Little Baron
I have been learning the cards through a great link posted by Kara in one of the cartomancy threads and there is some excellent information regarding the courts, as well as the pips.
I have about three sets of playing cards - some new and some old ones that I found around the house.
In comapring them with each other, I realised that in all three packs, aside from a few differences here and there, they all seem to carry the same symbols etc.
For example, in all three packs, the same two knights/jacks, face in the same direction. The red cards facing to the left (the past?) and the black to the right (the future?). However, from the four kings, only the Spades king faces to the right. The same as the spades queen.
In the jack cards, in all three packs, the 'Jack of Spades' holds some kind of tool - it looks like an ornate lemniscate (sp?) like the one above the head of the tarot magician. Does anyone know what his is and whether it has any meaning for divination? The other jacks also hold curious tools. All of my queens hold flowers - all are different. The two black kings hold swords, but the diamond king holds up one hand; the hearts king holds his sword behind his head.
Does anyone know why there are such differences or what they might mean?
LB
I have about three sets of playing cards - some new and some old ones that I found around the house.
In comapring them with each other, I realised that in all three packs, aside from a few differences here and there, they all seem to carry the same symbols etc.
For example, in all three packs, the same two knights/jacks, face in the same direction. The red cards facing to the left (the past?) and the black to the right (the future?). However, from the four kings, only the Spades king faces to the right. The same as the spades queen.
In the jack cards, in all three packs, the 'Jack of Spades' holds some kind of tool - it looks like an ornate lemniscate (sp?) like the one above the head of the tarot magician. Does anyone know what his is and whether it has any meaning for divination? The other jacks also hold curious tools. All of my queens hold flowers - all are different. The two black kings hold swords, but the diamond king holds up one hand; the hearts king holds his sword behind his head.
Does anyone know why there are such differences or what they might mean?
LB