Art Deco Fortune Telling Cards

[Seaqueen]

Originally Posted by MercyMe

I just got the Art Deco Fortune Telling Cards today and I really love them, but they did not come with instructions. I am unsure exactly how to use them, so I was wondering if anyone here has the deck or one similar that can help?
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~Mercy

I created some helpful keywords for the Art Deco which are posted on my blog Sept 2007.

The keywords can be used with the Zigeuner Wahrsagekarten (36 cards) and the Biedermeier (32 cards). In alphabetical order of English name.


1. Message = announcement, invitation, results, telephone call

2. Fidelity = loyalty, honesty, unconditional, friendship

3. Rival - competition, comparison, the other side of the fence

4. House = family, home, emotional bonds, office, security

5. Anger = frustration, negative emotions, annoyed, bad mood

6. Pride = arrogance, conceit, overly ambitious, a showing

7. Gift = donation, present, contribution, rewards

8. Letter = answer, approval, application, documents, contract

9. Enemy = weakness, hostility, imposter, self-doubt

10. Baby = new start, pregnancy, naive, infancy stage, inexperience

11. Thought = planning, contemplation, indecision, study

12. Maid = single female, unchartered territory, obedient

13. Lord = home owner, boss, teacher, obligations

14. Love = happiness, affection, love, positive

15. Merriment = gaiety, well being, having a good time, creativity

16. Party = social event, reception, wedding/baby shower, celebration

17. Visit = company, meetings, errands, teamwork

18. Sadness = grief, unwanted, crying, mood swings, unfavorable

19. Old Man = senior, retirement, longevity, the ex-

20. Jealousy = spying, resentment, envy, the other woman

21. Inconstance = undecided, irregular, fickle, changing

22. Desire = anxiety, longing, craving, wishful thinking

23. Marriage = commitment, bonding, loss of independence, marriage

24. Young man = son, brother, college, best friend

25. Sweetheart = female seeker of cards, the special lady, wife, girlfriend

26. Lover = male seeker of cards, the special man, husband, boyfriend

27. Death = farewell, finalization, NO, it's over

28. Misunderstanding = wrong, irreconcilable, conflict

29. Treason = doubt, breach of confidentiality, trickery

30. Malady = illness, burden, recovery, tardiness

31. Falseness = lies, corruption, defensiveness, negative

32. Journey = travel, emergency, taking off

33. Thief = cheating, losing something, misplacement, swindle

34. Prison = limitations, rules, entrapment, loneliness

35. Widower - older male relative, mourning, the past, remembering

36. Misfortune = bad news, discomfort, obstacles, unlucky

37. Officer = the other man, person in authority, professional dealings

38. Widow = divorcee, menopause, crone, loneliness

39. Judge = final verdict, an official, tough boss

40. Money = inheritance, winning, luck, abundance

41. Some money = raise, bonus, a purchase, small win

42. Good news = YES, positive results, announcement, passing the test

43. Constancy = lack of change, solid, accountability, fixed

44. Loss = risky, decline, decrease, losing

45. Profit = gain, advantage, increase, freebie

46. Hope = anticipation, waiting, in the future

47. Servants = submission, hobbies, crew, serving

48. Unexpected Joy = findings, free parking, recognition

49. Fortune = victory, satisfaction guaranteed, a sale, a miracle

50. Physician = medicine man or woman, to care, advisor

51. Foreign woman = a blind date, masquerade, something odd & strange

52. Ecclesiastic = faith - power of prayer, religious connotation, a church or chapel

[Le Fanu]

Nobody popped by to thank you? This is a superb resource.

[Seaqueen]

Originally Posted by Le Fanu

Nobody popped by to thank you? This is a superb resource.

Thank you for your kind words.

[Fairytale]

How many cards are there in the decks ? The box says 52 but i only got 49 cards; came without seal or anything just 49 cards and the box

[Sword King]

Originally Posted by Le Fanu

Nobody popped by to thank you? This is a superb resource.

This is! Thank you so much Madame Seaqueen for maintaining your web site as you do. It has been a great resource for me in my studies of cartomancy, and introduced me to decks that I might otherwise have missed.

[Seaqueen]

Originally Posted by Sword King

This is! Thank you so much Madame Seaqueen for maintaining your web site as you do. It has been a great resource for me in my studies of cartomancy, and introduced me to decks that I might otherwise have missed.

Thank you. I'm glad the Ask my Cards tutorial blog is of assistance. Lately I've been able to locate all kinds of fortune telling decks (non Tarot) which have been long forgotten. Maybe the decks are finding me, lol.

Hope you don't mind the umpteen categories but I had no idea just how large the blog would have grown when I first started blogging in 2005 about Cartomancy.

Please don't hesitate to ask about decks you might be interesting in.

[YDM42]

Is there 49-50 or 51 cards? 52? Seaqueen, I used to be able to access your site easily - now i get pages that are password protected?

[Seaqueen]

Originally Posted by YDM42

Is there 49-50 or 51 cards? 52? Seaqueen, I used to be able to access your site easily - now i get pages that are password protected?

Hi:
The Art deco fortune telling cards have 52 in the deck.
The Zigeuner Wahrsagekarten deck has 36 cards.
The Beidermeir deck has 32 cards.

Is your deck the Art Deco fortune telling cards? I have post keywords a few posts ago for this deck which is the exact same content on my blog which is password protected.

The reason I password protected the meanings is because I found them on someone else's website word for word stating the meanings came from their personal notebook. Of course, this is not true because I created them. Not a big deal.

I'm sorry to hear you only have 49 cards. Can you contact the person who sold them to you?