Trelawney's Tarot Tarot Reading: Card Readings, not Tarot.

[baphythegoat]

No: HPFGUIDX 134297

Hey All: 

I thought the commentary on Trelawney's card pulls in book six have
been quite fun. However, I've been reading tarot in "real life" for
over 15 years, and been the owner of an occult shop for almost a
decade. The type of cards Trelawney was reading were playing cards.
This practice is a form of what is called "cartomancy", or simply,
card reading. there are many variants of reading playing cards.
"French playing card reading" or "Spanish" are among the most popular.
In sme places he traditional tarot interpretations and trad. playing
card meanings do overlap somewhat. However, it should be kept in mind
that tarot decks have more cards (about 78 vs. 52), and the meanings
of the individual cards in tarot have far more flexibility than those
of the playing cards. Playing card interpretations are relatively
static, therefore the readings with them tend to be concise and blunt.
If anyone would like a simple , fun (but rather accurate) book on
popular "fortune telling" methods that includes both the tarot,
playing card decks, and even crystal ball gazing, look for a copy of
"Fortune Telling" by Rachel Pollack. 

  

baphythegoat