Secrets of the Spanish Playing Cards: Fortune Telling Using La Baraja Española by Kara Janssen

 

I have been interested in various fortune card telling systems from tarot to Lenormand for a few years now. I recently acquired a deck of La Baraja Española/Spanish Playing Cards. I'm not sure where this deck came from exactly, but decided I wanted to learn more about using this particular deck for fortune telling purposes. 

Earlier this year, I found the ebook edition of Secrets of the Spanish Playing Cards: Fortune Telling Using La Baraja Española by Kara Janssen from Amazon and decided to download and read it. This 118 page ebook was concise and to the point. Despite being a quick read, Secrets of the Spanish Playing Cards: Fortune Telling Using La Baraja Española by Kara Janssen is filled with plenty of information on how to do a reading using a La Baraja Española deck. 

I really enjoyed reading Secrets of the Spanish Playing Cards: Fortune Telling Using La Baraja Española by Kara Janssen and look forward to putting what I've learned into practice.

Below is the summary for Secrets of the Spanish Playing Cards: Fortune Telling Using La Baraja Española by Kara Janssen from Goodreads website:

Learn how to read the traditional Spanish playing cards, la Baraja Española, to understand your past and present, and reveal your future. 

The Spanish playing cards have been used for divination and fortune telling for centuries and now you can easily access their wisdom. 

This book will teach you the meanings of all the cards and enable you to begin doing in-depth readings right away.
Learn about various spreads and card combinations. Meanings are provided for all 48 cards, plus the Joker.
The Spanish playing cards can be used to discover concrete answers to everyday questions revolving around your daily life, such as work, romance, money and health. They can also be laid out in complex spreads that reveal deeper insights into your most spiritual and philosophical questions.
Now English-speakers can gain access to the wonderful wisdom of these beautiful Spanish cards. 

Discover what la Baraja Española reveals about your life, love, work and health. Take the journey to understand your past, present and future.

I am giving Secrets of the Spanish Playing Cards: Fortune Telling Using La Baraja Española by Kara Janssen a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.

Until my next post, happy reading!!

Tea Leaf Fortune Cards by Rae Hepburn

I enjoy drinking tea... Organic, jasmine green tea is pretty much my all time favorite flavor of tea and sweetened with liquid stevia. However, I'll drink pretty much any flavor of tea as long as it's organic. These days, I am drinking organic chamomile tea as I have difficulty falling and staying asleep at nights... So no caffeine for me.

Additionally, I pretty much love all things tea related. Even the topic of reading tea leaves (aka tasseography) is an intriguing topic to me.

A few years ago, I came across Tea Leaf Fortune Cards by Rae Hepburn though Amazon's website and decided to purchase this set, which includes the following items:

* A 98-page, illustrated guidebook that gives a brief history of tea and tea leaf reading, the development of the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards, a brief history of traditional tea leaf reading methods, how to divine your fortune using the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards, and a glossary filled with the meanings of each card in the deck.
* Drawstring pouch for mixing the cards.
* 200 round cards, 3.25" in diameter: 182 symbol cards, 12 month cards, and 6 astral house cards. 
* Sturdy box to contain the book, cards, and mixing pouch.

I thought the 98-page, illustrated guidebook was direct and to the point. I liked the layout of the illustrated book and how it was organized. The information provided by Rae Hepburn on how to divine your fortune using the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards was direct and straight forward/uncomplicated.

I like the size and shape of the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards themselves, but I feel like the card stock used for these cards are a bit on the flimsy side. I want these types of cards to be as thick and sturdy as a deck of playing cards. Especially if a person is going to be using the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards for frequent readings for themselves and/or others. I also think the artwork for the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards is not that pretty. 

The mixing pouch (for the cards) is small, gauzy, and a very pretty golden-yellow color... But the bag looks delicate and I am concerned it won't hold up over time for its intended use... especially if the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards are used frequently for readings.

I haven't used the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards for a reading yet. So, I am unable to comment on that aspect at this time. I do not think that I'll use these cards that often. But I will do a personal reading for myself just for sure fun at some point in the future. I'm not sure how I really feel about the accuracy of things like tarot card readings, oracle card readings, etc. in predicting/foreseeing the future.

Below is a short video of the author, Rae Hepburn, talking about the Tea Leaf Fortune Cards. She also gives a quick reading as well. 

I am giving Tea Leaf Fortune Cards by Rae Hepburn a rating of 4 stars out of 5 stars.

Until my next post, happy reading!