Most folks have a deck of cards lying around somewhere -- in a kitchen drawer, on a shelf gathering dust, maybe left over from the last family poker night. What many don't know is that before tarot became the go-to divination deck for modern practitioners, regular playing cards were the fortune-telling tool of choice for root doctors, conjure workers, and everyday people seeking answers. They were what Carmen used to see she was fated to die. Playing card divination has deep roots in hoodoo tradition. It was accessible, inconspicuous, and didn't require special ordering (tarot cards were a specialty item until about the 1970s.) A root doctor could carry a deck anywhere without raising eyebrows -- after all, plenty of folks played cards for entertainment. But in the right hands, that same deck could reveal secrets, predict outcomes, and divine the best course of action for love, money, or protection work. Here is a simple system for card reading where everything makes intuitive ...
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