Handouts and Files
The basics of palm reading, miraculously compressed onto only one page!
Timeline evidence for cartomancy as a divinatory form in pre-17th century Europe
Cartomancy: the Folegno Sonnets
In 1527 Venice, Folegno published four sonnets describing fortunetelling with tarot trumps.
Meanings for suits and numbers in cartomancy, useful for divination with a pre-riderwaite tarot or regular playing cards.
- The Discoverie of Witchcraft, by Reginald Scot, 1584
- Clever and Pleasant Inventions, by J Prevost, 1584
- The Arte of Iugling or Legerdemaine, by Samuel Rid, 1612
- The Anatomie of Legerdemaine, by Hocus Pocus Jr 1634
Divination in the Age of Apollo