About Cartomancy

Cards and Divination

Cartomancy is the use of cards for divination, fortune telling, or self-exploration.

There are many types of cartomancy, using different sets of cards, procedures and spreads. Many readers rely solely on intuition to interpret the cards. Others base their methods on a philosophical, theoretical and interpretive system.

The most well-known type of cartomancy is tarot reading. However, some people prefer to use ordinary playing cards. While they may be visually less attractive than tarot cards, and appeal less to our sense of the mysterious or exotic, playing cards have the advantages of familiarity and ready availability.

Use the links below to learn more about cartomancy and the tarot, and to explore our exclusive Cartomancy Reader and Renaissance Tarot decks.