Contents

CHAPTER I
HOW WE GOT OUR PACK OF CARDS

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
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
CHAPTER III
THE SELECTED PACK OF THIRTY-TWO CARDS
Reduced pack generally used
How to indicate reversed cards
Meaning of
Hearts
Diamonds
Clubs
Spades
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
CHAPTER V
WHAT THE CARDS CAN TELL OF THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE
A simple methodWhat the cards sayThe PresentThe Future
 CHAPTER VI
YOUR FORTUNE IN TWENTY-ONE CARDS
A reduced packAn exampleThe three packsThe surprise
CHAPTER VII
COMBINATION OF SEVENS
A method with selected cardsGeneral rulesHow to proceedReading of the
cardsSignification of cardsSome combinationsA typical exampleFurther
inquiriesThe seven packs
CHAPTER VIII
ANOTHER METHOD WITH THIRTY-TWO CARDS
General outlineSignification of cardsHow to consult the cardsAn illustrationIts
reading
CHAPTER IX
A FRENCH METHOD
French systemThe readingAn example
CHAPTER X
THE GRAND STAR
The number of cards may varyThe methodThe reading in pairsDiagram of the Grand
StarAn example
CHAPTER XI
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. FORTUNE-TELLING GAMES
How to answer themSpecimen questionsCupid and Venus at work
CHAPTER XII
HOW THEY TELL FORTUNES IN ITALY
Italian methodAn exampleNotice the groupsHow the pairs work outThe five packs
CHAPTER XIII
THE MASTER METHOD. THE CHART AND ITS EXPLANATION
Knowledge is powerFour twos added to the usual packThe thirty-six squares and their
significanceTendencies of the suits
CHAPTER XIV
THE MASTER METHOD. SIGNIFICATIONS OF CARDS USED
Court cardsPlain cardsAn example of the Master Method
CHAPTER XV
A COMBINATION OF NINES
How to work itAn exampleThe first readingThe second readingThe third reading
CHAPTER XVI
YOUR HEART'S DESIRE. SIX WAYS OF TRYING A WISH
The wish with fifteen cardsAnother wayThe wish with thirty-two cardsWhat the four
aces tellThe wish in seven packsThe wish card again
CHAPTER XVII
RHYMING FORTUNE-TELLER
DiamondsHeartsSpadesClubs
CHAPTER XVIII
THE TAROTS: THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY
Derivation of nameRemote originThe great Etteilla
CHAPTER XIX
ETTEILLA'S METHOD OF USING THE TAROTS
The major arcanaThe minor arcanaGeneral rulesThe second dealThe third deal or
great figureThe fourth deal