Fortune telling has been there since playing cards exist, but
it gained popularity in the Age of Enlightement and has remained a
popular activity ever since. You can tell fortune with many types of
cards.
One not widely known possibility is with regular
Hungarian-type playing cards. This is a very
basic method, but is fun and easy to follow.
There are also
the very popular
Tarot cards. There are any number of designs
out there that you can buy but take a look at what i show you: The
Ludvig Tarot. It has been designed for the Hungarian Tarot Design
Competition in 1998 and won the grand prize. No wonder! It is very
beautifully drawn. The designer is Zsuzsa Ludvig, hence the name of
the deck. Here are couple of photos of the deck. You can
buy this rare deck in shop.
[ Click on
images to enlarge ] And last, but not least, the
gipsy fortune telling cards. There is one deck i frequently have for
auction, which is delightful deck with traditional card designs. Here is one possible way of telling
your fortune with the gipsy fortune telling card deck. It is called
the
[ Click on images
to enlarge ] It is a Q&A style fortune telling technique, where the
inquirer asks 2 questions that (s)he seeks answer to. Keep in mind
that fortune telling is about getting answers to broad questions and
problems, rather than seeking dates, numbers, and exact answers to
your specific questions. Ask general questions about a part of your
life, about a problem or a person, but don't go into very specific
details. Fortune telling rather than giving you exact solutions,
gives you a prespective, something to hold on to and start with,
something which you can use to think about your own life, part,
present and future and make decisions based on you true
self.
The
bottom row is about the answer to the questions. The cards on the
right side are about the future, the left side about the past, and
the top row is about the present.
Have fun and good luck!
