Sibilla, Lenormand and Gypsy Witch Fortune Telling Cards

[X-Ice]

My grandmother used to read cards using a bridge or poker deck.  She never taught me, as she had been forbidden by her husband.  I received some Gypsy Witch Fortune Telling Cards as a young teen.  I soon lost interest in them once I discovered "real" Tarot cards.  

Now, several decades later, I have gone back to the Gypsy Witch cards, which offer a genuine, although perhaps less high brow divination system.  They have the meanings printed on each card.  However, if one memorizes the meanings, the system could be used with a regular playing card deck.  Perhaps this is the system my grandmother used.

I have also been exploring the Mlle. Lenormand decks.  The "little white books" that come with the cards are practically unusable (IMHO), and I purchased an expensive, poorly reproduced ebook on eEay, which has been somewhat helpful.  There are some French language books about these decks that look and sound promising, so I may brush up on my "Francais" and get one or two.  

Lastly, I have a Sibilla deck, with Italian explanations on each card and with the help of internet translation programs and a friend who is taking an Italian class, I've pretty much sorted them out.  

I'd love to hear if anyone else has used these type of cards.

[alexandra_rose]

Hi there, Im using a deck called Titania's Fortune Telling Cards, they are by Madame LeNormand, she was a clairovoyant for Napoleon. I find them rather accurate! Anyone heard of or use/used this deck?

[Mystic Meg]

Hi Ice,

My grandmother taught me to read using playing cards, it was so simple really once you understand a few things about the decks that is


Diamonds - Pentacles
Hearts -  Cups
Clubs - Wands
Spades - Swords

No Majors of course but then the Aces were beginnings, the two's conflicts and strife, balance and so on

Meg

I also have Madame Lenormand's Tarot and the Gypsy Lenormand Oracle Deck. They are much better for fun fortune telling than tarot I think, but I am a bit out of practice. lol

Meg

[xaxaa]

I have no idea of what these kind of cards are...but I know the playing cards too...
They are much more familiar to me than any other kind!

[cockles]

Tons of resources on Lenormand, Sibilla, Kipperkarten, &c.:
http://cartomancy.darkbb.com/forum.htm