Contents
Contents
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| 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 | |
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| WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL CARDS SIGNIFY |
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| Two systems—The English method—The foreign—Significations of the cards—Hearts—Diamonds—Clubs—Spades—A short table—Mystic meanings | |
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| THE SELECTED PACK OF THIRTY-TWO CARDS |
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| Reduced pack generally used—How to indicate reversed cards—Meaning of Hearts—Diamonds—Clubs—Spades | |
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| THE SIGNIFICATION OF QUARTETTES, TRIPLETS, AND PAIRS |
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| Combinations of court cards—Combinations of plain cards—Various cards read together—General meaning of the several suits—Some lesser points to notice | |
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| 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 | |
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| YOUR FORTUNE IN TWENTY-ONE CARDS |
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| A reduced pack—An example—The three packs—The surprise | |
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| COMBINATION OF SEVENS |
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| 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 | |
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| ANOTHER METHOD WITH THIRTY-TWO CARDS |
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| General outline—Signification of cards—How to consult the cards—An illustration—Its reading | |
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| A FRENCH METHOD |
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| French system—The reading—An example | |
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| THE GRAND STAR |
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| The number of cards may vary—The method—The reading in pairs—Diagram of the Grand Star—An example | |
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| IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. FORTUNE-TELLING GAMES |
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| How to answer them—Specimen questions—Cupid and Venus at work | |
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| HOW THEY TELL FORTUNES IN ITALY |
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| Italian method—An example—Notice the groups—How the pairs work out—The five packs | |
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| THE MASTER METHOD. THE CHART AND ITS EXPLANATION |
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| 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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| THE MASTER METHOD. SIGNIFICATIONS OF CARDS USED |
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| Court cards—Plain cards—An example of the Master Method | |
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| A COMBINATION OF NINES |
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| How to work it—An example—The first reading—The second reading—The third reading | |
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| YOUR HEART'S DESIRE. SIX WAYS OF TRYING A WISH |
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| 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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| RHYMING FORTUNE-TELLER |
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| Diamonds—Hearts—Spades—Clubs | |
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| THE TAROTS: THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY |
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| Derivation of name—Remote origin—The great Etteilla | |
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| ETTEILLA'S METHOD OF USING THE TAROTS |
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| The major arcana—The minor arcana—General rules—The second deal—The third deal or great figure—The fourth deal |