Month: March 2020

A Joker in the Pack: The Folklore of Playing Cards

When you think of fortune telling, you’ll probably think of tarot cards. You wouldn’t think of playing cards – they’re for poker and bridge, right? Wrong! You can absolutely use them for fortune telling too. Let’s find out about playing cards in both fortune telling and folklore in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See…

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Fortune-Telling Made Easy: 4 Strange Forms of Divination

People often turn to fortune-telling for comfort in times of crisis. They might suddenly try augury, phrenology, tasseography, and many more, just to get a sense of control over an uncertain future. Let’s find out more about different types of fortune-telling in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the images on the blog post…

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From the Fool to the World: The History and Folklore of Tarot Cards

When you think of fortune telling, you might think of tarot cards. Perhaps you think of a woman poring over strange images in a darkened room. Or maybe you think they’re evil, only capable of foretelling doom.  Let’s find out if this is really the case in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the…

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Meet Fortuna, Goddess of Luck, Abundance, and Fate

Need to bring a little luck or good fortune into your life? Click here to learn about Fortuna, the Roman goddess of all things fortunate. But beware the bad luck, too…  Let’s meet her in this week’s episode of Fabulous Folklore!  See the images on the blog post here: http://www.icysedgwick.com/fortuna/ Get your guide to protecting…

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