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Fortune Telling by Cards, by P.R.S. Foli, [1915], at sacred-texts.com


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Contents


CHAPTER I

 

HOW WE GOT OUR PACK OF CARDS

 

 

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Where do they come from?—The Romany Folk—Were they made in Europe?—Suits and signs—The power of cards—Their charm and interest—Necessity for sympathy—Value of Cartomancy

15


CHAPTER II

 

WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL CARDS SIGNIFY

 

Two systems—The English method—The foreign—Significations of the cards—Hearts—Diamonds—Clubs—Spades—A short table—Mystic meanings

21


CHAPTER III

 

THE SELECTED PACK OF THIRTY-TWO CARDS

 

Reduced pack generally used—How to indicate reversed cards—Meaning of Hearts—Diamonds—Clubs—Spades

27


CHAPTER IV

 

THE SIGNIFICATION OF QUARTETTES, TRIPLETS, AND PAIRS

 

Combinations of court cards—Combinations of plain cards—Various cards read together—General meaning of the several suits—Some lesser points to notice

30

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CHAPTER V

 

WHAT THE CARDS CAN TELL OF THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE

 

 

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A simple method—What the cards say—The Present—The Future

39


CHAPTER VI

 

YOUR FORTUNE IN TWENTY-ONE CARDS

 

A reduced pack—An example—The three packs—The surprise

39


CHAPTER VII

 

COMBINATION OF SEVENS

 

A method with selected cards—General rules—How to proceed—Reading of the cards—Signification of cards—Some combinations—A typical example—Further inquiries—The seven packs

45


CHAPTER VIII

 

ANOTHER METHOD WITH THIRTY-TWO CARDS

 

General outline—Signification of cards—How to consult the cards—An illustration—Its reading

53


CHAPTER IX

 

A FRENCH METHOD

 

French system—The reading—An example

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CHAPTER X

 

THE GRAND STAR

 

The number of cards may vary—The method—The reading in pairs—Diagram of the Grand Star—An example

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CHAPTER XI

 

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. FORTUNE-TELLING GAMES

 

 

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How to answer them—Specimen questions—Cupid and Venus at work

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CHAPTER XII

 

HOW THEY TELL FORTUNES IN ITALY

 

Italian method—An example—Notice the groups—How the pairs work out—The five packs

71


CHAPTER XIII

 

THE MASTER METHOD. THE CHART AND ITS EXPLANATION

 

Knowledge is power—Four twos added to the usual pack—The thirty-six squares and their significance—Tendencies of the suits

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CHAPTER XIV

 

THE MASTER METHOD. SIGNIFICATIONS OF CARDS USED

 

Court cards—Plain cards—An example of the Master Method

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CHAPTER XV

 

A COMBINATION OF NINES

 

How to work it—An example—The first reading—The second reading—The third reading

98


CHAPTER XVI

 

YOUR HEART'S DESIRE. SIX WAYS OF TRYING A WISH

 

The wish with fifteen cards—Another way—The wish with thirty-two cards—What the four aces tell—The wish in seven packs—The wish card again

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CHAPTER XVII

 

RHYMING FORTUNE-TELLER

 

 

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Diamonds—Hearts—Spades—Clubs

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CHAPTER XVIII

 

THE TAROTS: THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY

 

Derivation of name—Remote origin—The great Etteilla

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CHAPTER XIX

 

ETTEILLA'S METHOD OF USING THE TAROTS

 

The major arcana—The minor arcana—General rules—The second deal—The third deal or great figure—The fourth deal

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