Full Description
See into and even influence the future with just an ordinary deck of playing cards. Alaric Albertsson teaches you how this common household item, which has a history as long and prestigious as any Tarot deck, can reveal profound divinatory insights through numerology and elemental associations. Fortune in Your Hands presents in-depth explanations of all fifty-two cards, suit by suit, and shows you why playing cards can be the best divination tool for you. Discover how the cards relate to the four elements, how each card's number is more significant than one might assume, and how a variety of spreads, from single to three or more draws, gives context to your query or situation. Learn the ethics of divination, how to cast spells with the cards, and much more. With this book and a humble deck, you really can hold your fortune in your hands.
Contents
Contents
Introduction 1
One: Why Playing Cards? 5
Two: The Suits and the Elements 23
Three: Numerology and the Cards 37
Four: The Suit of Diamonds 59
Five: The Suit of Hearts 77
Six: The Suit of Spades 93
Seven: The Suit of Clubs 111
Eight: Laying Out the Cards 127
Nine: When and Where to Read Cards 167
Ten: The Ethics of Divination 179
Eleven: Spellcasting with Playing Cards 189
Conclusion 215
Appendix: Keywords 219
