The Cartomancer's Key

Cartomancy, or fortune telling by cards, can trace its history back to the European Renaissance. Its method has varied over time, but its practice remains in use to this day. Any card can be used, from the Tarot to a simple deck of flash cards; this book explains the method for any type of card at all! Special emphasis is provided on popular methods such as playing cards and tarot decks.Text includes: charts of the cards and their meanings, instructions for how to remedy an undesirable reading, theory, suit variations - all kept brief and simple to speed the user along. Additionally, the book comes fully illustrated with suggested card layouts and historical specimens of common and unusual cards alike.This text strives to provide the user a thorough understanding of the principals of cartomancy with simple graphs and instructions complemented with historical context. It is ideal for anyone with an interest in fortune telling, whether for research or practice.