Telling Fortunes by Cards A Symposium of the Several Ancient and Modern Methods as Practiced by Arab Seers and Sibyls and the Romany Gypsies

"Telling Fortunes by Cards" by Mohammed Ali is a detailed manual on understanding and applying various historical and contemporary methods of divination using playing cards. It's a collection influenced by the predictive practices of Arab seers, ancient oracles, and Romany gypsies. This book aims to educate people on how to understand and clarify cards to discover hidden truths about the past, present, and potential events to come; including clear instruction for those desiring to attempt the practice. Beginning by introducing the history of cartomancy, and its change from a reliable practice by prophets and fortune tellers, to a regular hobby. Illustrating the ideas within the book is an enticing story of Josephine, Empress of the French, and her fortune readings that alluded to her future prestige. The overall message to the future reader is to be grounded in their belief that the cards' meanings have the ability to tell the honest to goodness truth about one's life, with the ultimate point being to use and study this practice so that anyone can learn its art.