Playing Cards

Hello all [emoji171]
After discussing with a couple of others on the deck forum I have been drawn to a skat deck (same as playing cards but older).
My question is, can someone please train me or point me in the direction of a good book on using playing cards as tarot? I understand how they will correspond with minor arcane but what about major arcana? How does it work without it?

DuschkaDescendant said:

Hello all [emoji171]
After discussing with a couple of others on the deck forum I have been drawn to a skat deck (same as playing cards but older).
My question is, can someone please train me or point me in the direction of a good book on using playing cards as tarot? I understand how they will correspond with minor arcane but what about major arcana? How does it work without it?

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You do not read playing cards as tarot, they have their own meanings. No majors required. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartomancy

I was taught my my mother and grandmother how to read from playing cards 45 years ago. I learned to read from tarot about ten years ago. There are some similarities.
There are many online sites that have the meanings and how to read with playing cards.

Since I was taught by family, I never read a book on it, so I have none to recomend. I still do readings with playing cards, There is a deck of playing cards in just about in every home. Best of luck, it was a great background in learning tarot for me. I am sure it will work in reverse.

Thank you, I suppose I've been so tunnel trained I never even thought of it as a separate practice [emoji6]
I will look into it further under cartomancy x

There's a small cozy playing card nook here in AT: http://tarotforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=174 several different methoda have been mentioned in threads there. I've also heard a couple of people swear by the hedge witch "system".

Just posted this comment on another thread. But for the thread starter's sake, in case he missed that one:

Fortune-Telling by Cards, by P.R.S. Foli.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/tarot/ftc/index.htm

Hope it helps!

Here is another fantastic book on how to read with playing cards, Personal Prophesy by Deborah Leigh. You can find it on amazon here:

http://www.amazon.com/Personal-Prophesy-Learn-Create-Destiny/dp/0595291953

I love this book! It is well written and easy to follow. She includes 'lessons' for you to try as you are learning that are very helpful. check it out.