Ritual of the wise cards

One to cast the cards anew Two will cordon lies from truth Three must shine a ray of light Four pulls back the dark of night Five protects from enemies Six reveals all secret schemes Seven shows us fortune's path Eight completes the maker's math Nine…

In the cards

Ace the whole without a face Two a split in time or space Three is that which is complete Four between the winds compete Five is when a choice is made Six to where our path is laid Seven is the chosen sword Eight is built up to afford Nine…

Card-Letter Cipher Encoding

For some time I have been yearning to find a way to map relationships between sets of cards and words. My fascination arises from my love of words and numbers. Based on the concept of cryptomorphism, there must be one or more viable ways to formulate encodings that provide a…

Cartomancy: Ruling Element Directed Layouts (3/3)

These layouts are best for exploring situations as they exist at the current moment and what direction they are likely to proceed in without intervention. Following your preparations, you start by revealing a single card: the element.…

Cartomancy: Elemental Identity of Playing Card Suits (2/3)

Almost every culture has some form of a basic set of elements that were attempts to describe the fundamental building blocks of our physical reality. Most of them had a fifth that played the role of the unseen forces of the universe, called the void, the "aether", or…

Cartomancy: Divination with Standard Playing Cards (1/3)

Before I begin my foray into talking about playing card cartomancy, I must give a huge amount of credit and thanks to Ana Cortez and her Black Ace Academy of Cartomancy which I strongly encourage you to check out if this subject is of interest. All of my ideas are…