Project Gutenberg 2013-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 534 Ali, Mohammed Case, Carleton B. (Carleton Britton) 1857 Case, Carleton Britton Telling Fortunes by Cards A Symposium of the Several Ancient and Modern Methods as Practiced by Arab Seers and Sibyls and the Romany Gypsies "Mohammed Ali" is a pseudonym. Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Telling Fortunes by Cards" by Mohammed Ali is a comprehensive guide on the art of cartomancy, likely written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a symposium detailing various ancient and modern methods of fortune-telling using playing cards, and is influenced by practices from Arab seers, sibyls, and Romany gypsies. The primary focus is on teaching readers how to interpret the cards to reveal insights into the past, present, and future, complete with examples and instructions for aspiring practitioners. The opening of the work introduces the concept of cartomancy, explaining its historical significance and evolution from a serious practice used by prophets to a modern pastime. The text highlights an intriguing story about Josephine, Empress of the French, receiving prophetic readings through cartomancy that foretold her rise to power amid perilous times. It sets the stage for the reader by emphasizing that, while the practice can be entertaining, it is also grounded in a long tradition of belief in the cards' ability to convey truths about individuals' lives. The author asserts that with study and practice, anyone can master the art of telling fortunes by cards, making it accessible to a wide audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42008/42008-h/images/cover.jpg en Fortune-telling Card games Fortune-telling by cards BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 249381 249312 2024-09-17T14:48:34.539622 2023-09-18T09:33:35.105022 text/html text/html 251373 2013-02-04T10:19:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 559024 2013-02-04T10:19:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 750694 2024-09-17T14:48:40.541611 application/epub+zip 751811 2024-09-17T14:48:35.828630 application/epub+zip 115693 2024-09-17T14:48:34.888649 application/epub+zip 530982 2024-09-17T14:48:43.796742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507423 2024-09-17T14:48:39.584615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190463 2022-09-19T08:20:55.774111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209207 209018 2024-09-17T14:48:33.793679 2023-09-18T09:33:34.431984 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 209078 2013-02-04T10:19:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 69705 2013-02-04T10:19:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209069 2013-02-04T10:19:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69681 2013-02-04T10:19:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20981 2024-09-17T14:48:43.944585 application/rdf+xml 17421 2024-09-17T14:48:34.979634 image/jpeg 2410 2024-09-17T14:48:34.932616 image/jpeg 564201 2024-09-17T14:48:34.573680 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog