Fortune Teller's Deck

I had been conversing back and forth with the seller (Bges Books) asking her specific questions about this book set. She was extremely helpful and within a day, I knew she was very trust worthy and compedent about the product she was selling. In particular, this book, by Jane Lyle "The Fotune Teller's Deck." The seller gave me all the information she had on the title and the condition of the book, the cards - which were both in "Like New Condition" and they were. The box was a little bit worn around the edges and had a scar from where someone had removed a previous sticker that was placed on the box. But other than that, even the box was in a decent condition, even with the signs of normal wear.The seller was kind enough to send me a picture of some of the cards and no one could imagine my glee when I saw that they were the original deck of cards that go with this book. So I completed my puchased even before I saw the picture of the cards. Because, by this time, I had complete trust and a great rapore with Ages Books owner, Brenda.I received the book set before they were expected and they were exactly as Brenda had described them. I was so pleased to have finally found this treasure of a gem, in this book and the original deck cards in such pristine condition and with the original box, and the price was so affordable. Not like other sellers that are just selling the book and no cards at so much higher prices.Anyway, the book is an excellent reference for reading a plain deck of cards and getting one's questions answered about their life, or situation, etc. (Please note: This deck is not just plain. It is a beautiful deck of cards with the original artist's rending of the court cards and the jokers. The cards look like they are painted on wood with such beauty and detail in the court and joker cards. The rest of the deck looks antique. But this was done on purpose to give this original deck of 54 cards this olden day antique look about them.)So since this book set is out of publication now. The complete book set is a rare gem to find in today's market place. Except at a very high price or just the book without its companion deck of cards. But the book, itself, is worth buying if anyone has an interest is learning the art of divination. The book gives detailed descriptions of each card and each suit in an originized manner and of course the court cards and use of the jokers. There are 10 different card spreads/layouts given in this book and even a Madame Lenormands Nine spread. Each spread comes with interpretations of the spreads. Some other spreads explained are: The Mystic Cross, the Magic Square, the Romany spread, the Alternative Romany spread, the Bohemian spread, the Star of Fifteen, the Cosmic Calendar, the Circle of Destiny, the Card of the Week, etc.All-in-all, this is a wonderful book set and a rare fine at the price asked for it. I could not be happier with my purchase and will treasure it for years to come. I would buy from this seller again, and again if she has more gem's such as this one.

Absolutely loved it. Thank you!

This deck arrived on time did not run late and I love it

Didn’t receive the cards it’s listed with but very cool book otherwise. Very interesting look into cartomancy.

excellent

I've had this book for over 15 years. Still use it to this day, have notes written inside, all over the pages, etc. LOVE it. Very simple, to the point, easy to understand, especially for beginners. I've thought about buying different books over the years but I don't want to confuse my interpretations of the cards because each author/reader has their own interpretation. And after almost 20 years, I agree with her meanings. If you're a beginner, whatever book you choose first to instruct and teach you, stick with that book and it's meanings. The cards I recv'd with my original book were gorgeous, I should have just kept them and not used them. Now I use OTC deck of cards.

I am very impressed with this deck of "Playing Cards" --which can be used as "Tarot" cards and the descriptive book, which explains their meanings. The standard playing card decks used today derived from "The Tarot," so this deck is charged with centuries of "fortune telling" experience and history.The deck is quite beautiful--with an Antique effect and an obvious "reversal" clarification mark (outline symbol) on each card--with the reversal meaning of each card listed in the book, also. The back of the cards are very pretty, as well.The lovely, well-written book provided with the deck is loaded with information about each card, with great descriptions of each card, full-color illustrations of the cards, instructions for various layouts of the cards and instructions for interpreting the cards.... this is not a typical, tiny little booklet, which usually comes with a deck of Cards--it is a full-sized book (160 pages) and is packed with information!Coincidently, I had just discovered another book which can be used, easily, with this deck, although the book provided with this deck has a lot more information.... however, if you want to start with a very simple, easy to remember format, you can purchase this set and begin with the simple correspondences listed in ISBN # 0312265093 ("Doktor Snake's Voodoo Spellbook: Spells, Curses and Folk Magic for All Your Needs" by Doktor Snake), then work your way up to the full descriptions / correspondences depicted in "The Fortune Teller's Deck: Predict your future with playing cards," by Jane Lyle.I am very excited about this Book & Card Deck set, because I was looking for a "standard playing deck" to use with Doktor Snake's book, mentioned above....and I happened-across this great Book/Card Deck set--which is much more impressive than most standard decks, artistically / aesthetically.I have been using Tarot cards since 1990 and I have added this book/deck set to my "Favorites."

All I can say is these are truly great! Thank you!

The cards are really nice and well made, the book is great too, does everything it says on the tin