Experience using playing cards for readings?, Mysticism, reading, forums, Numerology, Sun Signs, Divination

Posts: 14 · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 2:02 pm

When I was young my mother taught me how to read cards using a regular deck of playing cards. She used a deck passed down to her from her grandmother-in law. Each card has a handwritten meaning. When I started studying Tarot I observed that many of the Tarot cards had a similar meaning to the playing cards. I still have this deck but do not use it.

Does anybody else have experience using playing cards in a reading?

Posts: 602 · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:21 pm

Yes. I used to do readings with a regular deck on occasion if someone wanted a reading and I didn't have my cards with me (which I never carry with me). Most people have a deck of regular cards so it's easily accessible and I get the same vibes from them as I would a regular tarot deck. It just has less cards.

Posts: 10 · Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:39 pm

I've tried it in the past but couldn't really get into it. I read a couple of books with assigned meanings for the cards, but the meanings didn't seem to follow a logical pattern. I also tried using them as I would my tarot decks, but that didn't really work either. I guess I'm just naturally more suited to tarot decks than playing card decks.

Posts: 58 · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:37 pm

The only reading that was ever accurate (literally everything came true) for me was when I went to this lady who used a regular deck of playing cards. That in mind, I have been learning (slowly) how to do this. I got an unopened deck of cards, meditated over them, and I keep them with me always. No one can touch them except for shuffling and they are not to be used for any other purpose. I've had some pretty good results with them. It's hard to convince me that something is/isn't a coincidence as I tend to be a skeptical believer.

Posts: 10 · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:31 pm

i use to read with them all the time, before i got into magic heavy. I still have my deck, havent used it in a bit though, maybe i will pull it out to look at it