the ancient wisdom of the cards.
Moorish Playing Card Deck Fragment
From an uncut sheet found in a museum in Barcelona. This deck provides an important link between the Mamluk deck pattern and the Mediterranean deck pattern, because it shares features of both; in general it looks fairly European, but the wands look like Polo Sticks and the Cups still look like Myriads, harking back to Ancient Chinese money-suited cards.
Spain, c. 1414.
Success and happiness.
Fair child; idea, design, resolve, movement.
Success, if accompanied by the Three of Cups.
Pain Slight illness. Recovery from illness. Health.
Idea, Sentiment, Reflection, Project
Plan, Design, Resolution, Decision.
Calm content
boredom, satiety.
misfortune threatens the family, but love is proof against all trials.