METHOD

This section focusses on techniques of reading the Marseille Tarot, the Lenormand Oracle, and Playing Cards, as they play out in different contexts.

The examples for how to read different configurations of cards range from the simple 2-card draw to the grand tableau.

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Marseille Tarot

Lenormand Oracle

Playing cards

Marseille Tarot

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The French Cross, French Style
The French Cross, French Style

The French Cross, French style for two situations.

A reading for the soulmate with a twist
A reading for the soulmate with a twist

In love and war, you want to know who your soul mate is.

Merry, merry by the book
Merry, merry by the book

On flat versus dynamic readings.

Symbolism and function
Symbolism and function

How to make a sharp distinction between the symbolic meaning and function of the cards.

Vertical and downward readings
Vertical and downward readings

When metaphors determine the spread.

Size matters
Size matters

Considering the size of the characters depicted on the Marseille and Lenormand cards.

Lenormand Oracle

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Playing a strong message in the head
Playing a strong message in the head

How to think about the cards before applying a method to a reading.

Reading direction in Lenormand
Reading direction in Lenormand

Different schools of cartomancy read direction differently. What does the Read like the Devil method say about it?

Symbolism and function
Symbolism and function

How to make a sharp distinction between the symbolic meaning and function of the cards.

You don’t reshuffle
You don’t reshuffle

You don’t reshuffle when significator cards fall in the margins of a tableau, nor do you reshuffle when you discover other mishaps.

What of the Bear?
What of the Bear?

A sharp Lenormand lesson that cuts to the chase.

Reading for third parties
Reading for third parties

Reading for third parties and using the playing card insets to hammer the point.

Playing cards

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Spying with old cards
Spying with old cards

Spying with old cards to read for a detective story of the heart.

Give and take as an essential reading tactic
Give and take as an essential reading tactic

Power is staying in the momentum, samurai style. Give and take as a tactic.

The simplest lesson in cartomancy
The simplest lesson in cartomancy

How to read a string of playing cards like the Devil.

Three ways of reading: in line, singling out & in layout
Three ways of reading: in line, singling out & in layout

Which style of reading is the most efficient? Reading the cards in line or in layout? A comparison between three methods.

Yes, but
Yes, but

A 3-card draw on how to read the court cards in connection with yes/no questions.

Other cards

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A question of Eros
A question of Eros

Three decks tell a story.

I met the Devil and this happened
I met the Devil and this happened

On fads and a method that goes nowhere.