
1 7
2 6
3 5
4
Card 4 - Challenges
This spread gives a more general overview of your life and uses 21 cards. Lay down seven groups of three cards in the shape of a horseshoe or arch.(Like above spread.) Count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, then start the 8th card on top of the one card and go around again. The 15 card should be placed in sequence on the first and 8th cards and so forth. Each group covers a category.
7 The outcome.
From left to right, lay three rows of seven cards. The top row of seven cards represents the past. The middle row the present and the bottom row of seven cards the future. This 21 card spread demands great skill and is not to be attempted until you are very confident with the meanings of the cards and combining them into a meaningful narrative.
Pyramid Spread
A good general reading. No Significator card is selected. Deck is shuffled and spread out face down in a fan shape. Selects ten cards from the spread. Place the cards face up in the order that they were selected I a pyramid shape.
1
3 2
4 5 6
7 8 9 10
Base Row (Cards 7, 8. 9 & 10) - Advice of the Cards (how to resolve question)
Celestial Circle
No Significator card is selected. Deck is shuffled and spread out face down in a fan shape. Select thirteen cards from the spread. Place them face up in the order that they were selected like that of a clock. Example, first card would be 1 o-clock, second card 2 o-clock, and so on. Place card 13 in the center.
The cards are read as months of the year. The first card is the current month, even if it is last day of the month. Each card is a subsequent month.
Card number 13 is the overall forecast for the year. The card is read by suit alone.
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