Fortune-Telling by Playing Cards: A New Guide to the Ancient Art of Cartomancy

I became interested after learning that the original use of our 52 playing card deck was for divining the future and fortune telling , a somewhat nobler use than our current practice of using them for gambling and games(which is one of the reasons a bad reputation was placed on them in the first place). Also for those who don't own or can't afford a Tarot deck, it's interesting to note our 52 deck is decended from the "Minor Arcana" of the Tarot cards. This guide is actually the best, having very good in-depth descriptions for each card. The second best book is "Playing Card Divination For Beginers" by Richard Webster, which has a slightly different aproach to reading the cards, but not the detailed descriptions as Dee Nerys book. Both of these guides are your best bet on the art of Cartomancy.

This expose on oracular use of playing cards, is one of the best sources I have seen in a long time. I've seen this book many times over the past several years and only gave it a passing interest. However, after much comparison with other systems of card reading, I have found this to be one of the ultimate sources of traditional card reading. Any one interested in traditional card reading should have this book on hand; not only as a reference, but as a basis for all card reading. Most books/teachers base their systems upon this work. Unfortunately, it is not given the credit that it deserves. This is an EXCELLENT resource for beginner and 'experts' alike.