| Author: | Cory Hutcheson | ISBN: | 9781301485543 |
| Publisher: | Cory Hutcheson | Publication: | August 3, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cory Hutcheson |
| ISBN: | 9781301485543 |
| Publisher: | Cory Hutcheson |
| Publication: | August 3, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
“Ye are twenty-five cards.
Become twenty-five devils
Enter into the body, into the blood, into the soul.”
So begins a nineteenth century Italian charm making use of a small deck of playing cards. This brief-but-richly drawn book explores the practice of divination by playing cards—known as cartomancy. It reveals the “secrets in plain sight” which hide within the pips, kings, queens, and jokers of a standard deck. Explore one method of divination in-depth as you meet the “fifty-four devils”—the symbolic spirits of each card—and learn about invoking ancestral blessings for card readings, the folklore of playing cards, and how to relate fairy tales to a spread along the way.
“Ye are twenty-five cards.
Become twenty-five devils
Enter into the body, into the blood, into the soul.”
So begins a nineteenth century Italian charm making use of a small deck of playing cards. This brief-but-richly drawn book explores the practice of divination by playing cards—known as cartomancy. It reveals the “secrets in plain sight” which hide within the pips, kings, queens, and jokers of a standard deck. Explore one method of divination in-depth as you meet the “fifty-four devils”—the symbolic spirits of each card—and learn about invoking ancestral blessings for card readings, the folklore of playing cards, and how to relate fairy tales to a spread along the way.
